Words & TermsWar, service and history
Army Safety Corps
A mocking expansion of Army Service Corps.
In a sentence
In this historical or contextual use, “Army Safety Corps” means a mocking expansion of Army Service Corps.
Where it came from
The Australian National Dictionary Centre’s AIF glossary directly records the joke and explains the implication that ASC personnel worked in relative safety behind the lines.
- Initial era
- 1900–1949
- Where used
- Australian military usage; historical