§ 28. Mr. CAMPBELL (for Sir N. GRATTAN-DOYLE)asked the Secretary of State for War what special inducements are offered to suitable time-expired soldiers to re-enlist?
§ Mr. SHAWTime expired soldiers, if in other respects eligible and unmarried, are permitted to re-enlist up to the age of 30, compared with the normal age of 25. They are also allowed to reckon previous service for pension purposes provided that re-enlistment takes place within five years of their last discharge and that their former service is declared on re-enlistment.
§ Lieut.-Colonel HENEAGEHas the right hon. Gentleman taken into account the difficulties put in the way of three-year men re-enlisting without a record, especially in the Artillery?