Propaganda Poster Regular Army RAOC Recruitment

Propaganda Poster Regular Army RAOC Recruitment
Original vintage propaganda poster: It's a real man's life - Join the Regular Army apply to any Army Information Office or Employment Exchange or write to the War Office (MP6) London SW1. Great industrial design depicting two men in full protective suits testing the content of a barrel with a third man in uniform featuring the RAOC badge on his shoulder, watching them and taking notes, the text below in stylised black, red and white letters. The Royal Army Ordnance Corps RAOC was responsible for the supply of weapons, ammunition and equipment to the British Army. Prepared for the War Office by the Central Office of Information. Printed for Her Majesty Stationery Office by Jordison & Co., Ltd., London and Middlesborough. The Royal Army Ordnance Corps (RAOC) was a corps of the British Army. At its renaming as a Royal Corps in 1918, it was both a supply and repair corps. In the supply area, it had responsibility for weapons, armoured vehicles and other military equipment, ammunition and clothing and certain minor functions such as laundry, mobile baths and photography. The RAOC was also responsible for a major element of the repair of Army equipment. In 1942 the latter function was transferred to the Royal Electrical and Mechanical Engineers (REME) and the vehicle storage and spares responsibilities of the Royal Army Service Corps were in turn passed over to the RAOC. The RAOC retained repair responsibilities for ammunition, clothing and certain ranges of general stores. In 1964 the McLeod Reorganisation of Army Logistics resulted in the RAOC absorbing petroleum, rations and accommodation stores functions from the Royal Army Service Corps as well as the Army Fire Service, barrack services, sponsorship of NAAFI (EFI) and the management of staff clerks from the same Corps. On 5 April 1993, the RAOC was one of the corps that amalgamated to form The Royal Logistic Corps (RLC). Fair condition, small tears, losses, creases and folds on margins. Year of printing: 1960s, country of printing: UK, designer: Unknown, dimensions (cm): 76x50.5.