Further Memorandum from the Ministry of
Defence
WRVS DEPLOYMENT AND
SERVICES WELFARE
OFFICERS
1. WRVS is no longer an acronym, as the
organisation is not restricted to women and all the Services Welfare
Officers (SWO) are paid. It has, however, remained as the corporate
name.
2. There are no formal rules for the deployment
of SWOs although, historically, priority has been given to Phase
1 and Phase 2 training regiments, and units serving overseas including
Northern Ireland, although some other units have in the past applied
and been successful. The total number deployed is: UK—52,
Northern Ireland—7, Cyprus—4, Falkland Islands—2
and Germany—26. In units where there is no WRVS representative,
there will always be a Unit Welfare Officer.
| Regiment | Location
| No of SWOs |
| UK South—1 X Manager 4 Log Sp Regt RLC
| Abingdon | 1 |
| St Omer Barracks | Aldershot
| 2 |
| DMSTC, Keogh Barracks | Aldershot
| 2 |
| SEAE | Arborfield | 2
|
| ATR Bassingbourn | Royston |
3 |
| 3 RSME (Minley) | Camberley
| 2 |
| 11 Sigs Regt | Blandford |
2 |
| DCEME | Bordon | 2
|
| The Armour Centre | Bovington
| 3 |
| 1 RSME Regt | Chatham | 2
|
| DCPPA | Southwick | 1
|
| DISC | Chicksands | 1
|
| 13 Air Aslt Sup Regt | Colchester
| 1 |
| 25 Trg Sup Regt RLC | Deepcut
| 3 |
| Royal School of Music | Kneller Hall
| 1 |
| 14 Regt RA | Larkhill | 2
|
| 2 Trg Regt AAC | Middle Wallop
| 2 |
| ATR Pirbright | Pirbright |
3 |
| Station HQ | Wattisham |
1 |
| Wellington Barracks | London
| 1 |
| ATR Winchester | Winchester
| 3 |
| UK North, Northern Ireland, Cyprus and Falkland Islands—1 Manager
ITC Catterick (Vimy)
| Catterick Garrison | 2 |
| 4th Bn ITC | Catterick Garrison
| 2 |
| Army Foundation College | Harrogate
| 3 |
| HQ Sp Regt, DST | Leconfield
| 2 |
| ATR Lichfield | Lichfield |
3 |
| HQ NI | Lisburn | 1
|
| Joint Helicopter Force | Aldergrove
| 1 (gapped) |
| 25 Engr Regt | Antrim | 1
|
| 2 PWRR | Ballykelly | 1
|
| 1 Cheshire | Ballykinler |
1 |
| 1 BW | Holywood | 1
|
| 1 KOSB | Omagh | 1
|
| SBA | Dhekelia, Cyprus |
1 |
| BFC HQ ESU | Episkopi, Cyprus
| 1 |
| BRITCON HQ | Nicosia, Cyprus
| 1 |
| R Sigs Det | Ayios Nikolaos, Cyprus
| 1 (gapped) |
| MPC | Falkland Islands |
2 |
| British Forces Germany 7 Tpt Regt |
Bielefeld | 1 |
| HQ Elmpt Station | Elmpt |
1 |
| 1 RRF | Celle | 1
|
| 2 RTR | Fallingbostel | 1
|
| The Highlanders | Fallingbostel
| 1 |
| RSDG | Fallingbostel | 1
|
| 1 Log Sp Regt, RLC | Gutersloh
| 1 |
| 26 Regt RA | Gutersloh |
1 |
| 1 AAC | Gutersloh | 1
|
| 28 Engr Regt | Hameln | 1
|
| 1 (UK) ADSR | Herford | 1
|
| 3rd Regt RHA | Hohne | 1
|
| 32 Engr Regt | Hohne | 1
|
| 9/12 L | Hohne | 1
|
| 1 SG | Munster | 1
|
| RDG | Munster | 1
|
| 21 Engr Regt | Osnabruck |
1 |
| 1 QLR | Osnabruck | 1
|
| 4 Regt RA | Osnabruck | 1
|
| 1 Bn REME | Osnabruck | 1
|
| 3 Bn REME | Paderborn | 1
|
| 1 LI | Paderborn | 1
|
| 35 Engr Regt | Paderborn |
1 |
| RSU | Rheindahlen | 1
|
| Sennelager Trg Centre | Sennelager
| 1 |
| 12 Regt RA | Sennelager |
1 |
April 2006
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