English Translation

38a As a candidate for the middle career, therefore, candidates with a certificate of maturity of a higher educational institution, 2. gifted leaders or candidates of the lower career, who do not have the certificate of higher education but who, according to their personality value, are suitable for the medium-higher career. These are subject to a supplementary examination after a corresponding preparation, 3. Applicants with a final examination with a higher technical school. The training course up to the troop leader and the obligation to provide services in the Reichsarbeitsdienst is the same as with the candidates of the lower career. The duration of the training up to the appointment as fieldmaster is approximately 4 years, including 2 years of active military service.