The same thing will undoubtedly be true of the Volunteers
if the time ever comes for employing them on active service. The War Office ought never to lose sight of men who have trained themselves, and who in the event of a great emergency would wish to abandon whatever work may be preoccupying them now in order to rally to the defence of the country. If this point be admitted, we think it follows that the man of Section D should not be allowed to become altogether rusty, but should be encouraged to put in as many drills as he can. Thousands of men would actually reach the equivalent of the number of drills required of Sections A and B. Section D men, of course, could not expect grants, free railway passes, and so on ; but those who were sincere in their wish to serve would willingly bear such expense as they have borne in the past.
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