London, Sept. 20. The War Office announces the formation of a new section of the Army Reserve, open to pensioned warrant officers and non-commissioned officers.
The object of the new section is io provide a supply of men for the posts of warrant officers and N.C.O.'s on mobilization in future, instead of the existing arrangement, whereby most of these posts have to be filled on mobilization from those serving in ihe peace-time personnel.
These men are thus withdrawn at a time when they are most required.
The new section will be called Section "E."
The War Office also announces that about 1,000 non-commissioned officers will be promoted as from October 1 to warrant officers, class three.
They will be placed in command of platoons, which will be equivalent to the units previously commanded by subaltern officers.
This batch of promotions, the first among men of this rank, is corollary to the recent changes of conditions in the service,—Reuter.
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