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SPORT
AMS Hockey
Maj Kate Porter RADC
After an 11-year break from playing hockey, I dusted off the shin pads
and stick and started playing for the AMS Ladies Hockey Team. It has been a great year, and I have thoroughly enjoyed getting back out on the pitch playing with a group of motivated and driven women.
After being out for so long the rules in hockey have completely changed and it took me a while to get my head around them. Everyone was very understanding and supportive which made all the difference.
During the season we have struggled to field a squad of 11, on one occasion we had 8 players compared to the opposition who had 11. With great leadership, skill and a team spirit we managed to win
3-2. Needless to say, I couldn’t walk for 3 days afterwards!!!
The end of year finished with the inter corps championships. The AMS got through to the final, beating everyone in their path. Over the past 4 years the AMS have met the AGC in the finals and this year was no different, it was all to play for. When the final whistle was blown it was 2-2 and the AGC had just won a penalty corner (the final play of the match) and scored. It was a disappointing loss but everyone had put in
100%. I am looking forward to next year’s season kicking off in September. If anyone in the RADC fancies representing the AMS next year at hockey, please get in touch - we
are always looking for complete beginners to experienced hockey players.
MILITARY MATTERS
RADC Regimental Calendar 2019
Maj (Retd) John Sharp – RADC Regimental Secretary
Friday 15 – Sunday 17 March
RADC Reserve Conference – Plymouth Point of Contact – Lt Col E McColl RADC (Res)
Tuesday 9 April
Chief Dental Officer (Army) Study Day (Admin Order will be issued separately)
Donald Taylor Memorial Lecture and Dinner Night (Blue Book Event)
Thursday 6 June
Founder’s Day - RH Chelsea
The Corps receives a very limited number of tickets for this event (normally only 2) and it is normally necessary to allocate this limited number by ballot. Anyone interested in being included in a ballot
for these tickets must contact RHQ by 31 March at the latest (applicants should
be prepared to accept a single ticket if successful in ballot).
September
The RADC Corps Event
(The successor event to Corps
Weekend) Will be held in the month of September. Due to the inability to predict accommodation availability with certainty at this stage, it is not possible to specify any further detail until closer to the date. An Admin Order will therefore be issued separately.
Friday 4 October
RADC Officers’ Annual Reunion Dinner (Blue Book Event)
Thursday 7 November
Field of Remembrance
Colonels Commandant, Chief Dental
Officer (Army) and a small party of
Corps personnel attend St Margaret’s Churchyard, Westminster, and lay wreaths at the RADC Corps Plot. A limited number of tickets are available for this event and anyone wishing to be considered for allocation should contact RHQ by no later than 31 August.
Sunday 10 November
Remembrance Sunday Cenotaph Parade
A contingent of RADC Association personnel marches past the cenotaph as part of Remembrance Sunday Events. This event is growing in popularity, and due to the RBL and Met Police security processes it is essential that anyone wishing to take part contacts RHQ by no later than 30 June.
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