§ Mr. COCKSasked the First Lord of the Admiralty the number and places where the Fleet selection boards for candidates for sub-lieutenant were held in 1934; the number of candidates interviewed and recommended for the petty-officers' course; the number who appeared before the final selection board; and the number who were awarded commissions?
Sir B. EYRES MONSELLThe particulars are as follow: Fleet selection boards were held in 1934 in the Home, Mediterranean and China Fleets and in the Plymouth Command for general service ratings. There were no candidates on other stations. Nineteen candidates were interviewed. Ten of these were
Officer A … … … 25 years 3½months Average age 22 years 11 months. Officer B … … … 21 years 5 months Officer C … … … 21 years 10 months Officer D … … … 24 years 7 months Officer E … … … 22 years 0 months Officer F … … … 22 years 6½ months They are due for promotion to lieutenant at the following ages:
Officer A … … … 26 years 10½ months Average age 24 years 9 months. Officer B … … … 22 years 10 months Officer C … … … 23 years 10 months officer D … … … 26 years 7 months Officer E … … … 23 years 9 months Officer F … … … 24 years 6½ months The minimum, average and maximum ages at which Dartmouth and special entry cadets are promoted to sub-lieutenant and lieutenant are as follow:
— Minimum. Average. Maximum. To Sub-lieutenant: Dartmouth … … 20 years 5 months… 20 years 9½ months 21 years 2 months. Special Entry … … 20 years 1 month… 20 years 9 months 21 years 5 months To Lieutenant: Dartmouth … … 21 years 6 months… 22 years 10 months 24 years 2 months. Special Entry … … 21 years 2 months… 22 years 9½ months 24 years 5 months
§ Mr. COCKSasked the First Lord of the Admiralty the positions obtained in the various classes, the certificates gained, prizes won, amount of accelerated promotion obtained, and the dates
1592Wrecommended, but in two cases the candidature lapsed owing to failure to pass the preliminary educational examination. The remaining eight underwent the course and appeared before the final selection board. Five ratings were selected for promotion to acting sub-lieutenant.
§ Mr. COCKSasked the First Lord of the. Admiralty the ages of the six sublieutenants (ex-lower deck) on the date of their commissions, and the age of Dartmouth and special entry cadets when commissioned; and the age of the six sublieutenants (ex-lower deck) on the date they are due for promotion to lieutenant, and the age of Dartmouth and special entry cadets on promotion to lieutenant?
Sir B. EYRES MONSELLThe particulars are as follow: the ages of the six sub-lieutenants (ex-lower deck) selected in 1933, on the date of their commissions as sub-lieutenants were as follow:
of promotion to lieutenant for the first class of six sub-lieutenants promoted from the lower deck?
Sir B. EYRES MONSELLThe particulars are as follow:
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Seamanship. Greenwich. Gunnery. Torpedo. Navigation. Acceleration of promotion obtained. Date of promotion to Lieutenant. Officer A … 1st 2nd 38/62 2nd 10/18 1st 5/26 2nd 27/44 1 year 5 months 1st August, 1935. Officer B … 1st 1st 2/62 1st 3/18 3rd 15/26 1st 13/44 1 year 7 months 1st June, 1935. Officer C … 1st 2nd 34/62 2nd 3/19 3rd 11/18 2nd 15/23 1 year 0 months 1st January, 1936. Officer D … 1st 2nd 19/62 3rd 14/19 2nd 8/18 2nd 14/23 1 year 0 months 1st January, 1936. Officer E … 1st 2nd 28/62 1st 1/22 2nd 12/23 3rd 33/44 1 year 3 months 1st October, 1935. Officer F … 3rd 2nd 21/62 1st 6/22 2nd 16/23 2nd 30/44 1 year 0 months 1st January, 1936. The above statement shows the classes of certificates obtained and the order of merit in the various examinations.
[NOTE.-An order of merit is not possible for the seamanship examination.]
Officer E was awarded the Goodenough Memorial Prize in Gunnery for year 1934.