Quartermaster Supply Operations - US Army Combined Arms Center ...
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1. The <strong>Army</strong> Catering Corps is a coi,batant corps coa-<br />
posed of personnel, as described in paragraph 2(b), for<br />
the purpose of providing the <strong>Army</strong> with;-<br />
(a) advisers and instructors who are experts in<br />
oatering End cooking.<br />
(b) efficient N.C.O. and cook 1,ersonael for units<br />
The incorporation of catering experts and qualified<br />
oooks into one corps controls their posting and<br />
ensures distribution, throughout the <strong>Army</strong>, to the best ad-<br />
vantage.<br />
Prior to the outbreak of the Ka-n a number of<br />
expert caterers were brought into the Armg direct to fill<br />
key positions as Catering Advisers. On the comencen;ent of<br />
hostilities the expansion of the <strong>Army</strong> neoessitated their<br />
Eugmentation in greatly increased numbers and Officers Pmergenoy<br />
Reserve Commissions were initially uanted caterers<br />
with qualifications as set out in paragraph 9 to fill appointments<br />
as Catering Advisers or Specialist Xessing Officers.<br />
Similarly the personnel to fill vacancies as cookery<br />
instructors were enlisted direct from the Catering industry<br />
and after a few weeks military training were appointed War-<br />
rant Officer Class 11, Staff- Sergeant Instructor of Cookery.<br />
All vacancies now occurring both for officers and<br />
for men, are filled by promotion within the corps.<br />
Cooks now receive the normal military training<br />
as Civen to all arms of the service, after whioh they are<br />
sent on cooks' courses.<br />
2. The organization include8 :-<br />
(a) Establishment -Para<br />
War Offiae Catering Branoh, S.T.!+..,.,. 3<br />
Wax Office Personnel Branch A.G.lC(c).. 4<br />
<strong>Army</strong> Caterin Corps Trainlng Centre<br />
(Adlershot?. ......................... 24<br />
Schools of Cookery (Iiome and Overseas). 25<br />
Messing Officers Training Centres.. ,,.. 26<br />
A.C.C. Reoord ond Pay Office<br />
(Edinburgh).......................... 4<br />
(b) Personnel<br />
command Catering Advisers. ............. 6<br />
Catering kavisers........,.........,... 7<br />
A.C.C. Specialist 'hssing Officers..... 12<br />
Supervising Officers, Emereency Cookery<br />
Training Centres.....,....,...... 14<br />
Chief Instruotors (Officers). .......... 17<br />
Warrant Offioers and fi.C.0. Cookery .<br />
Instructors at E.C.'?.Cs... ........... 16<br />
Travelling Cookery Instruotors......... 18<br />
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