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GUARDSMAN
NAME:
Guardsman Lee Rendall
AGE:
19
OCCUPATION:
Recruit Support Team
REGIMENT:
1st Battalion Coldstream Guards
I live in Essex and joined
the Coldstream Guards in May 2006 from school.
I had always been very keen on fitness; at school I was
doing lots of sport. I was interested in joining the Army
from a very young age, but wasn’t sure on what job within I
wanted to do.
After talking to the Recruiting Sergeant in the Army Careers
office about the different job roles in the Army, I decided
to choose the Coldstream Guards.
I was 17 years of age when I started the Combat
Infantrymen’s Course at ITC Catterick. The basic training
was tough and demanding but I enjoyed pushing myself to the
limit. I passed out of training on the 1st of December 2006;
the hard work had finally paid off. I felt proud that day
and a part of something special.
".........after we came out of the bush we then had 1 week
adventure training and 1 week Rest and Recuperation. I went
on Safari, visited Roark’s Drift (from the film Zulu) and
did some white water rafting....."
On the 2nd of January 2007, I was posted to the 1st
Battalion Coldstream Guards, where I joined Number 1
Company, 3 Platoon. At the end of January 2007, I went on my
first exercise with the Company. The exercise was overseas
to South Africa; we spent four weeks on exercise which was
really interesting especially because of the heat and
different environment. After we came out of the bush we then
had 1 week adventure training and 1 week Rest and
Recuperation. I went on Safari, visited Roark’s Drift (from
the film Zulu) and did some white water rafting. It was
really good to do these activities which I would probably
never have the chance to do if it weren’t for the Coldstream
Guards. It was like being on holiday but getting paid for
it!
I spent a few more months in 1 Company, where I was put on
my Cat B (car) driving course and took part in Public duties
whilst we were based in Windsor. Public Duties were good
fun, rewarding and full of proud moments; I also got to see
parts of the Royal Palaces and Castles that I would never
have the opportunity to do so.
I am now posted to the Recruit Support Team. I spend a lot
of time on the road, up and down the country visiting Army
Cadet Forces, summer shows and Army Careers offices.
Twice a month I help run the Coldstream Guards Look at Life
courses – you never know we might meet soon!
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