Change of Regimental Sergeant Major
Chief Warrant Officer George Dempsey CD handed over the regimental Sergeant Major's Drill Cane to Chief Warrant Officer Rob F. Garrett CD on Wednesday, 24 May 2018 at Bessborough Armoury. Chief Warrant Officer Garrett joined the unit as a Gunner on 25 January 1990 and qualified General Military Training on 29 April 1990. By 9 February 1991 he was a qualified Artilleryman and a driver by June of the following year. He was promoted Bombardier on 5 November 1992 and then deployed on an operational tour with the United Nations Protection Force in the former Yugoslavia from January 1993 until November 1993. He was promoted Master Bombardier on 26 March 1997 and Sergeant on 11 April 1999. Chief Warrant Officer Garret was awarded the Most Proficient Detachment Commander trophy in 2000.