§ Mr. Toucheasked the Secretary of State for Air whether he is aware of the disappointment felt by many officers in the Royal Air Force who have only received short-service commissions although they have passed the qualifying examination for Cranwell but have not been appointed owing to the small number of vacancies; and whether he will consider granting permanent commissions to such officers?
§ Sir K. WoodCandidates who are unsuccessful in the entrance examination for the Royal Air Force College at Cranwell and are subsequently granted short-444W service commissions are considered on their merits with other short-service officers for permanent commissions. There would seem to be no justification for according them preferential treatment.