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The US army, felt the British authorities, drifted into a hasty, disorderly and unbalanced demobilization because the leadership in America, both political and military, was not strong enough to resist the 'instinctive' reaction of a people yet to be accustomed to living up to a 'great' place they were supposed to fill in in the post~war world. It was neither possible nor desirable for Britain to follow the American example of allowing her armed forces to melt away, and those who favoured this with an eye to the brief boom in civilian employment showed little sense of reality.
Before the year closed yet another increase in the pay of artificers and artj~ans was granted at the instance of recruiting authorities. In 1944 a general revision of pay was undertaken, recruiting again being the principal reason behind it. Particular attention was paid to the pay scales of junior ratings in order to draw young men into the service. The pay of senior ratings was increased but not at all proportionately. In the course of successive revisions between 1942 and 1944 the ratings of certain tranches had an edge over others ostensibly on technical grounds.
The rates for 'artificer apprentices' were also raised. Before the year closed yet another increase in the pay of artificers and artj~ans was granted at the instance of recruiting authorities. In 1944 a general revision of pay was undertaken, recruiting again being the principal reason behind it. Particular attention was paid to the pay scales of junior ratings in order to draw young men into the service. The pay of senior ratings was increased but not at all proportionately. In the course of successive revisions between 1942 and 1944 the ratings of certain tranches had an edge over others ostensibly on technical grounds.