RAOC Gazette - page 212
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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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The physical fitness of the unit was tested on the tickle test and a one hundred per cent pass was achieved but a mis- understanding of the rules has resulted in the unit having to do it again. Mind you the one hundred per cent pass was achieved by the skin of our teeth as Corporal Mick Pays will no doubt remember his ' hero's collapse' at the end of the run. The OC, Major Haden, has returned from Exercise Snow Queen in Bavaria with a very deep tan and has gone straight into planning of his exercise which is to take place this month. He claims he will not need any cam cream as his tan is dark enough to fool the enemy on exercise. I have been asked to mention the names of those on the rear party but it is a very delicate subject so I will leave it. W02 Ron Ferguson still has one day left of his leave and he has been told to report to the gymnasium at Herford carry- ing a sleeping bag to act as watchkeeper for an exercise. His question is " Why go all the way to Herford when there is a spanking brand new gymnasium in our barracks?", the CSM's answer, " Ron you have been in the Army long enough to know how it works." Congratulations to Staff Sergeant Dave Jamieson on his recent promotion, to Lance Corporals McNairn and Cassam on passing their RPC2 course and to Private Geordie Strong on passing his Bl Supply Specialist course. Private Lovatt and Lance Corporal Elliott who recently were rebadged into the Corps at 5 Field Force. 3rd Armoured Division HEADQUARTERS RAOC " WELL I'm back where is every- body? I don't know you go away for a month to the sunshine in South Africa and when you get back everyone has packed up and left. Doesn't anyone want. to see my suntan and hear all my exciting stories of safaris in the black continent? Let's have a look at the board. Major Gerry Page and Major Geoff Browne on Wintex accompanied by WOsl John Malin and John Davey. Sergeant Roy Matthews, Lance Corporal Simon England and Private Paul Seeney preparing vehicles for Staff Ride. Major Steve Thornton, W02 Sam Bartram and Sergeant Mac Lindley on Snow Queen with Lance Corporal Nobby Clarke interpreting—there must be some- one here. Lance Corporal Terry Shephard filming floods—film- ing floods? It must have been raining here! Well who is doing all the work—the Adjutant perhaps? No, Captain David Cald- well is on leave. The typists and the girls in the Materials and Combat Supplies offices are working perhaps they would like to hear " " Staff Matthews, welcome back!" " Hello Colonel—Sir, did you know that in South Africa . . " ORDNANCE COMPANY THE first half of the month of February was dominated by an RPC3—RPC2 Cadre, which, although it was the first RPC2 Cadre to : be run by the Company, was a great success. Due to the intensity of the course all the instructors employed and particularly Staff Sergeant Connors and Sergeant Elsworth, had to put a considerable amount of preparatory and instructional work into it, but their efforts were rewarded by the high standards achieved. Twenty one members of the Company spent an enjoyable weekend at the Walkenried Hut in the Harz Mountains area. It is rumoured that Major Baz Dickson, who accompanied the group, has been in the area so often that he now knows all the trees individually. Welcome to W 2 Kimpton, Privates Bolland, Hadfield, Sedgwick and Bowkiss. Farewell and good luck in the future to W02 Carroll, Sergeant Rutter, Corporals Bush and Bishop. The ARU. PRE and Ord Ancillary Inspections fell within the first three weeks of March, also a short survival exercise in our favourite exercise area, the Arnsberg Forest block. Then followed a longer Regimental Training Exercise on the Haltem Training area. The Company certainly earned the well timed Easter Grant! 4th Armoured Division HEADQUARTERS RAOC THE highlight of this month is to be Exercise Wintex, once again hosted in Herford, with all departments being heavily committed. Sergeant Del Carey and Corporal Kenny Hogg have had their brains pum- meled on Education. Both have been taking one subject to complete their EPC(A) and are eagerly awaiting the results. Captain Diane White, Royal Signals (TA) (wife of our previous Adjutant—oops! sorry, S03 Sup Co-ord) paid the Headquarters a visit between stags at Rheindahlen (exercise Wintex again). Thanks for dropping in. W02 George Strugnell and Sergeant Del Carey are at the nailbiting stage. The promotion board sits this month. Will they? Wont they? There is no truth in the rumour that the M and RO computer is linked to Ernie. If anyone knows different contact this office and I'll buy some premium bonds. I must not forget to mention the Three Musketeers at- tached to the Signal Regiment in Hammersmith Barracks. They are: Sergeant Bill Ould, Telecomms Wksp (FATSO); Sergeant Henry Robson, FAMTO: Sergeant Mat Messiah, FAMTO. There you are Bill, we haven't forgotten you. Now M and RO will know where you are. We welcome Sergeant Pete Mead and family who have made the gigantic leap from the Ordnance Company at Det- mold. He's taken over from Corporal Luke O'Neill who by the time these notes are published will be in Belize. Good luck in the new job. Lastly welcome to Captain Davy Kerr who joins the staff as S03 Gl and G4 (Ops). Delighted to have another friendly cap badge upstairs. Combat Supplies Battalion 49 RP COMPANY. We welcomed recently the C o r p s C o m m a n d e r Lieutenant General Sir Nigel Bagnall and the CCRAOC, Brigadier Skinner, on a visit to the unit and the unit's Ammunition Depots recently. They both seemed to enjoy their visit, the soldiers surprisingly, were rather reticent, especially the MT Section who are renowned for making ' off the cuff' statements to high ranking visiting officers. Perhaps the visitors should have been in the MT, when a certain newly arrived driver was told to draw his NBC puttees from the CQMS, who directed him to the A in U storeman who directed him to the CSM! The Battalion Small Arms Competition took place at Paderborn in March. Sergeant Arathoon won the overall ' Champion Shot' prize and ' Rifle Champion' prize, Lance Corporal McGinley runner-up on the Rifle and Private Battersby who was placed third in the ' Young Soldiers' competition. Despite the fact that the OC has done everything but hold a Company muster parade in the unit's half completed squash court, the workmen still do not appear to have got the message as they still only appear for work, on alternate days! April will soon be upon us, and our water ski-ing faithfulls, Sergeant MacPherson, Lance Corporal Bowdler, Privates Pettitt and Evans have already checked the ' unit's' inland lake, serviced their equipment and are ready for the off. Welcome to W02 Dadd and family, Corporal Burns, Privates Campbell and Rankin (ACC). — 417 — |
| Book number | R0404a |