Cadets For Duntroon Military College

Grey River Argus, 2 November 1948, Page 2

Cadets For Duntroon Military College

Advice has been received from Australia, that 16-year-old boys are now eligible for cadetships at the Royal Military College, Duntroon, said the Minister of Defence (Hon. F. Jones) yesterday. Previously, applications were limited to boys of 17, 18 and 19 on February 16, 1949. To enable any younger boys, who have the necessary qualifications, taking advantage of the cadetships the closing date for applications is now November 5, 1948, instead of October 22, as announced previously. Conditions at the Royal- Military College have been radically altered as a result of reorganisation during 1948. In accordance with modern needs the time allotted to ordinaly civil subjects is now sufficient to allow a cadet to complete the equivalent of. two years’ full-time university study. The cadet who is to be commissioned in a technical arm such as Engineers or Signals studies pure and applied mathematics and science subjects. Other officer-cadets study some mathematics and science and ‘ then fit themselves for administrative posts by the study of subjects such as English, economics, economic geography and book-keep-ing. In the past, the cadet’s parents have had to provide pocket-money. To ensure that all cadets, irrespective of the wealth of their parents, are on equal footing, pocket-money and all clothing are now provided by the College, and no cadet is permitled to receive remittances from home. Cadets on leave receive a maintenance allowance, and other allowances have been increased to ensure that the cadets finish their fuor years’ course with from £lOO to £2OO in their bank accounts.