ABSTRACT
The many facets of the subject of careers must be examined in conjunction with each other, because the full military career not only covers the prime of a man’s life and can last for up to thirty-five years, but it usually spans many of the major landmarks of his family life as well. The Army officer has difficulties in adjusting to the British way of life in 1970 which are shared by members of other professional bodies. Career problems only begin to disturb the officer once he has actually been given his commission. There are four difficult subjects about whom there is constant argument and discussion within the Army itself at the moment: the education of the young officer, staff work and staff training, the crisis of the mid thirties, and the second careers. The annual output of young officers from Sandhurst averaged 400 from 1965 to 1968. It is expected to be roughly 280 in 1971.
