While European capitals hum with activity, Britain is making rapid progress in her national defence campaign.
The War Office today introduced two Army reforms. The first reduces the period of foreign service to four, instead of six, years, while the second offers reservists the opportunity to rejoin the Colours. Any soldier in his last year of active service may now re-enlist for 21 years, which qualifies him for a pension.
This will apply also to regular army reservists who have already been offered the opportunity of rejoining to complete twelve years service.
The War Office makes clear that the first change has been made possible as a result of the great improvement in recruiting. It will apply as from the next trooping season.
Simultaneously, the War Office has issued details of a new army service dress—which consists, for officers and men alike, of a blouse and trousers which are buttoned at the anklet, somewhat on the lines of a skiing suit—and of a scheme for the reorganization of army cooking.
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