LEAVE SYSTEM
G.O.C. Considers It Very Generous
He considered the present leave system was one which gave a fair deal to the soldiers and did not unreasonably interfere witli training, said the General Officer Commanding the New Zealand Forces, Lieut-General E. I’nttick, DS O N.Z.S.C., to “The Dominion” yesterday. He thought the leave was very generous, but this was a good thing if it produced a contended soldier. When troops were in their own country they could not be kept down to too rigid a schedule. Under the new system, it was possible to get the leave over in 26 days and leave 34. to 3(5 davs for uninterrupted concentrated training. In effect, in a two months period, one month was a leave month (a percentage being away at a time), and the other month a full training month. _______
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Dominion, Volume 36, Issue 25, 24 October 1942, Page 8
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139LEAVE SYSTEM Dominion, Volume 36, Issue 25, 24 October 1942, Page 8
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