9th-12th-Lancers - Year 1984 - Page 0072
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| Regiment | 9th/12th Lancers |
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| Year | 1984 |
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rntera, t2rH rtrJvAttANfitns RthMENTAt lOtJHNAt Exercise Snow Queen Exercrse Snow Queen 1983/84 once agatrt saw the Bllt/TZth Ftoyat Lancers thstalted tl't one of the most comfortable and well pnsntonert huts avattabte tn the Attgau Gasthnus Btryckhauste, run by the charnttng and ever helptut Frau Ftscher, can aecomodate 12 students and 6 . permanent staff Ill great style; It IS the envy at every other Regtmetttat hut m the area The atms ot Exerctse Snow Queen are twntutd, ltrstty t0 ptacttse Soldters tn the techntques at downhttt and cross country skung, and secondly, for all those tnvntved to have a thoroughly enjoyable fortntght away truth the trtats and trthulatturts ttt Regtmentat lite H the ttrst at these atnts was not always achteverl, matnty due to weather C(tndtttons the secund was certatnly fulfilled ttt every tnstattce Exercrse Snow Queen IS an tdeal opportuntty to ’escape' from camp and eltjDV a holtday atmosphere for a short pertod durtng the long wmter n'tot'tths trt BAOR. It doesn't even count as leave and, amaztttgty, ttetd condtttons apply Much of the success of the exetctse was due to the hard work and dedication ot the permanent statt, tn parttcutar Lt Marttn, who began work back In October under a tnoulttath of paper work that seemed to tuttow turn around throughout the wtntet Much credtt t5 due to Sgts' Maycock and Strnpktn, who, dunng thetr respecltve pertt’rd as Arlrntn Sgts, ensured a steady flow of beer from the bar, art ample supply of vtdeos and generatty guaranteed the smooth runntng of the hut. A number at skt tnstructrtrs passed through the hut, LCpt Gobbey was the longest servmg. Hts local knowledge and expertence of the area proved rnvaluahte at all tunes. LCpt Conroy, LCpt Lester, Cpt Connor and LCpt WthathS pmvtded the remathtng expert thsiructtert on the slopes, tt ts much to the credtt at all ttve tnstructors that the Regtntent were once agatn able tn complete Exerctse Snow Queen wtthout arty sertous tnturtes or acctdents of any ktnd The Chtet Clerk skting by the seat of hrs pants The Subaru meets Its Watertool The tnen responsible tor teedtt'tg me hungry skters were Pte Barley and Pte Stnrztatr The tanner a . ,vett tame at ‘Battey’s Bend’ nr ’Coekte s Cetnet’ by rntltng out Subaru car on New Year‘s Eve, causntg much grtet to the, OC Hut, whn no tunger had use of a personal Itmctustne, Stnclatr's nutortety was based utt hrs perlurnrance as hut guute t0 the bars and rJtsCQs ot the local area Atthttugh skttng ts the lltajDT pastime on Exerctse SltttW Otleen, the Instructors succeeded tn producrng a remarkably varted tratntng programme. tgtoo hutldtng and snrlw tuttnetttng was undertaken at weekend. but the greatest su ess at all was the ‘plat:cy hag’ course that was butlt behtnd the hut, The Cresta rut't In St Morttz l5 3 constderably stuvver and satet tmttatton 0t thts now tantnus tun. Weekly matches (tn the CUUFSE agatnst the t5/t9th Hussars and Scots Dragoon Guards proved a great success The ch/tZth Lancers, havtttg the advantage of ptaytng tn front of a hurne crowd, retnattted unbeaten throughout the thler Tprs Batters and Moms and Pte Srnctatt probably clocked the fastest ttrnes anetutly, we shall be able to DOlttltTUe next year, |
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