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"'''[[Temporary gentlemen]]'''" is a colloquial term referring to male [[Officer (armed forces)|officers]] of the [[British Army]] who held temporary (or war-duration) commissions, particularly when such men came from outside the traditional officer class<!-- quotes likely unnecessary as "traditional" modifies the noun similarly -->. Historically the officers of the British Army were drawn from the [[gentry]] and [[upper middle class]]es. The [[World War I|First World War]] required a rapid expansion of the officer corps and more than 200,000 additional officers were recruited, many on temporary commissions. Many of these were drawn from the [[lower middle class|lower middle]] and [[working class]]es.  They came to be referred to as "temporary gentlemen" with the expectation that they would revert to their former social standing after the war. The term was revived in the [[World War II|Second World War]], which saw a similar increase in the number of officers holding temporary commissions. The term continued to see use for officers commissioned from those conscripted for [[National Service Act 1948|National Service]], which lasted until 1963. {{TFAFULL|Temporary gentlemen}}

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