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Sgts Mess Trg Day 2008
Friday night saw the arrival of most instructors,
and all had arrived by 21:00hrs. After being given bed spaces all retired
to the bar for light refreshments.
Saturday morning at 06:30 was reveille and after a hearty breakfast we
held Muster Parade. This was followed by a drill parade when some instructors,
under the eye of the RSM, discovered that they were perhaps not as competent
as they thought they were..... a learning curve for all!
The Commandant then made his opening address and handed the proceedings
over to Captain O’Brien.
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The adults were split into 6 teams and took part in a round robin of events including archery, clay shooting, radio/signals training, paintball, orienteering and skill at arms on the LSW |
Everyone completed
their red book tests and those that required it took the matrix
test. Some had FMT600 familiarisation with county HQ staff, Captain
Bloor and Captain Walton. |
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At the end of the day Colonel Pickering gave a camp briefing and then we had a short formal mess meeting. A busy day for all!
The evening
activities commenced with a curry, cooked by our Ghurka chef - it
was excellent. This was followed by a casino night arranged by SMI
Cross and the entertainments committee. |
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Fortunes were won and lost on the turn of a card.
I personally lost £17,000!! Congratulations to SSI Love who won
the most money and a bottle of champagne. As SI Hunt decided to wipe me
out in the poker room, I think I owe him one.
It was interesting to see how serious it became and all I can say is that
I am glad it was not real money. However, this could be a way to recover
mess bills…(only joking)!
All those who attended had a great time and Sunday saw a clean up before
the departure for home locations.
RSMI Joe McIntyre
