RAOC Gazette - page 36
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| Publication date | 1980 |
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| Early date | 1980 |
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The platoon seems to have acquired a Kamikahzi pilot in the form of Private Steve Agass who, when on exercise managed to modify a ten tonner with the help of a ditch. Meanwhile back at base young Agass is still in form trying to fly on a motor cycle. On the sporting scene we must congratulate Lance Corporal Kev Hardman on being selected for the Corps cricket team. We welcome back to the fold Lance Corporal Dirk Wilson who has just returned from UK after attending a B2—Bl Upgrading Course. Private John Mooney has gone off to try and cure his fear of heights by attending a parachute course—hope he comes back in one piece. Congratulations go to Lance Corporal Kev Hardman and his wife Bev, on the birth of their son Richard. Some people will do anything to get a mention. Arrivals: Sergeants Ron Gray, Brian Unwin and Dave Green and Lance Corporal Neil Ward. To them and their families we say welcome. PS—It is. rumoured that Second Lieutenant Gorsuch is try- ing to make a takeover bid for the Workshops Duty Officer. I know I was due a posting but this is ridiculous. promotion but we don't want to tell him that due to establish- ment cuts the vacancy is being downgraded to Lance Corporal. Captain Cross, having once again regained hold of the physical training reins appears to be taking it very seriously. Three and a half miles sprinting, jogging and walking with various exercises in between seem to be taking their toll of the less fit branch members. Some rather unkind comments emitted from the lips of those who had any breath left at the end of the session, the kindest being the muttered comment ' thrown out of the Gestapo for cruelty.' Finally our congratulations go to W02 John Sexton, and Sergeant Geordie House, on their substantive promotion and to Corporal Bill Winchester and Lance Corporal Jock Falconer who in addition to receiving their substantive promotion also passed their Bl course. ORDNANCE COMPANY THE big event of the year, the ARU, which this year took the form of an Inter Platoon Competition, is our main news this month. The competition took place in the Soltau and Falling- bostel areas. Phase 1—A Drill and Turnout Inspection by 1 Coldstream Guards. Phase 2—A series of Individual skills—tested by 4/7 RDG, I Coldstream Guards, 1st Armoured Division Field Ambulance and Headquarters Soltau Garrison. Phase 3—A ten kilometre Battle March and Balloon Shoot. The competition was a close thing and all rested on who won the Shoot. The eventual winners being Headquarters Platoon, second 1 Platoon, and third 2 Platoon. The Cham- pion Platoon Cup was presented to Staff Sergeant Chapman by Commander Soltau Garrison Brigadier Palmer, who also presented the 1st Armoured Division Minor Units Cross Country League Championship Trophy and Medals to our Cross Country Team. Congratulations to Lance Corporal Poole and Private Hoareau on their recent Bl Supply Clerk courses, Privates Mc- Aulay and Bannister on their Bl Supply Specialist and Lance Corporal Fox on his B3 Vehicle Specialist. We welcome the following to sunny Soltau: Staff Sergeant Wheeler, Sergeant Luker, Corporal Woodhouse, Lance Corporal Wilson, Privates Mitchell, McGee, Cassidy, Lewis, Lenaghan, Hamilton, Mason, Bryant and Wigg and on cross posting to the Stores Platoon: Sergeant Gray. STORES PLATOON 7 ARMOURED WORKSHOP THE column begins in the aftermath of a crash-out which proved to be different; both MRGs being deployed on the COs exercise. We are still trying to work out why MRG A always gets the better weather. It is still being argued who were the best MRG, but at least MRG B managed a two hour stand-to in the rain—all good fun. 79 SUPPLY DEPOT (THE FIGHTING 19th) TO open our news for this, month it is appropriate to men- tion our un-sung heroines—Yes! our wives. Ably led by Margaret Byles and supported by Doreen Osborne, Jenny Gudgeon and Margaret Field they are keeping fit and, possibly shedding the odd pound or two, by practising the mysterious arts of yoga. There have even been the odd murmurings that it is much harder than the BFT runs that are once again in full swing. In addition to the yoga a visit was made to the local Ten Pin Bowling Alley recently where they really knocked hell out of the pins—so we are told. The potted sports finals were held recently with the ' Desk Bounders,' Messrs Byles, Hopper, Grant, Mclnnes and Osborne coming out top of the league and winning a trophy each. Well done! the ' bounders.' Our OC, Major Byles has just departed for a sailing course at Kiel and hopes to qualify as a ' boat driver' or some such thing. He was last seen with tears in his eyes riding his bicycle out of the Depot at close of play on Friday—we thought at first it was because the working week was over, but discover it is his new contact lenses giving trouble. We welcome to the fold Corporal Eric Jones and family and trust they will have a happy tour at Hohne. 2nd Armoured Division •MHMP^H ^ F ^ ^ V / ^ I ^ ^ - j^^FA. ^9 ^ ^ A T ^ ^ B ^P^^^^^^B^H ^^^J^^^^^^B I IBk^^VaA I ^^^^^^B'i^^B H H B ^ H H ^ ^ H HEADQUARTERS RAOC IRON BAND, the CRAOC's exercise, lived up to its traditional standards of weather, snow and ice and at times minus five degrees centigrade. Even one case of frost bite. The first phase of the exercise consisted of Unit training and phase two was devoted to a section competition organised by Major (Para) Jim Steele starting with deplanement from Wessex by rope into the unknown and including a river crossing. We had hoped to publish a photograph of the latter but thought that the Editor would censor it due to the abundance of bare bottoms. The sections were ambushed by enemy lead by Colonel Thynneski appropriately attired with Major (mad Mike) Stacey under command,—normally such a quiet chap. The competition ended with a ' shoot o u t ' on the range and 2 ADOC's team led by Corporal McDouall narrowly relegated the 5 Field Force Ord- nance Company all stars to second place. Following comments from Major Chris Green OC 2 ADOC, Iron Band 81 will be much tougher involving moves every night and will possibly take place in January. 2 ADOC apparently had too much sleep. Major Peter Haden, OC 5 Field Force Ordnance Company, has kindly offered to write the exercise instructions and give clear and concise orders in good time—a pity as Captain Mike Southworth the Adjutant was going on PQS2 courses this year. Major Alan Jamieson has finally left us; we wish Alan and Kathy a good homecoming and a happy tour. We have drunk to the farewell of WOl Jackson who will have gone by the time this is printed. We welcome Major Mike Dalley and his wife Sharon. STOP PRESS: CRAOC, who never gets time off for sport, has just returned from the Divisional golf meeting. He em- phasises it was duty. He presented Private Buchanan with the second prize in the handicap. Sergeant Major Evans managed — 25 — |
| Book number | R0404 |