As I posted above, we had served together in the AMF(L) Battery. He was a signaller in G11 FOO party while I was G19. At that time the system would not allow him to drive military vehicles as he had terrible depth perception. This meant that he was destined to be a career bombardier as the trade specifications of the time required that soldiers had all three primary combat functions - driver, communicator and artillery technician - before attempting the CLC and 6A courses. My next posting was as CIG, just in time for the major expansion of the RCA that took place beginning in 1974. The regiment was faced with a tremendous training load and there was much debate about how to cope without degrading standards. It was with Paul in mind that I proposed that two, not three, PCFs, should be required for advancement.