Military drivers license

[Jon Skagfeld]

In the late 50s/early 60s,our Military Driving Licenses were called "Standing Orders". so called because the qualification for them was posted in ...Standing Orders...as opposed to Part 1 and Part 2 orders. The paper copy was a green colour and had a statement to the effect..."authorized for all wheeled vehicles and light tracked vehicles". Wow, that gave a lot of latititude if you were turned loose in a vehicle compound! (Had to have your authorized work ticket, though).

Later on, in the mid to late 60s, the first pattern DND 404 came out. This was the one that listed your specific qualification by vehicle type. Being young, foolish, arrogant (stupid?), we published our own credentials for our 404s. I still have a laminated one which certifies that I was qualified to operate, among other official stuff, battleships and pogo sticks. There was no expiry date then, and the area of operation was cited as "Canadian Army Area". At that time, should you have been pulled over by the local constabulary for a moving violation in a military vehicle, you were only required to produce your DND 404, not your civilian drivers license.