A DAY IN THE LIFE OF AN ADJUTANT—
“ONE DAMNED THING AFTER ANOTHER.”
0600 hrs : Wakens, signs a Running Instruction, goes to sleep again. xxxx hrs : Wakens, dashes to breakfast (Note: Meal time is the best time to call the Adjutant to the phone and to bring Running Instructions for signature. Never let an Adjutant finish a meal without interruption or he will think that the Orderly Sergeant is not doing his job). 0800 hrs : Looks at H.Q. on Bty. parade ground. Looks away again. 0815 hrs : Regimental parade and personallyconducted tour of the camp. Changes the pace now and again just to make things a bit more interesting for those behind. Wonders what on earth is happening behind. 0845 hrs : Releases 15 men on Man-power. 0900 to 1000 hrs : All officers in camp call at Adjutant’s office wanting to know what to do, as men all on fatigues. 1000 hrs : Morning tea (above note re. meals also applies to morning and afternoon tea). 1030 hrs : Lights pipe again and discusses Cookhouse with C.O. 1100 hrs : Opens mail. Five more new officers arriving. To make up for this, releases five more men on Man-power. 1145 hrs : Lunch.
1330 hrs : Reorganises Cookhouse again. 1430 hrs : Area rings for return. Adjutant explains that it went along yesterday and why don’t they look for it. Completes return hastily and sends it to Area by Don R. 1500 hrs : Afternoon tea (see note above). 1600 hrs : Receives signal that phonetic alphabet changed again. 1615 hrs : Gnr. XY found in bed; explains that he was on guard the night before last and no one called him for parade. Being hurt by C.O.’s remarks, Gnr. XY asks for a form N.S. 179 (Remains on demobilised strength of Unit). 1630 hrs : Conducts Regimental Parade and route march. Takes note of men on route march, so that they can’t ask for an under 20 release form. 1800 hrs : Dinner. M.O. explains how he would have shot at least one duck on May 1, ’43, if he had taken a predictor instead of relying on F.A.S. 1900 hrs : Suggests a game of bridge as C.O. looks like work. 2200 hrs : Adds up score so that C.O. wins pd. Signs a Running Instruction. Just one more pipe— to bed.
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Flak, 1 July 1943, Page 32
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379A DAY IN THE LIFE OF AN ADJUTANT— Flak, 1 July 1943, Page 32
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