SALUTING AND DISCIPLINE.
[To The Editor.] Sir,— Peace-time, not war-time, is the proper occasion to hold discussions on the necessity or usefuness of soldiers saluting officers when off duty. Under present circumstances such statements as that of Mr Meachen that the practice is "silly" are calculated to do no good, and, in default of any conclusive proof of the truth of such alleged "silliness," positive harm may result. For centuries saluting has been regarded as a not unimportant part of discipline, and, given equality of equipment, it is still the best-disciplined army that wins battles. What I do think is silly is the practice followed in certain of our Defence offices. In these places many young women are employed, doing typing, filing, etc. There may be a score or more in a room. Whenever a man with officer's clothes on comes into the place all these girls have to jump up from their desks and stand to attention until he has gone out again. If Mr Meachen could get that silly method of waging war stopped he would be doing something really worth while.
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Marlborough Express, Volume LXXVI, Issue 251, 24 October 1942, Page 4
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186SALUTING AND DISCIPLINE. Marlborough Express, Volume LXXVI, Issue 251, 24 October 1942, Page 4
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