CORPS MEMORANDUM NO 8
THE ROYAL AUSTRALIAN CORPS OF SIGNALS OFFICERS' MESS
Index
| General | History | Constitution and Local Rules | Composition |
| Membership | Mess Appointments | Administration | Corps Functions |
| Corps Property |
801. The Royal Australian Corps of Signals Officers' Mess (hereinafter referred to as the Corps Officers' Mess) is located at Simpson Barracks, Victoria.
802. On 8 Nov 57, LTGEN Sir Ragnar Garrett, KBE, CB (then GOC S Comd) opened the first Corps Mess, at that time collocated with the School of Signals Officers' Mess at Balcombe, Victoria.
803. This Mess was closed as the Corps Mess and transferred in spirit with the School of Signals to Watsonia in 1971. On 1 Oct 73, the Watsonia Barracks Officers' Mess was redesignated as the Royal Australian Corps of Signals Officers' Mess by MAJGEN C.A.E. Fraser, CB, CBE, (then GOC S Comd).
804. The Constitution (and any local rules made thereunder) is subject to and should be read in association with the Manual of Personnel Administration Volume 3, Chapters 1 and 2, as amended from time to time.
805. The Mess is a Combined Mess for officers serving at the Directorate of Signals - Army, School of Signals, 138 Signal Squadron, Land Force Signals Unit, 126 Signal Squadron, 127 Signal Squadron, Defence Force School of Music, Base Area Support Centre, Headquarters 3 Training Group, Land Warfare Centre (Victoria Detachment), Headquarters 8 Dental Unit, 3 Military Police Company and such other units, sub-units or detachments located within Simpson Barracks without their own Officers' Mess.
806. A member of the Mess is to be an ordinary, affiliated or honorary member as defined in the Constitution.
807. The Chief of Staff, Directorate of Signals - Army is to be the Commanding Officer of the Mess. PMC is to be an RA Sigs Officer appointed by the Commanding Officer of the Mess.
808. The Mess is administered by commercial Contractors for the day to day functioning of the bar, g and accommodation through a Mess Manager appointed by the Contractor. The Mess Committee determines policy and provides guidance to the Mess Manager to ensure the Mess is run in accordance with the Mess Rules and the terms of the Contractors contract to provide certain services.
809. Overnight accommodation and casual meals are available at reasonable rates. Bookings are necessary through BASC(W).
810. The address of the Mess is:
RA Sigs Officers' Mess Simpson Barracks MACLEOD VIC 3085
811. Telephone - (03) 450 7316.
812. The following functions, and other occasions which might be deemed appropriate (and declared as such by the Corps Committee from time to time) will be known as Corps Functions.,
a. a dinner held during meetings of the Corps Committee,
b. a dinner held during RA Sigs Corps Conferences,
c. a dinner held in conjunction with Corps Day,
d. functions held to mark the retirement of senior officers, and
e. functions held to honour distinguished visitors.
813. Whilst it would be desirable for all Corps Functions to be held in the Corps Mess, the fact that a particular function is necessarily held elsewhere in no way invalidates the standing of the occasion as a Corps Function. Presentations which might be made on such an occasion will be regarded as presentations to or from the Corps.
814. The Director of Signals - Army or his delegate, acting on behalf of the Corps Committee, exercises broad policy control over the procedural and financial arrangements for Corps Functions, but in doing so will necessarily work in collaboration with the appropriate SO COMMS and Mess management authorities.
Corps Property
815. Responsibilities for Corps property are detailed in Corps Memorandum No 5.