HC Deb 14 November 1916 vol 87 cc604-5W
Commander BELLAIRS

asked the Secretary of State for War whether he is aware that in the Volunteer Training Corps there are a certain number of officers who have previously been rejected or have been exempted by tribunals but who may be called up for service in the Army; whether the Army Council will see that the special qualifications of these officers may be so far considered as to prevent them being drafted into the ranks until an opportunity has been found for inquiring as to their suitability for passing through officer cadet battalions or an Officers Training Corps?

Mr. LLOYD GEORGE

If they are recommended as possessing suitable qualifications, officers of the Volunteer Training Corps can be enlisted in the Inns of Court or Artists' Officers Training Corps, with a view to their being passed to an officers cadet unit, if found suitable.

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