9th-12th-Lancers - Year 2013 - Page 0044
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| Regiment | 9th/12th Lancers |
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| Year | 2013 |
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42 REGIMENTAL JOURNAL OF THE 9TH/12TH ROYAL LANCERS (PRINCE OF WALES'S) The Chaplain Writes: The word of (a man close to) God 013 has been an eventful year with the 9th/ 12th Royal Lanc- ers (POW’S), full of great challenges and opportunities. Here are some of the highlights of the year. The year was full of Mission Specific Training for the regiment following on from the training we gained in BATUS Canada in November 12. In Feb 13 I got go out and spend a few weeks with B SQN in Cyprus where they were training for their role as the Brigade Reconnaissance Force later on in the year on HER- RICK 19. They were taken through their paces in all manner of ways and I got to join them night hiking up Mt Olympus in Tru- dos in writhing snow storms, in complete contrast to the train- ing in Akrotiri in the Cyprian heati In Cyprus and throughout the year I supplemented the MST with training in Values and Standards and at the end of our uaining in Cyprus we had a field service bringing together everything we had learnt and placing ourselves in God’s hands for the future challenge of operations in Afghanistan. Little did we know just how true that would be when we faced the loss of LCpl Jay Brynin (who was there that day) a few months later. The loss ofJames was a bitter blow at the beginning of Ops in Afghanistan, but we take consolation that he died doing what he loved and we are proud to have served with him! For me personally caring for the Sqn and particularly Jay’s colleagues and friends who formed the LEWT team in the aftermath of his loss was a real privilege, as was leading the vigil in Bastion and the Ramp Ceremony as we repatriated Jay back to his family in the UK. It’s something I will never forget! My wife Juliette and myself also provided MST for families with the Strong Bonds Marriage Course and the “Dealing With Dis- tance” session aimed at helping couples better handle the stress- , ‘ _ . es that enforced separation due to deployment creates. Then in 7 ‘ a ' , September we also provided a families weekend away at Church |
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