C.C.F. NOTES With the coming of the Easter Term the Training Syllabus reached another stage. During the first parade of term a certain amount of reorganisation took place. Last term's Basic Sections were merged into their corresponding Service Sections and the Recruits formed a new Basic Section. The Recruit Section at the moment consists of those who failed the Recruit Examination last term. Further reorganisation was instituted in the Service Sections when an N.C.O. Training Cadre was formed. This Cadre paraded on the average once a fortnight throughout the term under the O.C. The Corps had two visitors this term, both, as it happened, on the same day. Major Garside, the new Depot Commander of the West Yorkshire Regiment, came expressing a wish to see normal training in progress and no special arrangements were therefore made. Squadron Leader Reid came on a routine visit from the Cadet Branch, 64 Group,
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Major Garside's visit serves to show the close links between this C.C.F. and the local regiment. He expressed a great willingness to help the Corps in any way. Consequently, later in the term the Training Platoon went to see a demonstration of Support Company weapons at Imphal Barracks. The West Yorkshires were also kind enough to send examining officers and N.C.O.s for Certificate "A", Part (III. Weather, hockey, and examinations drastically cut the number of parades for many people this term. However, so far as known Service Examination results were quite good. Fourteen passed Certificate "A", Part II, and all four passed the P.O. Examination. The R.A.F. Proficiency results were fairly satisfactory but the Advanced Examination was the best we have had so far. Cadets Sykes and Sedman passed with credit. Turning to individual sections, the Signals must be complimented on their good work in restarting the inter-schools' network. The Band have been practising hard, usually under C.W.O.'s window, but D.M. Bardgett is now producing quite tuneful results. The R.A. Section have sent the gun to be cleaned during the holidays. We wonder what they can have been doing during the 10 parades of this term. The CM.O. was absent from parade three times this term. S.S.M. Bardgett deputised twice and ,P.O. Leishman once. They are to be thanked for conducting the parade in an efficient way. C.W.O., however, regreted that he missed some of the best (or should it be better?) bugle-playing of the term. During the Science Exhibition the C.C.F. provided two exhibits. The R.N. Section displayed the Seamanship Room and the Signals
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