The method of promotion by veeaney, up to the rank of Major, would be abolished, and in future every subaltern would become a captain in ight years, and every captain would become a major in a further nine years.
Every officer entering the Army at the normal age, therefore, would be sure of approximately ten' years service in the rank of Major, if not previously promoted.
Beyond the rank of Major, promotion would be by selection, to fil the particular appointments available, The system whereby officers waite ing for appointments were put on halt pay would be abolished.
Tenure of command and star appointments venerally would be reduced from four years to three.
'The effect of the new proposals, 'Mr, Here-Belisha declared, was considerably to accelerate promotion, and thereby to give. increased pay lower ages, while in the subaltern ranks, in the' years before the accep eration begat to operate, there would be a substantive increase in pay in the case of second liculenonly by a shilling per day, and of Lieutenants by 1s, 2d. per' day.
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