AIR FORCE POSITIONS

Manawatu Standard, Volume LIX, Issue 69, 18 February 1939, Page 4

AIR FORCE POSITIONS

j CHANGED CONDITIONS. , ; . . '■ . 1 Per Press A Mociasiorv. \ WELLI N‘ G T O.V, Feb- 17. i ' I Changes in the condition,, of entry f !and service on short-servi-ce coaiKß- j dsion- and ir. the general dutie-? brant;: l 3of the Royal -Air Force were annwac- j ’ jlo-day by Hors. P . «, ;oj Dc:er.ee/. Jr. ftitrire direct-entry : j candidates from New A-' &. an - y-:- ■ n-'j ■ selected between the age; or :- I ano j., 2i. The upper age limit has J/eer. rite-;: jed from. 23’v 2: year;, i Before app.cir.trjver.t to a snort-?.*:.*' ! vice com mi-sion ;r. tne Roy a. A:' t Force a candidate nr.ay Ger-t to ?em-e | ‘six year? or. the active n 1 It- h»- followed by four year; :r. toe 'reserve. Under the- o;o condition-! car.* - | didates spjwiKM to snort-service ? 1 cent rat s= ions server; four years, on :jt f j active list followed by six years m tfcei i reserve. This regm'.tior. vrsfl K(ii *p j JpSy to candidate* v.-ro do no: eject to j iserve six years or. the active list, i OfScers who serve six years, on the, j active list will he eligible _ for _ a eg-i 1 ttritr of £-»). The gratuity for c-m- ---■ cers who serve four years or. tbe active j 1 list sxiii remains at £'3oo- It :s s/r- j j -derstooi that the change in corses:-« | tior.s is tlr:e to the Royal A;.- Force | I expansion pro grant me.j The number of short-serrke com-. t missions available to- Ji«r Zealanders I I wili not he known till t.ce Air Mens-' ■try makes its allocation. Last year j; j 130 direct-entry candidates were rei cel-red frost the Dominion by theRoyal Air Force. Ir. addition to these , •53 candidates were trained at the l Flying Training Sc-aool at W;grant t ajso for sfcort-service contmiesions ir. i the Royal Air Force. '• I i