RAF Regiment - Mountain Rescue

01/02/2011

Link to RAF Mountain Rescue information

On Tuesday 1st February we had a visiting speaker from the RAF Regiment who specialises in Mountain Rescue. This was useful for me as I would like to join the RAF Regiment and I wanted to find out what life was like in the Armed Forces, although Mountain Rescue isn't something I want to do, it was a good experience to find out what they do and how they work.

The main role of Mountain Rescue Teams (MRT) is to search for and rescue survivors of aircraft crashes. They also work with the civilian MRT to rescue those in need of assistance within the mountains and hill type terrains. The teams are regarded as the "only all-weather Sea, Air Rescue (SAR) asset" in the RAF, they have the ability to reach all parts of the UK where other helicopters cannot which makes them so unique.

Our speaker told us about some incidents he has had to attend, rescuing people who have had a minor fall and broken a bone to people who fallen 300ft and in a critical state. These types of incidents put their training and skills into practice to save people's lives, I personally believe these guys do not get the recognition they deserve!