In view of the outlets within the Admiralty open before the War to these boys who have passed a Civil Service Examination, they have hitherto been regarded as forming part of the unestablished staff with a prospect of continued employment. When it became clear on reorganisation that automatic establishment could not be given it was decided to treat them as Boy Writers, entered after the outbreak of War, who are eligible to compete at the examination irrespective of the department in which they might be serving.