The Cadet Hand Book and Section Roll/Officers
OFFICERS.
In the event of there not being a sufficient number of qualified candidates for the rank of 2nd Lieutenant, and in the case of all higher ranks, the following regulations for appointment shall apply.
Applications for first appointment to first commissions in the Senior Cadets should be made by candidates on Form A 22 to the Commanding Officer of the Battalion to which appointment is sought, the Commanding Officer will forward same with his recommendation to the District Commandant for submission to the Military Board.
First appointments will, as a rule, be made to the rank of Lieutenant.
Officers shall not be usually appointed to the Senior Cadets until they have passed the prescribed examination, but persons who have not passed that examination may be appointed “provisionally” as an officer of that rank.
Officers provisionally appointed must present themselves for examination at the first or second half-yearly examination subsequent to their provisional appointment, except under special circumstances approved by the Military Board, or where a less period is prescribed in these regulations. They period of eighteen months from date of provisional appointment. If successful, and if satisfactorily reported upon by their respective Commanding Officers, the provisional appointments may then be recommended for confirmation.
Officers who fail to qualify, as above shall be recommended by District Commandants to be retired, having failed to qualify under Section 15 DA.