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> The equivalent is impossible today. I am not convinced that is true. In many ways the barriers to being an officer are far less pronounced today than they w
by Ntrails 7y ago
> The equivalent is impossible today.
I am not convinced that is true. In many ways the barriers to being an officer are far less pronounced today than they were in the days of the Empire.
- arethuza 7y agoIt was actually Richard Holmes who made that point I repeated in one of his books - unfortunately I can't remember which one! https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richard_Holmes_(military_historian) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richard_Holmes_(military_histo... NB The chap in question: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sir_William_Robertson,_1st_Baronet https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sir_William_Robertson,_1st_Bar...