FOR SANDHURST AND WOOLWICH

Dominion, Volume 21, Issue 223, 21 June 1928, Page 16

FOR SANDHURST AND WOOLWICH

f SYSTEM OF APPOINTMENT. j Thn three New Zealand Cadets who • will leave for England by the Tainui on ! July <> are Messrs. J. W. Standish, O. C. ; H. Burton, and B. Wicksteed. The two ' former have been nominated by the ; Governor-General to 'cadetships at the Royal Military Academy, Woolwich, and > they, will ultimately receive commissions 1 in the British Army. It was not made I quite clear yesterday that under this ; scheme His Excellency may nominate . four cadets a year both to the Air Force i College, Cranweli, and the Royal Milii fary Academy,. Woolwich, 'and eight cadI ets to the Royal Military College, Sand- ! hurst. As against the competitive examJ ination in England, New Zealand cadets i are only required to pas the matrieulal tion examination which is of practically the same standard. The cost to the ’ parents of these courses is between £3OO '. and £450. including passages to England. ; Mr. .Wicksteed is proceeding to Sand--1 hurst at the expense of the New Zea- ; land Government. After graduating from t Sandhurst he will be commissioned in the ! New Zealand Permanent Forces, and re- | turn to New Zealand after a year's atj tachment to the British Army,