§ Mr. Daggarasked the Secretary of State for War whether he is aware that a member of His Majesty's Army, graded C, is not permitted to take commissioned rank, while another member who has been down-graded from A to C is allowed to retain his commissioned rank; and is he prepared to remove this anomaly?
§ Sir J. GriggAn officer down-graded from medical category A to C has been trained as an officer and I hope my hon. Friend will agree that use should be made of his experience as far as possible in appointments appropriate to his medical grading. Soldiers in category C cannot, however, be trained as officers at an O.C.T.U. because the training there is too strenuous and therefore normally are not selected for commissioned rank. But if suitable employment appropriate to the grading is available, they may be commissioned.