The Shocking Story of How British Army Officers Bought and Sold Commissions February 16, 2024 Unipro2013main British Army, Historical, History </p> <h2>British Army Officers Bought and Sold Commissions</h2> <p> Imagine being a senior officer who has never seen service or completed any training.<br /> In fact your only qualification is a fat wallet.<br /> To our modern sensibilities and belief in meritocracy it sounds mental. But was it?<br /> Today we are looking at the British army’s purchase system – what was it? How did it work and did it lead to an army commanded by rich nit-wits?<br /> Thanks to Dr Chris Brice for researching and co-writing today’s episode. His books can be found here: https://amzn.to/3HmTi2d<br /> Credit to : Redcoat History </p> <p> Please support our Sponsors here :
