RAOC Gazette - page 162
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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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4th Armoured Division 1 HEADQUARTERS RAOC ^^•^^. \VE attached a couple of bodies, in the ^ ^ H ^ ^ ^ forms of Corporal Hogg and Lance ^^H^^^k Corporal Croft, to the Ordnance Company ^^^^^^^H for annual training at Vogelsang. Lance ^^^^^^^V Corporal Croft managed to fail off the ^^^^^^V twelve foot wall second time around, and ^^^^^^ damaged his drinking arm. He now claims to be ambidextrous in the art of beer swilling. Private Rhodes, the CRAOCs driver, who was only visiting for one day, decided to follow suit by falling from the second obstacle, a six foot wall. successfully tearing some ligaments in a leg. He has spent several days in hospital and is still unfit for work. Get well soon Paddy. Major Evans and Sergeant Carey have been busy organising the RAOC (BAOR) Corps Shoot SO. This was held at Haltern/Lavesum ranges; results should be available by the next issue of THE GAZETTE. We have said farewell to Staff Sergeant Jim Bumett and his wife Jan. They have gone to 1st Division Ordnance Com- pany. Jim's replacement is Sergeant Colin Knight and we wish them both luck in their new appointments. STOP PRESS: Major John Evans has just been informed that he is to be made President of Honour of the Dusseldorf Old Comrades Association of the French Foreign Legion of North Rhine Westphalia Foreign Legion Old Comrades Association and a Member of Honour of the Luxemburg Old Comrades Association. Combat Supplies Battalion THE good weather has certainly brought out the visitors, if nothing else (writes Grantham). This past month has seen us play host to. in order of precedence, a House of Commons De- fence Committee, the Commander-in-Chief BAOR, the DGOS, the DOS and the DDOS. The Members of Parliament came to Depot 90, the C-in-C came to see Pombsen and the DGOS and his party came to see the rugby final at Bad Lippspringe. I assume that everyone was happy with what they saw since there have been no (well, not many) urgent phone calls from higher formations. The DGOS' Fitness Challenge to the Over Forties took on a slightly sinister aspect however, when the car detailed to take him from the helicopter landing site to the Mess failed to turn up. Those responsible are being collected in bundles of ten and bumed. That apart, life continues at its normal (!) pace. We have a new establishment which changed our strength and enables me to adjust the circles on my manning board. To all those who have raised their eyebrows at seeing me down on my knees fiddling with my compasses, 1 need only say that it is ' therapy." The unkind would no doubt call it ' doodling.' I don't mind however as I am the first to admit that the establishment board is not so much an authoritative management aid but more a gaily-coloured executive toy. At least it's not as noisy as a Newton's Cradle. In the real world (gloom), the new establish- ment will not case our accommodation bill but I personally can see no reason why soldiers shouldn't sleep standing up. And talking of bills (editors note: careful with the spelling) we come to the construction of Simmo or non-construclion as the case may be. Not being versed in matters of simulation I cannot comment on recent events in the living crucibles of 44 Company but unless the problem is solved the countryside after each major exercise will look as though it is suffering from a bad case of concrete dandruff. The recent Pink Floyd song springs to mind, suitably modified, 'Another Brick on The Pallet.' From the Companies there has again been an ominous silence which I must put down to pressure of work. It could be put down to lots of things but ' pressure of work' is the most printable. In all probability the drafters of Company Notes are unable to see their typewriters, or, in the case of 43 Company, their stone chisels, for the clouds of dust being raised by the respective new brooms in 44 and 49. We welcome Major Alan Allkins and Major Pat Fleming and wish them all the best in their sweeping. February has also been Audits Month. This biannual rite of ' lifting-the-stones-and-seeing-what-crawls-out' has been com- plicated by preparation for exercises and all those visits I men- tioned earlier. Plans have had to be changed once or twice at the last minute. ' Crisis Management' did I hear you say? Nonsense, sir, the term is ' Hot Planning.' Corps Troops A HOME of your OWN? Is this Your Problem? I cannot f i n d you a House b u t I can HELP Y o u Buy I t . Let me Advise Y o u w i t h o u t any Obligation, w h e t h e r you w i s h to Buy N o w or In the Future. W h y Not Consult Doug Gilmour (Insurance Broker) "Green Hedges", 7 Lindsay Road, Branksome Park, POOLE, Dorset Telephone: 0202 764043 Specialist in Life Assurance, Investment and House Purchase Plans : Name/Rank Address Date of Birth Occupation I am interested In House Purchase/Immediate/ Future/ School Fees i I CORPS TROOPS ORDNANCE COMPANY THERE have been a number of events and activities since the Unit was last mentioned in these pages. There is also a new scribe who is delighted at the chance of contributing to this revered publication. The C-in-C BAOR, General Sir William Scotter, made a visit and took the opportunity to informally meet as many Unit personnel as possible. His short stay culminated in the presentation of the Long Service and Good Conduct Medal to Sergeant Mick Bennett of MT. Our photograph shows the tongue biting resulting from pain inflicted by a deeply penetrating pin! On the sporting side we have had considerable success in cross-country running. The Unit ran first in the 2nd Division Minor Units Team Championships and currently lead the local Westerkappeln Minor Units League. In the RAOC BAOR Championships the team ran third behind SSD Dulmen and Rheindahlen Garrison but gained two awards. Firstly, W02 Nimmons was the Veteran runner-up and Private Mark Coulter winner of the Young Soldier award. The soccer team continues to compete but alas with little success. Ably led by W02 Norgate, complete with pony-tail, they are unsuccessfully attempting to make up fixtures lost to the bad weather. The rugby team appears when a XV can be found but, again, the weather has badly hit fixtures. Mention must be made of our recent success in the Tickle Fitness Competition. Thirty-five intrepid runners took off and all returned within their respective bogey times. Regular practice and luck on the selection of runners by Headquarters 2nd Division SOPT staff on the day obviously pays dividends. We believe we are the only BAOR Unit to have a one hundred per cent pass thus far. What about it CSC and CVC? Finally, a mention of all those to whom occurrences can be attributed: Arrivals: W02 Turner, Sergeant Bill Marsden, Corporal Ray Harrop, Lance Corporal Bruce Naismith and Privates Chris Quelch, Colin Wickes, Dave Cheung, Dave Metcalf, Jock Grewar and Barry Walsh ACC. Births: To Lance Corporal and Mrs Hodge Hodgson a son Andrew John at BMH Rinteln. — 363 — |
| Book number | R0403a |