Scheyvillians

Just received –  a request for physical support (rent-a-crowd).

On Tuesday (3 November) at the Vietnam Veterans Museum at Phillips Island there will be a service to commemorate the loss of the Canberra Bomber ‘Magpie-91’ on the Vietnam-Laos Border in 1970. Due to the COVID Restrictions Melbournians are not permitted to attend this service as Phillip Island is beyond their ‘non-essential’ travel limit.

The Air Force Association (formerly the RAAF Association) has arranged for the service to start at 1100 hours with a flypast by the RAAF Roulettes in a six aircraft formation in a “missing wingman” configuration, which is truly meaningful.

Lunch will be available on-site. Wear your ANZAC Day attire please!

If any Non-Melbourne Metro Scheyvillians can attend, please let me know by midday tomorrow (Monday 2 November)..

Neil Leckie 0400 573 802

All,

Due to the COVID Restrictions many members have had time to look for OTU Paperwork and photographs. Consequently, many of the Term “Structures and ‘Fathers’ and ‘Sons’” spreadsheets have been updated, or in some cases completed (in accordance with the General Instruction).

The latest version of each term’s “Structure and ‘Fathers’ and ‘Sons’” spreadsheet is now available on the OTU Website.

Including some ‘Terms’ that are the time between the Senior Class Graduating and the Junior Class Marching In there are 36 ‘Terms’, 22 of which are now complete with a further 5 well on the way.

Where a ‘Term’ is shown as V1 or higher, the details have been completed through access to the March In General Instruction for the Junior Class.

Where a ‘Term’ has a number less than V1 it is nearing completion, but needs a General Instruction to be finalised.

Where a ‘Term’ is in ‘Draft’ no details have been found.

All Scheyvillians are requested to look at each ‘Term’ where they were at Scheyville and check to see if the information about themselves is correct (eg Coy/Pl/Sect, Father and Son and Rank) and if the actual detail does not correspond with the Gen Instr detail, please advise the Editor, The Scheyvillian, at nkaleckie@optusnet.com.au or on 0400 573 802.

If you have a General Instruction for a ‘Term’ shown as Draft or a Version less than V1, or have some pages from such a Gen Instr, please advise The Editor.

Neil Leckie

Editor

The Scheyvillian

OTU Structures 1965 to 1973

Many thanks,

Neil

Scheyvillians

During the COVID ‘Lock Down’ or at least restricted movement, many Scheyvillians have looked through their photographs and have forwarded photos to the OTU Association. Most of those photographs have now been added to the appropriate galleries.

In addition, new galleries have been added.

Scheyvillians are encouraged to look at their own class galleries, along with their Senior and Junior Class galleries, and make a ‘Comment’ on the website of the names of any the unnamed Scheyvillians in those photographed, and the date and place the photos were taken where known.

In addition, Scheyvillians are also encouraged to look at the new galleries, lower down on the list of galleries, and again make any suitable comments on those photos!

Enjoy your time on the website – there are many memories there for all of us!

Neil Leckie

Editor

The Scheyvillian

nkaleckie@optusnet.com.au

0400 573 802