The true value of 606 Squadron is often seen only in staff deployed overseas, but behind the scenes another layer of support exists to assist the RAF in maintaining its vital presence. The training weekend on Saturday saw Logistics hard at work in the Technical Stores preparing a very large consignment for the MOD. This work was pure muscle (and of course the usual Logistics` brains and common sense!) as the fork lifts were unavailable. By 1700 on Saturday afternoon the centre aisle of Tech Stores was a mountain of carefully `picked` items all correctly attached to the right paperwork. This will have released the Regulars on Monday to do other vital work as they would simply have to load the goods onto the transport. On Sunday the 606 Logistics` lads and lasses were back in the Clothing Stores undertaking a stocktake. This went extremely well and threw up a number of discrepancies, both over and under, for the regular Suppliers to address on Monday. In each of the above jobs there are multiple positives.
1) 606 gets vital hands on experience
2) 606 gets a great sense of `participation` in being part of the RAF Family
3) The Regulars gain time to perform additonal work
4) The Regulars understand that 606 are not `weekend warriors` but a cohesive unit well trained and able to give them vital support.
There was a great sense of satisfaction in the Logistics team on Sunday evening and we all went away with a spring in our step.
Corporal Fisher
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