HC Deb 10 September 1914 vol 66 cc643-4
51. Mr. FALLE

asked whether the age limit in the senior ranks of non-commissioned officers will be extended, seeing that men of this class have risen by their superior abilities and are difficult to obtain?

Mr. TENNANT

The age limit for service at home and abroad is already fifty in the case of ex-Regular warrant officers and non-commissioned officers above the rank of sergeant. For service at home only there is no age limit in the case of ex-non-commissioned officers of any branch of His Majesty's Forces. The only qualifications are medical fitness and suitability for the employment.