§ 53. Mr. Woodnuttasked the Secretary of State for War what is the maximum age for re-enlistment in the Army; and if he will consider increasing the maximum age for re-enlistment in the Royal Army Service Corps.
§ Mr. Profumo:The normal maximum age for re-enlistment in the Army is the 25th birthday, but in certain of the more static trades and employments it is the 30th birthday. Clerk (General Duties) and Clerk (Shorthand Writer) in the Royal Army Service Corps are included among the trades in the upper age limit of 30. I recognise that useful men should not be lost through a too rigid application of the rules, and therefore all requests for re-enlistment are individually considered. I think that these arrangements are generally satisfactory.