ARMY DISCIPLINE

Auckland Star, Volume LXXIII, Issue 125, 29 May 1942, Page 5

ARMY DISCIPLINE

DRESS AND CONDUCT

Action In Australia To Secure Improvement United Press Association.—Copyright. Rec. noon. MELBOURNE, this clay. Immediate action has been ordered by the General Staff to effect a substantial improvement in the appearance, bearin.tr and discipline of members of the Australian military ' forces, particularly while on leave. ! No soldier will be allowed to go I on leave if ho is not properly dressed, ! or if his dre.-s is untidy. Supervision | of troops will be extended from the , parade in the camps to the railway , stations or other places where they j board transport, and action will be 1 taken there to ensure that instructions given regarding leave are com- ; plied with. I Men on leave must wear only the i approved uniform, and must not wear summer dress except" when ! authority has been given for it. They ] must be shaven and for hygienic ; reasons wear their hair reasonably i short. The wcarinp? of sweaters or I pullovers, instead of jackets, except I within camp or training areas, is i prohibited. All buttons on jackets must be kept fastened and hats ; must not be worn on the back of the ; head. j To enforce the instructions the ; Provost Corps h;is been instructed . to patrol zoned areas in largo crowds |of population and to supervise 'special points. Soldic-rs not in possesI sion of leave passes are to be dei tained. and any troops under the in- | fluence of liquor or who misconduct i themselves in anv wav will also be i detained by the Provost Corps. The personnel of the Provost Corps has ! also been instructed to co-operate | with the Commonwealth and the State police and to give them all posI sible assistance to ensure the rigid j enforcement of the liquor trading I laws .and to prevent excessive drinking by troops in hotels.