sick call
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Definition
Noun: 1. A daily military assembly for reporting illness: A formal, scheduled gathering in a military context where personnel who are feeling unwell must present themselves to a medical officer for assessment and possible treatment or excusal from duty.
Usage
- This term is specific to military or other highly structured organizational environments (e.g., some police forces, boarding schools).
- It refers to the event itself, not the act of being sick. One or sick call.
- It is a compound noun and is typically used without an article when referring to the institution (e.g., "after sick call") but can take an article when referring to a specific instance (e.g., "a sick call was held").
Examples
- Noun:
- All soldiers feeling ill must report to the sick call at 0700 hours.
- The sergeant announced that sick call would be held in the medical tent.
- He missed morning formation because he was at sick call.
Advanced Usage
- "to go on sick call": To attend the sick call formation because one is ill.
- Private Jones went on sick call this morning with a fever.
Variants and Related Words
- Sick bay (noun): The medical facility or dispensary on a ship, base, or installation.
- The injured sailor was taken to the sick bay.
- Sick leave (noun): Authorized absence from duty due to illness.
- He was placed on sick leave for one week.
Synonyms
- Medical muster (noun, military): A similar formal assembly for medical purposes.
- Sick parade (noun, chiefly British military): The British equivalent term for sick call.
Related Phrases
- To report sick: The action of informing a superior that one is ill and needs to see a medical officer.
- He decided to report sick after experiencing severe pain.
Noun
- the daily military formation at which individuals report to the medical officer as sick