Friday 6th May 2023 will long live in the memory of everyone within the UK and in one particular Reservist from the Royal Monmouthshire Royal Engineers (Militia). That Militia woman is Sapper Jennifer Hudson who had the honour of supporting the King Coronation procession as part of the Corps of Royal... read more →
May
26
Apr
03
The Royal Monmouthshire Royal Engineers (Militia) was first granted the freedom of Monmouth in 1953 and since then a number of parades have been held with the most recent taking place in 2012. With the latest parade having been cancelled due to the sad passing of Queen Elizabeth II, the... read more →
Dec
16
The Royal Monmouthshire Royal Engineers (Militia) deployed to Belize in order to attend Exercise MAYAN STAR 22. The primary aim of the exercise was to provide an opportunity to develop trade KSE and test the Sub-Units planning and execution skills. The deployment was made up of 35 reservists from the... read more →
Apr
14
With the Army Reserve due to take a lead role in delivering Homeland Resilience, R Mon RE(M) delivered a regimental training weekend 11 – 13 Feb 22 getting to grips with the new task.
Jun
16
The Royal Monmouthshire Royal Engineers (Militia) deployed to the Black Mountains area of the Brecon Beacons National Park to conduct Ex MILITIA STRIKE, a patrol of the area interspersed with Military Skills stands on Saturday 12 June, followed by Command Tasks and Assault Course on Sunday 13 June 2021. Starting... read more →
May
19
108 (W) Fd Sqn(M) ventured to Sennybridge Training Area (SENTA) for their second training weekend since lockdown was eased. Based out of hardened infrastructure on the area they practised Combat Engineering, Recce/Fighting and Standing patrols, micro navigation of the training area and was supported by RHQ Troop Signallers and Chefs.... read more →
May
04
108 (Welsh) Field Squadron (Militia) based in Swansea carried out some low level Combat Engineer refresher training recently at Wyke Regis in Weymouth. Although bitterly cold at times, the weather was kind and the sun shone through on all who attended. Training ranged from construction of the Cuplock Tower (Sangar)... read more →
Apr
27
The first Regimental weekend since lockdown took place recently and was conducted in a relaxed but proficient military manner. The busy weekend was planned to cover categories such as Corp Competency Training (CCT) which is PNCO preparation. The first Ex CAMBRIAN PATROL training of the year, MATTs training, Driver and... read more →
Apr
21
RHQ Troop is back from lock down with a bang or two. The Troop is the Reserve enablers of Monmouth who are part of The Royal Monmouthshire Royal Engineers (Militia). Today the usual Royal Engineer skillset was bolstered by our Medics, Chefs and Human Resources specialists with the added addition... read more →
Oct
05
Here we have soldiers from the R Mon RE(M) Headquarters taking part in a Maximum Aerobic Speed (MAS as its better known ) physical training session. MAS is the lowest running speed at which max oxygen uptake occurs. The training is also designed over a period of time to gradually... read more →