Rhine Garrison Service Community Official Guide - Method Publishing

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Foreword
Lieutenant Colonel A R Thorne REME
Commanding Officer Rhine Support Unit and Deputy Garrison
Commander
Welcome to Rhine Garrison. Whether you have newly arrived or have been here
for sometime, this guide should help you find your way and highlight some of the
opportunities available.
Living in Germany, particularly if you have arrived here for the first time, can be
quite confusing and complicated. There are many sources of help available and I
encourage you to seek assistance whenever you feel you need it. You should find a
starting point within this guide and I can recommend your local HIVE, the Garrison
Bulletin magazine, and your Unit Welfare Officer for further information.
Rhine Garrison consists of the Rheindahlen Military Complex (RMC), Javelin Barracks,
Wildenrath and Ayrshire Barracks. This guide provides an extensive list of units and
groups who provide the Support for our community; each plays an essential and
complementary part. Underpinning this is the Rhine Support Unit (RSU) which
comprises of: a small Station Staff Office in Javelin Barracks which looks after Javelin
and Wildenrath; and then the Rheindahlen Support Squadron, Housing Officer and
Welfare Officer in Rheindahlen providing a similar function for the RMC. Tying this
together are my staff in Headquarters Rhine Garrison; if you are at all unsure of
where to go for assistance then please feel free to contact any member of the RSU.
We are fortunate enough to live in an attractive and interesting part of Europe. There
is certainly something for everybody. I encourage you to make the most of your time
here in Rhine Garrison by getting out and enjoying the many local and international
opportunities that are on our doorstep. Closer to home, the Garrison has a wide
range of clubs, facilities, sports and education opportunities. We need people to
participate enthusiastically to make the most of what we have. Equally as important,
we need people to volunteer to run, manage and organise these activities; and so
please help us to help the whole community.
You will undoubtedly be aware that the plans are being finalised to close Rhine
Garrison in about 2014. Foremost in our thoughts is sustaining the quality of life for
each individual and family and continuing to provide as many of the opportunities
that we currently enjoy until the last day. With the help of the whole community, we
will continue to invest our time and resources into making this a great place to live.
It is the people who build and strengthen the community and we all have a
responsibility to treat the other members of our community and the host Nation with
respect. I therefore ask you to abide by the simple rules and guidelines that are in
place across the Garrison and respect the local German laws and customs, some of
which are described in this guide.
I hope that you enjoy your time in the Garrison and I encourage you to get the most
out of living here at this time.”
Published annually for Service Personnel in Rhine Garrison by
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