DeGavre ordered that the unit stop calling itself the Borinqueneers, cut their special rations of rice and beans, ordered the men to shave off their mustaches and had one of them wear signs that read "I am a coward".
Because of the special rations they get a fifth of a liter of schnapps, 5 cigarettes, 100 g salami and bread, the men all clamor to take part in such actions.
DeGavre, upset over the fact that "G" company did not hold on to Hill 391, ordered that the unit stop calling itself the "Borinqueneers," cut their special rations of rice and beans, ordered the men to shave off their mustaches and had one of them wear signs that read "I am a coward".
Until then, the division had the remains of their two days' special emergency ration, which had been carried in sandbags on their saddles.
Relative rating could occur if the veterinarian provided 'preferential treatment' according to some implicit characteristics of the cow (e.g., a special feed ration to particularly valuable cows).
Though he had written little undergraduate journalism, an article for Socialist Commentary had praised John Junor, editor of the Sunday Express, who had got in trouble with MPs for suggesting that they got special petrol rations during the Suez crisis.
Maternal mortality in the camps could be averted with round-the-clock availability of skilled birth attendants, referral transport and special food rations for pregnant woman.
Chetwode reported that he had arranged a special camel convoy with rations and horse feed to arrive at El Arish at 16 30 that day, with a view to the Anzac Mounted Division advancing on Magdhaba, 18 mi away.
Meshach Tenney, who trains him, said he eats 8 or 9 quarts of oats a day, plus a big ration of a special fodder, and all the hay he can get, but it doesn't show.
Citing the Soviet collapse, he introduced a "special period" of sacrifice and rationing.
