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ARMY EXPLETIVES BANNED. . Another United States Army tradition that of the hard-boiled top sergeant who emphasised all his verbal directions with expletives—disappears with the training of the selective service troops of 1940-41, notes the “Christian Science Monitor.” An official order has been posted at various camps forbidding tiie use of profanity to punctuate commands in the presence of recruits. Doubtless some cynical veterans will be inquiring whether they should tip their hats and say, “Please, sir," when ordering a “rookie” around. Seriously, the change marks a great forward step; for officers at Fort bevens said the order resulted from letters written home by young soldiers who disapproved of the language used by ■non-coms,” This means that the Army has a better class of recruit than formerly—one who feels he does not have to be sworn at to make him an efficient soldier. And since recruits are a cross-section of young American manhood. the incident indicates an improvement in morals and manners.
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Wairarapa Times-Age, 31 May 1941, Page 6
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163PROFANITY FORBIDDEN Wairarapa Times-Age, 31 May 1941, Page 6
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