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This is a preliminary narrative and should not be regardedas authoritative. It has not been checked for accuracy inall aspects~ and its interpretations are not necessarilythose of the Historical Section as a whole.

Ce texte est pr~liminaire et n'a aucun caract~re officiel.On nla pas v~rifi~ son exactitude et les interpretationsqu'il cantient ne sont pas n~cessairement cel1es du Servicehistorique .

Directorate of HistoryNational Defence HeadquartersOttawa, CanadaK1A OK2

July 1986

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S.l.otlon and Trdnlns ot Ottio.r.tor the Canadi.n Ar!l OY.r.... 1940-45

1. Thi. r.port d.al. wI th the pollOT ot ••l.oting ottloer.fro. the rank. ot the COadlu AraT OY.r.... and to a ~1la1d.rablTl ....r e.xt.nt with the aotual orpniu.tlon and tralnin8 ot the0.0.'1'.11. -ins at the Calladiao 'l'rdnlns 8011001. ~ will be.110_, "T tar the gr.at.r nuaber ot reintoro.ent ottl0.ra war.obta1ud tro. the Ottl0.r.· 'l'rdnllllJ C.lltr•• In Ca da, but.1110••err 11ttle Int01'alltlon r.prd1ns th1a larger pha.e otthe progr.-. 18 a.aUable at thi. H.edquart.ra, the tull .torTwill h...... to b. don. In Coneda. Th1. report 18 ba.ed ohl.tlTon .1ntoraat101l obta1n.d tro. C.M.H.Q. tIl•• although .0..r.t.r.no. he. b••n mad. to War Dlarl.. III the po•••••lon otthe OIC War Dlarl•• , C.M.H.Q. An .arll.r r.port (Bo. 21).d••or1bad the olo.lng ex.rol••• ot the ••oond oour•• at theCanadiu O.C.'1'.I1. Oil 5 Apr 41, and al.o dl.cu•••d the thee.x1.tllllJ 0.0.'1'.11••T.tea 8114 ••thod ot ••leotins oandldat•••Soaewbat ao... 11ltol'lllltlon 011 the pollOT lUdinS up to and theaotual orution ot a Colladlan O.C.'1'.I1. o••r .... 18 1l1.8ll Inthe ·Prel1a1lla1'T Ilallrati.. 'l'h. n.torT ot the CanadianMilltar, J'oro.. O.er....• IChap TI, peru 93-99). Th. qu••tlollot ac. 11a1t. tor ottloer. has b.8ll d.alt with In the ....!larratiT. (Chep XIll, paru 119-1l,2). .port No. 12011l01ud.d a ••otion Oil the trdnillg ot C.••A.C. ottio.r. o••r ••a.,wIIU. R.port No. 145 d••01'lb.d 'rIl. ·CanlOlUl" Boh....

2. I1pon mobUizatlon 111 1939 - 1940. mUtia unit. hadutl1lz.d the ottl0.r. alr.adT on th.lr own .tr.ngth and tl11.daD1 .acanol•• witb .ubalt.rll8 p.r.onallT ••l.oted bT thaeo..andins Orfioar. 'l'h••arlT quota. or r.intoroeaent oUioer•••r. obtalned lD lDloh the ._. -T. Milltie unit. wbloh w.r•• till not mobillz.d bT tb••u.mer ot 1940 oontin~e4 to ••ndo.rtdll ot tb.ir ottio.r. to C.A.B.1. r.1lltoro•••llt draft•• araarkeA ror uni ta troa tb••U1. tarrl torial ar.a. A o.rtdllll\lJlb.r ot .~bal1;.r... wer. al.o .upplled dlreotlT trca the rank.ot tho o•••ral uni.oroltT C.O.'1'.C•• tollowiDS • d.oi.ioll .ad.bT the Department ot lIational Det.DO. that up to '0 p.r o.ntot r.intorcolUllt. mght b. obtalll.d tro. thi••ouroe(C.M.H.Q. tl1. 6/0CTU/ll W.moreDdua £. Ottioer R.intoro...ntabT Major Tow, 13 MaT 41). It .oon 6.oaa. Inor.a.ingITappar.nt, bow••ar. tbat otb.r lUana would he•• to b. intro­duo.d to ...t Cuada·. expanding allltary need.; th••e1l.0•••1tated a lars. Iluab.r ot ottl0.r. both a. r.latoro...nt.tor unlta alr.adT o••r •••• and tor tho.. wIIlob wer••ohedul.dto proo.ed to tb. Unlted ~llllJdo. durinc 1941. r.o••r, ••tta. went on, • oon.idar. 1. nuaber ot old.r ottl0.rs, bTr ...on ot q. 8114 lowered oat.sorr. would ha•• to lu•• t1814unit. to _k. -T tor TOUllll.r .on.

,. DurinS tb••ialt ot tbe HOD. 01'll8ll Rogar. to Bnclandill the .prinS ot 1940, It had bO.1l .gr.ed that appro.xlaat.l,2' par O.llt ot ottio.r r.illtoro...llt. r.quired tor tbe CO.dlallall1tary toro•• o••r .....hould b. tak.n trom a.o suItablep.r.ollllel "rTlllg witbin tb. r8llk. ot it. t01'lllltion.. It ...furth.r deolded, bow•••r, that, until .uoh tta... COadiantroop. had b••11 In aotloll, .uoh ooaai••lon••ould b. grantedolllT in .,Xo.ptional 0..... (C.M.H•. tIl. 2/Trg 50b001/1:Turn.r to Senior Ottio.r, 23 lUll 40). 'rIl. or••tloll ot anaoU•• d.teno. tb••tr. ln the United nlldoa It.elt and thed.o18loll to repl.o. _.0•• III bT aubalt8rll8 apill broUgh\ \h.

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quUUOD \0 tbe tore. en 1) lul appro..el, 111 jlrlDolple, ..reoel..ecl tro. Otta.. tor tbe toruUon ot an o..er.eae canacUan'lraln1D. Sohnol, within wI110b would be eabo41ed an O.O.'1.U.Wins. The pneral polioy ..t torth at thi. t1M ft. tbatall oancUdatae tor oowhelon••hould take a tour Wleu'ba.le"o n to all .ru" oouree at tbe Oanadian O.O.'I'.U.Inrantr1 and M.a. oadet. would oontlnue tbelr traln1Jls at theO.O.T.U. Wi • O.T.S. tor a turther elght weat•• wI111e oandldate.tor other &rill ot the .erTioe would prooeed to a BriU.b o.c.r.u.to ooaplete "ap.oial to era" traln1D.. 'lb. "oommon to ell &rae"portion ot the ooura. ... \0 inolud. drl11, b.yonet tlghUq.traWn. in ritl., ph\Ol, anti-tank rln. and Br'D IUD,lD.truotion ln up readins and In drl..ins and aalnt.nano.. Th.rawara al.o l.otur.a lD military law and dlaoipllne. ob.'rTatloD.ob.... and pr.otloe in .~l. tl.1doratt and patrola.(Pr.liminary .arrati.... Obap VI, par.. 9)-97). '

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4. en 5 AUS the tlr.t oour•• op.ned at St. Luola Barraou,Bordon, with Lt.-Col. l.H. Chrl.th In o.....nd ot the o.c.r.u.Wlq; aub••qu.ntly h. r.turned to hi. r.st..nt. Th. '1'oroD\OScottiah R's1Mnt (M.a.), and "~or 'I.A. Blala, R 22. R, ...appolntad ln hi••tead with the rank ot Lieut.nant-Colon.l.en 4 S.p canerel MoJIaup\On "hUed the canadian O.O.'1'.U. andtound the aooo~at1on \0 b., ••n.rally .peald ,""err poor."(O.M.H. Q. tU. 2/'l'rg Sobool/l, 1'lu'n.r, ....rand 5 Sep 40).Th. oad.t. "1" "orowd.d" and tb. al••plng quart.r. "jlartioularlydans.roua aa th.y are ln bulldins. wI110h attord nO prot.otlonwhat....r fro. bomb .plinter•• " TIl. barraok...a looatat in oloa.prorlalty to tb. _in oro.a-roada at Bordon, whiob bad bean atarsat tor GerllWl bomb.ra on arel ooo..lona. 1'10 l.otur.ball art.ted a. auob and lt n.o.aaary to us. the dinlqhall tor thi. purpo.e. ,Gen.ral MOl'laugh\On al.o tound theO.O.'1'.U. in need ot addltlonel In.truotor.; lt ... thereforeear••d "that lt le de.lrobl. tbat atepe b. tak.n to .n.ur. aaupply ot WIll-trained all-round In.trllotora 1n the Oonad1andl.,.. and Corp. tp. .0 tbat thera IlllY b. an ad.quat. aouroe otlIIlpplr ot th... In.truotor. tor the canacUan raining Sohoolinolud1 the O.C.T.U." (Ibid: ••e el.o Pr.lS.Jury lIarraU.,.••Chap VI, jlara 98). It ... turther reported to hi. tbatpraotloelly no traln1Jls .qui:s-ent bad baan lIIlpjllled and tbat1t baa b.en neo.aeary to borrow all ..arl.tl.. ot ..-pone andplou end aho..el. to oarry on the training.

5. The tir.t reSUlar oour.e teralnated on 2) 1'101', with)8 oad.t. on graduation Jl&rad.. Th1a oon.tltutad the tir.tbody ot men to b. oCllll1aaloned tro. tbe ranke att.r attaDdlqa CanacUan oourae ot traWns.. (Report o. 21. lI1at Oftr,C.M.H.Q•• 21 Apr 41). 'I'h. r ...lntar ot 'the 010.. had gonetorward to Britbh O.C.'1'.U•• after the tlfth ...k (7 Sep) to

'take oouraee apeolal to their partloul.r era ot the ••rTio••

6. Pro..h10n had alr.ady bean made In Oonada tor theooJllll1aa1onlq ot .uitobl. ..leot.d othel' ranka but, with noO.C.'1'.U. eetab11ehad. the prooadure .ajlloyad ..a that otsrantlll8 to a oandlda'e the pro"hlonal rank ot ••oond lieutanant

• Prior to tbe in.titutlon ot a eanacUan O.C.T.U. thre. ortour -.n with .p.olal qualitioationa had b.an 8C1111i••lonadcUr.ot wI111e eight uni.,....ity graduate. aa4 torur otfio.r.had bean ..nt \0 a Brit1.h O.O.T.U. and 8Ilb••q••ntly..-i.doned.

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lA a ••P.A.II. 111I110 an4 Hll41q h1a torn.r4 to Job aolU. at relnfOro_nt ottl0.ra 0 "'1" aH'II(l~n, a".p.aial to Ul..... qll&11t)'lq oourl.' It • U&1D1JlColntre. In til. eTlnt ot tl111ns to q1l&11t)' in Ul. rankot ll.utenant, .uoh pro.i.lonal ottl0.r. w.r. obllgedto r.llnquilh thelr oommil.lon. (C.II•• Q. t1l.6/0CTl1/l: Tal A 1135, C&Da11Hl'7 to D.tan.or, 1 S.p 40).

1. In the 1ta4 ~1Dcdo , hown.r, areCeDa41an oandldata. 18 IUD' c.... would •• to c0lIP1.t.th.ir cour••• at Brltl.h O.C.T.U•• , 110 ••• n.o•••ar,tha~ tb.y .houl4 hold the similar .tatus ot oed.t,lrr••p.otlT. or pr.Tioue Warrant or non-ooa.1••10ncdottloor ranI<. On 15 0010 authorlt, .a ob~ln.4 t·roaOttawa ~o IT' Canadlan oan41d.ta••uoh oad.t .tatu.,wi th p., ot 4.00 par da" and 001lll1..10n. tro. thedati at th.ir qualltloatlon. (Ibld:.l AG 1540,Dar.n.or to Canallltl'7. 15 Oat 40). !h••a_lnS.tntl••proo.dure ... a. to11ow.: ....&414at.. wer••~ol< ott.tr.nsth or th.lr unlt., ••nt to the appropriateUoldlng UnH and than .ttaohed to the Canadian IDd/orBritl.h O.C.T.U•• tor ratlon. and quart.r.. C.d.t. whooontinued to a Briti.h O.C.T.U. tor a '.p.ci.l to tb.era" oour.. w.ra to b. r.turned to the O.C.T.U. llAg,C.T.6., In that rank and oollll1..ioned trom tbar••

11ow1nc thl., &11 naw11 00-.1••10ned ottio.r. wouldb. roturned to th.ir appropriate HoldinS Unit to Jolnthe reintoro nt ortio.r .101'.... (Ibldl Tow to HQcau, 19 lan 41). 1. prooedur. we. In .tteot Wh.no.d.t. a.. bl&4 ob 14 D.o tor the saoond O.O.T.D.oour•••

• Th. prooedur. tor ..laotion or oandUate. torthe ...ond .nd .uoo.a41 O.C.T.D. COurl.. wa••et forth18 an appandlx to OYer.... out18. Ord.r o. 391."Ottl0.r ralning - lien S."18S 18 the Ranlee". a paaphl.twMOh w.. ba.ed 1'IIn4-••nt&1l1 on the Uit1sh re&U1atlon.but wlth o.rtaln .041tloatlon. nlo•••ltatad b, purel,Canadlan probl.... (Al.o ••• R.port 21. Kiat Ottr,C.II.R.o•• 24 Apr 41). TIl...l.otlon and pIlttlnstorward ot can414at•• tor oollll1.e1ona ...d. ther ••pon.lblllt, ot 111I110 oo....dlns ottl0.r. Who w.r.lna1Oruoted to reta1D a nOlll1n&1 roll ot .uOh panonn.lr.coaaanded tor oo..t..lonins. Pro.p.otlTe oandldat••"'re InterT1ewod ", h.lr brlgade or .quival.nt oOlmUJlder.,and uluell, b, the 41.1.10nal ooamand.r a•••11. b.tor.soinS torward tor tinal eel.ction b, ". Commltt•• otettlo.r•• to be ••t up b1 the lor Co.batant Ottlo.rot 10". Can 41an lI111tla in the United ~o•• " (R.port.0. 21. Ri.t ettr, O.II.H.Q•• 24 A,r 41).

9. Colonel B....ant oonal4ared that the san.ralo.llbr. ot lob. oandldat•• b.1q Int.r.l.w.4 In APrll1941 .... d.tlnit.ly 10..1' than that ot tIlo•• wllo appaaredbetor. the prnlou. Board In Dao_b.r 1940; out or

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loh 101lg 6.c.T:U. oour•• op.D.d .t H.vann.h Barraok., wheretbe two other lIlDg. at 0.'1'.8. had b••n eat up durins til.pr.oe41DS aODth.

10. Cue to the extr••••bort.s. at ottloere III .p.oiall.loaraa at tb. a.rYloe, ouoh .a R.O. 8isnal., R.O.O.O., R.O.A.P.O.,e.F.e. and OV.r.... Reoord., ••PaOl.1 tlv. w.ek.' be.l0 O.O.T.U.oour•• _. 00 ano on 3 Yeb 41~. 7011ow1lll ouoh tre1Dillgperl04 th..a oadat. were 001lD1••10ned elDO. tha,. weI'. requlredtor dut.,. laae41ately lD .xletlng v.oanole.. 81&1111' a .e.cot un er way on 17 0JI4 28 Apr l thie thlrd oourse bed.ooomaodetlon tor 100 oandid.t... Curl 1941 a poll01 otaltern.tlDe • abort badc with the lODe tour-lIOnth o.e.'I: .U.oaur•• was oODtiDued. • R.O.O.O., In partloular, ft. IDor1lDg D.ed or ottloer., .e a r.lUlt or tb. reorganaaUoD .ndexpandon or lobat oorp. whiob we. rrl.d through 1D 19.1 •

• r.tore, OD 16 .ul, t.he A.Q.II.C.(O•• ) .1'1 e.II.H.Q. re••edtb. vlew tb.t no 11mt .hould be pl.oed on the Duaber ot R.O.O.O.ottio.r. trallled ov.re.a. untl1 .11 ••tabll.haent. bad be.Dtl11.d.

In via.. at the toolo th.t rec.nt reque.te torexperienced oftioer. trom Oaned. bave nal1,.be.n rofu.ed aD tbe ground. tha1; they ".repertormins ke1 1;e.k. and oou1d no1; be epared, 11'1i. con.ldered th.t 1;he ottl0.r relntorcemeDt.1tu.tlon 1. prob.bly bad .nd 1;bat 1;he otticer.we would receive would be quite inexperienoed.(e.II.H.Q. tile 6/0CTU/ll Bennet1; to D.Q.II,O.,16 lul /01.).

The _tter wa. taken up with • Tictor itton (11.0.0.) Who ...then ID England and approvel w • obtained to !aple.ent 1\. neOenodian 70r..tr, Oorpe oleo .xpr••••d tbe wieb tbat "at lean, at lohe annual ...1;&ga .hou b. replaoed b1 per.onnel 1JIthia 00l1nt.r1 who•• abili t.y w. bu. bed all opport.unity to ••••••on ao1;nal Forest.ry Corpa operetione." (Ibid: lonee to ••0.2.,C.II.n.~., 11 lul 41.). Thu. th.re WI' Ju.titicatioD toraalotainln a tive w.ek.' ba.ic O.O.T.U. ooure. tor per.onnalwho would .ither be coal.eloDed .1'1 It.e oonoludoll 1Jlt.o _lt1J1Svacanci.. 1JI tha .ueral ••nio.. or Who would ba proc.ed1Deto Brit.i.h 0.0••Ua. t.o taka advanced r.oonnaie.ano., artillary,.ianel., 8OIin••rins, ordnanoe and • ...,. ••rvioe oorp...ur••••Th. Can dian LoDe D.C••U. oour•• _. re.arv tor infantry andII.G. oa et••

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11. Cur the vi.it at t.ha Boo. 1.L. Ral.t.on t.o 1;he UnitedUDg4\oa III the aut.UIIlIl at 1940, tut.ure polloy on otticer trainiDgbad bean announoed. 1 candidat•• tor ooaai.don. in tlIeCan.dian Aray ••t tir.t. ••n. ill "h. rank., a1ther "ithaotiv. a~ UJlit. or wit.b a re••rv. unit, prior to be1lll a.D\torwerd "0 lorain ••• reintoro....Dt ottioar tor the act.in army.Th. tr.lJI at .ucb candidat.e. 1;&k.n tro. the ran". of unita

• Dur1lll 1940 ••01.1 ~U811tylDg oour.a. had been held .10 1 O.I.B.U.and 1 C.G.B.U. to produc•• aaall Iluabar at badly D.aded in••rand R.C •••8.C. ottio.r••

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Signal. 1CAC )Intantry (R) 1 p.r bnIntantry (110) 1 per bnRCASO 4ROOO 1cro 1

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.Ull 1D ClDada ft. to b. gh.n at two Ottio.r.' Tra1DingCantr.. whiob war. to be ••tabU.bed at Brooln'11l1, Ontario,&lid Cordon H••d, "accounr I.land. J'ollowlng thr.e Ilontha'training at oDe ot tb... OIntree, .uoo.aatul oad.t. would b.oaa-l••lon.d a. .8COnd lieutenant. IDd sent to an AdvanoedTraining Centre tor a turtber two to three Ilontbe' trainingin tbair partioular II1'IIl ot tbe eervloe. l'ollowlng 1I\l00e..tuloOllpleUon ot tbla turtb.r train1Dg, the, would be prolllOt.dto tbe rank ot lleuten&llt &lid beoo.e eUglble to be put in theover••u reinforolllant .tre... Th. tint intak. at tbe..Ottioar.' Tralning Centre. WI' 1D Apr11 191>1 and, in the tlJ,.taontb•••peolall" a oon.iderable proportion ot tb. oandidate.prond to be unqlal1tled .800nd 11.utenant. tro. aotin unlt.and ottloen tro. II.P.A.II. and C.O.T.C. unlte ,",,0 ware aleogoing torward •• reintorce ent ottlcer••

12. In ord.r to oo-ordinate ottioer training and notoOlld tbe total ottloer reintor08llent requlr8lllente, on 2 II."1>1, a tel'ar'" was r808i ved troll Ott.wa r.qullticg Int01'lll8UOnu to wbat proportion ot tbe total candidat.s required couldbe tound and trs1D.d over..... (Ibid: Tel AO 792, Det.nsor toCanII1lltry, 2 1Ia, 41.). On 2) 1Ia, • C.II.H.Q. telegram replledthat Penerlll 1I0Naughton con.idered that 2S p.r c.nt or totalottic.r r.qulr_ant••bould be l'1'Ovld14 tro. O.C.T.U. graduat••no had .erv14 with tl.ld unit. 0....1'..... Tbla nuber otcandld.te. oould be tound tro. within tleld unlt., but not.hish.r percantage. It WI. alll'eed that ottlc.r cad.t. und.r­going training In tbe Unltad Ungdoa .bould be .bewn in theC.II.H.Q. bl-w.ekl, strengtb return ot ottlcsr'l thi. would aldN.D.B.Q. to ae•••• tbe number. ot oandldat•• wbo .hould b.trained In Canada tor oommi••lon.. (Ibid' T.l A 102S,ClUUIllltr, to Det.n.or, 2) J1aT 1>1.). A progr_ tor theaontblT Intake ot ottloer candidate., both In Canada and In tbeUnited XingdOll, ... worked out .t N.D.H.Q., and a telagr.. ot16 lUll Woned C.II.H.Q. th.t tb••0ntblT tigure. tor OftJ'....ottloer requirement. had b.en Bet at,

1). Thi. _t with. alngl14 reo.ptlon b, tb. bead. ot th•......ral oorp. IDd ••rvlo11 0....1'..... Tbe total Intak' at thecan.dian O.C.T.U. WI' approxlaat.1T 200 cadet. In a halt T.arl,period, narea. 1t tbe proSraaae ..t bT Ottawa WI' to b...tIt would be n.o•••ar, to put through 684 ottloer. a ,..ar.(Ibid: ow to A.A.O. (Org) , C.II.H.Q., 20 lun 1>1.). Thl. wouldn.o••e1tate a oon.lderabl••nlarg_ct ot tbe .tart cd tre1ningtaol11tl•• st No. 1 (OCTU) Wlng ot C.T.S. It .1lI oon.id.redtbst .uttlolant oad.t. could be tound to t111 the quot•• otartlll.ry. elgnal., 8ra1 ••rvl08 001'1" and 1nt'1lntry ottl0.r.witbout lowarlng tbe .tandard but tb. Chi.t Englneer d14 notooneld.r that )6 .uit.ble o.ndldate. tor hi. 001'1" oould b.round during tbs Tear; In tbe ];I8.t "'81' onl, 26 cad.t. eu1 tabletor ooal1110nins In.to tb. R.O.ll. had been produoed. (Ibid;Rudolpb to Ottio.r, lS Aug 41.). On th. other band, 1\ w.

tor a 001'1'. ot thr.e Inf.ntry dld.lon. and an 8l'II\1 tankbrlgad.. (Ibid' T.l AO 1070, D.tansor to CanII111try,16 lUll 41.).

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oonel4ered b.r the A.Q..II.G. (O.S.) at O.II.H.Q.. that an lneuttloientnllllber at R.O.O.C. attioer. would bl trained (12 a .rlar) to,,"t onr..... neede. (SII para 10). HI pointed out that "tohold beok potentlal ottioer per.onnll bloau.1 vacanoil. al'l notavailable on an arbitrar.r quota, .hioh Canada la,y. dDW1l, tbet.1 ehall be pel'll1tted to train •••••111 hava a ..,.10 regrlttableetteot upon the "'1'111 at thl R.C.O.C. Othlr Rank•• a., in taot.it will .un that a ...n will han a batter ohanol at obtain1Jlaa oOlllBiuion b.r r_ining in Canada than b.r ..rv1Jla onr..... "(Ibid: Bennett to 1lQ)IG. 16 1ul 41.). It .uttloiant ottiolnehoUld be .ent torw.rd tro.. Canada at a later d.te a lumber ate"Parilnoed ottloer. II1ght later be .ant beok to Canllda inexohanga. in ordar to avoid a .urplu. ovar.aa••

SEARCH J'(Il POTINTIAL OJ'J'ICKRS

14. !'rca the re.ult. at the O.C.T.U••ntrano••DII1naUon.h.ld on 28 Aug. it ••_84 .vid.nt at C.II.B.Q•• how.ver. thatthe nwaber. required per halt 1ear would not b. torthcoJl1ngtor artill.ry, .ngineer•• arIIY .ervio. oorp.. intantry andal'JlOllred oorp.. (Ibid: JIoQu.... to DAG, CllHQ, 8 0010 41.).Unl... a ditter.nt • .r.tell at produoing ottic.r candidat•• wa.adopted. there Alight b. an eetlaated deficianc1 at a. 8IIl.Y II434 can4idatu tor the tollow1Dg .rear. Su1table oandidateein euttioient numb.rs weI'. beU.v.d to 1,,1110 and the onl1l attinding thl.. therlrore, _. placed on co_anding omoer••eo... at whoa had .uppUed .ither a v.r.r ...11 quota or non••10all. (Ibidl. On 220010 41. Lt.-Col. 1I.1". Gregg, V.C.,co_ndine Jio. 1 (OCW) Wing at C.T.a •• wrote that oan41dateereportlng up to that tlae bad been normall.r at the rank at.Irgeant and abov., "with a ver., high pero.ntag. at warrantottioer. bling repr.sented." (Ibid: Gregg to Comdt, CT ,22 Cot 41.). He telt that oOlllllllllding ottio.r••ere ••llctineolder ..n with more ""Periano. and knowledge and that "long andtalthful .ervio. or o.rtain warrant ottioer." wa. b.iner~d.d .ith en opportunity to obtain a coIl81••ion. Lt.-Col.Gregg bIU.v.d that th.re lIIUlIt be a largl nllllber at kl.n. 10\1lJC.oldlen in thl morl Junior rank. at thl Canad1an Aza'l Over.....with good eduoation end plenty at natural abl1it.r.

15. On 13 Aug. an•• OVlr••ae Routinl Order (No. 891) on"Orfiolr raining - lien Serving in thl Rank.", had bIen promul­gated at C.II.H.Q.•• point 01110 the neo88l1t1 at lnor".1Jlathe nwaber at ottioer. colll!l1.l1oned troa the ranJc. at n.14unit.. The app.nd1>; to the RouUI1I Order IlI\Pha.1zed that:

The .el.cUon at candidat•• tor Otficer tra1n1ngi. the reepOD.ibilit1 at Iver.r Commanding Ottio.r.YIh11e there i. no d.tinit. 11a1t to the nwaber atoandidat•• tro anr on. Unit WIlo ..., be reoOllll8ndedtor Otticer Training, vacanolel are I11l1ted. andcere ....10 b. talc.n that onl7 the b••t .en are puttorward. to and ta1thful aervlce at senlorlIIarrant Ottio.r. and If.C.O•• 11 not to b. re rdeda. a oriterion tor rloo..endaUon.

P.rlOl1l11l r.oo_ended w.re to hay. had .u month••erviol in ati.ld tOftlatloo and units .ith a high ottl0.r potentlal werato be drained graduall.r .0 aa to avoid d1l0rganizatlon.Co.-anding Ottioar. WIre not. how.ver. to reoo...nd candidata.WIlca th.1 were not will1ng to takl baok II ooll81aaionedottio.r.. e>;o.pt tho•• who would b. tran.r.rred to anotherana becalli a or tlohnical quaUtic.tion.. a 101n1llwl age torco.-1.l1oni a oandidate atter oompl.tion at hi. trainlng we.20 .rear. and, WIl.n slliter., qualifioaUon. were .qual, priority.a. to be ginn to tho.. und.r )0 yaera at ag., and th.n tho••ov.r 30 'lear. and up to 40 ylar. at agl.

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16. On lo Nov lol. Brlgaeli SillOJl4. b.ud a CaDaell&11 CorpaCirculu L.tt.r polntine out that the aont~ return ofpotentlal oftlcer., elue on , oot, hael not be.n r.o.iv tro.&117 unit. ot the thr•• Canacl1an lDtantrf ellvidon.. On 14 Kov41, thi.... tolloweel up by the publloation ot a furth.rroutln. orel.r (No. 12421 on tile ._e .ub3eot. Th1. orel.r.tot.eI in part that, tro. the report of tho O.C.T.V. Sel.otlon1I0.rel. 1-t wo. evldant:

(a) Candielat•• hael been reoe-nded for att.II4&11o.at tho D.C ••V. Who w.re obTloll81y not otrloer..,t.1'1al.

(b) llany oandidat.. , otherwi•••u1tabl. for otrio.rtraining, heel not apparBDtlf bean glnn aproper opportunity to pr.pare th....lv•• forattendanoo at an O.O.T.V. ln that th.y eIin.utrlclent or l~erf.ot knowloclC. ot fi.lel­oratt, orcanbation, ."ald.tration, aiUtoryla , ...p r.aellng aDd of the weapon. of thoirro.p.otive ora.

(0) There erl.t. a olear d1s1nol1nation on thepart ot 00... Cc.IIlOIlcI1Ilg Otfloor. to ."bm1tthe lIOlIl•• or any. or all, or their .u1tAblep.r.onnel tor otfloer tralninc. Yleure.r.lating to the nuaber ot candldate••ubaittedby each Co.....neling OtriC.r bear out thb.tato..nt.

'rnANBl"llR OY LONO O.C.T.V. COURSE TO OAll'ADA

17. 0 urival ot Lt.-Gon. Orerar (C.o.s. at N.D.H.Q.)ln tho latter part of Deoe.b.r, to tol<e oVer collllllalld of the 2n4Canadian Divi.ion, reoultod in a ohange of polioy regarellneO.C.T.V. tra1nlnc ln tho United It1ngdo... Ao a rosult ot theexperl.noe galned watohing the Offio.r Tralning Centraa getuneler way ln Canada, he .U860.tocl to Gon.ral KoNaughton thatit would b. advbahle to tr .f.r the CaDacl1an O.O.T.V. Wlngto Canad., oo...""olng with tho n.xt oour... Tho taciU ti..of tho CaDaelian Train1n« Sohool oould bo better e..ploTed torothar~ oour.... (O.K.H.Q. fUe 6/00TU/l: RocIg.r to SOniorOffl0.r, 29 Deo 41.).

111. At a aUb••quant _tins on , Jan 42, 31l8t ;nor toGon.ral KoNaughton'. trip to Canada, the quo.tion we. againelb ou..ed. Ooneral Kontosuo. who we. al.o pre...t, pointedout tho cI1..e1vantagee of ouoh a oour.o. Bettor trainingtaoUiti.. ...r. avaUabl. in tho United n&l1o. eJl4 it theO.C.T.U. oour.. wea tran.t.rred to Caneda tho 11ll1truoticaal.tatt woulel 1080 1te pro.ant valuable contaot. with IlrithhO.C.T.Va. and with the poreonnol Who had recently .xp.rienoedaotiv. a.rTioe oonOit10na. Yurtb.more, thero would be aoOllllldarable 10.. of tiae and ""ate of ahlppins apaoo inaoncl1ng oadota an inatruotor. to and fro. Canada. (niel:

traot trom me oranOua oovarlnc ...tiq h.ld at Lt.-oen.Kolfaughton' a house, , Jan 42.). Gon.ral Cr.rar then pointeclout that hia propoaal na baaed On tho prinolpl. tha t "baaiCtraining shool be carried out in Canocla and that Cdn trainlng.atabUabaenta .hould be provlded ln tho United Xlnsdoa onl,tor apeoia11.t typ.. ot training.· • Otfioor Tra1Jlinscantre. ln Canada had on d.algned to haJlU. a yearly CNtpUtof 6,000 oftioera; to oporat. an O.C.T.V. in tho United n.with a oapaolty ot only )00 would thlls b. un.conoaioal. Th.ra..a alao tho probebi11ty that tho ottio.r potential with1Jl

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til. Canadlan J.r.:T Our.. • woul4 lie .erloua17 ra41lc.4 witll1ntil. nut tew ontlls b, 1.11...tllo4. ot ..l.ctlon wIl1ol1 w.r.1Ie1llg .ppU.4. JUrtll. rs, til. pr..ono. ot • t.w o".r....c8nd14.. t •• In Canad.. woul4 p..o". b.n.tlclal to til. _,orit,ot 00401.. whO ba4 not exporl.noed .otl"•••rYl0. con ltlon••Th. prhll118. ot • t.w IIOntll••t hom. 1Iollld b. an 1II0.nU".tor 0.,,41daU. to brln8 tll...lv•• torward tor O.O.'r.U.tralllllls.COn.ral Kcaaugbton ... unwl111ns to make • 4.tl"lta 4.cl.lonwithout r.t.rrlna til. qu••tlon to K.D.H.Q.: turtll.r 41.cua.lonoould lie 1I.1d th.r. attar iii. retlU'D to Otta••

19. Th1. qu..tlOD w•• 418cu••04 .t Otta_ b, Oan.ra1IION.ughton witll tho n.. 0.0.8., Lt.-o.n. It. 8t rt, an4 on13 7.b, O.K.H.Q. _. l"tor884 that no turtll.r O.O.T.D. oour•••woul4 lie lIal4 111 til. Unltad Unc<\..; cour••• "ow 111 progr...would, how.....r, lie coooplotad. Konthl, ".canola. wore .llottodtor 100 o".re••• call414a1.•• an4 tho tlret _thl, quota •• tolie d••patohad to C.nada 111 ti.. tor th oour•••t.rtine l' Ifa,.(Ib14: 'r.l OST 192, D.t.".or to C.na111tr" 13 'ob 42.). Oncoaplotion of tral"ln8 111 cana4., O1'u.oae candi4.ta. woul4lIeoom. ordi"ary relntorc.ont ottlc.r. tos.tb.r wltll tllo.o eoba4 not b••n o••r.oa••

20. Unl p.clal prorl.101l 40, lt 4 atO.II.H.Q. tbat the .bort bado tlYa ka O.C.T.D. oour.o woul4ba 010••4 a. w.ll. In a latt.r, 4.tod 16 r.b, CO".ral IIontaauopollltad out to CO".ral Orerar eo ... tllon .oU"s Corp. 0-,,4010,t!lat tlli. aour•• !Ia b.an uaod to tl11 til. n.ad. ot loal,Dantal, Pay, 0.K.8.0., Po.tal, !'oreotry an4 Oan.ral UatOttlc.r...ployad on .p.clal 4utlo." ••• (Ib14: ntasu toCrora.. , 16 rob 42.). It w.. probab10 tbat two .Ila coura..ot '0 ca4.ta would b. all t~.at would b. r.qll1rad In an, onoyaar and tIIat lt woul4 b. po••lblo to run .uah oour.o••tGIll11ln&1•• Park 111 U.u ot two ot tho courao. now balnl runtor compo", a....n4er••"4 r.glaontal ottlaor.. Ge"oral Cr.rar.S...84 tbat "til. expon41tur. 111 lIOn., aIl4 111 tu. wllioll wou14lie In.ol''ad In 4••patcbllll tho ottloor can 14.to•••• to •tl•• ..ok badc qllallt,lnl cour.o 111 C.nada woul4 .ppear to beun,u.tltl.bl."aIl4 co".14.r.4 tllat til. ."b,.ot .houl4 b. r.torredto Ottawa. (Ib14: Cr.rar to So"lor ottlc.r, au r.b 42.). th.tal...... wllioll Gen.ral ntacll••ant to til. 0.0•• on 2 liaroontalllod, th.r.tor., .. al....4' outl1llad, .11 tho or«uu"t.sl••n tor oontlnll1Jl8 the tl•• wo.k. ba.l0 O.C.T.D. oour•••n4.lao .44od tbat "tllla propo..l ba. 4.finlt••4"antago partioul.r17In oat.rlnl tor noad. ot 'or••tr, Corp. who .tat••tt.n4anoo .tlonl O.C.T.U. ao.t un4••1rable." (Ib14: T.l OS 773, Canmllltryto Dat.n.or, 'or Stuart trom Kont. ., 2 "1' 42.). Till.a041tl0.tlo" ln pollo, ... 41.cll••od .t Ott... with Oen.ralKolla hton eo ....tl11 th.r. and on 6 liar an an. 1' ••••ntto O.K.B.Q. TIl. tl•• woak. ba.lc O.C.T.U. oour•• wo. to be00 tlllu.4 bIlt ·0111, to b. ba14 lt 4....4 ".o•••ar, b, tho S.nlorCoabatant Ottloor ln til. U.It." (Ib14: 1'.10 292, Dotan.orto Cana1Utry. o"t.p. troa tuort, 6 Kar 42.).

21. TIl. wII01. qu••tlon ot 4••patollins O.C.t.U. 0.,,414.t•• toC .4. tor trainloc wo. r ••l_ b, til. J.r.:T O_.lI4er 4ur1ns .tllo l.ttor part ot Jul, .. a r ••Ult ot ob,.otlon. w111011 ba be.nral.ad b, oortal0 ••nlor 0...an4.r. aII4 .tart ottl0.r•• Tr.l01nl111 Canada nt • two IIOntll.' .441tioo.l tran.portation 4al.,.nd thor. "ow • .hortaeo ot ...0 700 ottl0.ra In thoU"lt84 lClngdoa. (1:1114: 01rcular by P.nhal. 0" Oftlt Cad.t Trg,24 Jul 42, ed MOllO b, Brig Young, 3 -'us 42.). JIuoth.l"IlOr.,l.tt.r. ot ooapl.int ha4 b••" r.ool".4 tro. o.or•••• o&ll414.t••••nt book to Cana4. tor ortloor trdn1Jl8 tbat, tollow1ns theirgra41lOtlon, tll.y .er. b.lna ab.orbed lnto unlt. r ...lnlag ortaral in Can.de an4 w.r. not b.ina C1••" • olla"o. to r.tllro

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o...er..... ..... r ••ult, ottlo.ra 0~11141 ti.ld 1ID1t. w.r.unwill1D& to ral.......aluebl. per.onn.l tor ottl0.r tra1n1Jla .111 Canada. (Ibld: Tal OS 2872, Camdl1t1'1 to Datan.or,

o aushton to Ao1o1l141 A.G., l~ Au« loa.). Certa1ll Corp.whloh w.r. .10111 .hort ot ottloer. "'1'. d••l....... ot IIaTiDSall O&Adld.t•• traln.d In the Unlted K1Illldoa to a...old anyn.edl... d.l&7: thi. appll.d partloularly 111 the 0&•• ot..oh1ll1.t and workahop ottl0.r. tor the R.C.A.S.C. and R.C.O.C.ottl0.r., both In the ·0· and ••• branoh... (Ibldl P.nllal. toB.O•• CMB~1 1) Mar 42) and T.l OST ))6, D.t.n.or to Camdllt1'1.21 Mar 42••

,22. On ) Aug, Oen.ral lIoKaushton d1&ou..ed the qu••101onwith Dan.ra! Stuart (C.O.S.) whO n. ...1&itiDg tb. UnitedX1nlldoa witb the 1I1n1&ter ot .atlonal Det.no.. Th. ArlITCOID&Dder uraed tllat No.1 (O.C.T.U.) 1I10g b. raop....ed atC.T.S. to proyld. a ba.l0 or 0011I00 to araa oour'. tor artlll.1'1,_iD••r., aignalll and ordnanc. o&d.t. Who would th.n proo.edto an appropriate Brltl.h O.C.T.O. to o~l.t. th.lr tral01ng.Intant1'1 and R.C.A.S.C. oand14at•• would .10111 b. returned toCanada. In tact, the Ara7 eo..and.r reooanl••d tbat:

•••• the great••t ....lu. aocru•• fro.th. d••petohot candidate. tro. the Cdn Ara7 0'1'.1'.... tor trgat O'l'C. 111 Canada, due to the 1Il.plratloA andInflueno. Whioh thus 1...d. to peraaata aaoJI& the......ral thouaand oth.r oandldat•• and.r trg 111Canad., who he.... 0010 bean o...ar , and who willoon.tltut. the bulk ot r.lntoro ot ottr. tor theCdn ArlIT OTera.e.. J'Iuotheraor., the ben.tlt to bed.r1...ed troa the opportunity thus .ttor4.4 to .al.ota40....1'•••• per.oDD~l, •• a r ••ult ot baylng been.el.cted tor thi. trg, to r.turn to Can.4a whereth.y oan ••• th.lr tamill•• 1. 0010 to b. 4anled.(Ibld, P.nhal. to nlor Ottl0.r, , Aug 42.).

Th. pr••ant polloy ot 0aaa1••10nlng .p.olall.t ottl0.r.r.quired tor oertal0 ot tbe ••rTl0•• art.r a ba.l0 C.C.T.O.oour•• would .tUl b. ooot1llu.d.

2). Dan.ral II _upton obta1lled approTal tor .uoh a......er&&1 ot polloy tro. the C.0.8. aDd the 111Ill.ter ot NaUonalDet..o. and plan. we... u4. to r.open 1'0. 1 (O.O.T.U.) '1IlS on27 sap, with _ ola.. ot 1'7 0&4.10•• (C.JI.ll.Cl. tUB 1/conr/10/).Jlinute. ot JI••ting wlth C.G.s•• D.II.D. at O.JI.B.Cl., ) AUg 42.).Ther••• to b. a .ix ....k.· ba.l0 oou.... attar whioh theaaJorlty ot the oa4.te would proo.ed to -rproprlata BrltlshO.C.T.O•• tor a turth.r 22 w.eka ot train DB. (C.II.B.~. tll.6/0C'1'0/1' Crowe to CTB, 1) S.p 42.). Iil tuture, the trainlngor C.A.C., R.C.A., R.C.I., R.C. 81sa, R.C.O.C. and Motor Bno.d.t. we. to b. "oarried out to the lla1t ot a...allabl. trgtaol11101.. In the O.K." All oandldat•• tor ooal.dooa iniDtantry and R.a.A.s.C., a. wall as a propoI'tlon troa other ....and ••nlc.. to b. 4.dded tro. 10111I.. to t1aa, w.r., how er •• tUl to b. d••patohed to Canad.. (Ibld, OS )17'. Cana111tryto Dat.naor. 7 S.p 42.).

~FFICXR PROGIWIIII COK'l'DIUIS TO nPUD

24. Th•• trano. ot J.pan into the war apiA.t the Bri101.hCa.aoow.alth and -.plr. had inor.a.ed Canada'. h a d.t.no.oa.aitaant., D.o•••lt.tlo& a continued .%p&D.lon ot the ottl0.rtraining proara-. dur 1942. At the .... tla. ranewed.ttort. w.r. being pur.u. in the United K1Illld'* to unoo....r

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th. ortlc.r pot.ntlal which wae .tl11 b.11STed to b. burl inunit. at the Canadlu Arr1l¥ Overs.... Th. newl,. oreatedPer.onn.l S.l.ction Seotion at C.M.B.Q•••t1aated that b.t...n4,000 and S,ooO oth.r rank. in the Unlted l1ngdOll aipt prOT.te b. pot.ntial ottlc.r ..t.rlal. (C.M.H.Q. tl1. 6/0CTU/l/2:8tein te Senior Ottlc.r, 6 Oot 42.). In order to ceapletethe ottic.r r.qu1......nt. tor the tutur. n.ed. at the CanadienArm:t. -.lclng aUo_nc. tor cn1'oroed r.tir...nte, it .... utt.-tedthat, beginning with 1943, the Canadian Arlly OY.rs... would heT.to produc. 1,000 ottloer. a ,ear. Standard•••r. aot relaxedbut In Jul,. the noral pariod at .ix ..,nth.' up.ri.nc. with atl8ld unlt .......lve~ in an .ttort to produc. candidate. tromboth the P.!. and reinforcement .trength at the ••Teral r.in-foro....at unlt.. '(C.II.B.Q. tUe 6/0CTU/l: D.A.G., C.II.H.Q. toH.Q. C.R.U., 6 Jul 42. J. furth.1'Ilor., durin, the earl:r swaerPro-O.C.T.U••ducetional ola•••• ware etarted wlthin C.R.U.b:r It. educational advl.er, Mr. R. Morrle Wileon, tor the banetltof oandidat•• who had b••n out otf trOll to~l .ohoollng for.eTaral :rears.

2S. In a olrcular letter, luued on 10 A ,O.neralMc BUShton .tre••ed the need tor Inoreaaing the output ofortl0.r trainlng organ1otion. and .tated hi. b.U.t that"the ...x1..1ia ortlcar 110tential withln the Canadian Anoy haanot be.n dleclo.ed." (Ibld: Clrcular'b,. IIcNaughton to allOC., 10 Aug 42. I. lb:perl8nca with a rtold unit or .arvlc•.. an II.C.O. hil. doo1rl\ble, •• not to be ocn.ldared apr.requl.1ta to recaamandstion for adJai.alon to O.C.T.O.once agaln, tha onus _. put upon tha otfioara c dln,unlts to reTaal their r ining ofrtcer ..tedal.

PRB-O.C.T.O. TRAINIJfG

2\>. AlthouSh it hsd ba.n aati...tad that thare lIl1pt .tUlr ...in an ofticar potential at 4,OOO-S,OOO, an Increa.ingnllllbar at the candidates a.nt forward wera found to be manwho•• to~l education had ended .oas ,.ear. previou.l:r and whowara Tar:r ruat:r in the .ubJaot., .uch a. th...tice anda18llentary aci nc., whic they would be raquired to U.e ,a.otticera. • Pre-O.C ... ::1. ucatlonal training whlch hadbean carrl.d out during th• .u.m.r of 1942 und.r C.I.U. auaplc.e,b,. th••duo tion.l adTl.ar, • R. Morrl. ilaon, had r ••ultedIn the p.rcentaga of candidat•• aoc.pted bel rai.edl th.paroentag. ot suoc••sful candidat.a roa. tra. 74.18 In January1942 to 81.69 in S.pt8Jah.r. (C.II.H.. tl1. 6/00ru/l/2: St.in'0 Ssnior Otfl0.r, 6 Oct 42 and IIcClain to D.A.G., C.M.R.Q.7 Oct 42.). l'rior to th. apaclal intak., ..d. In conn.ctionwith tha r.ap.nin cr Jio. 1 (O.C.T.O. )ing in sept_ber, allcandldate. had beenrellaT ot aiUter, dutl8. tor th. t 0-..ok period s.-o iatel,. prooedins tho .u-baUon. in order toatudy and attand an "a hoc" a.rla. at l.ct e. TIle taTourabl.r.sult l.d the Comaander, C.R.O., to ausseet t t a resularaohool should b•••t up within C.R.0, and thet candidates.hould att.nd tor a alz-waek p.riod, prlor to baing azaa1na4b,. the O•••U. .leotion Board. '1'h18 .ussa.Uon ...a not actedupon, but durin. the autuan, "ad hoo" oour••• wara held in looal.choola at Brlpton, Gulldtord and Oolchester, and al 0 withinoartaln unita in an ettort to bring cand14ate. up to the O.C.T.U.atandard (C.II.B.~. tU. 23/R.porta/l/): naport Bo. 28, AuzUlar:r

rTicea Over.eaa, 31at Januar" 1942.). Ot the S81 asn wri~insthe O.C.T.U. ez.-'netlon in Januar,., 1942, 480 had receiTaG

In.tructlon and a••letanos through corre.pondance oouraea proTldedb7 ucatlonal aervice••

27. The Brlti.h ~my wae ezped.ncing an eTen mora acute.hort e ot aUitable otticar mat.rlal and earl, In 1942 bedrear nl.ed Its ..thod. ot .elootlon, In an .ttort to eliainate

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potential talluru batore they abould roaoh O.O.T.U. Tho ayot_d..l8od tor the Sri t1ah Anq ..a bued on tho proolldun whioh badbun ..ployed in tho Coraan Arrq 81noo 19211, with a oortainnumbor ot .o4itioat10na and varlatlona to auit Britlah tamp.r...nt.

ho r.ault w.. that aa lIlllly aa 4o-~0 par oont "1'. tall.d at thoSOl.otion Cantro, but tho oUbooquont tailureo at O.O.T.Uo. wor.raduood to approx ..11 tlvo POl' Dont. (C.M.H.~. tilo 6/00~/l'MamQ by Major XcClain on OOTO Sol.otion - Britioh Syot••,2) Apr 42.). ho BriUIIIl praoUo. wea to o.nd oandidatea inarollPo ot )0-40 to • hoatol tor two dO¥o; thor. th.y ware koptundor oontinual oboorTation 1dl1le, at tho .... tia., taote wor.givon on eduoation, loamina abl1ity and ai11tary knowled&o.Brigadi.r .W. Bo...nt and Bripdl8r C.B. Chiahola, reotor otP.raonnol ol.ction at R.O.H.Q., whO vioited Ro. 1 or Ottio.Sol.ction Board (Bdinbursh) on )0 lun 42, did not ooaaid.r,howev.r, that tho oxiat canadian O.O.T.U. Solootion ay'"ran into a biS onough ..ateg. to warrant tho aottinlf up ot aa1a11ar Sol.otion C.ntro. (Ibid. M..o by Bo...nt on Sol.otion otCandidatu tor 00'1'0, 4 lul 42.). .n ..k.d tor an opinion.Oonoral McNaughton 0100 oppoood a ohonao baing aado ainoo ho didnot con01dor that throo aya wea Ions ono b in which to aaaoaathoroughly tho oharaotor, toapor..ont, initiativo, dot.raination,willingnoao to aooopt roaponaibility, opirlt ot oo-operation andgon.ral doport.ont ot woul -bo ottioora •. (C.M.B.Q. til.6/0 .U/l/21 rnor to Sonior Ottioor, 24 Nov 42.).

28. AIthough it ..a gonorally agroed that th.re ..a only avory aaall proportion ot candldatoo pooaed by tho O.O,T.U.Solootion 50 d tailing to aako tho srado aUbaoquontly at O.O.T.U.,it wea t.lt that poaaibly a number ot oandidatoa wor. bainsrojeotod who aight bo ot aultablo ottioor oalibro, but who hadnot ..d. a good i.prouion on tho liaitod toata sivon. 81noo anlnorua1na nuabor ot auitablo oandidatoo would hay. to b. produolld,a oommittoo weo aot up at O.M.H.Q. in Ootobor to atudy all aop.otoot tho mattor. (Ibid, Booth to BQ 7irot Cdn~ 'A', 20 Oot 42.).

29. On 4 ov thla OOmaittoo, undor tha ohairmanahip ot Lt.-Ool.Bov.rly Matthowo ( 0(1'.1'0), ouba1tted a dotoiled roport to thoO.A.C., O.M.U.. (Ibid. "Roport or Oommittoo on 00'1'0 aolootionand 1'1'0/00'1'0 duoation." S.o &lao Montoguo too HQ 'I'1rat. aa:D Anq'A', 16 ov 42.). Prior to tho boainn1ng ot 1942, ooaa ~44Oanadian oodota had boon oolooted to attend O.O.T.U. in thoUnited lI:inadoa, Whll0 during the curr.nt y.ar about 1,~00

oandidatos woul be tound aoooptabio. In 194) it woo boped toroiu tho nuabor oolooted by ~O par oant, or to a totol ot 2,200oadoh. horotore tho quooUon arooa 00 to whothar prooant.othodo w.ro adoquate. Undor tho oxiatin ayot.. tho ontranooexaaa ui ad to tut tho oduoaUonal qualitioationa and .ontalalortnaaa ot oandidatoo waro not oapooially dittloult; howev.r,intallipno. tuto wor. not aiv.n und.r tho b.at. ourro insoand tho quoat10n ot titn.oo ot oharaot.r and toap.raaont had tob. lars.ly baaed on the reo~.ndation ot tho oandldat.'aoClllllllnding ottioor. The COIlIII1tto. th.r.tor. r.oOlaODdIld thr••• jor ohans.a, tho Solo ct10D Board to si t continuously and itapermanont ••ab.ra to tora tho nuolsuo otatt ot a p...n.nt

0100t10n Contra; oandidat•• to appear botora the 881.otlonBoard prior to prooeedins to a e-O.O.T.U. aohool whore thoa.oonsidered auitobl. tor ottio.r t inl could bo broUSht up tothe roquired educational otendard; Pr.-O.O.T.U••ducation to b•..t up on a porun.nt baob. (Ibid. ). The aOllort • 40roed theTiow that, inaotar ao oliainating ..atoao t ugh ta11uroo atO.C.T.U. - tho Britiah probl.., tbo pero.ntaa. ot tailure .00 ..all und.r tho ox1ating oyote. that no 0hana.... n 88ary;howev.r, tho Ooalttao weo oono.rned •••

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• ••• with wa.~ae. whlch IIl81' re.ul~ trCllll pot.ntiall,Soo4 ottloer. belns r.3.oted and other oandldate.aoo.pt.d wIlo MY later prOT. unsaU.taotory inaotlv. op...~lon. due to tsaperam ntal taotor. Whiohat pra.ent are not .urticlentl, taken Into aon.id.ra­tion. ~b.r.or.wastes. ot a dltt.rant typeW1doubta 1, oooura tbra h tallur. to direot , •tran.rer ot oandldat•• Into tho•• Arms or nlc•••h.r. th.lr temp.raaont and abl1lt, would .nabl.th.. to ba ..plo,ed to the be.t adnnta.. (Ibld. ).

)0. b•••tabll.ba.nt ot a perwanant laotlon C.ntr. would.nsur. t!lat there would be l1Titl. or no ...taS. ot .uitalll.oandidate. snd. In border lin. c••••• a oandldat. would be sh.nb.n.tlt ot the doubt and allow.d tomprooaed to Pra-O.C.T.V.Sohool; att.r lIIlloh hi. ca" would be rn1ewed In ~ha 11 tot turth*r Into ~lon. In ord.r to .ecure 2.2~O oad.t••taol11tle. uld bave to b. proYld.d to Int.nlew .1. l ...t).5 O. elnoe In the tour Intak•• h.ld durinS 1942. onl, 1.554were aoo.~t.d out at the 2.752 wrltin th. O.C.T•• exaain.~loD8,..kin a re3eotlon ot nearl, 45 p.r oent. Ba••d on the .boY•••t~tlon 1~ would be n.o•••ar, to Int.nl•• oandld.t•• a~ thera~. at 70-80 per w.ek. In two &roup. ot )5-40 each. It ...al.o .tr••••d t!lat t tir.t ••leotion .hould take pleo. priorto oandidat•• proc.edln- on e pr••O.C.T.U. oourae••1nc. aub••­quent reJeotlon would be h.d tor the ~'. aorale and leev. hiawith a "browned ott" t ••lin~. rurth.~or•• it would not b•• oonoalc.l to .ake • pr••O.C.T.V••Ohool larse e~ourh to ••t.rto the n..d. ot .11 tho.. put torwud b, un1t ••

)1. All alr••d, noted. oan.r 1 110 Ulhton .... ODS ~ho.e

wIlo dld not tevour ~he ••ttinS up ot a per-nont O.C.T.U.Seleotion C.ntre. but h. was arudou. to s••• Pre-C.C.T.V.Sohool .et up in order to .tandardi.. the .duo.tion.l tr.inlng11v.n to potentl.1 oandldat... Th. in.truotional .tett wouldbav. tlDa to •••••• the ..rit. ot o.ndidate. tor coaai ••lon.dftDI<; O.C.T.U••xdl1n.~lon. would b. giv.n while oandidat••wer••Ull at ~ha .Ohool and a ooapl.t. r.port on .veryindlvldual could b. Riv.n to ~h. O.C••U. Sel.o~lon Sob.tor. a tin d.oision ... _d.. (Ibld: m.r to nlorOttioer. 24 Nov 42.). Th. war ••tabli.haent tor .uch. Pre-O.C.T.U.'School. lving a thre. weeki' oour•• tor' C candidate••we. drawn up .~ C. '.1.~. and. on 4 .ran 4). r.oeivod th. A~O....nd.r·. approv.l.

)2. Aoco Cd.tion ... tound ln BalS Lin••• Crookhaa tor1 Odn Pre-O.C.•U. wchool. Whi.h w•• pl.oed Wldar o_nd otL~.-Col. I • . B30rn. 24 .ran 4), the tlr.~ oour•• openedwith 101 candid.te., eight ot whoa w.r. tailed wh.n tb. oour.ewas oonoluded on 1) ]I'.b. C.ndid.te. wore whl te a ndl tooov.r up bads•• ot rank and ~o cr.at. a oommon tootln. In the.venlns. ottioer. ot the .t.tt alxed with the candldat•• ln thea on roos and .v.r, ettort we. de to 3114'. Ind!vidualcharacterll,10. and quirkl ot the en. A.ptltUd. t.ltl venb, Per.onnel S.lection ottio.r. r.placed the to .r 1.. lag.billt, te.t••nd a nuab.r at outdoor t ••t •• both group andindividual. war. civan b, sllltar, .xaain.r. to t ••t the teotloalknowledge ot the candidate.. ha eduoetional in.truotlon weeg.n.r end ela.tl0 • ,au 'h .0 that oandldatea at all l.v.l. otprnlou. lohoolinl could bru.h up. Iaphaa1. o.ntr.d ond..elopllls a oOlDand ot the g11.h lan sa...eteri" alapl•..thematio. and ttlD«. g.neral plotur. at ourr.llt attalr••h. aath...tl0. paper tor artlll.ry, ensln••r and.1 al.

oandi at.. approe.ch.d ••nior aatriculeUon lev.l In that it_brao.d .l_tary trigollOlMtry and the uss at logul tluu butl.tt out oth.r portlon. ot the currloulus tor 3unlor end .enloraatrloulation All other oandidat•• wro~. a pap r ba••d on the

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l.v.l ot and. X _th....1.1C.. In addition, .11 oandid.t•• hadto writ. two furth.r .,,,,lI1nation pap.r., on. On ce.ral lulow­ledg. and the oth.r in ""n&l1.h. Although the priJlal'7 ·obJ.ctot th. cour....a .duc.tional, Lt.-Col. BJorn pla.ed a ••rt.inamoUDt ot ..pha.ie on <I1aoipl1D........t .ppearance an48l11itary b.aring. (O.Y.H•• til. 6/PR1-00TU /1: BJornto S.oior Oftic.r, 28 F.b 4).). .tor•• a.coDd claaa.rrin<l, the aohool waa IIOved to at Frith Barr.cke. "Blackdown, wh.... 1t _a attachad ror rationa and quartar. to110. ) C,"'.C.R.U. (C.II.H.Q. til. 6/PRI-OCTU/l: IIcClain toAG.2, CIIIlQ, 9 r.b 4).).

)). On , liar 4) .. oircular letter _a iuned by C.If.H.Q•••tting out that all auco.aaful pr O.O.T.U. O&Odid.t.a who"'r....iting d.ap.tch to O.'1'.S. or OUl.d. ahould hav. r.acheda atandard ot tr in1Dg wh.... th.y would b. able to pua all'1'a.O.I.'1'. On baaic train1Dg aubJ.cta, and hava r.aohed theataDdard ot driv.r I.C. (Ibid: C ~ circular l.tter CD Pre­OCTU '1'rainins and Atta0hS!nt - C4n ca idat.a, 5 Mar 4):17Wh.r. aucb • ataodard ot traiDiDc wa. not .videot, 1t ... tob. carried out at a r.inrorcamant unit tollowine th. candidat.'.attendano. at P...-O.C.T.U. ohool; it .ny turth.r tla. r ...inedbator. a Taoanoy at O.C.T.U. bao..a aTail.bla, .ttacha.nt toa tield WIlt wu to be .rranged by H••dquart.ra O.R.U. Thi.proTed n.c••oary .ioo. thor. war. an incr.a.inl ouaber otcaodidat•• goins torwcr<l to corp. Or .ervic•• with whioh th.yhad not ••rved previously. Ther. wer••lao ca •• ot Il.n whohad b••n .mploy.d aa clark. or in .edentary Job. b.i ••ntto taka ao artillary D.O.T.U. cour•• without any lalowledll8 otgIlD drill. Th.r. woo 80aa d.lay at tir.t in g.ttins acc.ptancato thi. polioy and a number ot l.tt.r. w.r••ddt••••d to C.R.U.partly a. a reault ot complaint. r.o.iv.d troa Briti.h D.O.T.U••On••uoh io.truotion trom C.Y.H.Q., dated 19 lun laid it downd.tinit.ly that candid.t•• troa oth.r corp••••kIng ooami••ion.in tb. O.A.O., R.C.A. Or Intantry war. tir.t to b. bro t upto the .tandard or tra1ned privat. aoldi.ra io tq.1r new arm otthe a.rTio. at a r.intoro....nt unit; it po••ibl., an attaoha.ntto a ti.ld UDit in tb.ir new arm ot the ••rTio.... to b.arrans.d b.tor. tb.y went torward tor O.C.'l'.U. trainJQf.(O.Y.H.Q. til. 6/0CTU/6: l/oOla1n to HQ ORU, 19 1 43.). Du.to th. d.aira to avoid aa llUoh d.lay a. po••ibl. it wa. l.ttup to tha di.oretioo ot the Ott10er Commandins th.....p.ot1v.R.iotoroement Uoit to deoide Whether cand1dat•• naed.dattachaaot witb a ti.ld UDit Or oould proce.d 00 to O.C••U.merely atter a oOUpl. ot ba.io aonth.' trainin& ther.. (Ib1d:illa to HR ORU: 19 lul 4).).

OrrIcn PII0CURlIflN'1' III 194)

)1,. As h... b••11 already noted (a.. para 24), it wa. hodurin!! 194), to no ev.n ..... potellt1al ottioer. trOll theranD ot the Caudian Ara7 ev.r••a. than had beell produoed iothe previoua y.ar. In a oircular le~ter ot 9 Jan 1,), addre.a.dto aU 0~nd1nl otrio.r., Gen.ral lIol1auchton had put theoa•• blllll~ly. Stat1&tio. indioated that "aany IlOra pot.ntialottioer. r.ll&in ill the rank. than have y.t bean put torwardtor O.C ••U. allo.torth, th.re would b. a oontinuous int.keor oaDdidat•• and lIIlit. would be 1••• lik.11 to .utterd1&lo08tion, .inoe rewer k.y peraocnel ..... 111<.ly to bereaoved at any 011. tiaa. Candidat.. UDder )0 year. ot ala••re to b. reoo...nded" tor oombatant ooca1.a10n., unl•••apeoi li•• 10 thair axi.tilll oorpa, while tho•• betwe.o )0and 35 y.ar. ot 'Age noraally would ba 00 a1dered tor the

• Canadlan Army Routin. Ord.r No. 2997, dat.d 20 Mar 43, lalddown the ll8x1aum ag.s tor firat appointa.ntl to the canadianArm7 in Canada: r.intoro...nt li.utenanta had to b. under 31ion firat • poin~ant and und.r 33 tor prooa.ding ovarle.1 torCAC, RCA and Inf: in the oasa ot ot.h.r a1'll8 and a.rTlcea theagel were 34i and 36 reapeotively.

35. During the tirst tour aonth. ot 1943, th.r.tore, tourad hoo boardl oat tor a t.ot.al ot eight. ...kl and int.rviewedloa. 1,361 oandidates. ot whoa 1,059 were pal.ed tor attendano.at. 1 Cdn Pr.-O.C.T.U. Sohool.'(C.M.H.Q. til. 6/0CTU/l/2:Monta • t.o GOQ-in-C, J'1rst Cdn Ara:1, 24 Apr 43.). Ditt.rent.oftioer per.annel were a.abers or eaoh ot ~b.I.·board8J tor,in praot.io., it did not. prove pOllible t.o aalntain oont.inuit.y.beoaul. the av.rag. 00 anding ottio.r oould only .par. a v.ry11a1t.ed ..ount. ot t.1m.. Allo, II lal.oUon dipped d••per int.ot.h. ottio.r pot.ent.ial, the t.alk taoing I.l.ot.ion ottioerlb.o... aora dlttloul t; t.her. waa the turther neo.lsity otreoommending t.h. tranlter ot an inoreaaing numbar ot oandidatelto other ara. or the servioe beoau•• ot either age or apeela1oapabiliti.a and t.he n.ed tor aore intantry ottio.rl.

36. No. 1 Odn Pre-O.O.T.U. Sohool had b.en trying t.o a.s.aat.h. oapebilities ot oandidatel while t.eaohing them but. it wasnow oonlider.d by "A" Branoh, C.M.H.Q. that t.he t.wo tunot.iona.hould be aeperat.ad. Ther.tor., on 24 Apr 43. General Montaguewrote t.o Gen.ral MoNaught.on suggalt.ing t.h. I.t.ting up ot ap.rman.nt leleotion board along the same lin.1 aa t.he WarOttio. had elt..bliah.d. lIbido Mont.agu. to GOC-in-C. 11ratOdn Army, 24 Apr 43.). Canada it.elt had already tollowedtha Brit.ieh praotioe regarding t.ha ••l.otion ot potentialottio.rl. On 21 Jan 43, Hon. J .L. Balaton had announoed theoreat.ion ot two ottioers S.llot.ion and Apprailal Centres, oneat Thrl. Rivlre and the oth.r at Chilliwaok, B.C., where Canadian.would ep.nd two weeke being telted and appraiaed al to theirIUitability tor oommleaion.d rank. (C.M.H.Q. til. 6/PRE-OCTU/l:oorr.epondenoe on tile.). Any aoldi.r oould apply tor pOltingto one ot the.e centres. even though not reoommended by hiBooamandin ottioer. and it oonaid.red suitable by the Sel.otionBo.rd would be lent to .ither Thre. River. or Chilllwaok. Incae•• where the Board considered that more tra1nluc wae nec•• aary.it oould b. siven by t.he tzainlng wing. at these o.ntree. J'oreoae tta., the .... sort ot t.hinS, ooabining pra-O.C.T.U. tr.lnins,had been goins on tor J'renoh-Canadlan oandidat•• at St. l.roae.

37. On 26 Apr Gen.ral MoNaught.on r.plied to General outagu.,oonoerning the lat.t.r'e propoaal, and planl ware got under wayto let up a p.raanent O.C.T.U. S.leotion C.ntra on t.h. linea otthe 19 War Otfioe S.leotion Boarda then tunctioning. (C.M.B.Q.tl1. 6/0CTU SC/l: Montague to GOO-in-C, J'iret Odn Army, 2 lun 43.) •

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In oonolusion h. pointed out that:

Th. ocru S.l.otion Bo.rd will b. in.truot.d tor.~.ot only tho•• oandid.te. who ara obvioullyunsuitable and to p.1'Ilit oandidat•• who••aoo.ptability ia in doubt to proo.ed to thePr.-OCTO Sohool wh.r. a turth.r a nt willb. aad.. (CWHQ til. 6/Int Sohool/l: MoNaughtonto all oommanding ottio.r., OCTO Programma 1943,9 lan 43.).

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oc.pt.d !)18 107 )4 204268 127 47 126281 1)9 49 1291)8 64 46 71

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40. In hi. tirat quarterly r.port, dat.d 11 Nov 4),Colon.l • MoN.ill, oommandin, 1 CdD O.C.T.U. S.l.otion C.ntr.,r.port that 1.1)1 oandidatel had pa..ed through the o.ntr.;506 oandidat.1 had been toUnd aoo.ptable .Dd 44 d.t.rred toraor. trainlng b.tor. being r.conaid.r.d. our thia p.rind45 cam-ending oftio.rl had lat on the Sel.cticn Board IIvi.itl • a_herl, a aov. which hed don. oh to br.ak down anypr.Judio" whioh might have haen entertained againlt the aYlt_.Although the percentage ot tailur.1 wa. sr.at.r than h.d bIenantioipated, .noul')1 candidatel w.r. tOllDd to JUltity thecont.ntion that the SYlt.. mploy.d ..1 lound and did not n.edrevilion. Soaa ot the ti ••• brOken dOwn, .howed:

NotAco.pted

Th. oentr. was to be atatt.d by tour P.r.onn.l S.l.otion endfive·Military Examining Ottlo.r. Who would giv. the oandid.t••,roup and individual t.at. in education. ,.n.ral aptitude andall1tary knowledge during the two .Dd a half day••p.nt th.r••Th. Pr••ident (Colon.l) and D.puty Pr••id.nt of the Sal.otionBoard would b. p.raanent .ppoint•••• while the on. or twooth.r _..b.r. would be drawn troa viii ting unit co_eDdinsottic.r. of the .... .ra of the ••rvio. aa the O8ndidat••b.ln, .xaa1n.d. ~... oonaid.red that .ducational t ••tawould .11lO1nate thoa. candidat.. who•• educational lav.l was"Jaaniraatly too low to .nabl. th... to reaoh the .tandardr.quir. tor commil.ion.d rank." (~) Lt.-Col.W.McN.ill.A.A.O.(M.S.). rir.t Canadian Aray.... appointed to GQ..andwith the rank ot A/Colonal whUI Lt.-Ool. X.8. BJorn, who hadha.n In charg. ot 1 Cdn Pre-O.O.T.U. Sohool, bec... deputypreald.nt ot the sel.otion _rd at the n.w c.ntre. Th. war.Itabli~nt allO provided tor a plyohiatrilt and an .duoationalotfic.r. .

)8. On 14 .un G.n.ral 1J0Naughton qun I.nt a oiroularl.tt.r to ell oommanding ottic.ra. Itreaaing the need that"al large a p.rcentog. al posaibl. of otfio.r r.intoro...ntlb. obtain.d trom peraonn.l who have had ov.raeaa exp.ri.no•• •(C.M.H.Q. fU. 6/00YfJ/l/): MoNaughton to all oo....Ddingoffio.rs, l4.un 4J.). In the ev.nt that unit oommandingoftioerl .hould not 00 e torward with their .11gibl•••n.C.M.8.Q. put into op.ration a praotio. wh.r.by the S.lectionBoard WI. in.truoted to call b.tor. it aln who war. oonaid.r.dby the P.r.onn.l Seleotion Seotion at O.M.8.~. to b. ·ottio.r..terial. (Ibid: Montagu. to S.o·y. DND, 19 Kay 4).).

)9. On Sunday. 18 Jul, the tir.t intake ot 45 oandidat••reported at 1 Cdn O.O.T.U. Sel.otion C.ntr. and a ••oond partyarriv.d On the tollowlng W.dneaday. Suoc.aarul oandidat.1 thenproOeedld to 1 Cdn Pre-O.C.T.U. Sohool tor turther eduoationaltrainins. Ono. a oadet wa. Ilated tor Pre-O.C.T.U. traininghe removed hh badg.. ot rank and aubatituted narrow whheIhould.r band. ot the O.C.T.U. tYP.1 the w.aring ot a whit.oap band ..a raaervad, howev.r, tor cad.ta aotually in attendanceat O.C.T.U. (C.M.H.Q. tile 6/ e-OOTU/l: Mont.gue to Seo'Y,OND, )0 Apr 4).). Thua a n.w d••i ation ot Pr.-O.O.T.U.C.d.t e inltituted. Wlth the leparation ot tunotionl. 1 Odn~e-O.C ••U. Sohool beoo•• alaolt .ntirely an educationalinatltution.

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* Ottio.r. Ssleotion and Appra1sal O.ntr••

41. On 4 Aug 43 the ov.rs.a. ottloer sel.otlon progra...r.oelnd. 30lt. Lt.-oan. 1. Stuart (0.0.5.) Who •• ln theOn1ted KingdOll oonterr nth General .0Nan ton, r.oelveda 1;alag..... trOll the Ad3utant-General 1n Ottawa \0 1;he etteotthat the ahortage ln ottl0.r. _. now ".nUrelT ov.rooa.".(O •••H.Q. t11. 6/00TU/113: Tal loG "6"3. !let.nllor to Oana111trT,Stuart troa tet.on. 4 Aug 43.). General tet.on'. t.l._went on to polnt out that th.re w.r. now ".uttlolent pot.ntlalottl0.r. und.r appral.al or ln produotlon and 1n relntoro...nt.tre.. to provld...t1aat.d aurplu. ot 2,000 bT and Apr 19104."

1••urplu. wu oYer and aboTe 1;h. eat1aated replao...nt toroYers.a. ot 3.500 l\ur1ng 1;h. n.xt n1n. aon the and ov.r andabOTe the .x1.t1ng .hortag. 1n the Canadl.n hoa. _1' ••t.bll.h­118nt. H. t h.r~tor. reoo...od.d that the Auguat 1ntak••1; theCaDadlan O.T.Cs. b. reduo.d to 275. 1noluslvs ot 71 oad.t.rsturnl troa ov.rs.... Gen.ral tet.on t\lr1;h.i reeo_end.dthat the O.T.O. at Gordon H.ad ao4 the 0.5.1..0. at Chilllwaok.hould be olo.ed on 15 Aug. Th. oth.r Ottl0.r.' Sel.otlonand Apprai.al C.ntr••hould b. aov.d to BrookT1118 wh.r. allottloer tralnlng would b. oono.ntrated. Th. bu11d1ng prosra-.to enlarg. the BrookTl11. O.T.O. ooUld be o.noeUed. thus.aving 1150.000 on turther oon.truotlon, whll. the R.O.A.F.whloh n.ed.d lnor....d tra1nlng taol11tle. ooUld take ov.rthe oa.p••t Thr•• Rlv.rs and Oordon H.ad.

42. Gen.ral Stuart wa. uked to giv. "••rlou. oon.lderatlon"to havlng the Oanadlan ArmT OY.r.... produo. the bulk ot ottl0.roandldat•• : "In other words tutur. ottl0.r sat.rlal .houldhave had ov.rs.a. exp.rlsno•• " (Ibld). P01;.ntlal ottl0.rsaterial woUld be apprai••d and tagpd while trainlng 1n Canadabut woUld be .en1; ov.r•••••s other rank r.lntoro.m.nt. torturth.r experlenoe.' SUOh. st.p woUld b. ln lin. wlth thepolloy Whloh was b.ginnlng to be lntroduoed 1nto the Onltedtat.. J..rtq. Ths Amerio.n Armoured Foroe. Ottio.r Candld.t.

Sobool was oontining the oompoa1tlon ot lts Augu.t ola.. 1;0.oldl.r. who h.d •••n ••rvl0. ln on. ot ths ov.r••ee th.atr.sand it wu b.llev.d that oth.r Ottio.r Oandidate 6011001. wouldbe r ••trlotlng .ntrano. to .nllsted a.n who had •••n aotu.l.ervloe at one or the tront., grsduets. ot R.O.T.O. lnetltutlon.or .peoially qualitled teohnical aen troll oivil lite. In theoa•• ot the A1aerlcen Ara1 suoh a poliOT woUld .naure that n••unl t. b.lng rai.ed an4 tra1ned 1n the Jlnited Stat.. woUld b.provld.d .1th 3unlor ottio.rs who had .xperle.o.d aotlv•••rvl0. oondltlons; there .oul4 al.o be an lno••tlve ao4 rewardtor enlisted a.n who dlaplaT.4 hlgh qusli U •• ot l ..der.hipund.r .nnT t1r••

43. Th. que.tlon wa. d.nad too important to settle atlong d1ataaoe, however, and ....h.lve4 until the return toOanada ot Oensr 1 Stuart and the Vinl.t.r ot Natlon.l Detenoe.It was not until 2 Sep, theretore, that Oen.ral tetson wasable to d••p.toh a 1.101;.1' to 1;h. S.nlor Ottloer. O•••H.Q.,laTins 40WD tutur. polloy e. to the produotlon ot ottloer••(Ibld: tetson to senlor Ott10.r, 2 sap 43.). The r.asons torthe prevlou. dr1v. tor ott10.r• • ere ••t torth as.

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Th. rapid .zpane1on pt the Oanadian JJ:fqoau.ed an .outa .hort.ga at ottio.r., and itwas n.ce._Z7 to ••t up ext.nsiT. t.oiliti••tor the .al.otion and training at Juniorottio.rs to ...t the urg.nt r.quiraaent••

A lug. nWllb.r at ottio.rs hed to be trained.s quiokly a. pouibls to ••et the d_nd. bothtor unit. over••a., or d..ignated to proceed .o...er.... , aDd to build up a r.intoro.....nt pool.In .ddition, the .lIIsrg.noy IIObiUzation torC adian d.teno. during the put two ysar. _d.h.avy d and. tor trained ottio.rs.

)fow the situation has ohanged. Th. Ara7.xpansion hae b... appro....d ••nd r.quir.aant.tor the d.teno. at Canada ha...e alt.red. (Ibid.).

At the !lo..nt, a. a reault at the inten.iv. iv. tor offioer.th.re were 7.000 ottioer. and oad.t. undergoing training inO.nada; att.r tilling all ••tabU.hm.nt. ov.ra.a. and .10 hoas.thi. would 1.av•• eurplu. at 1,500-2,000 ottio.r. in Canadaby the tir.t at the next April. Thus a radic.l reduotion intrainins o.paoity wa. to b. introduo.d .10 ono.; Gordon H••d,Chilliwaok and hr.e Ri....ra war. to b. olo.ed down and allottio.r a.l.otion and training oono.ntrated .t BrookTill•.

44. Futur. polioy would be to train ··only .uffioi.ntottioer. to take oar. at the ••timatsd battle oa.ualtie. andwa.tag. in the Oanadi.n ArIIy o"'erseu and at ho... " (Ibid.).This ••timate, on a stabilized b••is. oall.d tor the produotionat 350 ottio.rs a !lonth in the tollowing oombatant arlllS - O.A.O.,R.O•. , R.O.E •• R.O.SiS., Intantry, R.O.A.S.O••nd R.O.G.C.Allowing tor ta11ures it "auld thus be n.o.lSary to have amonthly intake at 375-400 oandidat... Should o.rtain unit.an torutions in Canada be d1abanded (u did .ub.equently taksplaoe) it would bs possibl. to r.duos the monthly intak. byapprox1aataly 10 psr oent. The prinoiple at .iviD« priorityto those with o....rseas aervioe would be ••t.blished, but theproduotion at ottioers trOll Canadian souros. would not 0 ....al tog. ther as .uoh a at.p would have an ad...er.. stteot OIl the1I0ral. at units rlllllaining in Canada. Th••neral O.O.T.Os.and the r.o.ntly inaugurated Arm7 Univsr.ity Cour.es wouldoontinu. to provide offioer utarial, but the total numbor atothsr ranks trom tha Army in Canada enterins Brookvills eaoh.onth would oo.pri•• What was lett at ths nthly quota attar"lsotion tor training had bsen _ds in ths Unitsd lt1Jl&dom.C.M.H.Q. was rsqusst d to ks.p Otta.. tully in the piotur••0that monthly quotas ooUld ba adjWlted, tor it _. ·.xtraaelTiJIportant that the oOJlbined monthly intak. into O.T.O•• ,o....rssaa and in Canada, should not .xoeed the .talfUaed quotaat 375-400·. (Ibid).

45. Sinoe there would b. no appr.oiabls wutags 0110.Pre-O.C.T.U. oad.ta had pa.sed the 8eleotion Board. C.M.H.Q.informad Otta.. bT t.l.graa on 11 Sep that the nUlllb.r at ov.r••••candid.tes .nt.ring on Pr.-O.C.T.U. training eaoh .anth wouldb. furni.hed. • nor.l prooedur• ... tor cad.ts to proo.edon to Canada the tolla n onth. As at lOot a .tat...ntat the ottio.r .ituation over.... showed a d.tioienoy at ottio.r.in the oae. at the C.7.C. and 1 Cdn Para Do but a surplus in alloth.rs, althoush s..ll in soa. in.tano.s. (Ibid: 81tuation atOttio.r., Canadian Arey Ov.ra•••• 29 S.p 43.). During 1943• total at 2049 oandidate. were ••lsot.d and sent torward troaPr.-O.C.T.U. training. (C ••H.Q. til. 6/00TU/l/41 Report byMajor )(OCleHand on ·OCTU - leotion at Ottioers.")l Dao 43.).Due to the l.ngth at the oour.e. this inore.se was not telt tor

.. Nluaber ot ••ek. r.quired to train ottioer. in Canada andUnit. Klngdolll-

UK Pr.-Ootu CTS Srit ooro Tot.l ••at.'CAc ) T 21; 34ROA ;) 7 19 29Int(II) ) 21 24canada Pra-OC'l'U .Q!Q ATO ;tnetr D1lU Total ...k.Int ) 12 4 12 )1

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Oth.r arma ot ••rvio. .p.nt 3-4 IlOntbe .t ATO 1o.teed of •d.finit. p.riod of 1o.truotional dutT.

IllO JJ1ED BMPIIASIS 011 0.0. T •U. TllADlING III THEUNI'l'ID J(IJlCOOIf

47. Th. d oi.ion arriv.d .t 10 Beptaab.r bad r ••ult.d inthe bulk ot ottio.r training b.ing o.ntred in the UnitedUngdoll. Ae a t'urth.r .t.p, on 9 Deo Brip41.r Penbel.(B.O.S., O.If.H.~.) a ••ted to the Senior Ottio.r that .11O.O.T.U. training ehould b. o.rried out 10 th. Unit.d X1ngdOIl.Th. aJ' Ottio. oould .llot Ilor. v.oanoiea at it. O.C.T.•U••to canadian. aDd th.r•••r •• numb.r ot ap.oial inet.noe••h.r.dir.ot oOllll1•• ioning ••am.d warranted. (Ibid: P.nh.l. to SO,CUH~, 9 Deo 4).). Aa it waa, only oandidat•• tor O.A.O.,R.C.A. aDd IDtantry ••r. now b.ing a.l.oted tor O.O.T.U.training unle.a .p.oific vaoanoi•• wer., or lik.ly to be,av.ilabl. in the oth.r arma ot the ••rvio••~

48. Th.retor., att.r oonald.ration bT C.n.ral Stuart, WIlowaa nOw Chi.t ot Statt. C.II.H.~. and .oting Ara:r OOllllland.r, •t.l.gr&lll waa deapat.ched to Ott.._ on )0 Deo pointing out that:

••• op1oion h.ld that prea.nt ph... in whioh Cdntmn. are aotiv.l;r partioipatin 10 operation.n.o•••itate. alt.ration 10 pollOT gov.rning O.O.T.U.trg. ZrtremelT d••irabl. aa1nta1n .v.nu. toro.-1aaloning .uitabl. peraonnel now ••rv1og 10 theti.ld both aa r.gard. 1oo.ntiv. and nao.a.ity torproduoing ottio.r _terial troll tho.. with b.ttle

.0•• tt-a, how.v.r, .nd only 70) ottio.r•••r. oo-.1••ionadduring the yaar, with .. t'urth.r 159 oOllll1..ioned dll1'ing lanuaryand r.bruary. 1944. (Ottio. til. ot A.o.6, O.M.H.~•• R.portot AO 6 to AAO P.ra, OllH~. tor r.bruary 1944.).

46. ~ op.ration••lr.ady underway 10 Italy end thepro.p.ot ot tha Seoond Front op.ning with10 • t_ Iloath•••reooneid.red • aaJor rea.on _by the nUllb.r ot oandidat.a b.ingr.oomm.nd.d tor, or voluntarily ooa1ng torward tor. oomm1aaion.b.gan to el.oken ott in tlle early .utUllD. lien who had b.enOv.r•••• tor .aR. time did not reli.h tha pro.p.ot ot r.turn1ogto Oanada tor ••varal Ilontha' ottio.r train10g .nd thu. m1..iqaotiv•••rvio•• (O.U.H.~. til. 6/00TU/l/), King to BOS, CUH~,11 Oot 4). Th.r••u .1.0 th. qU••tioD ot th. tllll. _ut..10 trav.lling in the 0 .... ot Intantry and R.C.A.S.O. oandid.t••returni to Can.d. tor O.T.O. training. With th. di.bandll.ntot th. 6th, 7th and 8th Can.di.n Diviaion. it .0Uld b. n.o••••ryto .beorb uny ot th.ir ottio.re 10 the r.1otorJlement .tre..• t the ."P.n•• ot g.tting b.ok trom Canade n••ly oDlDlliaaionedottio.r. who elr.ady had ov.r.ea. exp.ri.no••

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lailure to r.turn oandidat., to Canada torottio.r tralnlng ..y r.ault In the 010.1D& otBrool<1'llla which la ob..iouelT lu.d..1sabla toraany r.a,on, lnt.r .11. ther. will be nOinoentl... tor out.tand1D& youna ••n now ooalngto .uit ble .g. to .leot tor the .raT. Th.tendenoy wlll be tor .u1table Ottio.r per.onnelto 30in the Na..y or r loroe. 1. woulde..entually r.ault in the Aray ba..ing nO potentialOttio.r mat. rial eith.r in Canada or OY.r•••••(Ibid: T.l OS 9. Daten.or to Oaoa11itry. torStuart tro. llurohie. 7 lan 44).

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J'urthulIOre. he oon.idered that the grantl ot .erganoy001818810ne would leal'. too 1N0h to the 3udl!lllent and d1.aoret1onot a unlt _ndi ottio.r and lIOuld g.t ....y troa theprlnoipl.. whioh had 184d to the e.ttlng up ot Ii CanadlanInt.ntrr Corp.; In ,hort it lIOuld ba a return to the r.gi­.ental bula an would reoult in • lacl< ot unitormity 8lIlOng.ub81tern.. Gen.ral ohie al.o .usee.ted that it _."qu••tlonabl. it there i. .ound re••on tor bell...1ng that thetype ot .oldi.r who haa been • Berg.ant tor • yaar In the tleldin England i8 11kely to b.oom•• b.tter ottioer than a p.r.onWho atter c.retul oon.ider8tion ot Eduoational qualitication.and baokground and .tter .xtenaiv. 111111tary traiD1ng he••p.nt• Teu or p.rhap. loncar on intenaive In.tructlonal duty or inan op.rational role In Canad•• "

SO. On 21 lan a turther tal.g.... wa. dup.tohed bT Oen.rU.Murchie and tet.cn to Ceneral Stuart pointlng out that theC.K.H.Q. policy ot .endlng oad.t. to • .editi.d Briti.hO.C.T.U., atter t.l<ing the b••io O.C.T.U, oour•••t C.T•• ,would or••~e the i ea that th.ra w.e • ahortag. ot ottioar.In the Canadi.n AraT - .t a t1ae when .urplua ottloar. werehei loaned to the Britlah AraT"undar the "Canloan" .oh...(.ae Report No. 145). It w.s further pointe out that"oontlnuel draining hT ti.ld unit. or good N.O.O•• withbattle or ti.ld experionoa wl11 in comperati..elT .hort tlaa.arioualT lower the .tandara ot H.C.O•• In tha unit... and

.xperl.no. and thelr .p.ed7 r.tlU1l to Wl1t.d••pit. .urplu. ottl0.r. now In CallOlda.(C.K.B.Q. tl1. 6/0CTU/l/~: T.l OS )27~C01llI1111try to Deten.or, tor lII1rohie treatStuart. )0 Deo 43.).

'Phe dalll)' oaused by llavlng to go to C.nad....e dlsoouraglnaoandld.t•• aDd wu 111<.17 to re.ult In thelr not oolll1ng torwardIn large .nough number.. Gen.ral Stuart propoaed. th.retor.,that the praotl0. ot aandlng lntantry and R.O.A.S.C. oandld.t••to tralning In Canada .hould 0.... Buttlol.nt ...canola.w.r. now ....11.bl. at Brltiab O.C.T.U•• to .b.orb the additionalCanadlan candidate.. Con.14aratlou _. alao be1n& &l...n .t.C.K.R.Q. to the .co.larated colDiulonlng ot .el.otad aDd w.llqualltlad personn.l tollowing a aod1tiad oour•••t • BrlU.hO.C.T.U. (....an ..eka) and the ~adiat. oolDi••ioning. withoutO.C.T.U. traini ,ot oandldate. who ware highly tralned.p.oiali.t. or t.ohnioian. who.a .erYioe. w.re urgentlT n••dad.

49. The r.ply ,ent on 7 l.n troa Ottawa que.tlonad theadyl.abillty ot ouch a .t.p and ral.ed a number ot ob3eotion.,II...11 as , ..klnS olaritioation. It _. point.d out byGen.ral 1lur0hla that:

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would Man a turth.r d.l.y in g.tting eurplll. r.intorca.ntortio.rs into .0Uv. operation.. Th. _y _. l.tt open torturth.r n.gotiation. bllt it _. po1nted alit that "•• hav••0lIlIJ1y .urplll. ortr. that •• oen loan to Br1U.h it 1a d11't101l1tto ••• how W. o.n d..on.trat. any n.oe.s1ty tor .dopt10n ot .hortOllt meaeur.s to t.oilltate oom=lssloning ot add1t10nal Ortreth.reby p.rp.tllBting that .urplllB." (Ibld: T.l G3 /oJ, Deten.orto CBn_11itry, Stllart trom ohi. and L.t.on, 21 Ian /o/oj.

51. On 11 r.b C.n.ral StllBrt intorm.d N.D.B.Q. that th.re ...no attempt b.1ne aed. to low.r the ott10.r .tandard or to do otherthan or.at. more otrio.rs with battle .xp.ri.no.. Th. nllmb.r.Art.ot.d wOllld b. oomparativ.ly small and wollld not .er101l.1y.nlarg. the ott10er .lIrplll.. Con.1d.ration was al.o b.1ng glv.nto d1ebanding the O.C.T.U. W1ng .t C.T.S., in the 1nt.r••t. otmanpow.r oon••rv.tion, alno. Br1t1.h O.C.T.U•• oollld "b.tt.roarry OIIt 1t. tunot10n" and ate.r 1 Apr wollld b. able to handleall Canad1an oand1dat.s. (Ib1d: T.l c:s 440, C.nm111try toD.tensor, 11 r.b 44). Gen.ral lltllBrt again r.1t.r.ted thatoandidat.s wOllld not oom. tor_l~ 1t it involved .p.nd1ns a1xto .1ght .onth. 1n canada and .t.ted hi. own opln10n that there

• "no al~rnat1v. to this propoe.l when the .01. orit.r10n 1.the battle .tt101.noy ot tll. Cdn Ar!ll1." (Ibid: .1 OS 423.Cenall1try to Defensor, tor Wllroh1. and L.t.on trom StllBrt,11 reb 44).

52. 0n 15 r.b a telegrea ... d••patoh.d trom Otta.. giving.pproval to the C.V.B.Q. pol10y, prov1ded that th.re wa. no10wer1ng ot the .tenda .nd that ".rrangeDBnt. will be ..d. wh10hwill p.rmit aot10n to inor.a•• the tlow ot R.1ntoro.m.nt Ottio.r.trom C.nad•• " (Ib1d: TelOS 84. Det.n.or to Canmll1try, torStllart trom MUroh1., 15 F.b 44). In exo.pt10nal 0•••• em.rg.noyoommies10n. oOllld b. granted to ep.o1al1.t per.onn.l Who w.r.IIrrently r.qll1r.d to t111 vaoano1... It wa. agre.d tllat No.1.(OCTU) W1ng at C.T.S••hollld 010•• on /0 Mar, .t the end ot thepr••ent aerial, and 1n tutllr. Canad1an oand1datee wollld do .11the1r tra1n1ng .t Br1ti.h O.C.T.U.. Att.r .ttendanoe .t 1 CdnPre-O.C.T.U. Sohool 0.nd1dat•• wollld proo.ed .1th.r to the Pre­P.C.T.U. R.A.C., the A.A. O.C.T.U., R.A. or lI,8 Tr.in1ng Brig.d.wh10h wollld handle Pr.-O.C.T.U. tra1n1ng tor .11 oth.r o.d.t••In o.rtain .a•••••peo1ally qllBl1t1.d and reo~.nded p.r.onn.l.ollld be oc.a1••10n.d at the oonolll.ion ot hado O.C.T.U. lIo1ntantry or R.C.A.S.C.oand1dat•• wollld bll ••nt to Canada torott10.r train1n •• .

53. 1 e prooedur••volv.d ... that oand1d.t••••r. a.nt to1 Cdn Pr.-O.C.T.U. Sohool tor. month .nd th.n r.turned toNo.1 C.O.R.U •• to wh10h all pr.-O.C.T.U. oad.ta w.r. poated

1...lt1ng tor. vaoanoy on • Briti.h pre-O.C.T.U. 00llr••oand1dat•••p.nt • w••k on • Un1v.r.ity .hort oour••• h.ld IIDd.rthe allep10•• at Edlloat10n.l serv10.e. t.r proo••d1ng to theBr1t1eh Pr.-O.O••U. the C.nad1an Cad.t wae tran.t.rred, on p.p.r,to the .ppropr1.t. Reintoroem.nt Un1t tor hi••rm ot the .ervi•• ,and waa to b. r.tllrn.d there on the ell••••erlll .ompl.t10n ot h1.oourse. Unlll.o...tlll oanll1d. tee w.re lD be r.tllrn.d to thelrR.intoro.lIl.nt Un! t aa other rank re1ntoroam.nt••

* Only 580 intantry oad.ts had en retllrn.d to Canada eino.A .t 19/03 and only 117 .C.A.S.C. oad.ta h.d gone baok toCanada during the whole ot 1943.

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'4. he produotlon ot ottloere wea draatloall, ourtailed tromita 194) hlgh durlng the tollow1n& ,.ar but th.r. atill remaineda large aurplua ot O.A.O. and R.O.A. aubalt.rna in september.It waa d.oided, however, that, aino. lt would be bad tor moral.to oompletel, mwUill 00 a.lonlng new ottlcera in theo. oorpo,in tuture onl, tive a month would be aooopted tor cc.a1ooionoln O.A.O. and R.O.A.; one 1n R.O. Sila por month but eDTava1lable R.O.I. candldateo. Oth.r candidatea tor oomaioolonowould havo to tranoter to lntantr, whore there weo at11l a needtor ottlooro. B, the 1l1ddlo ot Septoabor 1944, the r ...ininlcodeto ln 0.0. .Vo. who oOuld not be aboorbed thua lnto thelrown corpo hod to aooept cOllll10010no ln the Oanadian IntantrrCorpo or roaain in thelr own corpo ao other ranko. (O.II.B.ll.t11. 6/0C'1'IJ/l/4: Bootook to DAG, CllBll. l' Sep 44). Ae 1tweo, e",hUng ourpluo relDtoroement ottloero were beinl enoouragedand urged to take intantr, connro1on couroeo lt the, whhed toa.e aotlY•••rvlce.

". In the Unlted Xlng401l the number ot applioatlona torcolllll1oo1ono dwindled trom 667 in Maroh 1944 to 1'0 in lie,. 211in lune and onl, 57 ln Auguot. Durlng the autumn the n berot awl1ooUono rooe olightl, with 124 in NOTember and 175 d1U'1ngDeoeabor; only 79 ot the latter,howeYer. re reoo....nd.d torPro-O.O.T.O tra1nlng. SoIle 925 now ortloero wer. commioolonedand the .nd or the year tound a turth.r ))) cad.to undergoltralning .t Brltloh Pre-O.O.T.Us. and O.O.T.Vo. (Otti•• tlloot A.G.6. O.II.H•• , R.port ot A.G.6. to AAG(Pero) O.II.B.Q.tor Deoember 1944).

56. The number ot applioaUona tor 00lllll18810na dur1n&194' dwindled trom 17) in lanuary to 12 in Aprll and ) duringMay. The end or lley tound a total ot 251 ottloera oommiaaionedduring 1945 and 184 Pre-Oadeta and oad.ta undergoing training.(Ibid: Report ot A.G.6 to AAO(P.ral, OIlHQ tor May 194'). Withthe o.aaatlon ot hoatllitlea the que.tion aroae aa to what todo with oandldatea undergoing training and thsre waa no furth.ra.l.otlol>.

'ORMATION OJ' 1 COli Sl!LlCTION AND APPRAISAL cmmm

57. The actlvltlea ot 80. 1 Odn O.O.T.V. Selection Oentrehad gradually b.en extend.d ao that it .abraced the appralealan olaaalrlcation ot otticera tor wholl it we. deaired to tlndmore ouitable employment. In a letter to tlle Ara1 OOl8Jll8nder,ated 15 lIay 44. ~r1 dler Penhal. (D.O.G.S.; O.II.H.ll.) aUSl.ated

thet the exiating O.O.T.U. S.l.ction O.ntre and re-O.O.T.U.School .hould b. reorganized into a Selection and AppreiaalOentra (O.II.H.Q. til. 6/00TU SO/1: Penhal. to O.O.O.-ln-O.nrat CdD Arm:r, 15 May 44). The ooncurranc. ot General Crerarwaa obtained and O.II.H.Q.AdalniatretiY. Ord.r No.88. dat.d19 lley, authorized the new .atabliaha.nt. Oolonel •• lie eila...-d c~and or the whole oentre Whioh ocoupled De... Lodge,a large ruabl1ng brick and tlmber houae near Aah, rr.,.1 Cdn Pre-O.O.T.O. ~chool bec..e a wing ot the new eatablishaentbut remained at Blackdown, Surrey, until 28 Deo 44.

58. The n ber or candidatea coaing b.tore the 0.0.'1'.0.Sel.ction Boa Yaried contlnually. During the three aontha.nding )0 Apr 44 only 152 were aoc.pt.d out or a total ot 516interviewed: or those acc.pted. thr.e ••r. graded aa exoell.nt,17 v.ry go and 1)2 au1teble. 'or the n.xt three-llonth p.riodthe percant. or auitable oandidate. deollned atill rurther,to 26 per cent. but then be to ria. agaln. The quarterlyr.aulta ot acceptance tor ottlcer training, troll the commenc.­Ilent cr the activltiea or the O.O.T.U. Seleotlon Board areahown by quarter aa:

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lir.t 18 lul 4) 20 Oot 4) ItS par .eDtSooond 20 Oot It) Slob 41+ )4 • •

Th1rd S ~.b 41+ )0 Apr 4At 29 " -lourth )0 Apr 41t )1 lul Itlt 26 - -lUth )1 lul 41+ 25 Oot 41+ )) " •Sixth 25 Oct Itlt )1 lan4S 58 - "SOTeDth )1 lan 1t5 )0 Apr ItS 52 " "

(Ibid: BJorn to IIOA, OIIIIQ, 4"" 4 5)

During tho pori04 18 lul 4) to )1 lan 45, tho Solootion Boar4intorTiowod a total ot )652 oandidato., ot who~ 1)55 .oro aoooptodtor O.C.T.U. tralning (6/0CTU/l/SI MoClolland to A.D.A.G.(BI,C.M.H.Q. 21 Feb 1t5).

59. In ordor to oomparo tho .eth04 ot O.C.T.U. Solootlonasain.t the .tandard ot oxl.ting ottlooro during Dooaabor, anuabor ot unlto "ore aoked to turniah threo .uboltern. tor poru..lby tho 80100tion Boar4. It wo. roque. ted that ono or tho ottloon.hould bo out.tandlng, another oyoraso and tho third Ter, poor.proterabl, the poore.t ottloer In tho unit. It .... tOUJl4 thattho )6 ottloor. who uodorwont .0100tlTe te.t. on 29-)0 Doo aohioTodtho .amo gonoral .tondard a. tho oandidato. pa••ad tor o.C.T.U.traiolng (W.D. 1 edn O.C.T.U. Solootioo Contrel 28-)0 Doo 441.lrOl8 U ..o to tlao roport. on turth.r ottloer. woro torword.d looII.S. Branch at e.IiI.B.. On 25 SOp 44 a regularl, con.tltutadOtt1oar. Survey and la..ltloatlon Board wa• • ot up, .ith thoPra.ldont ot tho O.e.T.U. Belootlon Boar4 aotlng 00 to.poraryohairman In an ottort to 40toraino who thor u.otul oll;l>lo,..ntOTor.... could bo tound tor ottioar. who woro othorwl.o aurplu.to oxl.ting ooeda. duo to ago, oatogor, or toaporaa&nt. (W.D.1 Cdn O/S Ottr. SUrYoy ~ Cla.oltioatlon Boar4. 25 Sop AtAt). On2) Oot a .ooon ouoh Boar4 oaamoncod hoaring., oxaaining ottlcor.who "oro un.u1 ted tor tholr prOlont aaploymoot but "ho might haTO.poclal qualltlcatlono whlch would tooilltoto omploymont oomawharoel•••

CANDIDATES JROM C.II.l.

60. Up to tho ond ot 194) a total ot 7) applloatlono tor00 10.100. woro rooolTod tree C.IiI.F., Tla tho ad hoc board.Whlch had boon .ot undor tho outhorlt1 ot tho Soolor Ottic.r,Cdn ootlon G.B.Q. l.t Kchelon (Brigadior A.a. Boawont).(C.M.H•. tllo 6/00TU/l/1t1 Roport b1 MaJor IIcClolland on"OCTO - Seloctlon ot Ottlooro" )1 Doc 4)). During lobruer11944. In acooraanco With tho praoUoo alroad, In Toguo in thoI1nltod Il:1ngdoa. a 110t ot )1) n.... ot oandldato. oonoidorodby tho Peraonnol Sootloo, C.II.B.Q... qua11tiod tor O.C.T.U.training woo de.patched to e.IiI.F. (Ottlco tile ot A.G.6., O.II.B.Q.1Report A06 to AAG(Por.1 OIlllQ tor lobruary 1944). lor exaplo.tho ad hoc boor4a .ittlog during tho aprlng ot 1941t oomprl.edLt.-Col. l.B. Conrad a. por.anont pro.idont and two otheroc .nding ottloer. who chang.d wlth oaoh board. (O.IiI.B.Q. tile6/0CTU AAI/l/21 NOnaon to AG 6, CIIIIQ, 1) and 19 liar 44). Thenuabor.ot oandldato. appoaring betoro -ad hoo' boar4. in It011dld not warrant tho aorvlco. ot a permanont pre.ldent, .0 Lt.-Col.Conrad, Ottloor Commaodlng 8 C4n Roint Bn. "aa lott In oharso.

he on11 .orlou. ooaplaint rooolTod during tho porl04 concornodtha 25 can41dau. who arrlTod In tho 19 lul !tAt intako at 1 ednSolootlon and Appral.o1 Contro. That coamonding ott~~ pointodout that the iotolllsoooo ratingo.ot tho.o candldato~~otlcoab11

bolow that ot tho othor oandidato. whioh had appeared In thoproTlou. 12- onth perl04.

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•••• Ot the twenty-tiT•• twelT••oored b.low 160 inthe 'Y' t ••t b.tor••ppearing at thi. C.ntre. and theaT.raae we. 159. Th. enrage rating ot tha twenty­tiT., bT oompo.ite .001'•• ot 'Y' te.t. and twointelligano. te.t. at thi. Centr., ... poorer thanelIty-thr•• per oent ot all oandidate. appearing atthis unit. (Ibid: YoNeU to MOA, CIIIQ. 26.Jnl 41t).

In nearly all oa... where the intellia8noe rating we. low therewere not enough oOllpeneating taoton to .er1t p...iug the oandi­date.. Th. gen.ral experienoe ot the Centre we. that oandi4ate.with an li.h 'Y' ta.t .oore ot le•• than 160 (und.r IItSFrenoh) weI'. not likely to be .uttioientlT .1.rt .ontally toab.orb O.C.T.U. training and that .andidateo with ••0..... under1$0 in the En i.h 'Y' t ••t (an4 135 Fren.h) were likely to be.,erT poor riek.. Thia int01'lll&tion •••on.,.yed to A,A.I. andColonel • MoN.il ... 4eopatohed to the Medit.rran.an tor a two­IIOnth.' period to .uporTi.e the ••thod. ot ••laotion beingueed by the "a4 ho." board.. (Ibid. Tel A 53321 C8nmil1tJ'T toAAI tor Oandu. 2 .Jnl 1tIt). Co10n.l M.lIeU .p.nt mo.t otAuguet and Sept_b.r in Italy.

61. By the end ot .January 191tS. a total ot 195 .andidate.tram A.A.I. had b••n appro.,.d tor O.C.T.U. training. "Ad Hqo"Board. in Italy had inter.,i.wed 1181 candid.t.. but ODlT 375w.r. r.turned to the Unit.d Xingdaa tor furth.r oon.id.ration.(C.Y.H•• til. 6/OCTU/l/s: Y.Clelland to ADAG(B). C.Y.H.Q.21 7eb ItS).

CANDIDAHS !'ROil NORTH nST EUROPI

62. A ditt.rent pro••dure wa••dopted in North W••t Europeand in.t.ad ot ••tting up "ad hoo" board. at l.t Boh.10n tointerview oandidat•• tor O.C.T.U. training •• had be.n done inItaly, otti••r. trom the Seleotion .nd Apprai.al C.ntr. mad. two.,i.it. to the theatre ot operation•••t whioh ttae only were"ad hoo" board. oonTaned. (C •••H.Q. til. 6/0CTU SC/l. Bjorn toWA, CKHQ, 5 7eb and It lray itS). on 11 De. ItIt Colonel W. II.NeUand the .enior per.onnel .eleotion ottioer et 1 Cdn Bele.tion andApprai.al Oentre traTelled to Cdn Seotion. G.H.Q. l.t E.helon.21 Aray Croup and .et up an oed ho." board whi.h inte....i ..edoandi4ate. during 13-17 De.. Out or the lit) oandidat•• int.r­.,i.wed 65 w.r. tound suiteble; the candid.t•• tor C.A.C~, R.C.A.and Intantry. aeion. weI'. r.turned to the United E:inado.tor turther int.rTiew et 1 C4n S.leotion and Apprai.a1 Centreduring the w.ek .o_enoing 7 .Jan ItS and the re.-1n4er were d.terreduntU .uOh time a. the ottio.r .ituation in their ra.pe.tiTeCorp. warranted turther a.tion b.ing tak.n. Again on 18 iraI' ItSthe d.puty-pr.a1dent or the board et No.1 Cdn Seleotion endApprai.al Centr., Lt.-Col. Bjorn, .nd the .enior per.onn.l••le.tion ottioer "iatted North- eot op.. During the dey.19-24 II!ar the -ad hoo· board whioh th.y .anTen.d int.....i ...d106 .andidate•• ot whoa Sit w.r. tound .uitabl. tor r.turn tothe United E:1nadoa to undergo Pr.-O.C.T.U. training. (Ibid.).h. o••••tion or ho.ti1itie. during the tir.t week ot~

pr••luded the need to hold anoth.r ·ad ho." board. Then. on2) .Jul, 1 CdD Sele.tion and APprai.al C.ntre we. dl.band.d.

POST-WAR O.C.T.U. SILICTIOI'I AlID TRAIJmfO

6). Th. oonolueion ot the war in Iurope brought an end tothe n.ed tor proTiding large nuaber. ot reintor....nt ottioar.tor the Canadian Army and the que.tion arc.... to what .honldb. don. with .adeta who weI'. undergoing tr.ining .t Brit1ahO.C.T.U.. In a.oordano. with T.rbal in.truotion. r ••ei.,ed

trom the D.A.O., O.M.B.~. on 20 lun, Oolon.l Bjorn. nowPr••id.nt ot 1 Odn S.l.otion .nd Apprai ••l O.ntr., and Lt.-Ool.

J W.A. Oeorg••on, hi•••sistent, .p.nt the n.xt two ...k. int.r-. Ti.w1ng Oanadian oad.ts und.rgoing in.truotion at Briti.h O.O.T.U••

(O.M.B.~. t11. 6/00TU/l/S: Bjorn to WA. OMB~, 11 lul 45). As a .re.ult, ot the 137 oandidat.. inteni_ad it was reoo_ended that

. 97 oad.t. be allowed to tini.h thdr oour... and 40 be return.d to

. \h.ir unite. Thoa. inter"ud in the po.t-wer OanalUan AriAy wer.o.r.tully .or.ened with the r ••ult that ItO o.d.t. w.re .araark.dtor .uoh oondderation. At thi. t1ll•• 22 lul, it was reoOllllll8ndedthet candidat•• due to gr.duat. by 1 S.p 45 .hould b. p.raitt.dto oomplet. th.ir oour•• ; only tho•• oth.r oandidat•• who hadTolunt••r.d tor O.A.P.F. or O.A.O.F. would b. allowed to oompl.t.oour... tin1.hing att.r thet date and the r._ind.r r.turn.d tothdr unite. (Ibid, Walk.r to DAG, OMB~, 22 lul 45).

610. Furth.1'IIOre, during luly, the D.perta.nt ot HationalD.teno. rabed the qu..tion ot training infantry ottio.r r.in­toroe..nt•• in Can.d. and the Unit.d St.t•• , tor the Oanadian ArayPaoitio Foroe and.. pr.pared to .et a aonthly quota ot 150, tob.gin in S.ptemb.r or Ootobsr. (Ibid: T.l AO 4051 P.r. 2, Det.n.orto CallJl.111try, W.eks trom Waltord, 28 lul 105). Th. oonoludon otthe War a.ain.t lapan nsgatiT.d .uoh a n.ed, how.T.r, and al.omad. it no long.r isparatiT. that O.C.T.U. oadet. Who had Tolun-t ••red tor ••rTio. in the Paoitio .bould be p.ra1tt.d to oompl.t.th.ir ottio.r training.

65. It wa. oona1d.red by.the D.partm.nt ot Rational Detano.that tor .om. time to oome the demand. ot the O.A.O.F. tor r.in­toro.m.nt ottioer. could be .uppli.d by qualiti.d ottio.ra inCanada who h. not volunt.sred tor the PaoitiO Foro. but who hadnot .uttioi.nt .ervio. to warrant their return to oivil lit. andby ottio.r. already OT.r.... with low point soor... (Ibid, ROOJl8to C.M.B.~•• 3 Aug ItS).

66. Vfu.n qu.ri.d, Ottawa .ent a oabl., dated 1 S.p, reoomm.ndingthe withdrawal trom O.C.T.U. ot oad.t. who had volunt.ered torC.A.P.I'. and the ret.ntion at Briti.h O.C.T.U•• ot only tho•• whohad volunt••red tor the Ocoupation Foro.; tho•• who had tail.d tovolunt••r previou.ly tor .ith.r had alr.ady b••n withdrawn tromO.C.T.U. oour.... (Ibid: el UOA 449 Canailitry to D.t.neor.Waltord trom W••k., 30 Aug 45 and T.l AO 10321 D.t.n.or toCanmllitry, 1 Sop 1t5). St.p. w.r. th.retor. tak.n to have alload.t. at Briti.h O.C.T.U•• and Pr.-O.C.T.U•• int.rvi.w.d againand giv.n the option ot eith.r volunte.ring tor O.A.C.r. and oom­pleting the O.C.T.U. oour•• or ot b.ing r.turned to their unit.,with ett.ot trae 15 Sop, and revertlns to .ub.tantive rank to awaiteitb.r r.patriation or turth.r duty. (Ibid: C.M.H.~. Ciroul.rLetter on "OCTU - Di. ..1 0 Codet. and Pre-Cad.t.", 5 Bep ItS).The only .xoept on _d. wer. t o.e oa .t. w 0 w.r. dU. to b.~..u..done4 b.tore 30 SIp.

67. Th. oad.t. Who .ignit1ed their w11lin ••• to .ene withC.A.O.F. oontinu.d to graduate tro. t1lle to t1ae a. oOJlM1••ion.dottio.r.. On 11 lan 46 eight o.d.t. w.re .till und.rgoing trainingat Bandhurat .nd it waa antioipat.d that the la.t cadet at 100O.C.T.U. (RAC) would not graduate unt11 6 lul 46. (Ibid: DAO.CMH~.to B~ CRU. 11 lan 46.).

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Thi. report •• prepared by capt. l.M. Hi t--.n, Oen.ral

(C.P. Stacey) Colonel~ector Historical Section

24 AUG 1946

(C : .ltao.,) COlOO.l·~DlrHtor. B.1atorloal 0.40'1=,

HJD

l!l'OllT po, 184

RI~'1'OIlIC 'l'I<III

3. !hi. artlul. 01 ."_t. to 001,•• \h••bl11t, ot \h•••-.1croUp" 1Jl OIl. __wal. ba UIl', .ho .ppoarat .t OC'lV. GaoorallJ~ ..It woo toUll4 thot ho,. nrallh\ troll ."0114arJ or 11' ..hool•• po lb17.lo.nr-t... _1.v.1t,. CO\lr It ellt not 40 •• well u \hoee 11 tl1 o14er MIl ...belt 80M .11.... 01' p-rot loul 'X~l'lU8'. ST_ tho.... nth el.-atu,aahoo11Jll, plus _ ap.rl 1Jl "'arr 4aJ .1Y111011 lU. or 1Il tho ""'lar Aa:t.414 ..'bell bottoI'. 'lb.. .1uolO11 ha4 to he dran tho\ .....l tary ••11.001 a4u-••Uoo a40<p1t0 baoqreUll4 prOYUa4 tho\ \h. l'OQu1ra4 1IlIl \ _otorl.U•••~ pre "'-

An _101. 1Jl 'n1e .." Quart...17 ot lul, 1$66 - 'tra1Jl1Jl.~or' by F. lIarll1un" ual.7sN \h. aorlt ot \h••ant.. uafii1Jl& oroiiiara,apech~ rcst'eNn" to • !oral ~1p.al.e o.e.f.v" .itta wJal.lt t,he u\bor ...

oonnectt.d. ~lDee Cau41e cadet_ took their ".poial to the era" tralatJ1l; atIIrIU." OC'T0' 1Jl th .... ot 011 but Watry _ M.G. _ld.t.., tho toU..•1ng quotetlrn3 tro. thl. article ... of inter..t,

~U\,-two ~ ••'" ot \h. ir. 004.\...... 1Jl \he \oJt_ I_oa ot .. All 04 II, .. _1Jl0\ Jut _ ... Upft' c_t ot t.be V.I.....t.. ft., ~tr. baI It. t.nur.._ • t.. 0 oorapa4 _ .... 1Jl o.t_ry II \>Qt, g­

pre.'ed AI • par••ntace. the, .er. 1••• tbaA halt the U.K.nuaber•••• t ••

Tb.. oTuwhe1.tn. coaeluiea•••• 1•• • t eour.., that ire,_ partl.ularlJ CUa4lu, .a4.\...... tar .._lor \0tIlo•• t'rca \hI U... ftat 18 perte.tly true ot tJie ...set.WIlllIZ' re1'1_ u4 aD1' Ceur•• Oftt••r who 4.Secoya1'ed. aC."a4lu 1Jl 11.1. 'our •••• 01..,. ploa.a4. It~ h.r.-.bvee. boW• ."r. that Can"to •..s.,. oont1Jlue4 tbroUgb.­ou\ to bo \he pl._ ot _ no ha4 ..,1lIIl\_ tor 0....._.'rYt••, whRreaa the plek ot the tJ .1:. '901Wl'"r UIQ' -\h. pre-orar ....al-\arJ IaoarrIO\. oc4 T.rdtorlo1. -U4 lemaI1l1•• p..iH4throqhO.C.~.V.AIIOZOI• .,. 0__parl_ .oul4 11. bote.... tho C."a4I_ "'"' _ ot thoMl'ller U••• aadeU. or eoae of the COUl"" ot thoa' .,.b-01,"..... Who ha4 talton \h.lr oc.l. loao 1Jl tho ..,lUft\auron•• "ton the we. • ...rth.l t tID wet- t othve.I\h _ \h. C_lu. _or red ul4 b••0....Genraot. 110\ ., .U f'roa \h. ax••Uet n_art ot \h.lrroaul\.. ther 40" 1\ ~01.. it. '!'h., 414 ••U000 1Jl all to.hIlI••l aubj••to bu\ .00_ ..t 11.00.11,1Jl tho .h....tul .olt-eol1tU......1th ahlch th., \.eltla4....ryth1D& th., a.r. lilY." to 40.

A car.tal. raa4 ot hpon 110. Ie, .111 00\. hoWn.r, thot thor. ha4 he....ftJ7 11.00" 4ra1Jl u_ \h. ottl.ar t ..Uo1 10 tho C...a4lu .." _.__ tho\ •.. oar1, .. \he ball'ul'l or 1M3, It • b_aloe 1Il0l'_1JlIlJ 41ttleul\ to t1lll1olUl414,t•• 1D auttlaletnUliberl.

Tho tou..1q lll1d_..... 4M11q al\lI. C l ... Ca4n••\ lIrlUab" lIould b••\t....a4 to RapDrt 110. le4 llal wU.h tho ...lOOUOII

, 1. i~l . of Ofticera tor the Ce.acllan .u-.:r Oy.r•••• l~.·