§ Commander BELLAIRSasked the Under-Secretary of State for War whether he will state the minimum age for the Royal Flying Corps; and whether he will consider the advisability of introducing 1475W the apprentice system on probation at an age corresponding to naval cadets in the Navy, adding those who make most progress to the available pilots?
§ Mr. TENNANTIf the question alludes to pilots, all available instructors and instructional aeroplanes are employed in training pilots of full age, and nothing would be gained by taking apprentices. If the question alludes to mechanics, a proportion of boys aged fourteen are already enlisted in the Royal Flying Corps, and are eligible for training as pilots when they are fully trained as mechanics.