On 13 March 12 members gathered at a new venue for the branch, Brasserie Blanc

situated on Jewry St in Winchester. A number of members had recommended it so we

thought we would give it a try. I was unable to attend but reports seem quite positive.

Some tried the set cheaper menu and some had the more expensive one. All seems to

enjoy their meal. The service by all accounts was good and the meal unrushed.

We also welcomed for the first time Jennifer Jones ex Signals who has just joined us.

Welcome hope to see you again.

Brasserie Blanc

WRAC Association

Winchesters Pride

NEWSLETTER DATE: APRIL 2015 VOLUME 4 ISSUE 2

Next Meeting

The next meeting is on Thursday 14 May. The location is ASK (opposite Zizzi) in Winchester

High Street. Its an evening meal so timing will be 7 for 7.30. I will book the table in my name.

Hopefully I should be there.

If you would like to join us an you please let me know by the end of April so that I can book the

table.

Concorde Trip

Due to lack of interest 2 yes and 1 possible this trip is cancelled.

Armed Forces Day Guildford 27 Jun.

You should all know about this as details were in the last Lioness. Maggie and I have decided to

go. We will be going by bus, so if anyone else is going let me know and perhaps we can meet up

somewhere.

1 In which castle are the Scottish Crown Jewels kept?

2 Which famous castle is on the island of Anglesy?

3 At which castle was there a major fire in 1992?

4 According to legend where in Cornwall is king Ar-

thurs castle?

5 The Trip to jerusalem pub, said to be the oldest in

Britain lies under which castle?

6 Which castle in Kent shares its name with a city in

Yorkshire?

7 At which castle was Mary queen of Scots crowned

in 1543?

8 Carisbrooke castle is on which island of the U.K?

9 Where did the investiture of Prince Charles take

place?

10 In which English County is Corfe castle?

YOU KNOW YOU ARE LIVING IN 2014 when... 1... You accidentally enter your PIN on the mi-crowave. 2... You haven't played Solitaire with real cards in years. 3... You have a list of 15 phone numbers to reach your family of three.. 4... You e-mail the person who works at the desk next to you. 5... Your reason for not staying in touch with friends and family is that they don't have e-mail addresses. 6... You pull up in your own driveway and use your mobile phone, to see if anyone is home to help you carry in the groceries... 7... Every commercial on television has a web site at the bottom of the screen 8... Leaving the house without your mobile phone, which you didn't even have the first 20 or 30 (or 60) years of your life, is now a cause for panic, and you turn around to go and get it 10. You get up in the morning and go on line, before getting your coffee 11. You start tilting your head sideways to smile. : ) 12. You're reading this and nodding, and laughing. 13. Even worse, you know exactly to whom you are going to forward this message. 14. You are too busy to notice there was no 9 on this list. 15. You actually scrolled back up to check that there wasn't a 9 on this list.

Castles Quiz Questions British Army's answering machine

HELLO …? IS THAT THE BRITISH ARMY?

“Thank you for calling the British Army. I am sor-

ry but all our units are out at the moment, or are

otherwise engaged. Please leave a message with

your country of origin, name of organisation, the

region, the specific crisis and a number to call

you.”

“As soon as we have sorted out the Balkans,

Northern Ireland, The Firemen, Iraq 2, marching

up and down bits of tarmac in London and equal

opportunities training, we will return your call.”

“Please speak after the tone, or if you require

more options, please listen to the following.”

“If your crisis is small and close to the sea, press

1 for the Royal Marines.”

“If your problem is distant, with a tropical climate

and good hotels, and can be solved by a few low

risk – low level bombing runs, press # for the Roy-

al Air Force. – Please note this service is not

available after 16:30 or at weekends.”

“If your enquiry concerns a situation that can be

resolved by a bit of grey funnel, bunting, flag

waving and a really good marching band, please

write WELL in advance to the First Sea Lord, The

Admiralty, London.”

“If your enquiry is not urgent. Press 2 for the Al-

lied Rapid Reaction Corps.”

“If you are interested in joining the Army and wish

to be shouted at, paid little, have premature ar-

thritis, train to be a fire-fighter, execute regime

changes in hot places, put your wife and family in

a condemned hut miles from civilisation, and be

prepared to work your arse off daily with leave

being cancelled at short notice, whilst watching the

treasury erode your original conditions of service

and career – your call will be connected to a bit-

ter, passed-over recruiting Sergeant in a grotty

shop out of town.”

“Thank you for calling the British Army!”

1 Edinburgh

2 Beaumaris

3 Windsor

4 Tintagel

5 Nottingham

6 Leeds

7 Stirling

8 Isle of Wight

9 Caenarvon

10 Dorset

Castles Quiz Answers

Funny Quotes about Radio

Communication

"If two people can't see each

other, then it's impossible to

communicate"

- Unknown roman warfare

expert (63 ad.)

"Samuel Morse most have

lost his mind if he believes in

this idea himself!"

- Senator Oliver Hampton

Smith, (1842)

after having seen a demon-

stration of Morse's new in-

vention.

"It is only righteous that

Joshua Coppersmiths, who

has tried to find investors to

finance the development of a

so-called telephone, is ar-

rested for fraud!"

An article in the Boston

Post (1865)

"The radio has no future!"

- Lord Kelvin, British

Mathematician(1897)

"Radio is just a fashion con-

trivance that will soon die

out. It is obvious that there

never will be invented a proper receiver!"

- Thomas Edison

.The purpose of Side Boy Honour Guard aboard military ships

In today's military, we have many unique customs. What is not realized is that what is now custom

formerly had a real purpose. Take the use of Side Boys to welcome a ranking visitor aboard a mili-

tary vessel. It is the task of assigning two, four, six, or eight men to line both sides of the gang-

plank based on the ascending rank of the officer visiting the vessel, with two being assigned for

ensigns and Lts, up to eight for admirals and above. More rank, more honour guard, right? But this

system originally served a darker purpose....

this custom came from the British Navy of the 17-18 century. back then, men did not often have

the luxury of walking on to their ships: most had to transfer from a small boat to the larger ship

by Ladder, or by a device called a bosun's chair, which was essentially a seat attached to a yard-

arm by a block and tackle. Here where the relevance comes about: the younger and less rank you

had, the lighter you were. thus, a light midshipman or LT needed only two men on the haul rope,

while a long endurance and often very stout Admiral, having eaten everything and then some over

their forty year careers, tended to need eight men to pull them up. additional jobs, such as avail-

ing themselves to steady the person after getting them to the deck, and helping with the persons

luggage and other dunnage they would bring with them, also necessitated a required number of

hands based on their weight or amounts of belongings collect throughout the years.

WRAC Association

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should take you to

the Association

Website.

THE FIVE MOST DANGEROUS THINGS IN

THE ARMY:

A Private saying, "I learned this in boot

camp...."

A Sergeant saying, "Trust me, sir..."

A Second Lieutenant saying, "Based on my

experience..."

A Captain saying, "I was just thinking..."

and a Warrant Officer chuckling, "Watch

this shit..."

The difference between Infantry, Cavalry and Artillery.

OFFICERS

Infantry: Are morons and should stay away from the trenchlines

Cavalry: Are morons and should stay out of the vehicles

Artillery: Are morons and should stay away from the gun lines

FAVORITE MODE OF TRANSPORTATION

Infantry: Anything but walking

Cavalry: Tanks. Tanks. Tanks. TankstankstankstanksTANKS!

Artillery: Don't you have to move around to require

transport?