RAOC Gazette - page 69
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| Corps | RAOC |
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| Material type | Journals |
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| Full title | RAOC Gazette |
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| Publication date | 1978 |
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| Colour | No |
| Grey | No |
| Early date | 1978 |
| Late date | 1978 |
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J5eto£ from &broab Allied Forces Central Europe HAVING been out of THE GAZETTE for so long, it's difficult to know exactly where to begin the AFCENT saga. However, we hope to introduce most of the personnel from our seven-nation international military headquarters during the coming months. A good place to start is at the top, and we can report a change in the position of the Army Executive Officer and senior Corps representative here. Major Robin Lee has left us for the delights of Andover and Headquarters DGOS, and his place has been taken by Captain Colin Robinson, from 6th Field Force. Another interesting arrival is Sergeant Brian Rider who will represent the Army in the Families Office of our RAF sponsored joint support Unit. Brian served for nine years in the Navy and six years in the RAF, before transferring to the Corps, Having now joined NATO, he can presumably claim to be a fully qualified * service- man/ The rest of the thirty five Corps members here have recently returned from an eight day exercise in Germany, just in time to participate in the first of the bi-annual BFTs. The pass rate was very satisfactory. So much so, that the Army Executive had to pace the course with a pedometer before he was convinced that it really was the statutory one and a half miles. The Corps did extremely well, with no failures and the fastest time overall by Sergeant Alan Ward in 8 minutes 04 seconds. We have also been well to ( the fore in the British Team which competed in the five nation Mini-Olympics ' recently held here. Germany, UK, USA, Canada and France/Belgium com- bined played each other at soccer, basketball, European hand- ball and volleyball. The German team won the competition with the * Brits * in second place just one point behind. Corps members in the UK team were W02 Colin Bawden, and Sergeants Alan Ward, Mick Morgan, Paddy Stanway and Roger Evans. Postings in: Staff Sergeant J. Rowley, Sergeant B. Rider, Corporal D. W, Wawton, Lance Corporals J. Allan, L Balfour and P. A. Newton. Postings out: Sergeants R. Bate, D, C. Beynon and T. P. Tesseyman, Corporal C. P. Hands, Lance Corporal J. Cooper and Private S. B. White. BAOR Ammunition Inspectorate HAVING virtually cracked the revised BE test Staff Sergeant Taff Preece organised a range day for us, as a result of which, approximately sixty per cent of the Unit managed to pass their annual weapon classification test. This figure would have been considerably better had thirty six per cent of the Unit not found mare entertaining tasks to undertake—well it was raining! As to the other four per cent, suggestions that he was blind were dispelled the following week when he managed to teach us some map reading techniques. There has been little activity on the sporting scene this month as our very own gladiator, Staff Sergeant George Ferguson, is away on leave and a pre-ops course. However, Sergeants Alan Riches and John Anderson attended the Dum- mersee Yacht Club (which the Unit now is a member of) Whit- sun Regatta. They finished second, third, last (?), and third in their four races which gave them third equal overall, until a protest relegated them to fourth. Oh well, if you must cheat boys? ! Much to the relief of the rest of us WOl Dandy has finally settled his differences with the suppliers of his can It's been a long hard struggle for us all. Since his return from UK Corporal Mick Stripe has returned to the rallying scene, and in two events has managed one class win and one retirement Photo Tom Kilcrease. Sergeant Alan Ward, left, in action for the British team in the European Handball competition of the AFCENT "Mini-Olympics/ RAOC Assurance Association 18 Chequers Square, Uxbridge, Middlesex Tel. (STD 0895) 53444 20fo Discount - special scheme Motor Insurance. Available to all Corps members, Life Assurance — protection for your family or saving for the future. House Purchase — buying now or in the future. Which Building Society to choose and how much to save. Preferential Interest rates available to regular savers. |
| Book number | R0247 |