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AGC JOURNAL 2018

Corps Sergeant Editorial

Major By Major (Retired) Joseph Bright MBE

As our 25th Anniversary year came to

By Warrant Officer Class One (Corps Sergeant Major) Colin Morrison

a close in April, we look forward to
the next 25 years and the challenges
I was fortunate to be appointed the Corps
Sergeant Major in April 2018, and several and rewards that will bring.
opportunities were presented to visit and
participate in Corps events during the year.
Your Army Out and About

We’ve got a wonderful magazine for you this year Early in the year I was in Cyprus for their annual
filled with interesting stories about events and Triple Crown and it was good to meet our people

Triple Crown Challenge tragically lost their lives in the First World War, a activities that our people have been involved in, at out there. During the Wimbledon Championships I
very moving experience to say the least. home and overseas. I hope you enjoy reading it and had the privilege of being invited to photograph the
We welcomed over 850 competitors from across the tell others what a great Corps we are and how you work of the Military Stewards. It was a fantastic day
Corps. A fantastic event which was extremely well Adventurous Training enjoying being in ‘Your Army’. and I met many members of our Corps who were
supported not only by our own personnel, but also stewarding. In October I went to Sennybridge with
by the Royal Air Force. It was clear that they all felt Exercise Golden Lion was an opportunity for our Adventurous Training the Corps Sergeant Major to the Cambrian Patrol
part of the Corps family even though their uniform people to participate in adventurous training in Medal Presentation Ceremony where the Corps
is light blue. This demonstrates our inclusivity as a Neustift, Austria. I watched young soldiers grow in In the following pages you will be able to read about team, led by Captain Andy Common were awarded a

Corps which can only deepen our relations across confidence and develop their skills through a wide canoeing in the Amazon, walking in the Grand Bronze medal, an outstanding achievement and we
the other services. Closer to home, it was refreshing range of activities. Rock climbing was one of the Canyon, sailing in the Solent to trekking in Nepal are determined to strive for a Silver or Gold in 2019.
to be alongside several of our more junior members challenging events. We set to climb the most vertical and Everest, to name a few. In November I was at the Tower of London with
who never fail to amaze me with their leadership rock face and all our team excelled; they were Lieutenant Colonel Andy Lowe BEM for a seminar

skills, tenacity, and determination which was extremely confident and strong in their approach. It Sport and we met Yeoman Warder, Moira Cameron.
evident throughout the challenge itself. certainly pushed me outside of my comfort zone, but
with gritty determination and a very good mountain We now have two Martial Arts world champions Endnote
Sport 2018 climbing instructor, the summit was reached. in the Corps. You can read about their triumphs on
page 192 and 193. Our Netball team had outstanding As Assistant Corps Secretary and Editor of the
It is a huge privilege to be the Corps Sports Secretary. success during 2018 by winning the Inter Corps Premier Corps Magazine, I am not going anywhere
Sport is a fantastic mechanism for developing our Championships and many of the team played yet, but watch this space. Take care of yourselves,
people and enhancing their overall communication for the Army where they won the Inter Services wherever you are.

and confidence within a sporting environment. The Championships. Wakeboarding appears in the

first event I attended was the Woolwich Cup final Journal for the first time. Best Wishes.

in Aldershot which resulted in a win for the Royal
Engineers. However, our Netball team achieved
success at the Inter Corps Championships. These are
two examples of our sporting prowess throughout
the year, and you will read about many more in the
pages of this Journal. In these examples ‘esprit de
corps’ and team ethos were evident throughout. This
year promises to be exciting on the sporting front With the Royal Air Force
and is something that we as a Corps need to support team at the ranges Major (Retired) Joseph Bright MBE
in terms of releasing our personnel. during the Triple Crown Editor AGC Journal
Remembrance

W e held our annual Commemoration Service at the
We held our annual Commemoration Service at the
National Memorial Arboretum in July and it was

a significant event. This outlines the importance
of remembering those from across the Corps who
have passed on; I was humbled to be part of it. The
have passed on; I was humbled to be part of it. The

Warrant Officer Class One (Corps

Westminster Abbey Field of Remembrance was W arrant Offi cer Class One (Corps At the Tower of London
Sergeant Major) Colin Morrison
extremely poignant, 100 years on from Armistice with Yeoman Warder Moira Cameron
Day as we and other Arms and Services from across Follow us on Twitter and Lieutenant Colonel Andy Lowe
Defence came together to remember those who @AGCSgtMaj

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