MILITARY DEFINITIONS SIMPLY EXPLANED FOR BEGTNNERS.

Gun Flash, Issue XIII, 27 March 1943, Page 1

MILITARY DEFINITIONS SIMPLY EXPLANED FOR BEGTNNERS.

1« 11l clina tip n Officer : «*An yof£ ic or who han the inclination but no 'Possibility of satisfying it® In HHCAL it is therefore, a. fair desau In t 1o n o f all < offlc er s» 2® Battery Plotting Officer:« a junior officer who is ambitious and '•is alnaya plotting to dispose of those senior officers whose y ', shoes ha aspires to fill « a danG'- i ri. ac pars on« 3® Gun Position Officer :« the officer who is usually sleeping at the gun position® He sometimes varies his programme by sleeping 1 at lxis quarters® 4.» o s'p on s 1o officer :«» ike the equator - purely imaginary ♦<» there is no such thing® ' 5» Local Recognition Signal :« Wave your hand 1 cheerily and say ”Howare yer” -to the GIO. This will always get a quick response*

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6© “Precautionary Suage:- rhe - ea. morning '’Stand To” when tho watch Officer and Sergeant •always have a modicum of excreta on the pluck - take all precautions to avoid attracting their attention during this stage. 7. Period Before Relief:- the last 100 yards between the canteen’ and the' latrine.