9th-12th-Lancers - Year 1985 - Page 0031
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| Regiment | 9th/12th Lancers |
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| Year | 1985 |
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as the Squadron 16 during the prepar- ation phase and the open range firingt Our ‘5' Grading was particularly satis~ lying when one considers that we have the fewest number of qualified Gunnery lnstmctors in any Squadron (we obviously go for quality not quantity!) A week after our return to Wolfenbut- tel the whole Squadron departed for three weeks block leave, Lt Cooke in the meantime left for Australia on Exercise Long Look, Exerclae Spearpolm As soon as we returned from block leave. frenzied preparations com- menced for the big Corps FTX. Exercise Spearpoinl 84. Captain Rout- ledge rejoined us. having completed his J.D.S.C. Course. Unlike the other Squadrons who were deployed as part of the Corps Reconnaissance force. B Squadron because of its differing role. deployed with the task of umpiring a TA wheeled reconnaissance regimenl. The Queen‘s Own Yeomanry (QOY) equipped with CVR(W) Fox, who were employed on rear area security tasks. There are a number of ex 9/12L members serving in the QOY — it was good to see Ben Speke and Nick Straker again, Tales from Exercise Spearpoint are numerous and scurrilous but some points are worth mentioning: a. We sat in a wood for a week waiting for the exercise to start. h. The 2lC took up martial arts and became a trainee NINJA! c. Lt Paddy Devine l Armd Regt RAAC joined us for the exercise and was attached to 2 Tp. d. An officer and SNCO from the Royal Hong Kong Volunteer Regt joined us. (LCpl Howes still has night- mares about “MANIMAL!” e. We witnessed the massacre of the QOY RAP by [0 Para(V) in true Aldershot style! f. The LAD broke down. g. B Squadron finally decided they were fed up with umpiringl Please can we play next time! THE 9TH/ IZTH ROYAL LANCERS REGIMENTAI JOURNAI rltct’lltl m Gunner) ( mun ,7 tut-[titling Iur m.» mute luck in \VulIt-uimucl, For the last week of Exercise Spear» point we were re-deployed to umpire the Royal Yeomanry (RY) Again the first person we encountered was another ex 9/lZL Officer Ian Brooking- Thomas. now the 21C of RY. The last few days of the FI'X were spent ad- vancing eastwards against a retreating but not beaten enemyt This was an The Squadron leader In a sombre mood, particularly fortunate for us since it meant that. when "ENDEX" was called on 27 September. we had reached a position only 35 kms from Wolfen~ buttele Much to the other Squadrons‘ annoyance. we motored in through the front gates of Northampton Barracks a clear six hours ahead of everyone else! Christiane Build Up The months of October and Novem- ber were spent bringing our vehicles back to their normal fit state mechan- ically, completing a series of Inter- Squadron sports competitions and then commencing the winter period of in- dividual trade training. We held a successful ”practice" Squadron Christmas Social in the beginning of November. starting a well built girl duo who both went down extremely well. according to the 21C and Cpl Edge! |
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