 On 1 November 1944, Cariappa was promoted to the acting rank of Brigadier, but was not given the command of a brigade as expected.Instead, he became a member of the Reorganisation Committee chaired by Lieutenant General Sir Henry Willcox.Though Cariappa was not happy with the appointment initially, and protested to the Military Secretary, the experience proved to helpful when he took over as the C-in-C four years later.