RAOC Gazette - page 69
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| Corps | RAOC |
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| Full title | RAOC Gazette |
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| Publication date | 1977 |
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| Early date | 1977 |
| Late date | 1977 |
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On the RSSD side, Lance Corporal Mark ' Jonah * Jones , <-ive5 diligently to account for the numerous pieces of kit, ii old and new, which are returned by Units. Further down : :•: office, at the POL desk, Sergeant Bob Watson has hidden [,,. hockey stick and appeared with a cricket bat, although it has been said that he finds time to account for the POL now and then. Of the civilian staff, who all do a magnificent job, special praise must go to Mrs Monica Shannon who keeps the morale in ihe office at a peak by providing the daily beverages, Army Air Corps UKLF IN our first report in January we were given an incomplete title but this was not surprising because we Corpsmen in Head- quarters A AC UKLF at Wilton are often confused with our colleagues, ADOS (Air) at Headquarters DAAC Middle Wallop. We admit to being subordinate to the 4 Wallopites' but on par with our more confined counterparts at 1 (BR) Corps. HEADQUARTERS AAC, Lance Corporal John Pascoe (now Corporal) left us to go to 26 Regiment RA Stores Section com- plete with new driving licence, tax free car—and family of course. Lance Corporal Alan Meigh from the former 73 Air- craft Workshop Stores Section has taken his place. DADOS (Air), Major John Ellis, will be the next to go at the end of June to be replaced by an old ' aviation' hand, Major Ken Maunder. In the sporting world our small staff of three has made its mark. Sergeant Paul Ladley has represented the Corps and UKLF at Gold and has just won the RAOC Scratch Golf Championship. This fine achievement, against several past c-ampions and the Army Match Play Champion (blush Rush!), was gained despite a bout of double vision and partial blind- ness in one eye—perhaps it is easier to put the ball into one of a choice of holes. Blustery conditions on an unfamiliar course made the result the more remarkable. DADOS has captained the Headquarters UKLF Hockey team through a summer and winter season during which the team had numerous successes but never managed to win any of the finals they reached. 1 A AC SUPPORT SECTION. WOl Pete Erwin left the Army en retirement and Private Keenan was recently posted to Don- nington. We wish them good luck in the future. Much water has passed under the bridge since our last report including, visits from the Deputy Inspector and the Defence Auditors. Both visits left our inspectors bemused by our unusual role and the difficulties we have adhering to RAF or Ordnance regulations. Friday afternoon is the time which, as any OFP or Stores Section Supply Clerk or Specialist will tell you, is peak priority demand time, when demands become of paramount importance, ST that the job can be done first thing on Monday morning. This happened recently when DADOS (Air) UKLF was on a Technical Inspection of Belize and didn't we just move. When he came back he was asked if he was impressed by our swiftness. He didn't even know about the demand he said,—so that may perhaps explain his Ian. We know the stores got Ihere though, we have a receipt! 7 REGIMENT AAC FAACO. 7 Regiment bid farewell to Sergeant Mick Flood who has left the Army to try his tuck in civvy street. We wish Mick and his wife, Celia, all the best for v t e future. We welcome Sergeant Bill Merrills who, after a c\ish FAACO course given by Staff Sergeant Fred Bowes, ^cni to our detached 3 Flight in Omagh, Northern Ireland for a spell, but he is now back at Netheravon having switched jobs with Sergeant Dennis Gordon of 2 Flight. Staff Sergeant Fred Bowes, who is the 7 Regiment FAACO NCO, passed the BE test which, according to him, is a major sporting achievement! He does try to keep the Corps in its rightful place in society despite the consequences. Last Christmas he vociferously reminded REME associates of RAOC seniority and was de- bagged for his efforts! Fortunately the WRAC members of J < he Mess had withdrawn but a lily white pair of legs were --. spinning like rotor blades towards the sports field to reineve the missing garments, In brief Sergeants Williams (663 Squadron) and Samueis {663 Squadron) will be moving to new jobs when their squadrons disband later in the summer. Sergeant Evans new to 665 Squadron late last year, has done a Northern Ireland tour with his Squadron early this year. Sergeant Craiser has nearly finished his six months with the AAC detachment in Belize. Sergeant Walker has taken over from Sergeant Gransden in 664 Squadron, Sergeant Stokes of AS1 Stores 48 Command Workshop Episkopi has now recovered from a bout of pneu- monia and Sergeant Chalmers of 3 Commando Brigade Air Squadron RM, who filled the gap, is back in Plymouth, Headquarters Scotland ORDNANCE BRANCH PERHAPS it was because we had just completed our ' Historical Records return/ that someone thought it might be a good idea to update your readers on events ' North of the Border'! Since our last notes—which, inciden- tally, being something of a newcomer to the Branch, I cannot trace—I am assured that the pace of events has quickened considerably. The DGOS visited us in January and if I say that since then we have seen the C-in-C UKLF, the AG and the QMG you will realise that with the Jubilee around the corner, further bids for visits are now being closely scrutinised! Wintex 77 was followed by Exercise Snow Plough when everyone wearing an Ordnance Cap Badge could be seen head- ing for the hills, skis and all. At the moment we are currently preparing for the Summer Camping (Holiday?) season when it seems that half the Army wants to train in Scotland, On the Staff Side we have just lost our DADOS (Org) Major Harvey Bruce on retirement, his place being filled by Major Reg Frisby, formerly DADOS (C Sups). Lieutenant Colonel Gordon Brownlee has also exchanged his uniform for civilian clothes and moved briskly into the next office as S03 Adm/Mob, and we have also welcomed Major (Joe) Roynon-Jones into the vacant Combat Supplies Chair. We have a new Chief Clerk, Staff Sergeant Mick Woolley recuperating from the 'Big House' in BAOR and rumour has it that he went completely deaf recently when someone mentioned ' re- orgM We have said goodbye to W02 Jim Gregory on retire- ment and welcomed the new ROWO WD2 Ken Marchant from Hong Kong. Currently we are reinforced by WOl Geoff Leeming from Cyprus on his last six months. To conclude we wonder if there is any truth in the rumour that WOl Hugh Hainey is now designated DOWO/DADOS (Mat)? 3 Division HEADQUARTERS MAY has at last brought back the sun- shine to Salisbury Plain to brighten our last few months in UK with a promise of another good summer. Various [ out- and-about' schemes are now being dis- cussed for June, July and August. Lieutenant Colonel David Cornwell and Adjutant Rick Ginn have paid a lightning visit to 19 Airportable Ordnance Field Park in the Isle of Man. They followed in the tracks of Major Mike Hogg and DOWO WOl Larry Burroughs who had previously been out—why we don*t know, except that they came back bearing a faint aroma of kippers! Staff Sergeant ' Jim'11 Fix I t ' Cook has been insufferable since Manchester United won the Cup Final, Meanwhile Chief Clerk W02 Derek Redpath has been smiling ever since he received a letter telling us all to hand in our webbing-post our last Divisional CPX. W02 Bob Edge, Chief Clerk AQ, has returned from re- sampling the ' Dolce Vita * with Chief Clerk G, Staff Sergeant Alan L Jensen, in Northern Italy. They joined 1 Royal Anglians as interpreters' and ended up as infantry Corporals com- manding APCs! Alan Jensen's zulu ancestry came to the force we understand on one memorable occasion in the Italian Sergeants Mess. We welcome WOl Gary Hawthorne to Headquarters RAOC. We have sent him away on the All Arms Quartermaster's Course in Deepcut—at least we hope he is managing to fit it in between a hectic programme of Free Fall displays—prior to his taking up his appointment as DOWO. Finally congratulations to Corporal Allan Armstrong on passing his Bl Course. |
| Book number | R0246 |