RAOC Gazette - page 188
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| Publication date | 1980 |
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| Early date | 1980 |
| Late date | 1980 |
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you cry? He's a Military Training Instructor and (nottalotta- people know this) his specialist qualification greatly improves his chances of promotion. Why not check it out with your OC today—not all MTls are in Blackdown! Our March Passing Out Parade was taken by Colonel Blakemore, the Commandant Central Vehicle Depots. Topping the bill during the month was the handover of the Company from Major Ken Collins to Major Jim Keating. Major Collins was properly seen off at a Regimental dinner and a Company social. We wish him success on the Food Technology course and in the future. A warm welcome to Major Keating. We also say goodbye to our Second-in-Command Captain Mike Dalley—congratulations on promotion to Major. His replacement. Captain Gordon Coombs is now studying his crystal ball and taking miracle lessons. Sergeant Nick Neal has moved on to Cyprus, Sergeant Dick Wheeler is going to BAOR while Sergeant Geordie Tones is off to the Sneaky Beaky Air Service. Corporal Lyn Owens moves to WRAC Company. Platoon Commanders feature prominently on the arrivals front — Second Lieutenants Jed Argyle and Mark Whitaker and Lieutenant Alan Inions. Sergeants Roy May and Brian Lambert are already competing for the coveted Beast of Blackdown title. Internal reorganisation early in April will see the joining together in matrimony of Corporals Ski Zycinski and Judy Blair, our lady PTI. Our congratulations and best wishes go to them. Finally—don't forget. Don't be ' MT ' headed—become an MTI! EMPLOYMENT TRAINING SCHOOL THE Employment Training School continues to emulate a conveyor belt with an output that would impress industry. The many cap badges which abound in the School precincts all serve to remind us that there is life outside Deepcut! On the postings side we welcome to our Butchery Branch, Sergeant Charlie Potts from 79 Supply Depot and say good- bye to Corporal Trixie Standard, also of the Butchery Branch who has gone to 10 Ordnance Support Battalion. WOl Dave Clark has now become Captain Clark: his appointment as WOIC Basic Clerical Training filled by WO I Give Walch: welcome to the School. Northern Ireland HEADQUARTERS RAOC ENOUGH of this lighthcarted banter, 1 thought, let us take a more serious view of things this month, for instance Cap- tain Bob Manners retirement from active goalkceping, he made this announce- ment one morning when he came into our GAZETTE Press office (what a high sound name for a desk in a dark corner hidden behind a filing cabinet) wearing a stitched up eye. "Ah Dr H o o k " we remarked "wherc's your funny hat?." Then trying to be sympathetic "You must have hit the woodwork" (an expression we have heard on some television programme called match of the day or some such misleading title). " The Ironwork" he corrected " I've now definitely stopped playing and from now on I'm managing the Lisbum Garrison Team." Thinking of the ups and downs of a football managers career we said "Well one thing's certain. You won't get sacked." " W h y ? " " Because they can't find anyone else." End of diplomatic relations with S03 Vehicles and aging S03 Supplies. Funny thing this addiction for rough games and dangerous activities. Take the last three CRAOCs. 1. Lieutenant Colonel Maurice O'Dca goes swimming with the seals in Strangford Loch and was lucky not to get 'culled' (Sorry Sir! We're a bit militant this morning). 2. Lieutenant Colonel Bryan Hopkinson. Sorry again Colonel Bryan Hopkinson, played cricket on our one sunny day and got himself sunburnt. 3. Lieutenant Colonel David Bramble gets himself mixed up with thirty thugs kicking a pointed ball around, to see fair play! this to our mind is courting disaster, the only safe time seems to be when they all get down and look for something they never seem to find. (Eventually they all get stitched up at the MI Room and then stitched up in the bar, and are all friends again, and the referee who during the melee was a person of doubtful parentage, becomes their great long lost brother and they all buy him a pint). It's all beyond our understanding. At least Major Tim Proffitt has been converted (No! not kicked between those posts that look like a big H), he's stopped playing hockey and has joined those more sedate ranks who sit and think, only think mind you, about doing some gardening. Ah well. HEADQUARTERS 39 INFANTRY BRIGADE SINCE our last offering Lance Corporal Taff Jones has in- creased the local population by one, our congratulations go to him and his wife Doreen on the birth of their son Neil Leighton. A new Lance Corporal has also been born, our con- gratulations to ex-Private Jock Currie who has just returned from leave, having told Mum the good news. Staff Sergeant Phil Morris has reluctantly deserted us on promotion to W02, to go to Cyprus. All the best, see you back here in two years. We welcome in his place, Staff Sergeant Norman Eldridge from the land of LOA. Norman assisted by Corporal Russ Crombie, has already shown the Signals Squadron how to play football by helping them beat their arch enemies 233 Squadron. Still on the sporting scene, Captain Dick Jordan, Cap- tain Max Burnett, Corporals Taff Roberts and Shuggie Shearer (REME) were part of the Squadron team squad which won the Northern Ireland Minor Units Rugby Cup against, once again, 233 Signals Squadron. They also played in the Army Minor Units Cup but were unfortunately beaten in the semi-finals by 59 Commando Squadron RE. Our congratulations to Lance Corporal Brian Kay who recently returned from Bicester having successfully completed his RPC2—it is nice to have a drill expert on the staff. Sergeant Nigel Radford, with six months left to do in Northern Ireland, is continually pestering our poor Superinten- dent Clerk, W02 Pete Duffy, for his posting—does anybody want him? Please! Corporal Pete Daffern, in an effort to get back to Hong Kong, has signed on the dotted line for another three years, however, it also means a further six months here in 39 Brigade. (Isn't he lucky). With BFT raising its ugly head again, the Brigade Staff Clerks can be seen, several times a week, running around the Headquarters. Lance Corporal Paul Ashton has now just about made the grade if he can cut out his visit to Hewie over the last fifty yards. In an effort to get the clerks fit, and fight the flab, the Super has introduced a Staff Clerks Squash Ladder. The only person being challenged is our draughtswoman, Lance Corporal Denise Higgins—We wonder why! 321 EOD Unit HEADQUARTERS SECTION. The past month has been a relatively quiet one, the loudest ' bang' in the head- quarters was that of Major David Hodgens' last packing box lid slam- ming shut. He has taken boxes full of the latest technology and gadgetry off to the School at Kineton—his next post Major David Furness-Gibbon is the new SATO, at present he is taking a crash course in map reading—having failed twice to locate the ICP during a recent task in Belfast! The football match against No. 1 Section was a close fought battle, narrowly ending in an eight nil defeat for us. There was much muttering of a ' packed ' team as there only appeared to be one or two RAOC players in their team. However, revenge was sweet, we recently trounced them at a games night organised to say farewell to Sergeant ' Fred' Bassett. We welcome Staff Sergeant Dave Booth the new No. 1 of the Lisbum team and Lance Corporal Mick Morgan who is to be SATOs driver. AMMUNITION INSPECTORATE. Our four members con- tinue the fight for the use of the one and only telephone; WOl Terry Park continues his quest for a miracle cure, carpets and timber. Sergeant Spook Anderson has become an off shoot of the Army Football Referees Association, while Captain Nigel Smellie worries people over his current ' pro- ject.' We say farewell and good luck to Lance Corporal Tich Town on posting to BAOR, we have all been waiting expectantly to see whether he has got any ears after his pre- posting trim. WO. 1 SECTION. With the recent changeover of RCT drivers it was decided we should find out who the new sportsmen of — 381 — |
| Book number | R0403a |