Dec 09 - New ADC At The Convent
The Convent has had a changeover of Aide-De-Camp (ADC) to HE The Governor. Captain John Pitto has completed his attachment and returned to the Regiment with Captain Elvis Pearce joining the team to replace him.
Captain Pitto has been the ADC for the past 20 months and has thoroughly enjoyed the post, he said: “I’ve been so fortunate, there has been so many highlights to this job, starting with the RG 75th Anniversary, the Royal Marines 350th Anniversary which was a fantastic experience with such a wide variety of people including Henry Cavill. We also had a Royal visitor, every week there has been a highlight so I’m taking away some very fond memories of the post.”
Captain Pitto will now take on the role of Adjutant within the Regiment and he is looking forward to the challenge: “It is a very different role but it has some similarities and I’m sure my experience as an ADC will no doubt be useful in my new job. I will be sad to leave but I welcome change - in the military we are trained to embrace change and I have been very fortunate to work for two Governors during my time at the Convent, an experience that I may never repeat in my military career, but I am looking forward to my new role back in the Regiment.”
Captain Pearce has been working as the Ops Officer within the Regiment and said of his new position: “I’m very much looking forward to taking on this positon, I have been linking in with John for the past two months as part of the preparation for taking on the role, we have also been working in tandem for the past week as part of our handover which has helped prepare me for the challenge and give me an insight into what is expected from this role.”
