HC Deb 20 March 1946 vol 420 c375W
102. Commander Pursey

asked the First Lord of the Admiralty the system of entry of the 55 13-year-old ordinary cadets entered at reduced fees.

Mr. Dugdale

These cadets enter under the ordinary entry system, which is by a qualifying written examination and a competitive interview. Reduction of fees according to means may be granted to the parents of successful candidates after

Year Entries as Cadet (S). Commissioned from Lower Deck. Total
Normal Entry Service Nomination Dominion Nomination. Transferred from Executive Branch. Total
1939 46 1 — 3 50 Scheme not introduced until 1941.First promotions took place in 1942.
1940 35 2 1 7 45
1941 22 1 1 7 31
1942 21 1 — 1 23 7 7
1943 21 1 1 5 28 7 7
1944 19 1 — — 20 8 8
1945 18 1 1 — 19 7 7
182 7 4 23 216 29 29

In addition 1,340 Temporary Reserve Officers of this Branch have been commissioned from the Lower Deck since the beginning of the war up to 31st December, 1945