Alpine skiing is the oldest of all the Army´s Winter Sports and was formed in 1947 at the behest of Field Marshal Montgomery in 1947 to provide a break from routine training and operations in the immediate post-war years whilst developing military and technical skills on snow and ice. The reasons are still as valid as today as them.
The Army Alpine Championships runs from 22 January to 1 February 2013 and Communication Specialists are once again proud sponsors of this event – we mainly supply Motorola Radios
From AWSA
The cost-effective benefit to the taxpayer is that soldiers are tested on leadership and management skills. Physical fitness is a must, team spirit is formed whilst real courage, endurance, and ‘guts’ are needed in all winter sports. In Army winter sports determination is required to carry out daily and rigorous training and to complete often dangerous or exhausting events. Decision-making under extreme pressure is practiced all the time and often has to be carried out in milliseconds. These are all requirements for the modern-day soldier. Part of routine Army Winter Warfare Training includes teaching some soldiers to ski. From this basic level the more talented progress to various Army Ski Championships or branch out into the other winter sports disciplines. Most funding comes from the soldiers themselves, private regimental funds and sponsorship.
The AWSA creates the opportunity for many hundreds of soldiers from novice to expert to take part in a broad spread of exciting and competitive winter challenges. Sponsorship is crucial and the key that enables it all to become affordable and help us ensure the various competitions and events can be run at the highest standards of professionalism and safety.
