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curprev 23:3423:34, 22 March 2024‎ Isaac Rabinovitch talk contribs‎ 11,954 bytes −966‎ →‎Justifications for the practice: This section appears to be either the writer's opinions or original research. In any case it's been citation needed for a couple of years now. undo

curprev 03:0203:02, 19 November 2023‎ Neils51 talk contribs‎ m 12,920 bytes −13‎ replaced: lieutenent → lieutenant, typo(s) fixed: Harper Collins → HarperCollins undo Tag: AWB

curprev 13:3613:36, 12 November 2023‎ UndercoverClassicist talk contribs‎ 12,933 bytes +102‎ →‎Sources: Sweetman found and added (from Cardigan's main article) undo Tag: 2017 wikitext editor

curprev 17:3817:38, 7 August 2023‎ Opera hat talk contribs‎ m 12,831 bytes +11‎ →‎Abolition of the practice undo

curprev 10:2710:27, 4 August 2023‎ Technopat talk contribs‎ 12,820 bytes +556‎ →‎Other armies: Expanded with wikilinks and ref. undo

curprev 23:5323:53, 25 February 2023‎ John M Wolfson talk contribs‎ 12,264 bytes −52‎ Not the etymology undo
curprev 23:5223:52, 25 February 2023‎ John M Wolfson talk contribs‎ 12,316 bytes −73‎ MOS:TITLEABSENTBOLD, and other lead tweaks undo

curprev 17:4817:48, 11 January 2023‎ 2a02:c7f:f0e0:a000:5cec:d4a6:c185:8acb talk‎ 12,389 bytes +39‎ No edit summary undo

curprev 05:0105:01, 30 May 2022‎ Ironmatic1 talk contribs‎ 12,350 bytes −197‎ →‎Great Britain and Ireland: I've heard this around a lot, but there is no source here for it and there hasn't been since it was added in 2006. I have a feeling everyone saying this (almost exact quote) is just getting it from this article, and any attempt to reference this to an online source might lead to a huge mess of citogenesis. undo

curprev 20:0820:08, 6 April 2022‎ MainlyTwelve talk contribs‎ 12,547 bytes −2‎ space fix undo

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curprev 11:5111:51, 15 August 2021‎ Qwerfjkl talk contribs‎ m 12,361 bytes −4‎ Removed 'The' from the beginning of the short description per WP:SDFORMAT. (via WP:JWB) undo

curprev 10:3610:36, 5 May 2021‎ 67.193.78.205 talk‎ 12,365 bytes +9‎ reword undo Tag: Visual edit

curprev 23:4823:48, 17 April 2021‎ Cjrother talk contribs‎ m 12,356 bytes −5‎ →‎Justifications for practice: reword undo

curprev 19:1419:14, 21 March 2021‎ 2604:2000:2fc0:f:81d9:9d27:e036:57c9 talk‎ 12,361 bytes +10‎ No edit summary undo

curprev 13:0113:01, 27 February 2021‎ 82.15.254.27 talk‎ 12,351 bytes +1‎ Corrected and Wikilinked key term undo Tags: Mobile edit Mobile web edit

curprev 12:5912:59, 24 December 2020‎ Monkbot talk contribs‎ m 12,350 bytes +3‎ Task 18 (cosmetic): eval 4 templates: hyphenate params (3×); undo Tag: AWB

curprev 15:0515:05, 21 August 2020‎ 73.145.230.216 talk‎ 12,347 bytes +2‎ →‎Values undo

curprev 06:4306:43, 31 July 2020‎ Buidhe talk contribs‎ m 12,345 bytes +21‎ Disambiguating links to Subaltern (link changed to Subaltern (military)) using DisamAssist. undo

curprev 03:1403:14, 23 July 2020‎ Acwilson9 talk contribs‎ 12,324 bytes +120‎ →‎Sources: copied a fourth (English-language) source from the almost-identical German (de) version of this article. undo

curprev 17:4317:43, 5 June 2020‎ Sajiky talk contribs‎ 12,204 bytes +12‎ Added a link for Prussia. I know their aren't for any other nations in the article, but I'm guessing Prussia is less well known to the average reader, and thus more likely needed. undo Tags: Visual edit Mobile edit Mobile web edit

curprev 04:3904:39, 6 May 2020‎ Marteil2003 talk contribs‎ 12,192 bytes +13‎ →‎Great Britain and Ireland undo

curprev 23:2023:20, 5 May 2020‎ Buistr talk contribs‎ 12,179 bytes +11‎ Undid revision 955075365 by 2607:FEA8:7AC0:EC1:9DE6:7C03:80C8:64A5 (talk) undo Tag: Undo
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curprev 22:1222:12, 9 April 2020‎ 24.154.234.58 talk‎ 12,179 bytes −25‎ →‎Justifications for practice: how is a citation needed? social exclusivity means 'only rich people' undo Tags: Mobile edit Mobile app edit Android app edit

curprev 00:2100:21, 17 March 2020‎ Cjrother talk contribs‎ m 12,204 bytes −17‎ →‎top: moved link out of bold, rm dup link undo

curprev 21:1521:15, 8 February 2020‎ 100.11.77.202 talk‎ 12,221 bytes +4‎ →‎Active service undo

curprev 15:2615:26, 25 October 2019‎ Jnestorius talk contribs‎ m 12,217 bytes +21‎ →‎Regimental and social factors: wl "If an officer was killed in action or appointed to the Staff " undo

curprev 18:1418:14, 22 October 2019‎ 199.83.40.34 talk‎ 12,196 bytes 0‎ →‎Justifications for practive: Corrected Spelling undo

curprev 22:2522:25, 19 October 2019‎ Ar558a talk contribs‎ 12,196 bytes −4‎ →‎Great Britain and Ireland undo

curprev 20:3520:35, 14 October 2019‎ Buistr talk contribs‎ 12,200 bytes +136‎ →‎Great Britain and Ireland: sub-headings undo
curprev 20:2520:25, 14 October 2019‎ Buistr talk contribs‎ 12,064 bytes +52‎ →‎Great Britain and Ireland: minor clarifications undo
curprev 14:4514:45, 14 October 2019‎ Pbsouthwood talk contribs‎ 12,012 bytes +73‎ Adding short description: "The practice of paying money to be made an officer" (Shortdesc helper) undo

curprev 17:2717:27, 24 September 2019‎ Monkbot talk contribs‎ m 11,939 bytes −4‎ →‎Great Britain and Ireland: Task 16: replaced (1×) / removed (0×) deprecated |dead-url= and |deadurl= with |url-status=; undo Tag: AWB

curprev 15:2015:20, 18 September 2019‎ 24.37.54.254 talk‎ 11,943 bytes −23‎ →‎Great Britain and Ireland undo

curprev 05:3605:36, 5 September 2019‎ Leonardocognoscenti talk contribs‎ m 11,966 bytes +26‎ Hyperlink undo Tag: Visual edit

curprev 13:4913:49, 26 June 2019‎ 2601:601:9c00:3810:a88d:908b:6dd3:54fa talk‎ 11,940 bytes +4‎ →‎Great Britain and Ireland undo

curprev 17:4817:48, 9 January 2019‎ Dnuch11 talk contribs‎ 11,936 bytes −9‎ →‎Great Britain and Ireland: Removed subjective (albeit probably accurate) judgement. undo Tags: Mobile edit Mobile web edit

curprev 22:4722:47, 25 December 2018‎ Buistr talk contribs‎ 11,945 bytes +60‎ →‎Great Britain and Ireland: correction: variations of the cost of commissions according to the social status of a regiment applied to non-official scales - not to official values which were fixed by branch. undo
curprev 21:1321:13, 25 December 2018‎ Haveronjones talk contribs‎ 11,885 bytes 0‎ →‎Great Britain and Ireland undo

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curprev 19:4319:43, 24 November 2018‎ Buistr talk contribs‎ m 11,886 bytes +1‎ →‎Other armies undo
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curprev 17:4917:49, 24 November 2018‎ 195.91.229.33 talk‎ 11,875 bytes +634‎ →‎Other armies: added description and reference to Russian practice of enrolling infants undo
curprev 17:2417:24, 24 November 2018‎ 195.91.229.33 talk‎ 11,241 bytes −54‎ →‎Other armies: removed a reference to Russia where sale of commissions was never practiced undo

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