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Article: Top award for Navy trainee ; An Exeter sailor was the top recruit in the latest class of Royal Navy trainees to complete nine weeks initial training at HMS Raleigh, in Cornwall.
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- Express & Echo (Exeter UK)
- Article date:
- March 30, 2009
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An Exeter sailor was the top recruit in the latest class of Royal
Navy trainees to complete nine weeks initial training at HMS
Raleigh, in Cornwall.
Trainee submariner David Drake, 24, was presented with the Owen
Cup at the passing out parade to celebrate his achieving the best
overall marks during training. The course includes mental and
physical challenges to promote teamwork.
David, who is a former pupil of St Peter's Church of England High
School, in Exeter, said: "I joined up to be part of the Royal Navy ...