Gradually the. speed of promotion in the higher ranks of the Royal Air Force is settling clown. In January two commodores who reached that rank in August. 1919, went up a step to vice-mar-shals. In the recent half-yearly promotions two more commodores, rank(ing for -seniority from August, 1919, received their next step. With three other commodores of the same appointment date still awaiting promotion tu a ; r vice-marshals,' it can be seen that in lire year certain officers will have had to wait twelve months longer for the promotion than their recent c-1-le.aguep in •the. same, rank From vice (•> air marshal, the period seems to be extending beyond seven years—-consid-erably more than that in the \ai ’ from vice to admiral, or in the Army from lieutenant-genial to full general. AN'NIHJLATING SPACE. Your railroad, .when you. cornu to understand it. is only a device for
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Star (Christchurch), Issue 17647, 21 September 1925, Page 8
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