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BIG BRIGADIER ISSUES PRIVATES WITH IRONING ASSIGNMENT

At 17.00 today Big Brigadier called all Privates to sit on the sofa while Sergeant Michelle issued them with an assignment to test their speed and efficiency.

Sergeant Michelle read from the laminate,

“Privates will be required to iron, fold and pack 50 shirts in 1 hour 30 minutes. Big Brigadier has provided an example of an ironed, folded and packed shirt that Privates may use as a guideline.

It is up to the Sergeants to ensure that each Private irons at least one shirt.

Sergeants must not physically take part in the ironing, folding or packing but must instead supervise. Sergeants can visually inspect the shirts at any stage but must not touch them.

Big Brigadier has provided two irons, two ironing boards, 2 shirt boards and 50 clear plastic packs.

After ironing, Privates may use the shirt boards to aid them in folding the shirts before inserting them in the clear plastic packs. After each shirt is inserted in the packs the shirt boards must taken out and re-used.

The irons have been filled with water. Privates must not add any more water to the irons.

Once the task has been completed, the irons must be turned off, left in the upright position and the ironing boards and irons must not be moved from their current positions.

Privates are advised to take care when ironing.

Privates must now turn the irons on at the plug and wait for them to heat up. After the 1 hour 30 minute time limit is up, Privates will have 5 minutes to deliver the shirts to the diary room.

50 shirts must be completed in 1 hour 30 minutes in order for Privates to pass the assignment.

Your time starts now.”

On hearing the details of the task Shell said enthusiastically; “Oh shirts, cool I love those, I’m so good at ironing.”