Soldiers set world record for greatest number of countries crossed on foot
A group of three soldiers have set a world record for the greatest number of countries visited on foot in a week.
The three soldiers from the Military Provost Staff (MPS) Regiment, Sergeant Damian Isaac, 39, Sergeant Simon Wright, 39, and Sergeant Kelson St Rose, 47, are all Detention Specialists at the Military Corrective Training Centre (MCTC) in Colchester.
To take on the Guinness world record challenge they were given time off from their duties supervising the detention of military offenders.
On Sunday 24 September, the three soldiers started their European trek on foot in Bosnia and Herzegovina.
They then would cross into Croatia, Slovenia, Hungary, and Austria before finishing their marathon walk in Slovakia on Sunday 1 October.
'We earned that'
Team leader Sgt Damian Isaac said: "We wanted to do something arduous to get in the Guinness World Records, something that we would have to train for and be able to say: 'We earned that.'
"All three of us are keen travellers so this seemed like a good challenge. Guinness told us that if we cross six countries by foot in a week that will set a world record.
He added: "We walked over 30 miles each day for 14 to 16 hours."
Military Provost Staff
The MPS Regiment are the Armed Forces Detention Specialists that provide custody, detention, advice, inspection and quality assurance within custodial establishments.
For soldiers found guilty of breaking military or civilian law, a sentence at the MCTC awaits.
The Army says: "The MPS also provides operational detention subject matter expert advice on exercises and deployments, with staff currently in Estonia, Cyprus and the Falkland Islands as well as providing short-term training teams to Zambia and Malawi."
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