BUDDY SYSTEM

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1. a flagship service to newly arriving PCs, recruits and students called the buddy system. A well qualified and experienced crew member or officer will act as your buddy to help you do your orientation checksheet and familiarize you with your new surroundings. He will answer any queries you may have. He is there to help you feel at home. He is your stable terminal for any confusions you might have when first aboard. WO 2674)

2. a standard duty of the Chaplain, to assign an experienced crew member as buddy to any new arrival to the ship. It is then the responsibility of the experienced member to take the new arrival under wing-be a safe terminal, and help groove the newer member in on what is expected of him on the ship, and what different channels are available for his use. E.g. training, processing, SO No. 1 line, daily report line, divisional conference procedure, Qual Consultant, canteen, bookstore, etc., etc. The experienced member should take responsibility for handling any misunderstoods and confusions of the newer member. (FSO 39)