RAOC Gazette - page 87
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| Corps | RAOC |
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| Full title | RAOC Gazette |
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| Publication date | 1983 |
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| Colour | Yes |
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| Early date | 1983 |
| Late date | 1983 |
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with his doubles partner Commander Maintenance, Brigadier Tyler. Also in our team are Major Jeremy Baines, WOl Chris Kelly and Sergeant Roger Child. As for the remainder of Supply Branch, Sergeant Mick James is recovering from a minor operation and is soon to join the fold before departing to another branch within the Head- quarters. Sergeant Nigel Ings is on the annual regimental train- ing camp, appropriately called Paper Break. Sergeant Bruce Watson obviously forgot to pack his pen and paper before departing for the Falklands, but news does travel slowly! Another internal move saw the departure of Private Chris Owen and the arrival of Private Kevin Haywood. action,, quick convoy move and a very forced march. Sergeant Beesley avoided the latter by dropping a four tonner tail board on his head and Lance Corporal Pasola's pitiful cries as a casualty about to be abandoned by the withdrawing QRF will long haunt CSM Fellowes's dreams. 1 Ordnance Battalion A HEADQUARTERS THIS month's issue covers the Headquarters in its MASH role and is dedicated to our epidemic of injuries and illnesses. A tour of the wards takes us first to Captain Simon Ward who is recovering from severe malnutrition of the wallet after two weeks in the UK. Next door Lieutenant &*!£§>•—ZoP^K? Colonel Keith Mullins has been admitted i& "*<4jfT£>«*'^W for observation as he seems to have large red marks appearing on his collar—a suspected case of promotion to full Colonel. Major Ted Walcroft reclines in the next bed recovering from having his extension fixed. Our medical officers include Major Al Truelove, chief surgeon and renown for his cutting remarks, Major Phil Hawkins newly arrived 2IC and practising the injection of new blood, Fire Officers Colin Edgar and Peter Thomas who try to ensure that all hope is extinguished with their bed- side manner. The next ward brings us to W02 Frank Smith who is under the microscope as part of the Army's Local Study of Longevity (LSL) and Staff Sergeant Charlie Salmon is being treated for shock on being selected for promotion to W02. Sergeant Ray Davis is still to be seen trying to find his bearings whilst Corporal Dave Cook awaits a wellie transplant before being shipped off to the Falklands. Lance Corporal John Menzies, who is having trouble with other people's glasses reposes next to Private Chris Gaffney who looks very cheeky as he waits for the dentist to treat. Our newest arrival at the MASH is Private Paul Johnson, immediately dubbed the ' Bionic Man ' by his fellows. Treating this large group of rare medical cases is our knots expert WOl Pete Osborne, rumoured to have scouted for Custer; Staff Sergeant Bob Maxwell—laser surgeon first class and CARESS expert; Lance Corporal Tim Gore who returned recently from his RPC2 course and now uses his toe caps as reflecting mirrors, and Lance Corporal Kev Davies who spends a lot of his time in bare feet as we use his shoes for stretchers. Our head nurse Lieutenant Karen Morgan WRAC gets her first mention in our notes despite being away on her RAOC Young Officers Course. Must find some young RAOC Officers for her return. Our male non-combatants Peter Raeder, Amie Mett and Peter Holdsworth continue to hold their end up, ably assisted by ' Les Girls' Elaine, Jo-ann, Julie and Sabine. One missing? That's Doris who must join the ranks of the injured after writing off her car and ending up in hospital. Speedy recovery Doris. ~ Lastly fond farewells to one of the few inmates to leave intact, Major Charles Bayley has departed for Recklinghausen and his own command. 11 ORDNANCE COMPANY SERGEANT BELSHAW came back from the Falklands, took one look at the training programme and decided to leave! Corporal Woodhouse has moved on to teach yet more Harbour Party thugs how to cut down forests. Lance Corporal Knowles became bored with driving tennies and left to drive something more gentile in Rheindahlen and Lance Corporal Roddy has gone back to Blackdown to show them what a real field force soldier looks like. Every cloud has a silver lining and Corporal Robinson, Lance Corporals Turner, Dewar and George have all joined One One. Every tank regiment in BAOR called in at Stock Control during the month to see the girls (and ask for stores) and the shooting team sunbathed at Sennelager at the Divisional meeting. But most of all we will remember the Annual Visit — by 72 Commander 7 Armoured Brigade. A close and demanding in- spection was followed by deployment, crash out, QRF holding Photo Corporal Jackson. Is there any other Company that can boast having a Brigadier M H E operator? Brigadier Naylor, Commander 2 2 Armoured Brigade, operates an Eager Beaver whilst recently visiting 13 Ordnance Company, anxiously watched by CSM Hart and Staff Sergeant Doughton. 13 ORDNANCE COMPANY POOR old OC the head of the Company. He's only been in Munsterlager a few days but already he has suffered several name changes, the latest being, ' Your OC you know, Major Def Foubery ' never mind Sir. Whilst sat in the MT office the other day the following valid points came up. " Looking around the company Sir, have you ever stopped to think what some of our Sup Specs would be if there were no stores?" Keith Doughton could have been a Rabbi, Geordie Franklin a Highwayman, Jo Dodd a Prison Warder, Alan Parsons a Tic Tac Man, Basil Breen a Garden Gnome, Geordie Kent a Ballet Dancer, and so it goes on. The mind reels, look around, you may be amazed. The CSM recently asked for four volunteers'for the hated weapon cleaning. Yes! he got four, who instantly became the unit shooting team. One days practise, the four plus two packed a vehicle and set out for Sennelager and the 1 Armd Div SAAM, Corporal Tony Mason managed to borrow an LMG and a pistol from 11 Company team, the night before the shoot. Lance Corporal Ken Collings zeroed both. Ken is REME at- tached, and I will lay good odd's that the best weapons fitter, hasn't seen anything like Ken. By the end of day one we were lying second in the minor units competition. At prizegiving we ended up fourth. Sergeant Barry Whitebread got into the SMG 30, Lance Corporal Ken Collings Rifle 50 however neither listened to the CQMSs advice. Young soldier Ross and Lance Corporal Scouse Roberts completed the open. Private Ross did well on his first ever shoot outside ' recruit training.' The falling plate was lost by one round against the Royal Hussars. In all a good result—well done. Welcome to Sergeant Dave Bond and family, Privates Savory and Jenkersen-Kenshole, J-K to anyone with speech problems; the Company wish you all a long and happy stay. Farewell's were bade to Sergeant Scotty and Sylvia Irvine and kids, Corporal Rick Jones (congrats Rick on your promotion). SEND IT TO THE GAZETTE A short article about events—places—people is always interesting particularly when accompanied by a photo- graph. Send it to THE GAZETTE. — |
| Book number | R0406 |