§ 39. Mr. R. Morganasked the Secretary of State for War whether full use is being made of officers of the Regular Reserve, who, since returning to civil life, have risen to positions of responsibility in business and elsewhere, but on returning to the Colours find themselves junior to Regular officers of many years less ser vice and experience; and whether, in view of the vital importance of ensuring that initiative and administrative experience are found among the senior ranks, he will take steps to have the records of officers of the Regular Reserve gone through, with a view to their advancement not being held up from a purely technical seniority point of view, if their records show that they are fitted for higher command?
§ Mr. LawAn officer's advancement to a higher post depends entirely on his qualifications for that post and not on his seniority. Full account is naturally taken of any special qualifications which an officer of the Regular Army Reserve may have acquired in civil life, and officers possessing such qualifications are invited to submit particulars.