RAOC Gazette - page 237
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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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TRAINING BATTALION AND DEPOT THIS month has seen many changes of key Unit members, we have said farewell and welcome, to Captain Alison Cox WRAC on posting to Northern Ireland after handing over her girls to Captain Sue Westlake. The WRAC Company also lost its Second-in-Command, Lieutenant Claire Harkin, to RAEC Beaconsfield, to learn yet more Russian; she has been replaced by Second Lieutenant Sharon Selway. Captain John Boilers after many Aldershot Display successes, has left for 154 For- ward Ammunition Depot, the new QM " B ' is Captain George Hodgson. Captain Bill Bailey RAPC has left for a pleasant job with the Gurkhas in Nepal, his relief Captain Bob Douglas RAPC is already getting to grips with the job. To those who have gone we say it's been nice to have known you and many thanks for jobs well done. To those recently arrived it's welcome to the fold and we hope your stay with us will be a happy one. We are very pleased to be able to say congratulations to RSM Ron Miller on being selected for the grant of an OEO Type Commission, the big day will be 1st June 1978 and no doubt there will be many celebrations betwixt now and then. EMPLOYMENT TRAINING SCHOOL SEPTEMBER has been a month of change in the Class 3 Clerical Training Branch, with the reversion to conventional instruction in preference to programme learning, WOl Dave Clerk, the WOIC section has it is reputed, given up hope of acting in an advisory capacity and can now be seen scurrying to and fro carrying anything from office machinery to boxes of stationery. Storeman Training are also feeling the pressure working through sacrosanct month of August dealing with con- verting Regimental Dutymen into Storemen. In spite of this the ' Fit to Fight' programme continues to be a source of consternation to all departments within the School. It may be pertinent to note that the AFTO and DAFTO are both attached Arms, W02 John Payne and W02 Laurie Shaw, REME and RE respectively. Will relevant Record Offices please note when considering future postings. This in- tensive physical Training programme has also resulted in our intrepid voyager Sergeant Ian Parrotte once again departing on one of his now famous sailing expeditions. Congratulations are in order this month to Corporal Alec Cumming on passing his Class 1 Storeman course, and to Sergeant Dave Barraclough on successfully instructing General Callan's son on a driving course* Still on the subject of courses, the Commandant, Lieutenant Colonel John Janes has attended Police War Studies Course, no details of a result how- ever, can be obtained from the aforementioned gentleman. We have said farewell to WOl Jim Gordon, W02 Bill French KOSB, Sergeant ' Yorkie Bar' Brough RCT, and wel- come to W02 Jimmie Scott KOSB and Sergeant Les Johnson RCT« Private Marvin Bargrove successfully completed a Class 3 clerks course at the School and promptly found himself working for the School Chief Clerk. He was quick to point out that the course had not taught him how to reply to the Com- mandant's invitation to Mess, functions, Mr Graham please note TRAINING SYSTEMS ADVISORY BRANCH TSAB is responsible for advising the Commander, Training Centre on all aspects of training, within the Corps. We have adopted the Systems Approach to training and are involved in Job Analysis, preparation of Training Objectives, design of Courses, and production of Employment Tests. Training is concerned with fitting a man to do a job. A great deal of our work includes External Validation, to ensure we are doing things in the most effective and efficient manner. We are situated in South Minden House, which is across the road from the Training Centre. The Branch has at its head T the Training Development Adviser, Major Colin Beet RAEC. Major John Nichols (Retd) is the Training Development Officer and Captain Claude Lilley the Training Evaluation Officer. The Branch comprises three Training Development Sections, each tasked with responsibilities to all the employments within the Corps. TDS 1 is manned by Mr Fuzz Coleman and Sergeant Pete Sissons, who are currently working on Technical Clerk Employment TDS 2 is under the control of WOl Graham Jones, who is assisted by W02 Paul Clithero and Sergeant Pat Colbeck, they are presently analysing the results of the first three, revised, Storemen/Women courses, which they have just designed. TDS 3 consists of W02 Jack Barratt, Staff Sergeant Lewis Bowker, due a posting to BAOR in November and Sergeant Pete Smith, who are working feverishly on the All Arms Clerk courses. They are all ably assisted by the Train- ing Evalution Section, who are responsible for all external and internal validation of course results. This section consists of Mr Terry Baker, Mrs Nora Cross and Mr Brian Langford. The clerical back up is in the hands of Lance Corporal Diane Hilliard, who is in the process of handing over to Lance Corporal Lynda Sartin, prior to leaving us to become a civilian. Although we are a small Unit we can still boast about our celebrities, who include a Combined Services and Army rugby player, an accomplished Badminton player, two fanatical Golfers^ two good Cricketers, and several Squash players, but more about them in future issues. We have, at last, got our name in print so look out for further mention of The Folks Who Live In The Wood. In- cidentally, we are situated inside a first class camping site, as the Commander Base Organisation remarked recently after spending three weeks here, in his caravan. RECRUITING LIAISON WE say welcome to Major P. G. Inman who has arrived to take over as CRLO from Major Dace who has departed to Manchester University to swot over his sums. The Corps Mobile Display Team has arrived safely back in location after an extensive and exhausting tour of the country. Northern Ireland ^ ^+^ B - I ^ HEADQUARTERS I*"™ " ^ f f *l 8 INFANTRY BRIGADE I a^SS I ONCE again we are reporting from the I ^KKSS^I I front line, between coffee breaks. It has I jn^WAP I been a quiet month, the only bit of \ ^\>Mfi? m excitement was the visit of the Com- \ vjv|ww m mander Land Forces, Major General X, Y $ * / f Trant to the Brigade Headquarters Clerk- ^W-il^ \f orium. After the visit, he presented our ^^*^T Superintending Clerk, W02 Tony More- ^ ^ man with his Long Service and Good Conduct Medal and a good drink was had by all in the Tudor Bar. The Godfather W02 Tony Moreman decided we needed another prohibition era on the coffee stakes, which means that G Branch swims in it and AQ and Ordnance and EME Services have to smuggle their own in from outside agencies. In G Branch Corporal Evan Douglas has finally received his posting order to 6 Field Force in Costa De La Aldershot, but before he goes he is going to Jamaica for a month so he can get a good sun tan. Lance Corporal John (Kung-Fu) Wallace has just returned from the Regimental Depot after successfully completing his B2 to Bl upgrading course. Our Brigade Ordnance Officer Captain Tony Dalby-Welsh has got his feet firmly under the table, which we think is to hide Sergeants John Foey and Rose Martin on their wedding day. the rugby boots he permanently wears. He captains the 8 Brigade Headquarters and Signal Squadron (Waterats) team, for future courses. Finally the photograph shows our ' pride * which includes his clerk, BEME, and his clerk, leaving Ord- of Class 3 clerical instructors, Sergeant John Foey RAOC and nance and EME Services deserted whenever there is a train- Sergeant Rose Martin WRAC on their wedding day in August, ing session. 180 — |
| Book number | R0246 |