RAOC Gazette - page 148
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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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| Colour | Yes |
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| Early date | 1980 |
| Late date | 1980 |
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tattan J?eto£ Ministry of Defence ^ ^ . ^f I AM sure that all discriminating ^ ^ ^ ^ &w&s^^ GAZETTE readers will agree it is high ^^tjSj$$=3gf time we saw some notes from Whitehall. JK*gM» THE GAZETTE provides us with valuable o ^fsip^S^ 9 information;. for example on postings JS^T2B|w$^^r ^ on 'y t0 ^ v e us opportunity of ^^% EwpCT c ^ W saying " Thank God he has gone there and not me." I would like to take this opportunity of mentioning one Directorate in the MOD which brings terror to the hearts of those fortunate enough to have so far avoided a posting here and a smile of contentment to those that have been here, know- ing that if fortune and OIC Manning smiles upon them they may never return. Of course I mean Military Operations, as if you have not already guessed. I would like to mention our present estab- lishment and perhaps a few notes about individuals, just to give you an idea of the opportunities available here and also to let you know who is beavering away in the corridors of power. Heading the RAOC Contingent in MO Directorate is the SO to DMO, Lieutenant Colonel Richard Wallis who has been with the Directorate now for a mere five and a half years and looks as though he could quite happily stay for another ten, except that advancing years decree his retirement in just eighteen months. The Superintendent Clerk of MO is WOl Sam Johnston who has recently arrived from BAOR and is looking forward to a full tour here after a relatively short stay in Rheindahlen. MOl is ably staffed by Staff Sergeant Cliff Lee and Sergeant Harry Hay. Both are almost half way through their sentence now and can just see the dim light at the end of the tunnel. Harry's wife is expecting again very soon and we offer him and her our congratulations. M02 has only one staff clerk, Staff Sergeant Dennis Palmer, who is leaving the Army soon on completion of a full career. M03 consists of Staff Sergeant Paul Byron and Sergeant Barry Humphrey. Paul has been in hospital recently and is on sick leave at present, Barry naturally wishes him speedy recovery. Until now he was unaware that people could stoop so low just to get some time off work. M04, our UK side of the MO set-up is supported by Staff Sergeant Tony Townsend and Sergeant Eddie Larrard. Eddie is due for posting to SHAPE and promotion and is being replaced by Sergeant Sylvester. Tony recently spent two weeks at Wimbledon as an usher and even though the weather was not too good he thoroughly enjoyed being out of the office. I hope this has given you a brief insight into the world of MO. There are many Directorates within the Ministry with staff clerks tucked away rarely seeing daylight, so perhaps we may hear a bit more from MOD in future. Headquarters Director General of Ordnance Services SECRETARIAT AND ORD 1. Major Trafford Davies has moved to his new appointment as SO to VQMG, being relieved by Captain Bill Burnip. In an Ord Id and le reshuffle we have said farewell to Major Rick Ginn who by now should be settling into downtown Toronto having joined the Canadian Staff Course. Taking his place, moving only from the next office, Major Robin Farey has now become our expert on military manpower and recruiting whilst in yet another desk to desk move, the newly promoted Major Tony Browne has taken over the Grade 2 job in Ord le. We now await the arrival of his replacement to complete the chain. Further along the corridor, in the Training World, we have welcomed Captain Terry Wood as the replacement for Lieutenant Colonel Roy Cobb who has now leftus after thirty seven years of service with the Corps; we all wish him a pleasant, relaxed and long retirement ORD 2. No news is said to be good news and this is currently the state of affairs in the Branch except that we have said fare- well to Captain Ken Young to Ashchurch and welcomed Cap- tain Ken Jackson as his replacement as S03 (Food). ORD 4. Colonel Tony Futrell is busy packing his ' trunks' in preparation for his trip to Monterey California where he will be attending a Defence Resources Management Course, whilst Lieutenant Colonel John Dyer has just unpacked his, following a one week stay at St John's (appropriately named) College Cambridge where the ISM held its annual seminar. Captain Bob Willox, Messrs Paul Connor and Alex Thow have returned from Cyprus following their investigation into the cost effectiveness of the RAOC Static Laundry. Visual evidence suggests they found plenty of time to soak up the Mediterranean sunshine. Messrs Richard Harwood and Peter Williams have recently attended the Middle Management course at the School of Ord- nance and hope to use their newly acquired skills to chart our intrepid mariners to further glory. Mr Alan Praill was narrowly beaten in the LE(A) Tennis Singles Championships, therefore, fails yet again to qualify for the next Wimbledon tournament. He hopes Mr Ken Causley can provide the inspiration to guarantee success in their forthcoming doubles final. Finally we say farewell and good luck to Mrs Carol Riley and Miss Jackie Cockerill who are both off to Germany and to Mr Alan Clarke who leaves on promotion to HEO to become an instructor at the RAPC Centre Worthy Down. Directorate of Land Service Ammunition RECENTLY we played host to a delegation from the Peoples' Republic of China which had been visiting the British Army Equipment Exhibition and were particularly interested in our methods of storage and control of guided missile stocks. After a formal briefing by GM Branch the party adjourned to the Officers Mess for a less formal luncheon and an opportunity to strengthen the bond of friendship with the odd cry of " Yam Sing." Photo Staff Sergeant Christie. Brigadier C. W . Smith, DLSA, greets the Delegation of the Peoples' Republic of China on its arrival at Didcot. Also in the picture are Colonel C. M . Jefferies and Lieutenant Colonel A . C. F. Smith. We also saw yet another party of Americans visiting a proof. This time it was the L8A1 smoke grenade proof at Porton Down, when we used our new TV camera and video tape recorder with great success. One of the visitors was heard to say, " Our firing at Heidelberg next week will not be nearly — 1 5 — |
| Book number | R0404 |