RAOC Gazette - page 39
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| Corps | RAOC |
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| Full title | RAOC Gazette |
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| Publication date | 1980 |
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| Early date | 1980 |
| Late date | 1980 |
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Sport continues hockey, basket ball Soccer XI who lop the Division Minor month. to flourish with good results in rugby, and triathlon but the glory goes to the the league and have reached the final of Units Cup and DDOS Cup results next Combat Supplies Battalion THERE arc no prizes for guessing where these Notes arc being drafted. Which is a shame since very few would get it right. One of the perils of overstretch is that, occasionally, one has to catch up with those little extras that ' put the fun back in soldiering' in ones free (?) time. Thus it is with Notes for THE GAZETTE. 1 keep promising myself to have them drafted in good time but there is always the end of the month panic as 1 watch the remainder accelerating inexorably up my list of ' Things to Do.' Well, what has been happening in the world of combat supplies recently. Not a lot, judging by the general tenor of the correspondence which flits briefly, thank goodness, across my desk. We completed an undcrmanning return—and were duly told to do it again because it didn't agree figures held elsewhere. We complied immediately by send- ing in the same figures. Since then there has been silence so I'm not sure who's calling whose bluff. On a lighter note DDOS's visit turned out to be a bit more regimental than we or, 1 suspect, he intended. It coincided with Saceur requesting the pleasure of our company at his party. I felt a bit sorry for the NATO observers, though. They travelled hundreds of miles and arrived just in time to sec the Battalion disappearing in all directions. The well known Headquarters double act, Second-in-Command and Adjutant, performed that long-running thriller " Will the Battalion reach the correct manning level " entirely to their own satisfaction, but everyone seemed happy with the outcome. The fuel crisis is beginning to take effect. The Chief Clerk has been seen cycling to and from work, which I admire tremendously (the cycling, that is). I used also to cycle to work, as befits the UFTO, but gave it up. The experience of repeatedly having to stand my ground against fifty tonnes of hurtling German juggernaut somewhat blunted my enthusiasm. 49 HP COMPANY. As I write these Notes, the Company is starting to vanish in different directions. Active Edge has been called. The Administration Officer has enough on his plate, Tim GAZETTE Notes should have been written yesterday and I had my hands in my pockets at the time—Ah! you say, did he call "Active Edge" to avoid writing Ihcm—well it's quite academic since I don't believe he knows how to use a pen anyway. So, firstly this month wc have apologies to Lieutenant Bob McCallum for the slanging in the first paragraph, it isn't his fault. Captain Pat Callan avoided the post of Admini- stration Officer by sneaking off to UK to attend the CO's course. The Company ' attended' Exercise Spearshaft. Wc sup- plied Captain Stuart Addy and his band from Petroleum Platoon to 43 and 44 RP Companies in order that tank farms could be set up. Staff Sergeant Geoff Vincent took No. I Ammunition Platoon out on the initial deployment with 43 RP Company and congratulations arc in order for the sterling work that was done. Of course, as with all exercises where so many of the Company deploy, there arc always members from other depart- ments in the Unit and unfortunately, all too often they get forgotten because they do not feature in the normal orbat. Ammunition and Petroleum Platoon give their thanks to MT, CQMS, Cooks Departments who through their hard work made the exercise a success. Congratulations to Captain Pat Callan who has been granted a Regular Commission and confirmed in substantive rank and to our CQMS, Staff Sergeant Dave Davics attended the Service Funds Course and passed with an 'A' grade. He is now to follow this with the running of the Sergeants Mess ' Slush Fund." 44 RP COMPANY. Major occurence since our last notes has been the Battalion ' warm u p ' exercise for Spearpoint. The aim of the exercise was to practice outloading our depot and outloading and inloading an RP. We therefore Out- loaded then Inloadcd then Outloaded the Depot in the first week then deployed to the field and Inloadcd then Outloaded then In- loadcd then Outloaded the RP. The latter was achieved at the same time as Inloading the Depot. Simple isn't it? Bomb Disposal Officer Royal Hong Kong Police Force Up to £10,710p.a.+25%gratuity • • • • • • • • M a x i m u m tax 15 % Medical benefits D e n t a l benefits F r e e Passages Applications arc invited for appointment as a Bomb Disposal Officer in the Royal Hong Kong Police Force. T h e successful candidate will examine, render safe and dispose of explosives and explosive devices and give technical advice and expert evi- dence in court on matters involving explosives. He will also train other officers in bomb disposal work. Applicants must have held Senior N.C.O. rank or above in the Armed Services and have had formal training in bomb disposal work. Appointment will be for an initial period of z\ years. 1 G e n e r o u s terminal leave Subsidised a c c o m m o d a t i o n C h i l d r e n education allowances Holiday visits for children T h e salary scale is from HKS8,ooo-HKS 10,000 per month (approximately £8,570-£io,7io p.a.*). Starting salary will depend on experience. For further information and application form, write to the Hong Kong Government Office, 6 Grafton Street, London W i X 3LB, quoting refer- ence R H K P / B D O at top of your letter. Closing date for return of application forms: 1 July 1980. • Based on exchange rate HK$ 11.20 = £1. This rate is subject to fluctuation. Hong Kong Government |
| Book number | R0404 |