A degree in maths might have helped. ‘Correction of the Day,’
wind charts, slide-rules, log tables, maps of the terrain,
OP reports — all combined (again and again)
to make four 25-pounders point the right way.
B-Troop, ‘officer material,’ we learned our parts:
don’t get VD; take care when choosing your friends;
prefer gin and tonic; wear a hat at weekends;
believe in the Empire (ignore what you know in your hearts).
Disagree with half of it, enjoy reading all of it
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