Now I'm an AC/3

DESCRIPTION: "I joined the R.A.F. as an aircrafthand as good as good could be, But after a month my Conduct Sheet was one of the sights to see." He is demoted, once and again: "I started again as an A/C2, and now I'm an A/C3"
AUTHOR: unknown
EARLIEST DATE: 1967 (Ward-Jackson/Lucas-AirmansSongBook); reportedly from 1926
KEYWORDS: soldier derivative humorous recruiting | demotion
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REFERENCES (1 citation):
Ward-Jackson/Lucas-AirmansSongBook, p. 96, "Now I'm an AC/3" (1 short text, 1 tune)
CROSS-REFERENCES:
cf. "The Lincolnshire Poacher" (tune) and references there
NOTES [27 words]: It should be noted that, in this period, there was no ranking "A/C3" (Aircraftman, third class); the only ranks were Aircraftman and Aircraftman second class. - RBW
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File: WJL096A

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