Dratted to aerodromes all over the country they live under the same sort of discipline as the men. As far as possible they are not housed in barracks, because girls do not take to institutional life as easily as men. They like to have a little "place of their own" in which they can take a personal interest.
Accommodation has, of course, to be according to what is available. Sometimes they are given "married quarters"—the houses near an aerodrome which the men and their families occupy at normal times. Sometimes they are billeted in houses in the viilage. At one aerodrome I visited, the girls were living eight to a house and were very happy.
Their daily routine is: up at a.m., wash, dress, do their rooms, and Parade for breakfast at 8 a.m., each girl carrying a mug and a knife, fon and spoon. The "mugs" are oft very pretty dainty cups, begged from home or bought in the cheap stores. Half an hour for breakfast, served in the "mess" at tables, sometimes plain wood, sometimes enamelled topped.
After breakfast a quarter of an hour is allowed for them to wash up their own cups and cutlery and put them away. This means a quick retu to their quarters, a hurried powdering of noses and then off to work.
Hours vary according to the requirements of the job they are doing. They may be on in a straight run if the work is of that nature or they may have broken time if the job
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