The recent revision of the pension system in the German army mainly benefits non-commissioned officers after a service period of twelve years and also young officers who are forced to retire at an early age because of disability. The latter are assured of State support until they have taken up a new position.
Non-commissioned officers after twelve years' service may also become Siate officials if they wish to do so after completing a course in a training school. If they did not want to become civil servants they would be entitled to a sum sufficient to buy a farm, the amounts varying between £770 and £1,350, according to the length of service. The maximum payment is intended for those who. choose to settle in border territory, as the authorities wish the frontier districts to be inhabited by politically reliable men with military training
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