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AGC JOURNAL 2018



                              Adjutant                                                                                                Foreword



                              General’s Corps                                                                                         By Colonel Frances Castle MBE ADC


                                                                                                                                      Welcome to the 2018 edition of the Corps Journal.
                                                                                                                                      This will be my last as your Corps Colonel as I
                                                                                                                                      prepare to hand over to my successor Colonel
                              Colonel in Chief                                                                                        Karen Graham OBE in the Spring. I wish her the
                              Her Majesty The Queen
                                                                                                                                      very best in what is a fantastic role which has

                              Deputy Colonels in Chief                                                                                been my privilege to fill for the last few years.
                              Her Royal Highness The Duchess of Gloucester GCVO
                              Her Royal Highness The Duchess of Kent GCVO

                              Colonel Commandant                                                                                      Events and Achievements                        been extraordinary. We aspire to improving our website
                              Lieutenant General T R Urch CBE                                                                                                                        including access for our veterans to ensure we are all able
                                                                                                                                      Following our very eventful 25th Anniversary year, this year   to stay in touch and informed.
                              Assistant Colonel Commandant                                                                            too has been filled with a host of events, achievements and

                              Major General I B L Jones CB                                                                            even more change.  Despite the pace of change and the ever-  Project Wellesley
                                                                                                                                      increasing demands on our people, we go from strength to
                              Deputy Colonels Commandant                                                                              strength in terms of sporting participation, tours all over the   Project Wellesley continues to evolve. The new Corps
                                                                                                                                      world, successes in Inter-Corps Championships, individual
                              Major General R B Bruce CBE DSO                                                                         glory as well as engagement at Grass Roots level, which is   Headquarters building is rising from the ashes of the old
                                                                                                                                                                                     school and the new Worthy Down Gym and Medical Centre are
                              Major General B J Bathurst CBE                                                                          critical to the future. This year boasted the biggest ever Exercise   taking shape. Whilst the management of sporting fixtures and

                              Lieutenant General S R Skeates CBE                                                                      White Lion, (though I suspect next year may be even bigger),   other large events will continue to be a challenge amidst the
                              Lieutenant General R E Nugee CVO CBE                                                                    and Triple Crown Challenge. For all of these, it is those who   ongoing work, it is important that Worthy Down continues to
                                                                                                                                      give their time and effort into organising, instructing, coaching   be our home underpinning our Corps identity. Please bear with

                              Head of Profession Staff and Personnel Support                                                           and mentoring who make it possible and to whom we owe a   it; the investment in our people is exciting and the end result

                                                                                                                                      huge debt of gratitude.
                              Colonel M P Sykes OBE                                                                                                                                  will be second to none.
                                                                                                                                                                                     Remembrance
                              Provost Marshal (Army) and Commander 1 Military Police Brigade
                              Brigadier D S Neal                                                                                                                                     I would like to pause for a moment to remember those we
                                                                                                                                                                                     have lost this year; their names appear on the inside back
                              Head of Profession, Educational and Training Services                                                                                                  cover. It was lovely to see many of the families at the National
                              Brigadier S Anderson                                                                                                                                   Memorial Arboretum and the Field of Remembrance and we
                                                                                                                                                                                     trust that they will stay in touch and know that we are here to
                                                                                                                                                                                     support.
                              Director Army Legal Services
                              Major General S K Ridge CB                                                                                                                             Experiences
                              Corps Headquarters                                                                                                                                     The pages of this Journal demonstrate the huge variety of
                              Colonel Adjutant General’s Corps: Colonel F E Castle MBE ADC                                                                                           experiences across the Corps and I hope that you enjoy reading
                              Corps Secretary: Lieutenant Colonel (Retired) M J R Cotton MBE                                                                                         them and are inspired by them. As ever, we owe our thanks to
                                                                                                                                                                                     Major (Retired) Joe Bright who has been Editor for the Corps
                              Assistant Corps Secretary: Major (Retired) J Bright MBE                                                                                                Journal for 16 years now and, whilst he threatens that every
                              Corps Sergeant Major: Warrant Officer Class One C J Morrison AGC(SPS)                                                                                    year will be his last as Editor, we still benefit from his massive



                                                                                                                                                                                     enthusiasm and pride in producing the best Corps Journal.
                              Regimental Alliances
                              South African Finance Corps                                                                                                                            Endnote
                              Canadian Forces Security Branch
                              The Royal Australian Corps of Military Police                                                                                                          I wish you all a prosperous and rewarding year and hope
                              Royal New Zealand Military Police                                                                                                                      to see as many of you as I can before I depart. Remember,
                                                                                                                                                                                     the Corps Sergeant Major and I share the office in Corps


                              Corps of Military Police (Pakistan)                                                                       Pace Stick                                   Headquarters and the door is open and the kettle never far
                              The Sri Lanka Corps of Military Police                                                                    drill at                                     aw ay from b oiling.
                                                                                                                                                                                     away from boiling.
                                                                                                                                        Sandhurst
                              Malaysian Military Police
                              The Royal Australian Army Educational Corps
                              The Royal New Zealand Army Education Corps                                                              Our Support
                              The Canadian Forces Legal Branch
                              The Australian Army Legal Corps                                                                         In Corps Headquarters, we aim to support you in
                                                                                                                                      whatever you aspire to achieve, be it sport, adventure
                              Bonds of Friendship                                                                                     training, fraternal activity, esprit de corps events where
                                                                                                                                      training, fraternal activity, esprit de corps events where
                                                                                                                                      we can come together to celebrate our shared bond and
                              HMS Lancaster                                                                                           we can come together to celebrate our shared bond and
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                              United States Army Military Police Corps                                                                friendship. We have worked hard this year to improve   Colonel Frances Castle MBE ADC
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                              United States Army Finance Corps                                                                        our social media presence and the uplift in activity has   Colonel Adjutant General’s Corps
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