HC Deb 18 January 1967 vol 739 c57W
47. Mr. Concannon

asked the Secretary of State for Defence what are the conditions of entry and the method of applying for a commission to the Household Brigade.

Mr. Boyden

Conditions of entry, including medical and educational standards, are the same as in other regiments. A candidate applies first for a commission in the Army; the choice of regiment is made later during training.

48. Mr. Concannon

asked the Secretary of State for Defence how many commissioned officers excluding quartermasters have come through the ranks of the Household Brigade since 1945.

Mr. Boyden

About 2,600 of whom about 1,500 were commissioned into the Brigade itself. These figures include National Service men.