Standing orders for the Royal Army Medical Corps, Royal Army Medical Corps (T. A.) and Royal Army Dental Corps 1937 / [War Office].

Date:
1939
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Credit: Standing orders for the Royal Army Medical Corps, Royal Army Medical Corps (T. A.) and Royal Army Dental Corps 1937 / [War Office]. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    57. He will arrange for the daily inspection of the N.C.Os. and men half an hour after reveille, at 8.30 a.m., at 2.10 p.m. and at tattoo, for the purpose of ascertaining that all are present, properly dressed, clean and sober. This inspection will also apply to the parade of night duties at the hours appointed. No other parades or inspections will be held without his sanction, 58. At such stations as may be practicable he will hold at least one parade a week for drill and corps exercises, at which every available soldier will be present, with a due proportion of officers, who will attend in turn. The parades will be arranged at such times as will not interfere with the duties of the hospital, and at home stations will usually be in the after- noon. Men excused parade one week will be present on parade the next. 59. All ranks must be thoroughly efficient in first aid. The O.C. will personally hold periodical examinations in this subject. He, or an officer detailed by him, will hold a weekly class of instruction or demonstration of not less than three- quarters of an hour upon the subjects treated in the R.A.M.C. Training. This class will continue until all the necessary portions of the book have been gone through. Senior N.C.Os. may be exempted from these classes. 60. He will satisfy himself that all the company pay records, accounts of allowances granted by regulations and other funds are correctly kept. On the relief of a company officer he will see that these accounts are properly transferred. He will arrange for the quarterly audit of such funds and accounts as are referred to in King’s Regulations. 61. He will render returns for the whole of his company or detachment as laid down in Appendix I. ‘62. A nominal roll of soldiers serving in the company or detachment will be kept in A.F. B 238, in which will be recorded for easy reference particulars concerning men of the company, etc., information in the first instance being extracted from the duplicate attestation, etc. In this way the details required to complete the monthly state (A.F. B 157) will be readily available. 63. He will furnish annually a confidential report on each warrant officer and N.C.O. as follows :— (a) Warrant officers and N.C.Os. not below the rank of serjeant. Ist May in each year, on R.A.M.C. Form 20. (6) Lance-serjeants, corporals and lance-corporals. Ist August in each year, on R.A.M.C. Form 7.
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