RAOC Gazette - page 23
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* • • gfefifotiation M?m$ Shropshire Branch WE are pleased to report an excellent Remembrance Sunday when our 'Old Sweats' contingent was actually larger than usual. We were also very pleased to be hosts for the day to an old 1914/18 Soldier from the Middlesex Regiment—a Mr Bill Amor—who is now resident at one of the local homes and confined to a wheelchair. Bill, proudly wearing his 'Pip, Squeak, and Wilfred' had tears in his eyes as he sat by the saluting dias as Brigadier M J. Short took the salute. After a chat with Brigadier and Mrs Short, Bill was escorted to the Sergeants Mess where they did him proud. Will old friends please note that Major George ' Boomber 1 Coomber (Retd) has returned to reside in Shropshire and is again a stalwart supporter of the Branch. By the time you read this we shall have enjoyed our Christmas Draw, Dance and Cabaret and it will be time to wish all our friends a Healthy and Prosperous 1978. Birmingham Branch WE held our Branch Annual Dinner on 14th October at a new venue, the Drill Hall of 23 SAS Regiment, This was by the kind invitation of Lieutenant Colonel R. M. B. Walker, MC, the Commanding Officer. Our member, Captain Bob Reid, is Adjutant and we are very grateful to him and his staff for the hard work that they put in to help make the event the outstanding success that it was. The catering was arranged by Brian Townsend. We are happy that some of our younger members are willing to get themselves involved in running things, We were honoured to have Major General Callan the DGOS as principal guest, especially as it was the first time that he had been able to attend a Branch Dinner since taking office. Major General Key was at his sparkling best in welcoming the guests, and the DGOS gave us a lot of up-to-date information in a bright and breezy way. The SAS put on a special display of their modern equip- ment and after dinner we spent quite a time looking around and having discussions with the personnel who are certainly well trained and experts in their fields. We were able to repay them just a little for their endless trouble and friendliness by inviting them to have a drink or two with us. A large party from the Shropshire Branch attended, and Kineton and Ash- church were represented. Unfortunately Lieutenant Colonel Walker had been called away on duty and could not be with us but Bob Reid made an able deputy. The Branch as usual attended the Civic Service at the Birmingham Hall of Memory on Remembrance Day. Brian Townsend laid the wreath on our behalf. JOB VACANCIES RTJSTOISJ G A S T U R B I N E S L I M I T E D LIIVCOL3V RUSTON GAS TURBINES LIMITED is the largest Company m Europe wholly committed to the design, development and manufacture of industrial gas turbines in the power range 1500— 6000 bhp. As demand for our product increases, opportunities exist in: INDUSTRIAL ENGINEERING for those Work Study Engineers, male or female, who have a sound background in a manufacturing engineering environment and are concerned to develop to their full potential. The ability to undertake initially work measurement to provide standard data for in- centive payment, costing and scheduling purposes is required. There is a contributory pension and life assurance plan, non-contributory sick pay scheme, and relocation assistance as appropriate. Telephone Mr D. E. McDonald on Lincoln 25212, extension 19 or write for an application form to: Ruston Gas Turbines Limited, PO Box 1, Lincoln LN2 5DJ. DUE to an industrial dispute involving the printing of the Advertising Supplement, the December GAZETTE was late in publication. The inconvenience caused to readers is regretted. MANAGEMENT IN THE ARMED FORCES AN ANATOMY OF THE MILITARY PROFESSION by Air Vice Marshal John Downey IN this book the author presents a description of the military management system, together with his collaborators—a Vice Admiral, a Brigadier and a Group Captain. The book is divided into three parts. In the first part, the changing role is examined. Here the author looks at the politico-military responsibility for formulating defence policy, which must take account of international, national, political, and social influences, as well as economic and technological factors. In the second part, the fundamentals of military organization are set out: the principal functions within the system—data inputs, policy formation, command, and training— are studied, and the methods and techniques used to carry out these functions are described. In the final part, the author discusses the impact of deterrence strategy on the military system and poses questions which the profession might ask about its own future, Air Vice Marshal John Downey joined the Royal Air Force, in 1939, serving throughout the war as a pilot in Coastal Command. His postwar flying and staff posts were mainly in training and research and development He retired from the RAF in 1975. The Contributors Vice Admiral James Eberle has recently been appointed Vice Chief of the Naval Staff. He fought in the Second World War at sea as a junior officer, holding senior command and policy appointments since that time. He attended the NATO Defence College, and undertook a Defence Fellowship at University College, Oxford. A member of the International Institute for Strategic Studies, he is also on the Council of the Royal United Services Institute for Defence Studies. Brigadier 'Tim* Lanyon fought in the Second World War in France and North Africa. He subsequently commanded a nuclear missile regiment, and has been an instructor at the Staff College, Before retiring in 1975, he was a Director of Army Management Services. Group Captain David Robinson, is still serving. He taught at the RAF Staff College and has directed the development of RAF supply and engineering computer systems, which he is now responsible for operationally. THE STORY OF THE WRAC THE story of The Women's Royal Army Corps has just been published by Leo Cooper Ltd in their Famous Regiment Series. The story starts with the forerunner of the WRAC in 1917 but naturally the largest part is taken up with the ATS in the 1939-45 War. A large number of ATS and more recently WRAC married soldiers and might be interested in this book. It is being sold by Leo Cooper Ltd for £8.50 but copies can be obtained from Corps Headquarters WRAC, Queen Elizabeth Park, Guildford, Surrey, for £5.95. STILL, ON TARGET OLDER readers will be interested to know that Captain Sankey, perhaps the most famous of Corps competition rifle shots, is still a member of a small bore club and competing well— although now over eighty. Captain Sankey, who lives in Fare- ham, enlisted in the Rifle Brigade in 1916, transferred to RASC in 1919 and to the Corps in 1922. He was commissioned in 1941. Over the years Captain Sankey built up not only his consider- able reputation but a valuable collection of trophies which is now one of the showpieces of the Corps Museum and well worth a visit when in Deepcut — 252 — |
| Book number | R0246a |