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flashinglights
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High School - 9th Grade

What's the term for the place soldiers could go when they would get time off of battle?

 

This would happen a long time ago when the soldiers would get a break and go to a place where they would get cleaned up and rest. If you've seen the young Indiana series for school or something, there is an episode at the battle of Somme where this happens.

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Posted by flashinglights on Monday October 12, 2009 at 5:03 PM and tagged with soldiers, wwi.

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  1. pohnpei397 Teacher
    Community / Jr. College

    eNotes Editor

    There's not really any one answer to your question because the availability of the kind of places you mention has been different in different wars and in different places.

    You mention the example from the show "Young Indiana Jones" where he is at the Battle of the Somme.  This battle was part of WWI.  During that conflict, the Allied Powers' armies set up what were called "rest stations" to provide the type of thing you're talking about.  Open the file I linked to and search for "rest" to find a bit about them.

    Another term you may be thinking of is "R&R" which stands for "rest and recreation."  This refers to time when American service members would be allowed to leave the country where they were fighting for a week or so of vacation.  This is particularly associated with the Vietnam War.

    Sources:
    http://asla.rexlibris.net/membri/miclau_life_in_the_trenc...

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    Posted by pohnpei397 on Monday October 12, 2009 at 6:15 PM


  2. jseligmann Teacher
    High School - 11th Grade

    eNotes Editor

    "On leave" is another good one. It's not a place, but rather it is official permission granted to be temporarily relieved of one's military duties. One can be given a leave for a variety of reasons. Eventually, however, one must return until one's tour of duty is over. Here are the official regulations in pdf:

    Sources:
    http://www.nv.ngb.army.mil/hro/agr/ArmyLeave.pdf

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    Posted by jseligmann on Monday October 12, 2009 at 10:24 PM

  3. kfrogteacher
    kfrogteacher Teacher
    Middle School

    I agree with one of your other posts - R&R (rest and relaxiation). Check out M*A*S*H; it has several references to different characters taking R&R.

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    Posted by kfrogteacher on Wednesday October 28, 2009 at 7:41 PM

  4. nancy-rich
    nancy-rich Teacher
    High School - 10th Grade

    R and R

    Rest and Recreation

    This is not a "place" but soldiers go "on R & R"

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    Posted by nancy-rich on Sunday November 29, 2009 at 7:09 PM