Same general procedure as for morning work.
Sick Call, 4.45 p.m.—When the sick report is sent to the hospital in the afternoon, it is customary to make a new entry for all men who are in the hospital. In this way a running account is kept and quickly referred to without running all through the book.
The time from recall to retreat at 5.30 or thereabouts can usually be used to advantage in cleaning up and getting ready for this ceremony.
Retreat.—(Formal—on the parade grounds).
First call, 5.30 p.m.
Assembly, 5.35 p.m.
Retreat, 5.50 p.m.
Mess:
First call, followed by mess call, 6.00 p.m.
Assembly, 6.05 p.m.
School Call (except Saturdays), 7.00 p.m.
Tattoo, 9.00 p.m.
Call To Quarters, 9.30 p.m.
Taps, 9.45 p.m.
At taps lights should be out and absolute quiet should prevail. This rule should be insisted upon from the very beginning of the training period. A check roll call is often taken at taps and the company reported to the Officer of the Day. Likewise, the company is reported to the Officer of the Day at reveille, retreat and mess formations; however, these things are determined entirely by local conditions.