RAOC Gazette - page 213
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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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Headquarters Scotland - ^mmm^mzzzz ANOTHER month has come and almost gone and for a few days summer hap- pened in Scotland, In the aftermath of the official opening of Stirling most of us have been fitting in a few days leave and handing over to newcomers. The Festival and the Tattoo are in full swing so the city is a place to be avoided as it's full of tourists who* don't know where they are going, adding to travelling time and frustration We have welcomed M«jor John Schreuder, Major Richant Powell and Mr [ rry Pettey (FSOl) and have said farewell t j Major Joe Ruynon-Jones, Major Roger Bicknell and Mr Sid Orrey (FSOl). STORES SECTION RA RANGE HEBRIDES THE OC. Captain Slade is still training strongly for his Com- mando Course with his runs and the storehouse will soon be look- ing like an assault course with ropes hanging from the roof! At present he is in Belize on detachment. Our new WOIC PC and A W 2 Dave McCarthy has arrived, spent a few hours looking at his new job, disappeared r Leave, then promptly went on a Provision Course to Black- y l wn! Sergeant Norman Coom has also gone south to Black down on the same Provision Course. Seriously, the best of luck to you both. When these notes go to press both will have returned to the fold and perhaps started re-organising the PC and A. At the moment Staff Sergeant George Robinson is running the PC and A and also trying to stop the doors of his car from fall- ing off. He is seriously thinking of buying shares in BP because his car is leaking so much of it! Corporal Terry Byrne returned from St Kilda then went on tachment with the CCF on the mainland. Corporal Paul Trent is starting to snaffle packing materials and MFO boxes in between mutterings of " I wonder where I am going after Cyprus" and 4 * I hope my relief is on time." Lance Corporal Jarman decided that he needs to be looked after for the rest of his life, so went on leave to get married. Best of luck to you Taff and Pat when you tie the knot. Lance Corporal Alan Pickup was on St Kilda showing the flag, but has been reprieved from his solitary confinement by Private Dewar. (This is what you get for passing your Bl Dave). Meanwhile now that Ken Ray has left, our two civilian : .oremen Murdo and Peter are kept busy, Mary Ann is typing away and like Joan in the PC and A is keeping everybody from the OC down happy with cups of tea, To finish, welcome to W 2 McCarthy, his wife Liz and family from everybody in the Section and hope that you enjoy your stay. Stop Press. You can stop worrying now Corporal T, Corporal Ian Patterson and family have arrived, FOR HIS SECOND TOUR! the morning of the Fete our Chief Clerk Staff Sergeant Tosh Stokes on bended knee, pleading with the Garrison Sergeant Major for tables, chairs etc, which somebody had forgotten to order for the Ord Branch Staff and Major Derek Eve in a life and death struggle with a ferocious lamb in his attempt to weigh it for the Guess the Weight of the Sheep Contest. The day was a huge success and the Branch doubled its takings of the previous year, It would be difficult to single out any one person to give the credit for the success of the day, we were all involved one way or another but a special thank you to Mrs Margaret Burnouse and Mrs Judith Wheldon who were the organisers of the Branch's stall and thereby mainly responsible for the success that it was. In the time honoured tradition of the Branch we bade farewell to Miss Kathy Bird who left us on promotion to take up a new job with the Department of Employment—a useful contact in to-day's uncertain climate. We have welcomed two newcomers to our happy band, Mrs Sue Thompson who joins us from another department of the Headquarters and Mrs Pam Judges from civvy street We wish them both a long and happy stay with us. REGIONAL DEPOT CATTERICK. The Regional Depot Catterick had a visit by the I of E team and rumour has it that, after their visit, no one was more surprised than Captain Mac McGill to find he still had a job. Private Wallace is a busy lad these days, having recently passed his B3 drivers course he is now applying for an RPC2 Course to be followed by an attempt at EPC3—this lad is going places; Blackdown, Leaconfield South East District A relatively quiet month with most of the staff disappearing ghostly white and re- turning a few weeks later various shades of brown and looking refreshed, For those of us who are working it is of course a frustrating time, it always seems' that whoever one wants to speak to is on leave and, ' err? no I really can't help you with that one * is the standard reply from whoever answers the telephone. CRAOC, Colonel S hep hard, the President of Army Gliding, is away at present and is participating in the National Gliding Championships being held at Dunstable. Fortunately the weather has been much better than the last time the Colonel went gliding (to Greenham Common) when Wellington boots and anoraks were the order of the day. We welcome Major Keith Mentzel, our new S02 In- spections who has joined us to form the new South East District Inspections Team, We also welcome our new Chief Clerk WO2 Dick Farren from Hong Kong. He replaces WOl Mel Lee who has not left the Headquarters but becomes the new 'Super Clerk.' Finally we say farewell to WOl Geoff McNeice our old one who is off to the land of ammunition at DLSA. North East District HEADQUARTERS. The only event of note from the Staff Clerk element this month is the departure of our 'A* Branch Chief Clerk, W 2 Andy Halliwell. Andy is posted to Headquarters South East District and has been relieved by Staff Sergeant Danny Martell from Head- quarters BAOR. We wish them both well in their new appointments. WOl Mike Mason is on leave yet .• -,ain, it's amazing how his leave always coincides with York Race Meetings! Staff Sergeant Jack Rowley has had his relief nominated and looks forward to each mornings mail with more than usual relish. Corporal Geordie Bird and Private Bob Smith are keep- ing Ops/SD on the straight and narrow—the latter spends all his free time getting his kit in order for his RPC2 course. ftRD BRANCH. Our distinguished visitor this month was the v < 1 • O who came to visit our two TA Companies. He met 57 J Company (V) in Leeds, on their drill night and S Field [ orce Ord Company (V) when they weTe doing their APWT on Sirens all Ranges. Another North East District Fete in aid of SSAFA has come and gone but the memory lingers on. For instance; on — 177 Western District LIKE most other rural communities Shrewsbury is basking in sunshine and enjoying a kind of festive and euphoric optimism totally uncharacteristic of the gloom engendered by the recession. Nationally we have been heartened by the pomp and grandeur of the Royal Wedding and gripped by the incredible success of the MCC whilst locally our town is thronged with visitors to our prestigious annual Flower Show. Amid these many distractions some of us have been actually working. Personality news this month is dominated by the departure of our DOWO, WOl (SSM) Bill Oliver, who not only leaves his post after two years but completes his Army Service and becomes a * civvy' (his expression—expurgated); we wish him success in finding a rewarding and satisfying new career and thank him for his writing efforts to serve the needs of our units and the staff- In his place we welcome WOl (SSM) Terry Jones who joins us from BAOR and is struggling to * relearn ' the meaning of the word 'Austerity'—or should it be * Privation'? As is so often the case the more significant events of the month seem to be crowding themselves into its closing week when our SD2 C Sups returns from leave, our S03 returns from his JDSC Course, our new D F A (Mr Bill Rogers) reports and the |
| Book number | R0250 |