this unique campaign; these and things like the ink freezing in one's pen, shaving soap freezing in the tube and one's breath forming icicles on the blanket. They will remember the mud, too—thick and clinging, which follows swiftly on the thaw and then freezes solid again, making the so-called roads doubly dangerous. I have mentioned little of the actual fighting, partly because we usually have to depend on weeks-old English newspapers to learn what is going on in Korea and partly because, to the average soldier, fighting is always the least important aspect of a war. There are, of course, bright spots, few and far between; mail from home, Christmas parcels, a Church Service in a barrack-room with grenades, rifles, Sten guns, bayonets lining the walls, a full night's sleep t, on the whole, in two sleeping-bags in a warm room, a BATH—bu it's still a sordid business. A.E.R.D.
C.C.F. NOTES On paper this would appear to have been an uneventful term, though in an unspectacular way much constructive work has been done. At the beginning of term we had three visits by a "Method of Instruction" team. After some interesting and lively discussions, some of the more outspoken N.C.O.s thought they had discovered the secret of the business of teaching ! What was significant about the short course was that N.C.O.s from all three Sections met and trained together on common ground. At about half term a Certificate "A" Part I examination was held for those who, through sickness or failure, did not qualify last term. As a departure from normal the examination was held at the Depot of the West Yorkshire Regiment at the Infantry Barracks, Fulford. The result was very satisfactory, all eighteen passing except one. Major Craig, of the West Yorkshire Regiment, who conducted the examination, is retiring from the Army, and we should like to place on record our thanks to him for his many services to this Unit over the past fourteen years. On 10th November we were honoured by a visit from the Air Officer Commanding 64 Group. The visit was informal, Air Commodore Gilmore had expressed a wish that nothing special should be arranged. He made a thorough inspection of all the activities in progress, paying particular attention to the R.A.F. Section. In a short address to this Section, the A.O.C. stressed the importance of every cadet being fully acquainted with the opportunities afforded by National Service in the R.A.F., and also the R.A.F. as a career. 40
