Sandhurst Women: Leading the Fight | Episode Four

Episode four of an exclusive look behind the scenes at the Royal Military Academy Sandhurst as this centuries-old British Institution attempts to improve the experience of female officer cadets at a critical time for national security.

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[forces_news]

Sandhurst Women: Leading the Fight is an authentic look at life at RMA Sandhurst for female officer cadets and we do not condone discriminatory comments on our platform.

[jakealcock]

The bit about the Queen was great. A stark reminder of how amazing our Queen was!

[Theravadinbuto]

Those were a bunch of really switched on young women. Cadet Amy McCollough really stood out. Well done!

[cornbeef]

Nice little series. Good luck to all those in the filming in their careers. I hope they are long and fulfilling!

[jackdayvision]

I enjoyed this series and hope to hear about how these OCs get on in their army careers. Great photography, cracking drone shot of cadets going up the steps at the end. Bravo.

[allankroll]

this is an interesting series i hope it continues i'd love to see them graduate and in their careers

[andrewharrison]

2km in 11 min 30? That's 13 min 48 for the old bft run, which females had 12 min 30 to do, males had 10 min 30 in 90s

[brucegibbins]

My drafted years in the Navy were before female officers were part of the service. I've therefore no clue what being commanded by female officers would have been like. In any event, I have this notion that I've actually missed something worthwhile. I'll never know that now.

[petersullivan]

I saw one female recruit wearing a medal, I can only assume she came up through the ranks

[him]

A 40kg mid thigh pull, seriously? What’s even the point? That’s laughably easy. A rack pull is one of the most favoured ego lifts in the gym because you can do so much weight on it.

[amacater]

For Colour Sgt. Gurung - Ayo Gorkhali !!

[mjb]

Will this series continue to cover the intermediate term?

[TomLeg]

Someone needs to look at the playlist .... 1, 2, 4, 3 is not the sequence I would normally expect.

[paulboulter]

I can’t get used to the cadets not having plummy accents.Times have changed since the 1970/80s!!

[stuarthunter]

Barossa Common - who can forget the cold wet nights huddled at the bottom of a sandy/stony trench (which took hours to dig!), nervously awaiting the 'enemy' attacks which denied you any form of sleep. In addition to the 'enemy' causing you grief, the constant silent patrolling of the Directing Staff (DS) around the trenches - eager to catch weary Cadets 'gonking on stag' (falling asleep whilst on sentry duty), helped add to the misery. But we loved it really, and when Endex was called, the prospect of a hot shower and dry clothes helped to restore morale.

[johnlustig]

Facts don't support the premise of this series. The athletic record books clearly show men are stronger and fitter than woman. (USA Track and Field.) In order to commission 30% women into the officer corps standards have been lowered. Some, erroneously say, brought up to date. Instead of strong males being commissioned; the standard allows weaker males to pass out.

For example. The sinking of the Atlantic Conveyor in 1982 was a major set back for the British forces on the Falkland Isles. However, we were able to prevail because the forces adapted and carried very heavy packs, in adverse conditions, over a very long distance. I cannot imagine this lot doing the same.

[Rbjw]

I understand the problems women were experiencing prior to this but it feels like they’ve gone from one spotlight to another, surely just integrating them like they do their private soldiers who’re women would’ve gone better

[gadgetgus]

🇬🇧 From Boudica
To General Dame Sharon Nesmith...
Women are and always have been powerful daughters of Mother Nature herself...
Excellent effort! 💪🏼🍻

[johnnunn]

Did that bloke REALLY mention ‘masculine toxicity’? 🤦‍♂️

[victersunil]

Me from India can I join the training course