RAOC Gazette - page 43
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| Corps | RAOC |
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| Full title | RAOC Gazette |
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| Publication date | 1981 |
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| Early date | 1981 |
| Late date | 1981 |
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he was not placed. Private Mick Morris is to be congratulated on achieving first place on a crane operators course at Bicester, he surprised quite a few people. Being a good soldier he also volunteered to be attached to the AGIO Tunbridge Wells and took part in the Satisfied Soldiers Scheme. We say farewell to Lance Corporal Ian Sharpe (now Corporal) who is off to Northern Ireland and Private Geordie Strong to Kineton. Welcome to Sergeant Bob Boneham, Privates Tarn Robertson and Carl Hemmings. , . i . . M ii iiTnr~nmi „ .,;„, 3rd Armoured Division HEADQUARTERS RAOC BFT can be a very dirty word and poor Sergeant Mac Lindley wasn't amused when fate dealt him a cruel blow—BFTs on consecutive days. He had gamely passed his annual test on Tuesday morning but his euphoria was shattered when he heard that he had been selected to repeat the performance on Wednesday as one of the twenty per cent of the unit who were to be tested as part of the ARU. However, to his credit he managed to struggle to an- other pass hopeful of a four month rest to follow—Mac did you realise there is a one hundred per cent test planned for next month? The girls who play such an important role of supporting us all during our daily lives organised a social evening this month. The event took place at a local chicken farm and everyone donned fancy* dress. An excellent night was enjoyed by all and we thank the ladies far all their efforts. The next few weeks will be very hectic packed with exercise commitments, a change over of CRAOC and many other staff, sporting events which include hockey, sailing and athletics and that one hundred per cent Basic Fitness Test. Our latest successes on the sporting scene were Lance Corporal Terry Shephard who competed for the Signal Regiment fencing team who finished third in the BAOR Championships and won the 3 Division Championships and Staff Sergeant Art Matthews who has been selected to represent the Signal Regiment in the Division orien- teering championships—results next month. Photo Peter Grifiiths. it turned out, a washing. Our first exercise of the new season was successful in that it tested the clerks ability to work in swamp conditions with the rain quickly turning each new location into a quagmire; however, had they been civilian they would have paid a fortune for a similar mud bath. The main achievement being that everybody kept smiling irrespective of the weather conditions. On the sporting scene, Corporal Bob Mays reached the semi-finals of our Signal Regiments Novice Boxing competition. Also we challenged Headquarters 3rd Armoured Division Select to a game of football in which we emerged the victors with a convincing four two win thanks to joint top scorers Corporal Bob Mays and Lance Corporal Mac McCarthy with a goal a piece. Our current scoring tally to date stands fourteen for, forty three against after five games. We welcome Private Taff Gabriel joining us from Apprentice College. A happy Corporal Mays has received his posting order to 1st Armoured Division in Verden and our congratulations go with him on his promotion to Sergeant on arrival. 4rh Armoured Division HEADQUARTERS RAOC THIS month saw all the branch officers sweating away in the gymnasium, but not doing PT! With maps all around and every- where the sound of telephones ringing Messrs Pike, Lamb and Jarman were grappling with the demands of Exercise Wintex in the Regimental Gymnasium just beneath the basketball goalmouth! Else- where BFTs have been completed and the last of the Ordnance Ancillary Inspections carried out. Sadly our Chief Clerk, Corporal Luke O'Neill has drunk his last Herforder, packed his carrier bag and moved to an ap- pointment in far away lands; but not before being * dined out' at a local restaurant and the traditional office drinks, with tearful typists Norma and Lesley waving their handkerchiefs as the intrepid Corporal made his way over the Herford horizon to the unknown in Belize. The good weather arrived just in time for the Regimental Athletics in which Major Peter Lamb and Captain David Kerr t from AQ Ops, distinguished themselves in the eight hundred metres, hurdles and sprints. Exercise Mainbrace now looms large and the headquarters is preparing to practise its role on mobilization once again. Lastly congratulations to 4th Armoured Division Ordnance Company and especially Lance Corporal Arrowsmith, for their successes at the RAOC BAOR Full-Bore Skill-at-Arms Meeting. Wulfen WITH the onset of spring here in Wulfen, all and sundry are dusting the cobwebs from forgotten bicycles, mopeds and stout walking shoes. The aim being to see Wulfen whilst the sun shines and before PSA can get to work with their grass- cutters, powersaws and demolishing equip- ment. The Admin Officer contrived to be on leave in Sarawak of all places, when the DGOS and DOS BAOR visited us early in the month. No leave for twenty members of the unit who had to forego the Easter Grant due to a threatened ' rising * by demonstrators against war in general and NATO in particular. Thankfully no demonstration materialised in our area but this may well be due to the fact that we were seen to be prepared and ready to respond. During his visit the DGOS presented Corporal Geoff Beech (ACQ with his Long Service and Good Conduct Medal. Congratulations Geoff. On the sports scene this period we must report that the Station Soccer Team have triumphed by winning the North Division of: the North Rhine Inter Services Football League. Actively involved with this success have been Captain Alan Singer, a recent capture from 3 BAD, Corporals Ginge Dickin- son and Dave Tressler, Privates Flash Bennett and Bob Print The marching team have been training very hard under the guidance of WOl ' J . C . ' Crawford and have high hopes for a good performance in the Nijmegen marches this year. Un- fortunately the hockey squad have fallen on sad times having recorded only three victories this season. It must be said that this minor setback has not dampened any of the enthusiasm which is apparent amongst team members. We welcome to the unit W02 Lloyd-West, Staff Sergeant Kirtley, Sergeant Parker, Privates McChesney and Metcalfe and say farewell to W02 Greathead, Staff Sergeant Nagle, Corporal Briggs and Private Wood. Headquarters 6th Armoured Brigade RETURN to Go! Task Force Foxtrot has been redesignated 6th Armoured Brigade and the famous Rhino is much in evidence. The attached photograph was taken of the Military and Civilian Staff of the Headquarters as the Handover/Takeover of Brigade Commanders. Since our last notes, lots has happened, we have dusted out the exercise equipment and taken it for an * airing * and, as 32 |
| Book number | R0250 |