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SportsSport is an integral part of Service life and 38 sports are recognised by the RAF, 32 of them receiving funding from Service sporting bodies. So it is in the UASs. Each year students from the UAS participate in many team sports including Rugby 7's and 15's, Football, Hockey and Netball. Squadron members also have the opportunity each year to participate in other sporting events including Rowing, Skiing, Mountain Biking, Rafting, Sub-aqua diving and Athletic events.
Inter-sqn competitions take place throughout the year and for gifted students BAe offers financial assistance for people of national sporting standards.
Adventurous TrainingAdventurous Training centres in the UK and overseas are available and UASs do engage in leadership training and personal development. Cold weather survival, rock-climbing, sailing, windsurfing, skiing, mountain biking and abseiling are all activities in which past students have become involved. Some of these activities will require a personal contribution, especially if overseas travel is involved.
Each year the squadron departs on several adventurous training expeditions of its own as well as several joint UAS expeditions. Many courses run at the joint services adventurous training centres and UAS members are entitled to apply to any courses they wish.
If there is any sport or activity student members wish to participate in, which we do not already have planned, students are encouraged to plan and organise these events themselves and can do so with full use of facilites and equipment and the knowledge and experience of our squadron's Ground Training Instructor.