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18.
THE WOMEN'S SERVICES
Recruitment to both commissioned and non-commissioned service
in the Women's Services and the Nursing Services continues to be
Recruitment details are as follows:
satisfactory.
All Services (incl Nursing)
1 April-31 December
(9 months)
Percentage
Difference
1974 over 1973 (+ or -)
1973
1974
Officers
242
210
-13
Servicewomen
3,224
3,960
+23
Total:
3,466
4,170
+20
19. A recently concluded review of the future role and organi-
sation of the Women's Royal Naval Service (WRNS) proposes
changes
designed to integrate the WRNS more closely into
the Naval Service, to give wider employment opportunities and to
make more effective use of the high quality of officers and ratings
These proposals are still under consideration
available.
ENGAGEMENT SCHEMES
Young Entrants' Option
20. During the last nine months of 1974, some 9,500 young entrants
reached the age of 18 and became entitled to shorten their engage-
ments. The proportion that did so is shown in the following
table:
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