RAOC Gazette - page 149
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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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so well organised nor instrumented "—have you ever seen an SAT and PT02 trying to blush modestly? Our forthright Artificer Tels, Staff Sergeant Keith Jennings-Frisby, of course, accepted the Americans' word for it without question. The unusual sight of a civil servant trying on combat kit and taking advice on Paludrine tablets and cholera jabs from old ' East of Suez hands ' prior to a trip to Belize for a proof firing is probably as good an indication as any of the temporary staff shortages we are suffering. Another is the return from a Chieftain tank proof in Germany of our Australian exchange officer, Major Tony Molloy, who is usually employed as our grenade proof expert. Vauxhall Barracks Rifle Club ended the season with a flourish at the RAOC Small Bore Championships. Staff Sergeant Keith Proctor won the Individual Class C Competition and the team of Staff Sergeants Proctor, Alan Wrotchford, Paul Feather- stone and Tony Clark came away with the Home Cup, beating CAD Kineton in the final by fifty four points. Our con- gratulations on a fine achievement. Welcome to Captain Tony Taylor and Captain Ken Lawton who have taken up appointments in Issues and GM Branch respectively. Directorate of Supply Computer Services THIS month has seen the arrival of Second Lieutenant Alan Brown from Sandhurst, W02 Mike Eden from Hong Kong and W02 Barry Tosdevine from 4 RTR on probation pending transfer—to these a hearty welcome. We bid farewell to W02 John Collison who has had the great misfortune to be posted to Naples! Congratulations to Keith Whitaker on his promotion to acting Captain (a reward for his prowess with the magic eight- iron), to Bob Harrison on promotion to acting WOl (for his unerring ability to arrange golf matches for rainy days) and to our ' Super Chunk,' WOl Mike Wilson, on his selection for a commission in the Royal Pioneer Corps. On the sporting side, Captain Warwick Stanton success- fully defended his Corps handicap singles title at the RAOC tennis championships at Aldershot, whilst Major Richard Shore continues to represent the Combined Services and the Army at cricket. Another Army Sportsman is W02 Dave Kuester who has represented the Army Athletics team in the javelin event. Directorate of Supply Management S MAN 1. "All work and no play makes Jack a dull b o y " so the maxim goes. In an effort to inject a little variety into the busy but run-of-the-mill office routine of S Man 1, a series of visits took place recently. The first was to the Infantry Firepower Demonstration at Warminster where our la(3) civilians saw and heard their equipments being put through their paces. A very interesting, if somewhat noisy, day was enjoyed by all those who attended. Our second sortie was to BAEE 80 where separate visits were made to the RAC Mobility Display, RAC Firepower Display and BAEE at the Rushmore Arena Aldershot. Despite heavy rain at times the Mobility and Firepower Displays were enjoyed immensely. Fortunately, the weather declined to go for a hat-trick and the BAEE exhibition was well worth visiting. The third and final visit was to the Royal Artillery Open Day at Larkhill, another very enjoyable afternoon. We say farewell to Major Clifford Coote on posting to the Army Apprentices College, Deepcut. We wish him good luck in his new job which we are sure he will enjoy. In Major Coote's place we welcome Major Adrian Stone, who joins us from Kineton. We also welcome Captain David Longley who joins us on commissioning. Captain Longley takes over the awesome task of SC Coord/la(4). CONTROL DIVISION PRIDE of place this month goes to Mrs Marjorie Ralph, from the Typing Pool and WOl Keith Harvey from Planning Branch for their winning efforts in the DSM(A) Horticultural Societies Summer Show. The trophies, for the highest number of points scored, were presented by Colonel Ted Shephard. Sergeants Dave Gartside, Bob Taylor and Corporal Jock Brown have just returned from a very wet exercise on Salis- bury Plain. The unfortunate chaps didn't even have tents to sleep in and had to make do with ponchos. This seems very surprising since Corporal Brown is responsible for issuing tents to Units world wide. From Provision Branch Captain Mike Murphy has been back with us for three weeks and is due to leave us again on yet another course. Also W02 Geoff Malthouse has recently had a successful eye operation. Posted, to Belize is Sergeant Dai Green and from one exotic clime to another Staff Sergeant Mick Mayes returns from Kenya via a posting to Aldershot. Training Centre AS expected, WOl Claydon, our Superintending Clerk, returned from the South of France with an all-over tan, but Major Stocks, the Staff Captain 'A,' did not experience such good French weather. Swimming training has been the main pre- occupation in the sporting scene and the Training Centre team had the experience of the South East District relays and twelve days later the main British championships. 2 Sapper Regiment was too strong for the rest, and as expected dominated the meetings. The Corps championship, however, was closer and until the penultimate race the Training Centre and Donnington were level. It was only a relay disqualification that prevented the Training Centre from winning. However, W02 Bonta of Training Company, the team captain, did sterling work in and out of the pool, and set a good example to those half his age. WOl Claydon displayed his tan in his back-stroke races. The only consolation was a win in the Chain of Command relay when Private Shaw of Training Company, the fastest swimmer at the meeting, led the field, with Lance Corporal John of the Gymnasium holding on to allow W02 Bonta show what forty one year old Sergeant Majors can do before handing over to the GS02 of the Headquarters, Major Brightman, who just touched ahead. Lieutenant Colonel Camfield and Major Elliott have been preoccupied with the Aldershot Army Display which was a great success. We say farewell to Major Smith RAEC, who goes to his Mecca at Beaconsfield, he has been our mentor as Training Development Adviser for nearly two years and our thanks go to him for all his good work. His replacement, Major Lewis, is no stranger to Deepcut as he spent time at the Apprentices College. Training Systems Advisory Branch have another new face in Major Olliffe for a few months. SCHOOL OF ORDNANCE THEY say that success breeds success and this month has really produced a bumper harvest of attainments. The Com- mandant, Colonel Bryan Hopkinson, received a Mention in Despatches for his recent service as CRAOC in Northern Ireland; Lieutenant Colonel David Porter has been selected for the appointment of Colonel Vehicle Division DSM(A), in October this year; Major David Davies, Major Frank Warren and Major John Woodliffe appeared on this year's ' Pink List' for promotion to Lieutenant Colonel; Captain Dudley Ells, Captain Brian Mobley (already returned from AG9 as a Guest Lecturer) and Captain Roger Wyborn (a student in the Food Technology Course) were selected for promotion to Major and SQMS Wes Braithwaite to WOl. Sincere congratulations to them all. The now traditional Boat Trip took place on one of the drier and warmer ' summer' evenings in June. Chilled cham- pagne on the aft deck of a Thames steamer with Windsor Castle as the backdrop followed by a cold buffet supper in the saloon and disco dancing provided a most memorable evening. After seventeen years at the School, Mrs Mary Murray left on retirement. She served no fewer than eight Commandant's and, at a farewell party attended by many of her colleagues and friends, she was presented with a green house heater by the Commandant in recognition of her valuable service. We welcome Major Bob Atkins to the Logistic Wing from DGOS Section and Sergeant Dave Cerqua, our Orderly Room Sergeant, on transfer to the Corps from the Royal Anglian Regiment. At a Regimental Dinner Night we welcomed the Represen- S MAN 2. Last month saw the departure of Captain Mike Noblett who returns to his old hunting grounds in Rheindahlen, although this time to S Man. We hope his trip to Wroughton proved successful and will allow him to take full advantage of his LOA. We wish Mike and Brenda well. Mike has been replaced by Captain Chris Storey who joins us from a three year course at Manchester University. We hope Industrial Psychology and Management Sciences generally have fitted him for the intricacies of the Car Utility fleet. We welcome Chris and Sally to Andover and trust they will enjoy their stay here. — 116 — |
| Book number | R0404 |