The Archive · 1939

Augmented by Recruiting of Territorials

Formation of Supply Department From Our Own MILITARY CORRESPONDENT

London, May 1. armed forces of the world were getting too big for our policy of isolated preference for voluntary service and so by ion we take in young mem enough to create a new trained reserve behind the Regular Army. The idea of compelling service in the Territorial Army is side-tracked for Regular training ana the T. A. will continue te be a voluntary service outside of the ages for conscription.

No one would wish for the fine T. A. response to be thrown back at them for general conscription and so they go on as an army and those who did not answer the call and soldier in their OWN şpare time will be called up as Regulars for a quick qualification as Reservists.

The decision about Poland, Greece Rumania and the increase in the Force should be read together. could mot take up a Continental mirment of a new kind without addition to our own o the Territorial Army is "of being doubled. Each off a No. 2 and the to have 26 divisions instead do not know whether this will the present geographical some districts have relimit while others ters little whether a two brigades in the Mit: lands and one in Devon so long as they are' properly trained to come on mobilization.

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