9th-12th-Lancers - Year 2005 - Page 0034
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| Regiment | 9th/12th Lancers |
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| Year | 2005 |
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32 REGIMENTAL JOURNAL OF THE 9TH/12TH ROYAL LANCERS (PRINCE OF WALES’S) SQMS Department My tenure as SQMS started early in the year of 2005 thrown right in at the deep end with a HO/TO between the two SQMSs, a quarterly check and B00 all at the same time. Who said men couldn’t multi task! That task complete it was straight in and down to business with the team at hand, which consisted of Cpl Meadows, LCpl Nyambira, Tpr Smith 059 and Tpr Moore. Many thanks to WO II Clarke for a thorough handover howev- er, any budding SQMSs reading this just make sure that you check the bottom draw. Onto the next major event on the calendar which was the Technical Firing Period (Gunnery Camp) for the old school. A few Troop changes at this point just to make life more interest- ing as I lost Cpl Meadows and Tpr Smith and acquired Cpl Wilkinson and LCpl Hughes. A scouser in the store, interest- ing. Tpr Moore also pulled a vanishing trick and sloped off to gain his B3 Gunnery The greatest shock to the system was administering HQ Sqn ranges; let me tell you there are some serious burger munchers in the Sqn. Of course we battled through and at no point did any person go without his hourly ration. Then we were ambushed by the IBT which came as a great sur- prise to many members of the team, especially because of the amount of participation. Only problem the Sqn still required administering, step in the SUPER Q also known as Sgt Pritchard. With out whom I’m sure the department would have been working even longer hours than already in place. Sennelager also gave us many different challenges, and of course I’ll never forget the look on Cpl Wilkinson and LCpl Hughes face having just completed the team pair’s fire and manoeuvre. Another unforgettable memory will be seeing LCpl Hughes in Dish-Dash shouting “Derka Derka Mohamed Jihad” whilst try- ing to train or catch out the Sqn during continuation training. The final part of the training took place on our local patch on the Hohne training area. The next change around in the team was due to a malicious rumour that LCpl Nyambira did indeed have a brain cell so he was immediately transferred to the train- ing wing and the Intelligence Cell. Where as I gained an up and thrusting member of the Trooper population, Tpr Cooper. AKA Super Trooper Cooper the Disco Dancing Tutor, who lost, who gained, you decide. Another member who joined is LCpl Smith, AKA Rimmer, apparently due to repeated statements to the OC of the Sqn about being incorrectly dressed. The new team now set in stone (HA HA) prepped all stores for the move to sunny Iraq, oh and squeezed in another quarterly check! Now in Iraq having administered the move across which of course was a serious eye opener, and I think that I can sit here and say that we didn’t forget anything, is a true testament to the department and those that were working for me at the time. One of the greatest moments in the tour so far belongs to Tpr Cooper, who while being in charge of the LECs (locally employed work force) and supervising their work got stuck straight into international relationship and language skills. With his new appointment as the LEC LO he soon conquered the language barrier and had the locals stating “Derka Derka Shish Kebab Mohamed, I’ll put a Jihad on your Ass! Finally I would like to thank even the former members of the team for all their hard work and placing their trust in me, unfor- tunately being within the SQMS department there are very few times when you are actually thanked, that I do now. My great- est thanks go to our partners who are rarely mentioned and without their support things would probably be very different. As they say behind every great man is an even greater women, thank you Fiona. Provost Troop Two new faces to the provost troop this year, Sgt Pumford took over from Sgt Edwards in February, shortly followed by LCpl Marland, LCpl Marland I hear you say! There’s a saying, up north, that poachers make the best game keepers! Only LCpl Stanley remained from the old Provost troop. Well we needed at least one person who knows what they are doing or at least sound convincing when asked anything! A bit of a broken start to the year with Sgt Pumford away at the All Arms Drill Wing learning how to drink Port, march and shout all at the same time. Then straight away on the Regimental Police course in Colchester learning how to march personnel to Jail whilst drinking port and shouting, all at the same time! SSgt James bemg show/fl Who the daady /s, |
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