RAOC Gazette - page 135
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| Publication date | 1983 |
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| Early date | 1983 |
| Late date | 1983 |
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With the hard work (it was fun really) behind us the whole Battalion got together for a barbeque and disco that evening which went down extremely well judging from the sore heads the following morning. But all in all I think it will be a day and night long remembered by all. The only two newcomers to the unit are Privates Bob Leslie and Andy Wakerly both of whom on their arrival to the unit went straight to Denmark for a weeks military training, hope you have as good a time in the unit during your stay as you did in Denmark! And we say farewell for a short time to Lance Corporal McLuskie who leaves us for a detachment to the Falkland Islands. 33 ORDNANCE COMPANY THE majority of the Battalion went to Denmark for the annual military training camp. Whilst the MTIs and soldiers worked hard long hours the officers and SNCOs were out for even longer periods looking for a suitable ' watering' hole for the lads R ' n ' R. They eventually found one, on the penultimate night. For the culturally minded leader there is an excellent museum of Danish ' renaissance' art which can be found at the following grid ref: Map Series M745, LI 122—260798. Any casual visitor to Denmark looking to broaden his cultural horizon would be well advised to pay the museum a visit. My commiserations go to those members of the Company who had to spend two weeks on Exercise Rollerball supporting the RCT and, as a result, missed out on Denmark, however, do not despair there is always Vogelsang in November. Finally, before closing I would like to welcome Corporal Steve Sargison, Privates Steve Jones and Mark Pitman to the unit; may their tour be financially rewarding and aesthetically pleasing! STORES SECTION 2 FIELD REGIMENT WORKSHOP SINCE our last entry, we have come back from the firing camp in Soltau. The weather was just right for a firing camp, it rained for two weeks solid. During the camp we went on numerous drives to our various locations. One of these was of particular interest to WOl Jim McGowan who decided to take the whole packet down a tank road, saying it was a shortcut. We would have got down the road, had it not been for the two tanks bogged in up to the top of their tacks. The fun really started when we had to reverse the whole packet down the road, a feat in it- self, as we had to keep to the track we had made going in. On Exercise Blisterfoot (Vogelsang) we had no trouble buy- ing or selling things because we had with us Staff Sergeant Lariat's Emporium. You could buy anything from dustbins to snickers. He was also the Vogelsang wrestling champ for a short time, but the pace was too much and he just had to hang his shorts up. Sergeant Stan Matthews stayed awake for more than three hours at a time, this must have been a feat in itself. Speaking of things, Corporal Ginge Evans whilst on a run around the countryside lost a member of his team. Who thought the name of the game was get lost and stay lost for the longest time possible? One of the best events of the exercise was the stretcher race. There were six teams, some of five men, some of six. The course was twelve kilometres long, but don't think that it was just an empty stretcher—no such luck! We all received a little present of five tank track lines which weighed about ninety kilos. So ended a very enjoyable week down at Vogelsang. We welcome Private Bernie Lyons from training into our fold, and hope that he enjoys his stay here. 154 SUPPLY PLATOON (V) THE Platoon arrived on a sunny Saturday, to join their Com- pany in Munster. It was a lovely welcome, as it was the Battalion Open Day and we were invited to a barbecue and disco in the evening. We must be the envy of the RAOC TA, what a welcome! On Sunday we commenced our Military Skills under the guidance of CSM Scott and his military team. Once again we were moulded into the Organisation of the Supply Depot. Staff Jordan with his Yorkshire sense of humour guided the new members of the Platoon on the rigours of Army Life, while Lance Corporal Kemp displayed his talent as Platoon guide around Munster. A football match was played against 33 Ordnance Company and they beat us, but they were wearing boots. We had our revenge at the Unit Games Evening, when we were the winners, including the quiz. We might not be footballers but we could manage Mastermind. Corporal Jones is to represent the Battalion in the BAOR Corps Sports, is he the first TA soldier to be a participant with his Regular Army Comrades? Our hearty Cooks—Sergeant Sharp and Corporal Cave—are enjoying the task of supporting the Catering Staff at Munster. To our fellow TA colleagues, Sergeant Sharp has obtained new menus, so be prepared in the future, at our Training Weekends. We thank OC 33 Ordnance Company, Major Laird and his Staff for the wonderful reception, and organisation of our Annual Camp. Look forward to see you all in 1984. 4 Ordnance Battalion 1 BATTALION HEADQUARTERS ^ ^ ^ ^ THE lean, mean and tanned look is now ^ ^ • 1 ^ ^ . the order of the day, and our S02 (Mat) ^^H^^^k Major David Bentley has set the trend with i^^^l^^^B a permanent tan acquired on holiday in . VH^^^^^B Corsica. Rumour has it there is also a ^^^^^^^m sunbed at home!! ^^^^^^ Our intrepid Sergeant Kenny Hogg seeks a young and nubile Au Pair as the 1 "" burden of looking after his sons has left wretched strains on his brow. The DGOS paid us a short visit on his first visit to BAOR in his new capacity. We offer congratulations to our shooting team on qualifying for Bisley, which means our Adjutant Captain Mike Lewington, will be absent yet again, still this could mean POHR for our Chief Clerk Ian McPherson, Lance Corporal Iain Bond of the pressed shirts shocked us into disbelief on achieving best recruit on his RPC2 course, well done lad! On the sporting front, the Battalion Athletics Team worked hard but just failed to come through in the relays. Next year will be different! 41 ORDNANCE COMPANY HAVING successfully managed to organise a major athletics event, the ' Detmold Garrison Charity Volkslauf,' which attracted an estimated one thousand runners and raised a considerable amount of money for charity, the Company turned its attention to the 4 Ordnance Battalion Athletics meeting. This sporting extravaganza was primarly designed to select a Battalion team for the BAOR RAOC Competition; but it is always good to welcome members of 42 and 43 Ordnance Companies to Detmold on a sporting and social basis. Star performers for 41 Ordnance Company were:—eight hundred metres Lance Corporal Thompson and Driver Martin; four hundred metres Second Lieutenant Young; fifteen hundred metres Private Sanders; high jump Staff Sergeant Lambert; long jump Private Whiting; javelin Staff Sergeant Lambert and hammer Corporal Doughty. A scratch tug-of-war team did very well to worry a very competent team from 42 Ordnance Company but, in the end, experience and practise paid off. However, Corporal Wittekind deserves special praise for producing a unit team in under a week! After the athletics the officers moved to 42 Ordnance Company in Minden for a Battalion Ladies Dinner Night. An excellent evening was enjoyed by all, although Captain Paul Blaber and Lieutenant Andy Nixon still can't recall much of it! Other social events have included a unit disco and a Bar-B-Q; both events were highly successful and well supported and thanks go to the Junior Ranks Club Committee for the hard work and effort that went into making these events such a success. In between all this social activity the unit has continued to work hard and long in its technical role. Special praise must go to Second Lieutenant Chris Gooderham, Staff Sergeant Mc- Gurk and all the lads in the Storehouse who have been perform- ing minor miracles. Finally, congratulations to Corporal Walker on his pro- motion to Sergeant, and a warm welcome to Private Burns on his return from the Falkland Islands. i 42 ORDNANCE COMPANY SPORT seems to have been very much to the fore recently. The footballers were very disappointed to have been beaten by 53 Ordnance Company in the semi-final of the CCRAOC Cup; we had hoped to meet 43 Ordnance Company in the final to make it a 4 Ordnance Battalion event. Still, no excuses—CSM Bill Rice assures everyone we'll be there again next season. Staff Sergeant Pete Learmonth seems to have really got the Nijmegen Team going well; they entered the Charity Volkslauf in Det- — 112 — |
| Book number | R0406 |