Overview
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Exercise Executive Stretch (EES) is aimed at senior, middle and line management to show and involve them in the types of invaluable skills that can be gained through participation in the Reserve. It is hoped that employers will be encouraged to support their employees who are in the Reserve following their participation in this activity.
What is its Purpose?
The purpose of EES is to bring together members of the Reserve and the business community, who are employers or potential employers of Reservists, by inviting these employers to participate in a weekend of physical and intellectual challenge in an ADF environment.
What are the benefits?
The benefit to the ADF is the opportunity to provide members of the business community with first-hand experience of the ADF training philosophy and of the training methods used by the ADF. Ideally, it is hoped that employers will, as a consequence, understand that their employee's involvement in the Reserve will benefit their business. Additionally, employers will be more inclined to encourage participation by the employees in Reserve activities, including the release of Reservists for periods of continuous training or deployment.
Generally EES participants are invited to arrive at an ADF training establishment on a Friday evening. They are then briefed on the exercise and receive some basic instruction in skills, such as map reading, that they may need over the weekend. On the Saturday morning a series of group and individual activities herald the start of a stimulating and intense main phase of the program that continues until mid-morning on the Sunday, when activities cease and the participants return home.
What are typical EES Activities?
A typical EES has an adventurous nature and can combine a range of activities including:
- Leadership, confidence and initiative tests;
- Team building exercises;
- Navigation theory and practice;
- Bush craft;
- Communications;
- Quick decision exercises; and
- Abseiling and rappelling exercises.
What are the pre requisites for EES?
EES is designed to be enjoyable and stimulating and is geared towards developing personal skills, rather than physical exertion. While a reasonable level of fitness is required to complete the program, the only pre-requisites are enthusiasm, energy and a desire to take up the challenge. Best of all, its free - it will cost employers nothing except their time.
EES is designed to be enjoyable and stimulating and is geared towards developing personal skills, rather than physical exertion. While a reasonable level of fitness is required to complete the program, the only pre-requisites are enthusiasm, energy and a desire to take up the challenge. Best of all, its free - it will cost employers nothing except their time.
Who do I contact for further information or to nominate a representative from my employer?
For additional information on the conduct of EES call 1800 803 485 or download the nomination form.
Exercise Executive Stretch Nomination Form
Exercise Executive Stretch Nomination Form
