9th-12th-Lancers - Year 2004 - Page 0029
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| Regiment | 9th/12th Lancers |
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| Year | 2004 |
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REGIMENTAL JOURNAL OF THE 9TH/12TH ROYAL LANCERS (PRINCE OF WALES’S) Z7 Your fr/efld/y, he/pfu/ Q dept, Admin Troop Admin Troop has changed completely since the return of the Squadron from OP TELIC. SSgt, now WOZ Shane White has been posted to a Cadet Training Team in Cardiff and Tpr “Mez” Merryweather moved to Support Troop. The two old sweats of the Troop, Cpl “Fern” Hancock and LCpl “Simmo” Simpson have both remained to give the new Q man a helping hand (A big helping hand). SSgt Windy Millar has joined the Troop from the appointment of Provost Sergeant and Tpr Paddy 0’ Kelly has joined the Troop from Support Troop. The Troop has been busy with a good old fashioned sort out (spring clean) since OP TELIC carrying on with the usual paperwork trail of checks and returns, not to mention the daily head scratching and time consuming wrestle with the UNICOM terminal. The Squadron Accommodation Block now looks like Joseph’s multi coloured dream coat with rooms painted every colour imaginable and some colours until now undiscovered. Bonfire night saw the introduction of the Squadron’s bustling big boy (Fern’s) burger bar, well an 18 - 24 with a number five cooker! This saw the culinary diversity of Simmo and Paddy’s burger flipping. (With a great deal of help from the catering departmentl). Gunnery Camp has shown the steady flow of more burger eating and the inevitable Tprs with no money pleading poverty and wanting everything on tick. We now have the unenviable task of cleaning up after Gunnery Camp and cleaning the number five cook set, complete with welded on lard. The Troop is hold- ing out for a Merry Christmas and as usual a busy and hecti_c . nuar’f’ 6f . New Year with numerous Quarterly Checks and Officers! 1%. / 'Squadron and VRegi Cab/e car up, Cheers easy, Fitter Section It was all change for the fitter section post Op Telic. Only 1 sur- viving member remained, (LCpl Dale), as the rest were posted out and new personalities arrived. Some with no CVR (T) expe- rience but that just made things more challenging. A steep learning curve was ahead for all. First off was preparation for the relocation to Bavaria for Ex Swabian Lance. The Fitter section managing to get the entire fleet roadworthy in time for this mammoth event. During the exercise we coped with numerous breakdowns and many other faults but always maintaining a high percentage of equipment availability involving all trades. Prior to breaking up for leave Cpl Sallis and LCpl Dale managed to escape for another week in Bavaria as part of the LAD organised mountain bike adventure training. We pushed our bikes and efforts to the limits and despite falling off occasionally the fun factor far outweighed the pain. After the summer leave we returned to a more relaxed rou- tine before building up to the annual firing camp. Once again all trades worked hard to keep the standard of equipment avail- ability high. The last big event of the year was the long awaited opening of the rebuilt bar and the Christmas party combined. All the sec- tion attended and despite our memories being a bit vague had an excellent evening. Looking to the busy year ahead, once again departing to sunny climes, we will continue to supply the high standards we have set in all aspects of our work, including fit- ness. Despite being a small (and comparatively older) section I believe we are leading the troops in the Squadron fitness assess- ments. Despite being ‘attached’ personnel, we have been readi- ly accepted into the squadron ‘ d continue to take part in ntal activitr s and when they arise. t you cafl ‘t eee are the 2 other bogged Wreckers afld CRAV |
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