2010 Paulatim Magazine - RAAMC Association

The Deployed (Other) Half of 8/9 RAR RAP
The RAP staff of 8/9 RAR have split in half this year for an 8 month
deployment to East Timor. The deployed members are CAPT Carl Bryant,
SGT Troy Roberts, CPL Len Bigler, CPL Wayne Doolan and PTE Matthew
Cox.
We have been kept busy over here, we hit the ground running arriving
in country in February and straight into running our first Combat First
Aid course for A COY 8/9 RAR , putting it together in a week’s notice.
Despite the limited time and resources the course went ahead and
without any problems. We have been busy running courses throughout
the deployment.
The 4 month mark hit and we had a change over in the Rifle COY’s exit
Alpha and enter Bravo. We have also been busy with MEDCAPS which
have occurred once every 1-2 months. This is a combined effort
between FFDTL, ISF and Ministry of Health. The MEDCAPS are usually
conducted over 2 – 3 days in some of the outer villages. The clinics are
a full on day from start to finish. Our last MEDCAP we saw over 850
people in 3 days.
L-R – CAPT Carl Bryant, SGT Troy Roberts, CPL Len Bigler and SGT Joao
Carrascalao from DCP with the New Zealand Medics on Anzac day 2010.
The COY medics have been kept busy with ranges and patrols as well as
helping out with the courses period. We have also had the chance to
check out the USN Mercy that was over here as part of Pacific
Partnership 2010.
As our rotation has almost come to end, we will be kept busy with
stocktakes, handover to the new rotation 9RQR and finally our final
pack up and departure. It has been a long 8 months and all of us are
looking forward to getting home to spend some time with our families.
L – R CPL Wayne Doolan, CPL Len Bigler, CAPT Carl Bryant, SGT Joao
Carrascalao and SGT Troy Roberts.
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