Headquarter Company
by Capt J K M Lam RRF
OC: Maj A Taylerson PSAO: Capt Butler CSM: WO2 (CSM) Moody SPSI:
Sgt Rushton QPSI: WO2 Garstang
At the start of the new financial year, the Company resumed its training activities as normal. The new Officer Commanding, Maj Angus Taylerson, was keen to unite all sub units and departments of the Company to train and operate as a Company although each and every one of them is rather unique in its respective functional rôle. With encouragement and motivation from the hierarchy, the commitment of the soldiers of the Company was beginning to strengthen. The soldiers were not only encouraged to attend their training with a positive manner but were also encouraged to bring in their friends to join the Company. Training programmes based upon the Workplace Training Scheme was planned and published ahead so that members could look forward to those activities which they were required to attend. Training was not limited only to the Drill Hall or the classroom as it was also being conducted outside in the field at St Christopher’s Park behind the TA Centre. Social activities, from a drink in Cole’s Bar to a casual dinner over the Kingsbury Range weekend to cheering the disappointing England team at the World Cup, were also arranged whenever possible after all the required training had been carried out and the hard work done. The size of the Company parading on training nights has gradually begun to increase which is very encouraging for the future.
Apart from the new Company Commander, we continued to be supervised and looked
after by WO2 (CSM) Moody who had to travel some 80 miles each way between his home and the TA Centre every Training night. The Javelin Platoon was disbanded so SPSI Javelin became HQ Company SPSI who has since completed his regular service and returned to enjoy civilian life. Sgt Rushton arrived from 3 MERCIAN to take over as the Signal PSI and he subsequently became HQ Company SPSI. Several soldiers returned from Normandy Company after a successful tour on Op Herrick 10. Capt Comery, who had been the Ops Officer and Company 2ic Normandy Company, returned as Battalion Ops Officer. The RSO, Capt Lam, who was Company IO of Normandy Company and CV Sgt “Sonic” Newell rejoined the Signals Platoon with Sgt Helliwell who had kept things ticking over. LCpl Bolus rejoined Javelin Platoon with Sgt Talbot: they were now part of the HQ Rifle Platoon. WO2 Jones, who was CSM E Company, has moved to the post of RQMS. WO2 Garstang is the QPSI for HQ Company in addition to his duties as the MTWO (V).
For most of the Battalion Training Weekends, soldiers from the Company support the
training by either providing manpower for the enemy/CIVPOP or filling in with other Companies to form their exercising troops. There were also occasions on which the Officers and SNCOs were required to attend their own training to enhance their knowledge. The QM with his department had organised a very fruitful G4 Study Day for the officers and SNCOs over a Battalion Training weekend. The Stores Department and the MT/REME Department had not only demonstrated how equipments should be looked after but had also held a final test to ensure that the information had been taken in by those attending.
Pte Williams, the Company recruiter, continued with his tremendous effort to find new recruits. The target number set by the OC would surely be met before long. The PSAO, Capt Butler, and his AO, Mrs Liz Tonn, continued to look after our administration and welfare without which the Company could not have operated in such an efficient manner.
88 October 2010
The Mercian Eagle
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