RAOC Gazette - page 303
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| Publication date | 1981 |
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| Early date | 1981 |
| Late date | 1981 |
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pressed down South recently. The good Major wrote last inth's GA/LTTH notes. 'It is the only recent occasion on which hide Division was in grave danger of winning the Nobel i i/e for Literature. In our operational mode, we have activated (he Vehicle Division Ops Room on Exercise Live Log. This was yet an- other organisational triumph, marked in the main by the amount of sleep allowed to watchkeepers by the pink. We were recentiy visited by the Representative Colonel Commandant, Major General Stanyer. After a tour to meet the troops, we gave him a demonstraiion of the electronic wizardry of SALOME and of the trial on-line equipments in MTSPB, used for communicating directly with major civilian •ppliers. The same evening he was guest of honour at an Annual t hilwell RAOC Association Reunion. WOl Wilkinson and Sergeant Buck of Vehicle Branch, despite gross equipment failure, maintained a steady flow from behind the bar. All of which reminds one of the recent visit of the Mayor of Derby. Councillor Florence Tunnicliffe, to the Division. The photograph of Mr Colin Penny demonstrating the Video Terminal to her and her party, inspired a couple of com- petitions. The winner of the ' Spot Eric Morecombe ' challenge is now serving on the Forward Ordnance Detachment Ulan tetor. Unaccompanied of course. The winner of the caption ompetition has the distraught looking Officer centre left think- ing " Please not the DSM March again," The runner-up is Wnd fresh from his recent success at the Leicester Square Odeon " SALOME provided the real laugh, down for the demonstration. i Photo Derby Evening Telegraph* Mr Colin Penny at t-he mighty Wurlitxer. are ful up sad transferred. Nonetheless, we confidently wish you a success- New Year also. In one sense, business is booming as we lake management of the tri-Service Defence Vehicle Fleet, It is that some old friends will be re-deployed in the process. Training Centre CENTRAL VOLUNTEER HEADQUARTERS AFTER a tour of duty at CVHQ of over three years our Com- mander, Colonel John Gregan, has left on posting to Ord 4. All military and civilian staff join in wishing him all the very best in his new appointment In his place we welcome the new Commander, Colonel John Brown from BAOR, and hope he will enjoy his time with us. This month also sees the departure of WOl Bernie Brace who has left on posting to Ashchurch on commissioning. Con- gratulations and all the best WOl John Robertson has moved down the road from the Apprentices College to fill the vacancy, and we extend a hearty welcome to him. This has been a month of departures and arrivals as we have also seen Corporal Neil Manson, our Pay NCO, leave on posting to the Royal Marine Commandos. His replacement is Corporal Mick Birtwistle who is now being initiated into the mysteries of TA pay and allowances. EMPLOYMENT TRAINING SCHOOL ADMIN WING. Now that Mr (ex Sergeant) Sandy Short has left us its time for another member of the staff to join the queue; Corporal Brown you are now a potential civvy. Talk- ing of civilians, welcome to Nick Price who is filling the newly established post of Clerical Assistant There are two civilians who it has been discovered have always been ignored when notes are prepared for THE GAZETTE; they are the Course Admin staff, Doug Herbert and Edie Roberts. They look after all course personnel at this School— keep up the good work. Regrettably this month we must say a sad farewell to our Commandant Lieutenant Colonel Stark on posting to Alder- shot. In his place we welcome Lieutenant Colonel Gane from Donnington. Our congratulations to Corporal Moore on receiving the Long Service and Good Conduct Medal this means he has not been caught or bubbled in what I'm sure was an enjoyable fifteen years service!, and to Staff Sergeant Moore on his sub pro- motion. Finally a warm welcome to Staff Sergeant Bill King who recently joined the Printer Training Branch. VICTUALLER TRAINING BRANCH. The permanent staff of this branch were involved in the preparation of the Royal Wedding Feast. Sadly the photograph showing the Royal Ox being prepared for the Royal Wedding Feast at Windsor Park, slaughtered by WOl Dave Jackson and Sergeant Mick Miller, didn't come out well enough for publication. Other members of the staff are: Staff Sergeant John Cummmgs, Sergeant Fred Robbins and Mr Charles Jones who recently replaced Mrs Ann Spicer to whom we say a fond- farewell. The asphalt-pounders of MTSPB have been at it again, enter- ing the RAF LurTenham Walk and the Nottingham Half Marathon. The Luffenham Walk team was basically all military with the exception of Mrs Marion Dench, Working with the military section, she has adopted the friendly RSM role, look- ing after them all week with medicinal coffee and buns. Some- one has to. She finished looking remarkably fresh, which is more than can be said for some of the others, Mrs Brenda Whittington and son Adrian also completed the course, The Half Marathon was a slightly different matter. Vehicle Division had three military and two civilian representatives plus a guest runner, W 2 Dave Francis from Control Division. All finished in reasonable time if not in reasonable order. Corporal Alec Matthews running for Bass Charrington as well as DSM(A), was given special leave; from the Cadland Inn to compete in the run. At the finish he was seen advertising the restorative powers of the said brew. During the race he advertised this refresh- ment on a specially presented tee shirt from the brewery. Men- tion must be made of our two civilian representatives Stephen Shelton and Martin Owen, who returned the very creditable :imes of one hour nineteen minutes and one hour twenty two ninutes respectively and finished in the top one hundred and fifty. And now. Colonel David Porter, his nimble-fingered abacus rattlers and his inky-fingered quill drivers, wish all readers a very Happy Christmas from Vehicle Division. Alas, the New Year will bring a reshaping of Vehicle Branch as some functions — 251 TEXTILE REFITTERS. The Textile Refitter branch is still in the capable hands of Staff Sergeant Len Moore and Sergeant Kev Keogh who were both recently selected to play snooker against World Snooker Champion St^ve Davis at a snooker celebrity evening held in th& Training Centre, scoring twenty seven and thirty respectively. The football season is well under way and Sergeant Keogh has started where he left off last season scoring own goals. Staff Sergeant Moore is now setting his sights on ski-ing and then retirement. VEHICLE SPECIALISTS WING. We would like to welcome WOl Vic Green from Antwerp for his second tour of duty in the unit Did Jim fix it for Vic as he did for the rest of us— last five out of six instructors are ex Ord Depot Antwerp. Look out all Veh Spec Sergeants in Antwerp. We congratulate Sergeant Bob Law on the outstanding result gained on his AMIC course at Beaconsfield, we would appreciate the immediate return of our stores. Incidentally, there is no- truth in the rumour that the Veh Spec Wing is taking over from the RAOC Museum; the newly acquired cannon is merely being renovated prior to its retirement outside Headquarters RAOC Officers Mess. TRAINING COMPANY THE last few months in Training Company has seen six hustling, bustling platoons leave the fold until, in mid-September, the final platoon passed out. Training Company (on the surface) seems v |
| Book number | R0250 |