§ 14. Mr. CHARLES BATHURSTasked the Under-Secretary of State for War whether opportunity is being, or will be, given to ex-officers over forty-five, or ex-soldiers over thirty-five, to join a military unit?
§ The UNDER-SECRETARY Of STATE for WAR (Mr. H. J. Tennant)Ex-officers over forty-five are being appointed in cases where officers commanding ask for them. Ex-soldiers are accepted up to the age of forty-five, and, in certain cases, up to the age of fifty.