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11. Trarisport<br />

(i) Must be available if required to help<br />

Home Guard Gnits in all matters rela-<br />

ting to catering and to assist in the<br />

training of their cooks,<br />

(ii) Assist Cadet Force Camps anG Cadet Units<br />

who seek advice on oatering or training<br />

of cooks.<br />

(iii) In the event of a "Blitz", helps in prc-<br />

viding such emergency catering arranee-<br />

ments a6 may be required by the civil<br />

authorities.<br />

It will be seen from para, 10 above that the main<br />

Lutg of a Catering Auviser is t o be "out ana aboKtfl among<br />

his units and for that reason ho must be mobile and trans-<br />

port must be made available.<br />

12. Specialist Messing Officers<br />

(8) Full time Speoialist Kessing Officers are appointed<br />

Lo Training Units Where the establishment exceeds<br />

1,000, The Officers filling these appoiritments are catering<br />

experts. \,here the establishments exceaii 1500 the rank of<br />

Captain is authorized and for units over 1,000 and under<br />

1,500 the rank of the Messing Officer is that of a Lieutenant.<br />

(b) The special conditions attaching to the<br />

appointments of tlese officers are as undor:-<br />

(i) Their services 3re utilized wholly in<br />

connection with unit mossing and they<br />

are not utilized for other normel regi-<br />

mentni duties.<br />

(ii) To compensate for this specielist service,<br />

rations are unucrdrawn by the unit to<br />

the extent of 2f in every 100, subject<br />

to the unit being under reasonable ocn-<br />

tralized conctitions of cooMng and messin&.<br />

13. The kualifications of a Specialiet Xessing Officer<br />

The qualifications are the same as for a Catering<br />

Adviser. In practice the Catering hdvigers are selectad<br />

from the iJessir4 Officers who show initiative and organizing<br />

ability.<br />

The duties of a Speoialist Officer<br />

(a) To provide shroughout the week 4 adequate<br />

meals a day, including a supper mal scrvod at a time which<br />

Suits the troops evenil- habits and not before 19.00 hours.<br />

For thosc who go out in the evening there must also be a<br />

supber available on .their rcturn between 21,OO hours and<br />

22.00 hours.<br />

(b) To prepare the indents for both R.A.S.C. and<br />

N.w.A.F.1, portions of the ration and to supervise their<br />

reoeption, welght checking and distribution and URintain<br />

all requisite books or aooounts.<br />

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