THE DEFENCE FORCES

Dominion, Volume 12, Issue 286, 29 August 1919, Page 8

THE DEFENCE FORCES

"COMMISSIONS IN N.Z.S.C. AND R.N.Z.A. CONDITIONS OF APPOINTMENT -i... S<-; Instructions issued yesterday by General . ' Headquarters, New Zealand 1 Military- ' - Forces, lap down the principles under / which commissions to complete the establishment' of the Now Zealand Staff Corps and the Regiment of Royal ( New 'Zealand Artillory will , bo granted. : Officers commanding districts will invito applications to ' fill, vacancies, which exist in the Staff Corps, R.N.Z.A.; and the New Zealand ■ ' Permanent Staff. Commissions may be granted to officers of tlio N.Z.E.F., and , tp temporary or honorary' officers, also wnr- \ J".,raijit,'officers and n.c.o.'s of tho R.N.Z.A., : T 'v New Zealand Permanent Staff.' The . ' 'rank to'whioh an officer, may be first ..appointed will be based, on his previous i -fieryice on.the following scale*. • (A) Appointment to the rank of > lieutenant- after two' years' qualifyr ing service. < : (B) Appointment to the rank of captain after seven years' qualifying i service., ■ . ■ (C) Appointment to tho rank of major after,-15 years' qualifying ser- ■ yice. (D) Appointment above the rank of • major will bp by seleotion: 1 - Previous service will be computed as ; follows-.—(A) As full time. All comrnis- . ' '/ 'eioned service in the N.Z.E.F. or other !■ - commissioned active service. In the case . ■•/of. officers specially selected by the . 'Board of Seleotion'it may be recommeiid- !■ ed that their commissioned service will 1 be computed at more than full time. (B) As half time. Service on the temporary ;• ■ staff of the New Zealand Military Forces, • 1 : service : in the New Zealand. Permanent Staff, warrant or non-commissioned ser- .. vice in N tlie R.N.Z.A. or N.Z.E.F. or other active or Tegular service abovo the rank of corporal. Foiv tho ■ purpose of this • computation service in the R.N.Z.A. in ■ .the rank of corporal before May 1,. 1911, to count aa sergeant. (C) As quarter ' .time. •« U) Commissioned service; in the . 'New' Zealand Volunteers or Territorial ; Forces; (2) service in the ' l-anks of a . uhit of - iie N.Z.E.F.; (3) service in the

. "ranis of the E.N.Z.A. .up,.to and,including corporal. (D) As, one-eighth time. ■ Service In the ranks, of. the Volunteer or ..: Territorial forces-of Ne,w Zealand. Com- ■ missioned service in the Junior-Cadets, ■.■or service in the ranks-of the Senior '; Cadets, Junior Cadets, or Defence Cadets '.'. will; not count, and for the purpose of ■ computation none of the above categories i may be concurrent. Before appointment, . ' officers must be medically examined and -.'passed fit for active service in the field. -., •>■•-Candidates for th'e various vacancies must' . male/application to tho headquarters of the military district in which they reside, ..'and all application forms must bo sent ,- :in by officers commanding districts so as 'to reach, General Headquarters by Sep- : Member 15, <1919. : , ; A board selection, of which, the ' General- Officer 'Commanding- , (Hajor-v-General Sir Alfred Ttobin), Major-General *\Sir Andrew H. Eussell, and the General "Officer in oharge «t' Administration (Brigadier-General G* S. Eichardson) will "' be members, will assemble at General ■ ' Headquarters to consider the recommen- ,- dations of officers commanding, districts, end. will seleot 60 candidates to attend a qualifying course at Tientham,. coni- ' jneoorng on October 1, 1313, and continuing untu-Deoeinber 20. Candidates other » than.'£liose: of the N.ZJ.S. or E.N.Z.A. -■will attend the course with their TerForce or Expeditionary Force rank, and will bo paid irrespective of rank at the rate of £265 per annum,' plus : ss. per diem in lieu of rations. Candidates from the N.Z.P.S. or R.N.Z.A. . .will attend with their present rank and 'i Vate' of pay, as at the time of the ■~ 'course, officera 6s. and warrant and n.0.0.'s 3s. 6d. per diem in lieu of . rations.. -.AH candidates must live.in -'camp'.' ' . ~ .At the conclusion of the course a board '"■ofeeledtion , will nominate ; the successful candidates, anii 'feoommend them for : and probationary appointments, . which; together with any difference of , <r :pay. between that and the camp rates ' r " mentioned above; , will have effect from ', Ootober 1, 1819. .In accordance with reports Trhioh, will be iondered upon them, candidates will be confirmed in their appointments or otherwise on October 1. 1920.' .-,.. ■;-: A qnalifymg course for candidates for the-New Zealand ■ Permanent Staff will . jlw held.at TrShtUam for about, three );.;monthfl, and will commence on October 1. Officers, commanding districts will select ■ rfrom aspirants in their respective dis- ■ -.triotsithe following numbers:—Auckland, 25; Wellington, 25; Canterbury, 20; Otago, 20. Authority is given for the holding of short camps of instruction under district arrangements ia order to make by "preliminary, examination a seleotion of the ,most men, 'Preference in . ~£fslebtion is to be given to applicants who :,:.;have rendered good service in. the.field; , ' -fhave' , sspediol ability ■ to impart instruo ,!tion;.; have passed through and obtained ■ " good reportß at courses of instruction 'in England and tho various 'theatres of war: and are under 30 years of age. Candidates, who must bo fit for aotive service, will attend the rourse at Tren- . tham with the, rank of sorgeant, tem- ■ porary rank being given if accessary ,Eaj: wjll be at the rate of ,£2OO per a'n;;;num for singlo men, and £226 per anfor married men, with 3s.\6d. per : • diepv in lieu of rations for both single '•■■and'married men. On th*e termination • of the course, appointments subject to a probatKmary period of nine months will i be •made from tho successful candidafes