RAOC Gazette - page 233
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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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Graham Page, After a lengthy scientific dissertation by the CO on the demerits of carrying too much poundage, Corporal Page has embarked on a desperate and secret programme to trim down. This must be the worst best kept secret in the Depot, Perhaps the scotch-tape sealing his mouth gave him away? The vogue for jumping out of perfectly serviceable aircraft continues. Corporal Jim Law and his wife Sue tried their luck up at Sek Kong in the footsteps of the flying postman Corporal Geordie Bowen. Corporal Law crocked his ankle on the second jump, but chauvinism rose through the pain to help him maintain the rather ruptured status-quo by stopping his wife on her third jump. Talking of rugby, the DPO, Captain Terry Ewers, is walk- ing around with a very Ecce Homo expression on his face; after arranging the training for the colony rugby team to take place at the Depot he has not been selected. Ostensibly study- ing for his promotion exam he had affixed a notice on his office door. "Studying—please do not disturb." Fiction. He is practising his rugby moves. Too little—too late! These notes have been brought to you in secret and on the move. Planning Branch are conducting so many Establishment Reviews that no one dare sit still for more than five minutes Arrivals: We welcome Major Kime, Captain Hicks, Staff Sergeant Worrall, Sergeant Berresford, Corporals Rimmer and Robbins. Headquarters Gurkha Field Force WELCOME again to Borneo Lines, Sek ^ ^ _ 1 ^ =J . Kong where Gurkha Field Force is enjoy- ^^fe^^^r ing a relatively quiet spell. We are back to ^^SIR^ our normal tropical hours; that is, day- gf ^ ^ light, or six to six, as we frequently hear. jff ^ ^ Anyway, the hard working RAOC members ™ ™ of the Headquarters are able to relax slightly and take part in sport. Sport relays a very important part in the life of a Gurkha soldier, he is extremely fit, competitive and skilful and our team keeps losing! Regard- less of adversity we will persevere and one day The Corps Jubilee Celebrations in Hong Kong are approach- ing fast and will start with an RAOC Hong Kong range day. We have a lot to live up to after Bisley '78 and if Corporals Colin Watson and Pete Daffern go sick, well, we might give Composite Ordnance Depot a shock. We will report on other celebrations later. Sergeant Dave Beadsworth, Chief Clerk AQ, is learning Gurkhali at night classes, we wish him success and hope he has better luck with it than he does with English, At present he is holidaying in Thailand where no one will understand him. Once again Dashera is upon us; Dashera is the Gurkha soldiers religious season, not unlike our Christmas, and parties are held throughout the month. Newcomers await with anticipa- tion, old hands with excuses and Alka-Seltzer. The sports scene continues apace, Captain Ron Gray has bought new rugby boots, and has been seen using a walking stick; Sergeant Les Arnold and Corporal Kevin Mills our soccer stars are thinking of taking up tennis after a recent match and the Force AT is still on the golf course. Speaking of the devil, we must sadly bid farewell to Staff Sergeant Tex Thompson, our Force AT, who leaves us for Aldershot on promotion. A popular member of the Head- quarters, we can only say, look out Sunningdale! Welcome to Staff Sergeant Rich Warner our new AT, and to Lance Corporal Tony Redfern who has arrived from Belize, we hope it's only jet-lag! THE RAOC GAZETTE S UREMJ Y ADVERTISEMENTS TJUMS MAKES SENSE! Those in HM Forces know how vital it is to plan ahead for operations, logistics, etc. It is no less VITAL TO PLAN AHEAD for your future and that of your family. Our Plans can help you to do this! 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