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Last Passing Out Parade of Rhodesia's "Dad's Army" | Police Reserve Conscripts | June 1978

Saturday, June 10th 1978. Footage of the last passing out parade of police reserve conscripts in the 38-to 50-year-old group at Morris Depot, Salisbury. Residents of Rhodesia, including those on work permits in this age group were subject to conscription in the police reserve since May 1977. Since then, there had been 18 previous intakes under the Department of Manpower scheme, involving about 4,000 ancient conscripts. The 19th and last parade mustered 81, the oldest of whom was 49; 87 were taken in for the 11-day course, but 6 had to drop out on medical grounds. Of the approximately 4,000 conscripted during the previous 13 months, 2 died of heart attacks while under training but there had not been serious or fatal accidents involving firearms, according to Inspector Derek Bothwell, Provincial Inspector (Training), Salisbury Province Police Reserve, who took the parade. Of the three medical grades into which police-reserve conscripts fall, about 5% of the "Dad's Army" sort were passed Grade A fitness, while the majority - about 60% - had been passed Grade B. Source: Reuters News Archive.