chevpol Posted November 6, 2008 Share Posted November 6, 2008 Hi all, just got my Landys history card from Deepcut :- 4/7/80 Hilton 5/8/80 ADPCON? ? VSD N.I 17/7/83 1RGJ N.I 14/9/83 VSD N.I 8/12/83 8 INF BDE HQ +SIG SQN 21/12/83 VSD N.I 27/12/85 2 UDR 30/7/86 VSD N.I 8/10/87 39 INF BDE 14/1/92 S/O VSD N.I Am I right in tginking that VSD is Vehicle storage depot? All the best Mark :cool: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Posted November 6, 2008 Share Posted November 6, 2008 It looks as though it was with the Royal Green JAckets in Northern Ireland in '83 ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chevpol Posted November 6, 2008 Author Share Posted November 6, 2008 It looks as though it was with the Royal Green JAckets in Northern Ireland in '83 ? only for 2 months though!!! Mark Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chevpol Posted December 9, 2008 Author Share Posted December 9, 2008 Can I ask a big favour of you all? I know several of you have inservice shots of either your own or your favourite mv, can you check to see if any photos taken in Northern Ireland contain either all or a part of my Landrover? I know it is possibly a long shot, but you never know, that in service shot of a pig or feret in N.I. might have my landrover in it!! A big thank you, and I hope it is not to much to ask. All the best Mark Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jonny666 Posted December 9, 2008 Share Posted December 9, 2008 your landy served in the same regiment as mine then it did some more time in NI then went to service with the SBS/green slime (aka intelligence) with the royal marines Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fv1609 Posted December 10, 2008 Share Posted December 10, 2008 (edited) Am I right in tginking that VSD is Vehicle storage depot? Often interpreted as that but no & although that's what it amounts to, actually in Ordnance usage VSD = Vehicle Sub Depot Edited December 10, 2008 by fv1609 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fv1609 Posted December 10, 2008 Share Posted December 10, 2008 (edited) Hi all, just got my Landys history card from Deepcut :- 4/7/80 Hilton 5/8/80 ADPCON? Obviously 4/7/80 was the delivery date to Hilton & you can see it was a month before it was put on the computer system. CON probably means conversion to a data system from a manual one. I have seen ADP interpreted as Administrative Data Processing but in Ordnance usage it means Automatic Data Processing. The ADP was originally VESPER (Vehicles, Equipment, Spares, Provision, Economics, Repair). This later developed into SALOME (System for Accounting & On-Line Management of Equipment). Vehicle depots were equipped with ME29 computers with the main frame at Bicester. Further changes took place in 2005 with the introduction of JAMES (Joint Asset Management & Engineering Solution). JAMES acts to: Store equipment documents, details of use, servicing, inspections, faults etc Allocate equipment daily & future commitments Forecast inspection & servicing requirements Allow tracking of equipment & where it is needed Hold records of driving & specialist qualifications. That was JAMES 1, which should be completed by Nov 2009. This year saw the introduction of JAMES 2 which should be running by Sept 2010 this adds: RN & RAF vehicles Deployable system into the field Engineering function to manage repairs & mods Linking with other systems, including supply chain Edited December 10, 2008 by fv1609 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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