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2016
Joint Service Administration Unit

Shrivenham

By Staff Sergeant Danielle Taylor

Joint Service Administration
Unit Shrivenham is a Tri

Service Unit providing
administration to Senior
Officers from all three services
along with international
students from over 49
different countries.

Station Health & Wellbeing
Day 2016

The Station Health and Wellbeing Day
organised by myself and Yvonne Parsons
was hailed a success after over 300
people visited over 30 stands by local
civilian business’ ranging from exercise
to education and beauty. This was a Universities. With the
successful community engagement project Squadrons being detached,
that will continue to grow year on year. administering them can be
difficult and requires regular
Sport Representation liaison visits to ensure the
mix of regular and reserve
service personnel in the
I represented the Corps in the Inter Corps Squadrons receive the
Netball Championships in Aldershot where correct administration.
our A team reached the final against
the Royal Logistic Corps to sadly lose by Unit Bonding Looking Forward
only a few goals. Myself and Tom Keddy
participated in the Station 10K race which Our personnel make as much effort as The Unit has another busy year ahead
only increased the rivalry between the possible to socialise as a group; of course, with taking on the extra role of the G1
Army and Navy…….yes the Navy came as with any busy unit, this can be difficult. administration of the Defence Attaches
2nd to the Army….again. Other members However, we routinely organise office and the turnaround of students again in
of the staff also walked the route for functions and with the swift turnaround the autumn.
charity raising money for Sport Relief.
of the Navy returning to ship there is
always a leaving function to attend. Of
Defence Technical late we have done a steady walk over the
Undergraduate Scheme White Horse, followed by a pub lunch.
All activities are enjoyed thoroughly by
Shrivenham is a very busy and diverse the office, as it offers a good opportunity Above:
Joint Service Command Staff College Forum displaying
unit which includes administering to bond away from the day to day work international flags from students attending courses

four detached Squadrons consisting environment and the morale of the office Below:
of Officer Cadets based in Newcastle, as a whole is testament to this. Station 10K race. Jack Simcox, Tom Keddy, Danielle Taylor,
Leicester, Birmingham and Southampton Neil Hughes, Gaynor Tanner, Debbie Etherington and
Christine Crichton

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