Keep Your Powder Dry Page #4

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That 1630... is that

the time or the year?

You see, army time is counted

straight around the clock.

1300 is 1 P.M., so

1630 would be 4:
30.

Just subtract 12.

Imagine telling the boyfriend

to meet you at a

quarter after 13.

There's a very good

reason for it.

If I were commanding a

company, let's say,

and I should issue a written

order to the company

to report at a given

assembly point

at 8 A.M., for instance,

a mistake in a

single letter...

P.M., instead of A.M....

might be very serious.

If you were

commanding a company?

That was just an example.

Oh, I see.

I think it would

be a good idea

if we were all to

memorize the schedule.

For the platoons compete

against each other,

and we must be sure that

our platoon is the best.

Teacher, if we win

the blue ribbon,

do you get to wear

it in your hair?

Listen, Parks,

I've taken just about all

I'm going to take from you.

That's what you think.

That's what I know.

You're a bad influence,

and I don't think I care to serve

in the same squad with you.

Well, maybe you

won't be able to.

You'd better wait

until you've had

a little physical training.

That nightclub tan of yours

is terribly becoming,

but I don't think

it's very healthy.

Oh, you don't?

Well, let me tell you...

stop it!

Stop it, both of you.

You're behaving like a

couple of children,

and it's not fair

to the rest of us.

We're all going to

have trouble enough

living up to what

they expect of us

without taking time out

for private fights.

You're right. It

won't happen again.

I'll see to that.

There'll be two of

us seeing to that,

Miss Rules and Regulations.

Come in.

Private Rand, ma'am,

requesting permission to

see the company commander.

It's after hours, Rand.

Yes, ma'am, but I noticed

you were still in your office,

so I took the liberty...

if you'll read

your regulations

before going to bed tonight,

you'll discover that a request

for an interview with

the company commander

must be made through

your first sergeant.

Yes, ma'am, but paragraph

"B" of that article

modifies the regulation

by stating that,

in the absence of

the first sergeant,

or on a matter of urgency...

are you suggesting that I do not

know the regulations, Rand?

Oh, no, ma'am.

I'm merely quoting

from the regulations.

I see. You may continue.

Thank you, ma'am.

The recruit personnel

with whom I arrived

will be sent to the

4th Training Company,

will they not, ma'am?

You may assume that

to be correct, Rand.

I should like to

be transferred

to some other company, ma'am.

Why?

Personal reasons, ma'am.

Someone you... dislike?

Yes, ma'am.

You're an army gal,

aren't you, Rand?

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