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The New Year begins! Before I start, I’d like to give a big shout out to the mighty O Squadron and all enablers from Log Squadron for locking down over the Christmas AND New Year period covering all duties behind the wire!

Looking forward into the New Year and the 2025 long cast, if I was to compare this year’s projection to the last year as some sort of weapon system 2024 would resemble a Mk1 Super Soaker 5000, whilst 2025 looks like a Point Five straight from CSgt ‘Wally’ Wallace’s armoury, those barrels look as though they’ve been pulled through with some of the newly implemented beards I’ve seen rocking round R Sqn. Talking of Wally, has anyone actually seen a joining routine from him? Last seen taking pictures of Arctic squirrels in Norway pretending to be the Mortars version of Eddie the Eagle. Good to see you back though Wally, straight into a Unit LEA, cheers Pusser have yesterday off and a promotion to Substantive Colour Sergeant, good effort on the latter!

The walking Battle Box, CSgt Jamie ‘The Bear’ Moore, has spent more time in the air than Bananaman and has more air miles than Richard Branson’s beard trimmer. A strong contender for the next Jet Series, Jay has been working hard ‘shaking hands and topping tans’ (a direct quote) whilst completely baffling the Unit on secretly working towards a new Training Directive.

Another rank MIA recently has been Sgt Jim ‘The Walking Wall’ Hossell. We all know that our resident Mr Happy is chiselled from Thor’s Hammer and a Pusser’s entrenching tool but Jim has been loafing (no change) teaching others the ways of the snowboard. Speaking with Jim about his time away whilst wearing a FRIS suit due to the excessive dripping I expected to receive, I was pleasantly surprised when he cracked a smile... I didn’t even know he had teeth until this event so he must have had a great time!