So This Was Great Moment

So this was the great moment. (а) Why was that moment considered the great ? (b) What duty was … Quelch ? (c) Use another word for …

Answers:

(а) The ‘moment’ was great as the trainees thought that the Corporal was going to nominate one of them for a big job or for a stripe.
(b) Private Quelch was assigned kitchen duties permanently.
(c) ‘instant’.