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(c) " Headquarters cannot consent to the engagement of 



Male Lieutenants, until their Divisional Officer is 

 prepared to recommend them for command of a 

 Station as Captain. 



(d) ' ' Before Headquartei-s can consent to the marriage of 



any Officer, the Divisional Officer must be prepared 

 to give him three stations as a married 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 engagements before 

 application for the work. 



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

 allowed to marry before he is twenty-two yeare of 

 age, unless required by Headquarters for special 

 service. 



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

 Male Officer (except under extraordinary circum- 

 stances) until twelve months after consenting to his 

 engagement. 



(h) " Consent will not be given to the engagement of any 

 male Officer unless the young woman is likely to 

 make a suitable wife for an Officer, and (if not already 

 an Officer) is prepared to come into Training at once. 



(i) " Consent will be given to engagements between Female 

 Officers and Soldiers, on condition that the latter 

 are suitable for Officers, and are willing to come into 

 Training if called upon. 



(j) "Consent Anil never be given to any engagement or 

 marriage which would take an Officer out of the 

 Army. 



(k) " Every Officer must sign before marriage the Articles 

 of Marriage, contained in the Orders and Regulations 

 for Field Officers." 



