Management Speak
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Slightly divergent.
The recent decision by the Defence Logistics Organisation (after trade union pressure applied) to have an in-house team run against two outside, civilian consortia to take over the supply chain was a bit bizarre, however, the DLO team won so this principle might also be applied to the Defence Training Review. End of creeping civilianisation?
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Anybody remember Bricks & Sticks? General Workshop? DDT Mossie sprays
? That disgusting collection of old inter-connected shanties at Lyneham called Gateway(?) Hotel?
The recent decision by the Defence Logistics Organisation (after trade union pressure applied) to have an in-house team run against two outside, civilian consortia to take over the supply chain was a bit bizarre, however, the DLO team won so this principle might also be applied to the Defence Training Review. End of creeping civilianisation?
Back on sandbag, swings lamp.
Anybody remember Bricks & Sticks? General Workshop? DDT Mossie sprays
? That disgusting collection of old inter-connected shanties at Lyneham called Gateway(?) Hotel?
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Those with memories of Medmenham might be interested to know that the Officers Mess is now a very up-market hotel called Danesfield House(I think), costs an arm, a leg and a couple of extra bits, just to walk through the door. The huts out back have gone though so I am told by one of my, far better off than me, children.
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I seem to remeber taht the wonderful facility at Lyneham was called the Route Hotel (to distinguish it from the not quite 5 star Gaterway Hotel at BZN). Spent many a night there in prep for 5(AB) Bde exercises hiding SLRs under the matresses while we bogged off down to the NAAFI for a pint or 3. (security was a dirty word)
I seem to remeber taht the wonderful facility at Lyneham was called the Route Hotel (to distinguish it from the not quite 5 star Gaterway Hotel at BZN). Spent many a night there in prep for 5(AB) Bde exercises hiding SLRs under the matresses while we bogged off down to the NAAFI for a pint or 3. (security was a dirty word)
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That disgusting collection of old inter-connected shanties at Lyneham called Gateway(?) Hotel?
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Small Arms Trainer.
It's a computerised rifle range that allows standard target shooting and scenario based shoots. Like a bloody big arcade game, but you don't have to pay a pound for a 30 second game!
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It's a computerised rifle range that allows standard target shooting and scenario based shoots. Like a bloody big arcade game, but you don't have to pay a pound for a 30 second game!
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If the DLO won with its in-house bid, it doesn't mean the end of creeping civilianisation - it just means the civilians will be civil servants, not contractors...
The Route Hotel at Lyneham is the worst Service accommodation I have ever stayed in - I would prefer a tent at the end of the runway at some sandy sh**hole over it any day! In comparison, the Gateway was 5*!
If the DLO won with its in-house bid, it doesn't mean the end of creeping civilianisation - it just means the civilians will be civil servants, not contractors...
The Route Hotel at Lyneham is the worst Service accommodation I have ever stayed in - I would prefer a tent at the end of the runway at some sandy sh**hole over it any day! In comparison, the Gateway was 5*!
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"Gateway House" is of course at Brize and despite four years there, I never had the pleasure of crossing the threshold. Got stuck in the "Route Hotel" for almost two weeks though, hand carrying a Watts Datum Compass from Changi to The Admiralty Compass Observatory at Reading. Boarding priority was too low to get assigned to a flight. They were moving huge numbers of Pongoes to somewhere or other, mostly Scottish infantry - Oh God the horror of it! It still gives me the heeby-jeebies. In the end they bussed me direct to Brize to board a "luxury" flight on a VC10.
Then there was the "Blue Spitoon" in Gan with its own private joke - reception was only manned during aircraft transits so they had a "Please Ring For Service" bell push at reception. It wasn't connected up and didn't do anything. I was stuck there for two weeks as well, after doing a routine "unscheduled engine change" on a Belfast. Witnessed an interesting real blood and teeth punch up between a Shackleton Skipper and a VC10 Captain over crew accommodation and air conditioning. How the guys managed a whole year there I can never understand. No wonder they were all quite mad and communicated in their own private gibberish - most things were I remember, either not having or gizzit.
At least Changi had the honesty to identify their own hell hole as the "Transit Hotel" and the delights of Changi Village were just outside the door...
Then there was the "Blue Spitoon" in Gan with its own private joke - reception was only manned during aircraft transits so they had a "Please Ring For Service" bell push at reception. It wasn't connected up and didn't do anything. I was stuck there for two weeks as well, after doing a routine "unscheduled engine change" on a Belfast. Witnessed an interesting real blood and teeth punch up between a Shackleton Skipper and a VC10 Captain over crew accommodation and air conditioning. How the guys managed a whole year there I can never understand. No wonder they were all quite mad and communicated in their own private gibberish - most things were I remember, either not having or gizzit.
At least Changi had the honesty to identify their own hell hole as the "Transit Hotel" and the delights of Changi Village were just outside the door...
Management Speak - what else could you expect to be introduced by a very non-operational pilot chief (also known as 'the sink') - he couldn't exactly stir you with operational tales of daring do, could he???
LJ
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