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Regt through the turn around at Trails End The pace stick proved to be a real asset, as 
Camp is never ideal but over a few beers it was a point and a nod proved to be the accepted 
all guns blazing.
norm and they got the idea in the end. 16 Sig 
Regt soon came on the horizon and after lots of 

Time quickly moved on and after an eventful Op pixie dust was used, I got the post for my inal 
Telic and Op Tosca (Chief Instructor UNRATT) oh tour. For personal reasons it was a no brainer, 
the hardships that we have to bare, it was off to but the Regt has been brilliant. Being part of a 
RMAS and syndicate leader. For me, the thought Campaign Signal Regiment is quite eventful in 

of a repetitive programme teaching the same its own right as they are part of 5 Regt’s that 
thing term in and term out did not appeal but how rotate through Afghanistan and as you can 
wrong could I have been. The guys that I worked imagine, it’s generally in one form of training or 
with on a daily basis will be etched in my memory in support of another.

for a long time to come and most will be hard 
to forget, for the right reasons of course. ARRC My job for Herrick 16 has been the unenviable 
Sp Bn was my next calling. We all get tested in task of ROG SSM, one that I would not wish on 
different guises throughout our career and the my worst enemy. G1 has a whole new meaning 

ARRC proved to be one of those places, not for in my life with the endless change parades into 
the daily routine, it was all of the external inluence No 2’s to discipline the lads and lasses or taking 
and politics that had the biggest impact with the the Pde’s for the CO/OC. Life is starting to ease 
average Maj and Lt Col appearing to be run of as I start to wind down and get my resettlement 
the mill and trying their hardest to climb that ever done and then on for my inal tour.

so elusive ladder. ARRCADE FUSION will be for 
ever etched in my mind as one of the biggest and There are far too many personalities that I’d 
most expensive exercises that you can imagine like to mention here for my goodbyes but I 
and with the real estate that was needed it was wish everybody that I have worked with all the 

a sight to behold. For my part, Visiting Troops very best for the future and hope that you get 
Sgt Maj was to be my job and if you can imagine everything you deserve.
all of the different nationalities across Europe and 
the States, it was never going to be easy to get 
WO2 (QMSI) (SSM) Shaun Blakemore
across exactly what you needed them to do.



RHINE SUPPORT UNIT 

MY FINAL MBS NOTES


WO2 (QMSI) Mills RAPTC

R
hine Garrison oficially closes on August 2013, allowing us to deal with the have been lexible, friendly and assisted 
31st March 2014, marking the multitude of G4 taskings left to close the me in delivering a high standard every 
end of 62 years of a British military
vast complex down. The unit is diverse in time. We have set a high standard of 

presence in Mönchengladbach. The camp that we deal with a multitude of different support and delivery that I am sure will be 
has been home to thousands of troops taskings and requests, over my 3 2 year carried on with the move of HQ BFG to 
from all three services, civilian personnel tenure we have supported international Bielefeld in summer 2013.
and a strong multi national element. The rugby, cricket, BA(G) level sport, Nijmegen 

closure also coincides with the end of my marches support and numerous other I have followed some well known fellow 
service with a move into civilian life from sporting competitions. We also get the Corps members who have held this 
April 2014 after 22 years.
chance to utilise the golf course at Elmpt position, they include, Martyn Usher, Paul 
in our spare time of course.
Molloy, Tracey Sutton, Tony Mee, Wayne 

Rhine Support Unit will inish supporting Cooper, Bruce Murin, John Irving, Paul 
the Headquarters of HQ BFG on 31st
My staff has dwindled from a start in Stewart, Dave Boocock, Russ Bailey, 
2010 of myself as QMSI, 1 x SI RAPTC Ricki Tanner and inally myself for the last 
and 4 x E2 AAPTI’s to today, myself plus 3 years.
2 x AAPTI’s, however as ever the work 

commitments do not abate. The support We are planning to go out with a bang 
from my staff has been outstanding; they
with a number of celebrations before the

















QMSI Mills Golf-RSU
JHQ Big house





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