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76. Do you pledge yourself never to marry any one, mar- 



riage with whom would take you out of the Army 

 altogether? 



77. Have you read, and do you agree to carry out, the 



following Regulations as to Courtship and Mar- 

 riage ? 



(a) " Officers must inform their Divisional Officer or 

 Headquarters of their desire to enter into or 

 break off any engagement, and no Officer is per- 

 mitted to enter into or break off an engagement 

 without the consent of his or her D. O. 



(6) " Officers will not be allowed to carry on any 

 courtship in the Town in which they are ap- 

 pointed ; nor until twelve months after the date 

 of their Commission. 



(c) " Headquarters cannot consent to the engagement 



of Male Lieutenants, until their Divisional Offi- 

 cer is prepared to recommend them for com- 

 mand of a Station as Captain. 



(d) " Before Headquarters can consent to the mar- 



riage of any Officer, the Divisional Officer must 

 be prepared to give him three stations as a mar- 

 ried man. 



(e) " No Officer accepted will be allowed to marry 



until he or she has been at least three years in 

 the field, except in cases of long-standing en- 

 gagements before application for the work. 



(/) "No Male Officer will, under any circumstances, 

 be allowed to marry before he is twenty-two 

 years of age, unless required by Headquarters 

 for special service. 



(g) " Headquarters will not agree to the Marriage of 

 any Male Officer (except under extraordinary 

 circumstances) until twelve months after con- 

 senting to his engagement. 



