GETTING INTO THE ARMY Preliminary career of the young men who have responded to the call for volunteers for the special force now being recruited. (1) Waiting in a queue at the Drill Hall for their turn to be interviewed by one of the recruiting officer’s assistants. (2) Giving personal particulars, which include such matters as physique, previous military experience, trade qualifications, hobbies, etc. (3) Proceeding to the medical examination, the recruit Has his mouth examined by a dental surgeon. (4) Height and weight are then checked. (5) The search for physical defects includes a blood pressure test. (6) The tests over, the reports by the various examiners are handed to the medical supervisor, who decides the fitness or otherwise of the candidate.
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Evening Star, Issue 23372, 15 September 1939, Page 7
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123GETTING INTO THE ARMY Preliminary career of the young men who have responded to the call for volunteers for the special force now being recruited. (1) Waiting in a queue at the Drill Hall for their turn to be interviewed by one of the recruiting officer’s assistants. (2) Giving personal particulars, which include such matters as physique, previous military experience, trade qualifications, hobbies, etc. (3) Proceeding to the medical examination, the recruit Has his mouth examined by a dental surgeon. (4) Height and weight are then checked. (5) The search for physical defects includes a blood pressure test. (6) The tests over, the reports by the various examiners are handed to the medical supervisor, who decides the fitness or otherwise of the candidate. Evening Star, Issue 23372, 15 September 1939, Page 7
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