 Seeing no immediate prospects for advancement , Blamey transferred from the Permanent Military Forces to the Militia on 1 September 1925 . For the next 14 years he would remain in the Army as a part @-@ time soldier . On 1 May 1926 he assumed command of the 10th Infantry Brigade , part of the 3rd Division . Blamey stepped up to command the 3rd Division on 23 March 1931 , and was promoted to major general , one of only four Militia officers promoted to this rank between 1929 and 1939 . In 1937 he was transferred to the unattached list . 
