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Depot included three or four officers, and a small staff of clerks to deal with office work, which was naturally considerable.
The progress of the recruit was somewhat as follows: He offered himself to the local recruiting officer nearest to his own home, and, after a searching medical examination, and subject to his conforming to certain standards as to height, chest measurement, and the like, which varied with different branches of the Service, was attested, that is to say, he replied to certain questions, and finally signed his name to an undertaking to serve his King and Country for a period of twelve years, a certain number of which were to be passed in the Army itself, and the remainder in the Reserve. This proportion varied with the branch of the Service into which the recruit enlisted and with the requirements of the time, that is to say, whether the unit was nearly up to war strength or would require a large accession of men upon mobilization. For instance, the terms of service might be three years and nine years, or six and six, or eight and four, with the colours and in the Reserve respectively.
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