ARMY PENSION RULES.
[To THE EDITOR OF THE " SPECTATOR . "]
Sia,—A curious anomaly appears to have been created by the latest Army Pension Rules. Acting rank held during the War counts as pension service in that rank, while brevet rank does not. The anomaly is all the greater since the grant of acting rank was mainly due to chance, and was given as a matter of routine during the absence of the grantee's superior officer, whereas brevet rank is attained as a reward for valuable ser- vices. Moreover, it is hard to see why brevet rank should not count for pension, even if granted after the Armistice. Only in this way can the grant of brevet rank be more than a nominal award to those officers whose private affairs necessi- tate retirement before promotion to higher rank.—I am, Sir,
(Indian Mutiny Veteran).
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