WW1 British Officer Selection & Training, c.1914

In this video, I cover the ways in which a potential officer could obtain a commission in the British regular army before the outbreak of the First World War, the factors which impacted the selection process, and a brief overview of the type of training he received.

Select Bibliography:
Regulations under which Commissions in the Army may be Obtained by University Candidates, (London, HMSO, 1906).
Regulations under which Commissions in the Regular Forces may be Obtained by Officers of the Militia and Imperial Yeomanry, (London: HMSO, 1904).
Regulations Respecting Admission to the Royal Military College, Sandhurst, and for First Appointments therefrom to the Army, (London: HMSO, 1904).
R.F. Legge, The Officers' Training Corps Examiner for Certificate "A", (Aldershot: Gale & Polden, 1909).
R.M. Milne, Mathematical Papers for Admission into the Royal Military Academy and the Royal Military College for the Years 1905-1912, (London: MacMillan, 1913).