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I was a
proud member of the Australian Army Reserves from 1992 - 1994.
I served in the Ordinance
Corp within the support company of an Infantry Battalion. Which basically
means I was surrounded by those affectionately known as "grunts".
My particular role in the Corp was as a Q'ie which is a nickname
for a Storeperson, one of a group of people that operates a Units store
(Quartermasters Store).
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The Q'store and the people
who work in it supply the things the soldiers and Unit need to carry out
their jobs efficiently such as uniforms & equipment. The Q'Store basically
works like a shop except instead of paying money for the items that they
require each soldier signs for the item in his/her personal Q. record.
I really enjoyed working in the Q'Store as someone always needed something
so it was busy and we were always dealing with people. Also we were always
amongst the first to meet new people as they had to come to us to get their
first issues. The downside of being a Q'ie was the paperwork!
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My
Recruit Course Platoon
I'm in
the front row, third from the right
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My
Recruit Course Section
Front
row, third from left
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(click
on the photos above to see bigger versions)
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Left:
My
Storemans Course in '93. I'm in the front row on the right end
Below:
My Storemans qualification certificate |
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