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whose dedication will be greatly missed. It has been an honour to lead the C.C.F. at St. Peter's and I wish it well. R. J. Bulcock
I report another successful year for the Combined Cadet Force at St. Peter's. The strength of the Contingent remains close to our Establishment limit of 120 and there has been a well motivated group of senior cadets who have maintained the various exercises and drills with the usual vigour. The Christmas Term, in particular, saw the arrival and initial training of fifty-seven new recruits and another active Field Day with The Green Howards at Catterick, which produced its usual professional expertise, including some fearsome bayonet practice. It is with some sadness that I write my final note for "The Peterite" as Commanding Officer of the C.C.F. Few other organisations depend so much on the goodwill of a group of voluntary officers and I have been extremely fortunate to have had the support over the years of men and women of real stature who have inspired the pupils in their charge. In particular I wish to mention Captain Tooms, my adjutant, to whom the Contingent owes very much over the past eleven years, and to Lt. Owen-Barnett who is leaving the Contingent after ten years' service and
R. J. B. RETIRES FROM C.C.F. This year Commander Bulcock retired from the C.C.F. after a military career lasting thirty years. After service with the Oxford University O.T.C., the Royal Engineers and the 10th Parachute Regiment (T.A.), he was commissioned as 2nd Lieutenant at Bromsgrove School. Moving to St. Peter's, he served as Lieutenant before being promoted to Army Captain and transferred to run the R.N. Section (for five years the St. Peter's Army Section did not operate). In 1980 he became Commanding Officer of the C.C.F. which at that time had a total strength of sixty cadets. In 1984 he was promoted to full Commander and was awarded the Cadet Forces Medal with Garter. He leaves a flourishing C.C.F. with a total strength of 120 cadets. 26
