British soldiers visiting to train members of the Turks and Caicos Islands Regiment

A contingent of 16 members from the British Army arrived in the Turks and Caicos Islands on Sunday July 3, 2022 to train the second cohort of recruits from the TCI Regiment and provide refresher training in soldiering, humanitarian aid and disaster relief for marine current.

Both trainings must take place simultaneously at Louise Garland High School in Providenciales from July 10 to July 25, 2022.

Recruit training would cover topics such as tci regiment values ​​and standards, diversity and inclusion, battlefield casualty medicine, crowd management, marking helicopter landing sites , patrols, handling weapons, setting up a field hospital, risk management, among other areas.

Senior marines would be trained in areas such as the law of armed conflict, military assessment and analysis, humanitarian assistance and planning, execution of disaster relief operations, vehicle recovery , power tool use, casualty evacuation procedures and aftercare, field hospital setup, weapons handling. and live fire among other areas.

The practice is scheduled to end with a swoon parade at 5 p.m. on Saturday July 23, 2022 at the Gustavus Lightbourne Sports Complex.
The Acting Governor, Her Excellency, Anya Williams met with the British military contingent on Monday July 4, 2022 and thanked the team for their support of the TCI Regiment, particularly in regards to the upcoming recruitment exercise for the new marine reserves as well as the training and development offered to current members of the Regiment.