Newsletter of The Royal Regiment of Scotland Regimental Headquarters, The Castle, Edinburgh, EH1 2YT Regt Lt Col – Lt Col J A J Calder Web Site: www.army.mod.uk/infantry/regts/scots
Issue No: 005
Aug 2010
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FORECAST REGIMENTAL ACTIVITY Current Manning
Estimated Manning 01 Jan 11
-52
-47
1 SCOTS
-68
-31
2 SCOTS
-105
-124
3 SCOTS 4 SCOTS
-163
-127
(AI estab)
(AI estab)
-52
-18
JUL 2010
AUG SEP OCT OP HERRICK 12
NOV
DEC
JAN 2011
FEB
MAR
APR
MAY
JUN
ROYAL GUARD PDT
UK SPEARHEAD LEAD ELEMENT BATTLEGROUP
EX GRAND PRIX, KENYA
5 SCOTS
OP HERRICK 13
MST for OP HERRICK 15 PDT
PDT
OP HERRICK 14 OP HERRICK 13
JOCKS AROUND SCOTLAND
NOTES ON….MANNING • Recruiting is good, and though we were -507 jocks at the start of the year, this should be at -300 by the end of this year. However, there is a current pause on inflow to ITC Catterick between Apr and Oct 2010. • There are limited opportunities for people to rejoin the Regiment, so individuals should be encouraged to apply through APC Glasgow
COLOURS AND HACKLES
Recruiting Surge. Look out for the Regimental Recruiting Team around Edinburgh and the Borders 19-26 Sep. Regimental Homecoming Concert. The Regimental Band will be playing to the public at the Queen’s Hall, Edinburgh on 22 Oct. Book your tickets on 0131 668 2019.
• New Regimental Colours will be presented to Battalions at Holyrood Palace, Edinburgh 28 Jun – 10 Jul 2011. BHQs will disseminate further details. • Our two TA Battalions are being presented new hackles this summer – 6 SCOTS will have grey and 7 SCOTS will have purple.
Members of the Regiment are encouraged to become a fan of the Regimental page on Facebook, where there is more information on events and links to information, such as dress regulations and history. Search for ‘RHQ The Royal Regiment of Scotland’
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REGIMENTAL WEBSITES
1. Regimental page on the MOD Website, open to the general public: www.army.mod.uk/infantry/regts/scots Gives links to Battalion websites and general information on the Regiment, including recruiting links. Also links to all other unit websites in the Army.
2. ArmyNet Site – accessible from civilian internet, for members of the Regiment and their dependants: https://www.armynet.mod.uk Gives links to Battalion ArmyNet sites, Regimental policies on assignments, careers, welfare and dress regulations. It also lists authorised dealers of regimental clothing if you cannot get to a PRI.
3. Sharepoint site – accessible from DII/TAFMIS or through ArmyNet, but restricted to military users: Gives Regimental Directive and Recruiting and Manning Plans. Also updates on Operations and Welfare. It is a shared area to upload documents of Regimental interest
REGIMENTAL CHARITY
HONOURS AND AWARDS Congratulations go to the following: Commander in Chief’s Certificate for Meritorious Service: WO2 Kevin Stacey Meritorious Service Medal: WO1 Ronald Highet
We have started a wristband appeal to raise funds to care for our injured. Please encourage your friends and families to buy wristbands, or give directly at www.justgiving.com , search for ‘The Royal Regiment of Scotland’. If you are conducting a charity event, please consider becoming a ‘fundraiser’ on our page: all the money raised will stay within our Regiment.
PROMOTIONS Congratulations to the following on their promotions: 1. Colonel to Brigadier: RB Bruce. 2. Lieutenant Colonel to Colonel: AJ Aitken, NRM Borton, CLG Herbert, R Jefferies. 3. Major to Lieutenant Colonel: NA Den-Mackay, AJ Fitzpatrick, RRE Lindsay, NAP Wright, BM Ross. 4. Sergeant to Colour Sergeant: J Allan, PS Anderson, D Carter, IA Davidson, N Diciacca, S Donaldson, G Gallagher, RC Hamilton, JT Hill, N Homewood, J Houston, T Lowe, S Lucas, IC Macdonald, IM Macdonald, V Mackintosh, RB McEwan, S McFadden, WE McSeveney, R Monteith, R Myles, KW Nicholson, B Nichol, D Patterson, KJ Pedder, S Skinner, RC Tollan, R Weir, D Wilson. 5. Corporal to Sergeant: GHM Atkinson, AJ Braid, D Buist, R Burns, JC Campbell, WK Carnegie, SJR Carr, B Cavanagh, R Clark, GWK Conington, BJ Cowan, DE Cowin, SM Cumming, KS Currie, D Dempsey, DJ Dempster, GJ Dougal, RJ Duncan, G Farly, KJ Elliott, M Fairbrother, KW Farquharson, AC Ferrier, RH Fleming, SD Gammie, EF Gardner, GR Gibb, C Gibson, JL Glen, J Halliday, C Hamilton, CD Hardy, DJ Harford, AST Hastings, MR Hogarth, D Johnstone, F Kerr, J Kettyles, C Learmouth, S Leslie, DB Mackie, M McFarland, JA McGinley, M McLaughlin, SS Melrose, SM Methven, RA Mitchell, D Murray, DJ Nadolny, G Nelson, RD O’Neill, KM Potts, AG Reilly, SP Rennie, E Scott, T Shannon, LJ Smith, R Stewart, JPD Steyn, KR Thomson, P Torrance, BJ Warwick, K Watson, GW Waugh, RW Wedgwood, SJG White, JD Willoughby, EW Wilson, MS Wilson, KW Winton.
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