DUTY NCO Ah, the pain of duty, once a week or more, Work, fight, train, maintain, plus the dirty duty, Mess, barracks, guard, head shed, watch, post duty, 1800 till 0600 hrs for most, mess and guard more, A tour of duty for noncommissioned offices, Very little work, some responsibilities in each, Doesn’t matter if sick or weary, sign the log you must, Then from time to time you are the man, The edge of the sword, its tip as well, For a moment, on small stage or large, war or peace, You are the... Sign in to see full entry.