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4 RANGER
SJTS’ MESS MATTERS
Normally the beginning of the year is a quiet time for the Mess and its committee. Here at 4 RANGER, this was not meant to be and preparations for the upcoming Dine Out night were soon in full flow. The Mess had the pleasure of saying farewell to five members of the Rangers and RIFLES, including the 4 RANGER RSM, WO1 Will Rigby.
The night was a great chance for all mess members to unite and celebrate the careers of fellow Rangers and Riflemen. With a healthy
attendance, each leaving member was dined out with exceptional speeches and some questionable stories. The night was a huge success and a credit to WO2 Tommy Benbow and his team for delivering an exceptional evening.
In March, Maj Gen Strickland DSO MBE, GOC 6th (UK) Division visited New Normandy Barracks. He was hosted by the CO and introduced to Rangers that had recently returned from operations and the facilitators of the Hostile Environments Course. He dined
Recently, the Mess have hosted
its own Officers to lunch
Sjts enjoying Officers’ Mess food
with the Officers and Senior ranks and was treated to an excellent Nepalese curry.
Recently, the Mess have hosted its own Officers to lunch. This is now becoming a quarterly tradition in which, the senior mess members accompany officers from their departments. It’s a great way of building team cohesion.
Soldiers dined out were the following: WO1(RSM) Rigby, WO2 Willmott, CSjts Pearson and Decker, Sjt Downey.
WO2 AQMS Payne PMC WOs and SNCOs Mess 4 RANGER
Mess members dining under the Falcon at the Dine Outs
Sjts Mess leavers
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