RAOC Gazette - page 99
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| Corps | RAOC |
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| Full title | RAOC Gazette |
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| Publication date | 1980 |
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| Early date | 1980 |
| Late date | 1980 |
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W$t Station Mt\n$ &t %omt new leader Colonel Mike Cosgrove from Headquarters BAOR and trust he will be happy with us! Lieutenant Colonel David Porter has finally left us, although he too moves upstairs, in his case to DGOS Secretariat to com- plete the Supply Management Study. He leaves with our best wishes and we welcome in his place as AQMG S Man 2b, Lieutenant Colonel David Barrett from the School of Ord- nance. Mrs Jo Simpson (ned Gaunt), who managed heavy B vehicles, has departed for the Portsmouth Dockyard. We wish her happiness for the future and welome in her place Mrs Anne Glynn. Last but by no means least we bade farewell to our SQM, Lieutenant Colonel Ted Andrews. Ted joined RAOC as a boy in 1939 following in the footsteps of his father and grandfather. He in tum was followed into the Corps by his son Richard, the family having given some one hundred and twenty two years service to the Corps. We wish Ted a long and happy retirement in the bosom of his family in St Georges. We welcomes as our new SQM, Major Bob Nesbitt, who comes to us from the corridors of power on the seventh floor of MOD. We trust he will enjoy his six years and two months in Andover. Director General of Ordnance Services SECRETARIAT AND ORD 1 AFTER several hard fought games the combined Ord 1/DGOS Section five-a-side football team has risen to second place in the LE(A) depart- mental tournament; by a series of lucky breaks the Ord 2/4 team is the league leader, but we hope soon to correct this situation. The LE(A) hockey team which boasts ten RAOC players, including our Major Ricky Ginn and Staff Sergeant Major Graham Wood, recently qualified for the final of the South West District Minor Units. As evidence that those involved in training do actually ' get some i n ' Major Rupert Catt is currently absent from Ord lc on a three week management development course. We welcome to Andover, Major Barry Jones and his family and trust that their tour with us will be a happy one. ORD 4. 'Tis the season of ice, snow and BFT Tests,' and the sight of the many different shaped lemminglike figures scurrying round the airfield is not least due to the latter. Everyone anxiously awaits the outcome of Staff Sergeant Major Bill Smith's attempt—will he damage an ankle yet again? Lieu- tenant Colonel Dudley Upton ' r a n ' in the comfort of his office and successfully completed the Application to Terminate Service Form for over fifties—watch this space for further details. If applied to the decade, the saying " in like a lion out like a lamb " should guarantee us a restful 1989. So far '80 has been hectic with Colonel Tony Futrell and his departmental SOsl having attended a continuous series of meetings, visits etc. Mr Paul Connor and Staff Sergeant Major Jimmy Jameson have been Activity Sampling at Chilwell, Donnington and Bicester whilst Messrs Richard Harwood and Fred Wilkins studied MHE at Kineton. Captains Colin Fuller and Bob Willox are both about to venture across the northern border, the former to vet student projects, the latter on Exercise Knees Bend. We say farewell to Staff Sergeant Major Bill Smith and welcome in his place SQMS Paul Westcott from the land of bratwursts, saurkraut and LOA. Staff Sergeant and Mrs Fallon after the presentation of the Long Service and Cood Conduct Medal at Bicester by Brigadier Cooke. CONTROL DIVISION SERGEANT RAY NORTHCOTT teamed up recently with WOl Ken Barker (Depot Transport) in an effort to make some impression on the rallying scene. To date events entered include Exercise Magnum Spirit in BAOR and the UK Civil Service 'Advent Rally.' Although finishing in both no prizes have been forthcoming—yet! Watch this space. Sergeant Ray Northcott also took part in the Army Ski Championships at Aviemore together with Sergeant Ivan Arathoon, Corporal Des Hardon, Lance Corporal Kevin Glasspool and Staff Sergeant Chas MacDonald (team manager). Corporal Jock Foster has recently passed his EPC exam- ination and Sergeant Dick Snell is now newly qualified to B2 standard Supply Clerk. B gradings were awarded to Staff Sergeants Mick Mayes and Chas MacDonald and Sergeant Dave Gartside as a result of their provision courses. Detach- ments coming up are Sergeant Dave Gartside to St Lucia and Sergeant Taff Stallard to Canada, both for six weeks. The latter detachment will be under the auspices of The Queens Regiment and was arranged by Lieutenant Colonel Stuart Rowsell. TECHNICAL EQUIPMENTS DIVISION LIEUTENANT COLONEL ROBINSON, Major John Edwards, Captains Graham Grant and Colin Buckle have all qualified for a big P by being mentally bludgeoned on No. 6 Officers Primary Provision Course. Directorate of Supply Management SECRETARIAT. This month we say farewell to Brigadier Bromham who is posted as Commandant COD Chilwell where no doubt he will be wrestling with ' Fair Value ' problems! We wish him well in his new appointment. We welcome Brigadier Groves from S Man 2. Our congratulations on his promotion and hope that he will enjoy his tour as DSM(A). S MAN 1. We said farewell at Christmas to Miss Trudi Kladko, Clerical Officer of S Man la(4) and fiancee of Paul Henson, Executive Officer of S Man la(3). Trudi has departed for Transport 6. We offer our congratulations and best wishes, to Paul Henson and Trudi on their marriage, which has now taken place. It's three mile bash time again here at Andover, with a spiriting choice of dawn or dusk on the airfield. One man, un- perturbed by such a prospect is Lieutenant Colonel Bernard Miles, AQMG S Man la. As a dedicated have-a-run-before- six enthusiast he will undoubtedly take all this in his stride if his two DGOS Challenge Certificates are anything to go by . . . ! S MAN 2. upstairs to wish him remembers Colonel S Man 2, Colonel Paddy Groves, has moved become DSM(A) on promotion to Brigadier. We success in his new appointment and hope he the way to his old corridor. We welcome as our — 310 — |
| Book number | R0403a |