RAOC Gazette - 1978 - October - page 159
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| Corps | RAOC |
|---|---|
| Material type | Journals |
| Book page | R02470158 |
| Chapter head | 1978 - October |
| Chapter key | R0247007 |
| Chapter number | 7 |
| Full title | RAOC Gazette |
| Page number | 158 |
| Publication date | 1978 |
| Real page | 129 |
| Colour | No |
| Grey | No |
| Early date | 1978 |
| Late date | 1978 |
| Transcription |
Clje IXopal &xmy #rimante Corpus tEfce Journal of ti)t Eopal &rmp ©rbnaiuE Corps anb Srmp ©rbnatue gterbiraef, aitb rijc Official <&rgan of tijc &&#£ Sstfotiarion 1906 -1978 ®ttobtl 1978 A t!flje Cbttor'sJ Bote* Editor; COLONEL E. RIDGEWAY, OBE (Retd.). Treasurer: LIEUTENANT COLONEL H- A. MILLEB, <Retd.). SUBSCRIPTION RATES^HOME AND ABROAD 30p per copy, or £3.60 per annum, post free. Orders far monthly sates should reach this office by 9th day of the month, accompanied by remittance for previous month. Cheques and Postal Orders should be made payable to ' Treasurer RAOC Gazette/* and should be crossed. CONTENTS. The contents of THE GAZETTE are strictly copyright and all rights expressly reserved. The views expressed herein do not necessarily express the views of the Editor o r the Corps, therefore no responsibility will be accepted. PHOTOGRAPHS. If it is desired to illustrate news with photographs, the photo- grapher's name a n d his written permission to reproduce must accompany the pictures, to auoid infringement of copyright. ENGAGEMENTS, MARRIAGES, BIRTHS AND DEATHS NOTICES. These will be inserted free to all past and present members of the Corps. FOR SALE AND MISCELLANEOUS NOTICES, These must be submitted in the form in -which it is desired that they shall be published. Charges: £1 for the'* first five lines or under s and I5p p e r line subsequently. Charges must be pre-paid. Box numbers will be allotted if asked for. DEAD-LINE DATE FOR RECEIPT OF COPY. The ** Gazette " is published monthly about the 29th of each month, and all articles. Station News Letters, etc., should reach t h e Editor by the 29th of the month for publication a month later, " Letters to the Editor" and short news items will 3 however, be accepted up to the 7th of the month. Copy should be typed, if possible^ and double spaced. EDITORIAL OFFICE: RAOC (Telephone: Brookwood SECRETARIAT, DEEPCUT, CAMBERLEY, SURREY. 4511, Ext. 515J Volume 60, J^o. 5 WELCOME INCREASE IN SIZE OF THE ARMY THE AN increase of one thousand nine hundred in the planned man- power establishment of the Army was announced in February. Further studies of Army manpower requirements have now been completed; it has been decided that a further increase should be made and that the Army should be authorised to recruit four thousand more men, The need for this further increase stems from a number of factors. First, it has become clear that the reductions in Unit establishments that were implemented as part of the restructur- ing of the Army have had some adverse effects which were not originally expected. Experience of restructured establishments has shown that Units have had some difficulty in meeting all the demands made of them in peacetime. The small additions to Unit establishments that are to be implemented should improve significantly standards of training and readiness. Secondly, a number of enhancements in capability, which are occurring as new equipment enters service, will call for additional personnel, including some in support of the other two Services, for example, in providing an artillery battery for 41 Commando Royal Marines. Thirdly, a number of soldiers will have to be deployed to BAOR to take on operational tasks hitherto carried out by some of the armed members of the Mixed Service Organisation, a uniformed civilian force raised after the Second World War T for whom suitable replacements are no longer available as they retire. Finally* a Composite Unit of Battalion size will be formed in BAOR in order to release an Infantry Battalion for deploy- ment to the United Kingdom, thus increasing the pool of Units available to undertake emergency tours in Northern Ireland and elsewhere. These measures will significantly enhance the Army's operational capability, will be welcomed by our Allies, and accord well with spirit of President Carter's initiatives as em- bodied in the NATO Long Term Defence Programme. 3ntex Ko ©tfjer $ae&* For The Record Sports Report Just Pop Over To Quetta Walk Around the Clock * Trogs Tale Notices People in the News Nation News Home Station News Abroad Postings and Promotions 130 — 133 and 134 — 136 and 138 141 149 159 132 148 135 148 137 — 139 140 — 148 — 160 — 160 — 129 — COVER PHOTOGRAPH AN unusual photograph taken on the way down to the lower chambers of the caverns deep down in the Rock of Gibraltar—perhaps it's not so safe after all. Resting at the Boxing Ring (see A Trogs Tale on page 137) are W02 Alan Glover, Private Mark Stainthorp, Major Tony Moore, Sergeant Andy Ball and Conductor Mark Moody. |
| Book number | R0247 |