WHY COMMISSIONS ARE REFUSED.
More than one case has occurrcd where noli commissioned officers, after "swatting" for commiss.ons and passing the required examinations, have not taken them up, preferring to go forward with their seigeant'a stripes. These (sajs tho Dominion) wero usually man led non coram "Cloned officers, who ascertained at tho eleventh hour, ard sometimes after that, that thero is no separation allowance tor an ofluer'*, wife <>r his children. Taking ui> a sccond lieutenant's commission under such conditio".}., ircording to a correspondent, meant actually receiving Icst moncv than a sergeant (when the allowances are taken into consideration). Foi this reason several capablo men lnv> prefeired to retain the;'- positions as i.oncommissimcd officers who have proved by examination and m the field their cip.tcity to hold commissions with honour. For th" same reason, it is said, there are other non-comm ssioned officers who do not strive for comin'ssions on the same trrounds—tho inequity of a second lieutenant's piv rompaied with a seigeant's pay awl nllov,
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Otago Daily Times, Issue 16782, 25 August 1916, Page 6
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166WHY COMMISSIONS ARE REFUSED. Otago Daily Times, Issue 16782, 25 August 1916, Page 6
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