MILITARY CAREERS

Dominion, Volume 7, Issue 2191, 2 July 1914, Page 8

MILITARY CAREERS

FOE XEW /JvALAXDEUS IX THE ISIU'JiSJI Alt-MY. 'Qeito iece:i;ly arrawgelOTiits were UHrtlo to admit to tlie Koval Military 'College, Saiwfhtw'st,' ihiglaud. llireft cadets from New Zealand c.idi ha.liyoar, 'f'Jio dates of cntraice for ttifa XovtuiAor e&iu.tivailons wiosetl y.o.stev> day. Tim a-pplieautfi fli's Jiessrs. N.ieiiteils, Qruimni. a son of GTnnel Kic'h,olls; M'Datiflld, u WaugosiiH College student, a-ftd son of Jh K A! Dun Id slid johusoii, of Christ's Collejji;, Christeliurch. . A. very interesting ouiliuu of tl.e inotiiod < by wlii-.-ii New feilaud cadets tail -enter the British Jtegular Aiirilj was g.iyea to a 'ItoM-iSioj: reprt'Sffivtii't'ivfi yesterdaj'. The first lijetbod afiplj.es to Sandhurst. Every half-year there is "id tie an' eiurnnco examiti.atiou, and three cadets <an ha admit i: d io t!;e jlflitarj' College. The cadeU must lie eil by Isis Kseelfo.l'ic.'V tlve Go-vcri'tor, aWI thfj must- isave passed the Aimy cni.rai.u:(' exaiamaiioii. They must., ?lso, be betwfieii the ages of 17 yeSrs and JO years., and life iimii.Trrifijl, If ljiot'ij than il've.e csdcis prc.sent themtn.h es. the 6xuni;ia\ion bepome.i eoWnetitiie, but only three selections, are made m. tbn .half- ■ yfeat. .'jlio 'ordinar-y papfers'' i'Bßtiofl, by the War Ofcs in Knijland. are Rent out to ilie Cliie.f of the General X'sw Zealand., who has them GUed -in h% pareH-te" or g'ffiijd'i.alis., (Mi# WturiiS them to tim. War Qflice. The examination papers, afeb, sfcitt ofti- ,b,y the War Otlice to the Oinef of the General Statf, who makes all arrai)n.emeivts tor tlic- evaminatioiiSi ivhieb. will probably be conducted M the four thief centres of the H'jmiiuoii ' . After the'cadet- .reaches Sandhurst, it, wr!i be left till the last term before it is I'leercled whether lie vvrll Joiij the JSj'itish Kegular Army or rei.ur.n to Xew Zealand av,d. serve, in. the Territorial Force. Probably, tiip -Ojidet will be K'iveM the optic.il of chonsiiig tor hinifelt in ■ this matter. A,s to the cost cif the c\'aniinatifius, the fees, inclvidinn m.e<h.cnl examination, will be from three to five piine.fs, Tiie fees at tiis U-oyal Military u&l.lege- at Sawdhurst will probably Ij.eabout' £100 iter .vera - , "li. is not mufh Ktiod," added the speaker, "anyone going into ilie British Hecular Army \j*nles? he ivas about. il.iC for the infar.trys or £500 for fho cavalry. 1 ' It. is- expeck'd tiwt the results ot these fe'xariiSn'ftttojis \v^lil:ln about two months' time. It the cadets ps-ss, ihey will go to Sandhiii'st, «Tw,ro tlley will be admitted lis neue'ral cadets, and put through their ip'urse, H t-key Fiibscquently entc- Butish Regular Army, they Tfcll join as second lio'iiie'Jtlr'ants. _ ■ Tliere is a method, of direct entry to thi- .l!Kti.sh Army for cadets from J>en' Zealand. Tiits conditions are that the cadets mu'&t ,be unmarried, be noniin-at-jd by the Governor, y.rd pass the Army ontranee. cxauiiiialiou. liv the. case of their '.Ijei.iig' successful at. -the examination, g.i ©.refit to some unit of the Army for ■ which they have a preriiliction. i One Xe.iv Zealand cadet jirts entered the Army by this methftd this year. Tliis is. ilr, 31' Donald, of Auckland, who _ has joined the Soutl; Lancashire Regimeni In .tuffia. It is probable that another, from , Christciitireh. will. shortly f«l!ew ..suit,, ■ There is also a method of entry to the liidfau Army. v,-hicli can be joined only hv one of tho two. means already mentioned. When a man has been posted, to a. British Rc.2iii.ir battalion serving in India, he. must pass an exajpiiiaSiion in ITiadoastani, ai.id have jjis, iiamfi/oiP a 'list* <af : 'fltf?se who wts;h to jcin th.e Indian A rmy..' Then he will be a:ppssised in with Ms. plaso on .the list...a-s OEcar.i ■ I'intry io" SH'nfTTTTfr¥ t~"ftsn v ho gaiKefl, also-) by pifoo'se.tliiip to Uuglaild ftfld eftting for tho competitive : esarti'iiaitipii along with ilie oilier candidates. There ■is iio fOJ'fll rpud of si'it.ry io tlte ,R<tyJii ; Military' Jk-attemy,. ai Woolwich. The oilly way to thero is to proceed to .Kuglanily ' ttii.d ■ s.ife fot the competitive exaniinotion. . Xo other clutiiiifil . is; presented. The liitchly t-ot*iiiii<:-*!l .branches are. taught, at Wooiwit-li, «i.ierens ;it f»ai)dh-or<t the natu.ro ol the pwntefe fc qijiw :iawereiA, ,';oM T?..0 to .SiindTiiirst. is fairly easy, the pfii.y door to "T>'o'jlwieh is the 'ohp nieniTouod.