Service

Service. Duty. Routine. Functioning. “Service”’ (almost always used of a “service ’’ in contrast to an “arm’”’). Service (of liners, of trains, etc.). Working time-table (of railway, not i ued to the public). Chef de service. Head of an administrative branch (as distinct from a “‘ commander”’).—Les services. The administrative services.—Services d’armée. Army troops of administrative branches.—Services généraux de l’armée. Headquarters services at the War Office, having relations with the whole army.—Services particuliers de l’armée. War Office departments concerned with particular branches of the army only.—Service des renseignements. Service of information.—Service des liaisons. Service of intercommunication and orders.—Service de l’artillerie. Army ordnance service.—Service de génie. Administrative service of engineers (technical supplies and works).—Service géographique de l’armée. Geographical section of War Office.—Service de santé. Army medical service.—Service de l’intendance. Intendance service (Q.M.G. services and finance other than payment of accounts).—Service de remontes. Remount service. —Service télégraph i que. Army signal service other than wirele . — Service radiotélégraph i que. Army wirele service.—Service aéronautique. Air service (all branches). —Service de renseignements concern ant les object ifs d’artillerie. (Corps or army) artillery intelligence branch.— Service de la gendarmerie. Military police administration of army corps or division.—Service vétérinaire. Army veterinary service.—Service de trésorerie et des postes. Payment of accounts and postal service.—Service d’habillement et de campement. Army clothing and camp equipment service. —Service de la solde. Pay department.—Service des forges. Steel inspection—Service des vérif i cations. Ammunition inspection.—Service des cultes. Army chaplains department. Service de l’avant. Administrative services of front areas.—Service de l’arriére. Administrative services of back areas or L. of C. (divided into railway, L. of C., automobile, and water transport branches).—Service des chemins de fer. Military railway service.—Service des Etapes. L. of C. services other than railway, automobile, and water.—Service automobile. Automobile service in back area.—Service des transports par eau. Water transport service.—Service deseaux. Water supply service (in front areas).—Service des routes. Road construction and maintenance service.— Service des contagieux. Isolation ward. Service en campagne. Field service. Duties in the field—Service de place. Duties in garrison. Garrison administration Service de garde. Guard duty.—Service intérieur. Duties in barracks and quarters.—Service de court terme (durée). Short service.—Service obligato ire. Compulsory military service, conscription (as now understood). —Obligation de service. Liability to serve.—Service armé. General service (in Europe).—Service auxiliaire. Auxiliary service (men not fit for general service).—Bon pour le service armé. Fit for general service.—Service du jour. Daily duties.—De service. On duty.—Service journalier, service courant. Routine duties.—Entrer au service, dans le service. To enter the service—En service commandé. When on duty (in a e ment of injury, gratuity, etc.).—En dehors du service. Off duty, when not on duty.—Service a l’étranger. Service abroad._—Service aux colonies. Colonial service.—Le bien du service. The exigencies of the service —Lettre de service. See Lettre. Mettre en service. To bring into use, to introduce into the service (gun, etc.). To commi ion (a new ship).— Canons en service. Guns in use. Guns in the service.— Service des piéces. Fighting of guns.—Conditions de service. Working conditions (e.g., of a gun or machine).— En service. When working. When in use.—Hors de service. Unserviceable (stores, etc.). Service 4 bord. Service afloat.Service a la mer. Sea service. Avoir vingt ans de service. To have twenty years’ service. [p.539]