ARMY APPOINTMENT TITLES

Every appointment in the Army had a title, when you are going to have tactical voice conversation over the radio communication or in signal message writing. Its sort of callsigns or callsign indicators.

SUNRAY --------- Commander

SUNRAY MINOR --------- Second-in-Command

MOONBEAM ------- Chief of Staff

SEAGULL -------- Operations / Adjutant

ACORN ---------- Intelligence

MANHOLE -------- Administrative Staff

MOLAR ---------- Logistics Staff / Quartermaster

CONROD --------- Air Defence

SPYGLASS ------- Air Reconnaissance

BASEBALL ------- Air Traffic Controller

ATOLL ---------- Air Transport Support Operations

IRONSIDE ------- Armour

SHOTGUN -------- Armament Officer

SHELDRAKE ------ Artillery

CRACKER -------- Locating Battery / Arty Intelligence

HOLDFAST ------- Engineer / Airfield Construction

FORTUNE -------- Forward Air Controller

GLOWWORM ------- Ground Liaison Officer

FOXHOUND ------- Infantry

STARLIGHT ------ Medical

RICKSHAW ------- Ordinance

WATCHDOG ------- Provost

BLUEBELL ------- Electrical / Mechanical Engineering

PRONTO --------- Signals

PLAYTIME ------- Supply and Transport

* Example where it all seems to be: " "Hello Zero Bravo this Zero, fetch Sunray for Sunray, Over....."

Sometimes wives are also referred to as Sunray Minor !