Pizzas, Ribs & Oxygen Tanks

The weekend of the 6th-8th August was a pretty busy one for all the SVS. On Friday night the Troop and the Unit held a crossing of the line ceremony and investiture in full parade uniform where the batch of new recruits were officially welcomed into the Unit (even though they had already been attending Unit meetings & activities).

Zack coming out of the Unit room

After a short and sweet ceremony the Unit headed off to Debono's house to talk a bit more about the Unit and it's plans for the near future. As most of you guys know the Climbing Wall has been the Unit's main project over the last couple of years, so with that now in almost full operation the Unit needed to set their eyes on something brand new. I won't go into detail for now until things are set in stone but be rest assured...the Unit is goin' places!

Me, Myself and my good buddy I

Later on the Unit joined up with the Troop and Group Leaders again and headed to Vecchia Napoli for a good meal to celebrate the beginning of a new journey for our recruits - a journey which they know by now is gonna be no walk in the park!

Max shaking hands with Debono & Cremona

The next morning the Unit met up again though this time with fins and masks for a session of diving with our instructor Jacques. We headed to St. Julian's bay where the Ventures got the chance to learn a couple of techniques along with some procedures.

Mmmm!

That night the Unit met up once again at Cremona's house for a good ol' Unit BBQ which turned out to be quite the feast with spare ribs, sausages, and even a couple of salads! After the feast the BBQ turned into a story telling session with the older guys sharing some of their epic memories of past activities and their basic training along with the new guys sharing some of their experiences.

Finger lickin' good...

Next up on the calendar is the eagerly awaited Training Camp & NAVEX II - a weekend of pretty much anything Scouting! More on that coming soon....

Mo$es