▁A ux ili ary ▁Forces ▁( Mil it ia , ▁Ye oman ry ▁and ▁Vol unte ers ) ▁to ▁take ▁their ▁place ▁in ▁the ▁six ▁Army ▁Corps ▁proposed ▁by ▁St ▁John ▁Bro dr ick ▁as ▁Secretary ▁of ▁State ▁for ▁War . ▁Some ▁batter ies ▁of ▁Milit ia ▁Art illery ▁were ▁to ▁be ▁converted ▁to ▁field ▁art illery . ▁However , ▁little ▁of ▁Bro dr ick ' s ▁scheme ▁was ▁carried ▁out . S pi ers , ▁Army ▁& ▁Society , ▁pp . ▁ 2 4 3 – 2 , ▁ 2 5 4 . ▁ ▁Under ▁the ▁swe eping ▁H ald ane ▁Re forms ▁of ▁ 1 9 0 8 , ▁the ▁Milit ia ▁was ▁replaced ▁by ▁the ▁Special ▁Reserve , ▁a ▁semi - prof essional ▁force ▁whose ▁role ▁was ▁to ▁provide ▁rein for cement ▁draft s ▁for ▁Reg ular ▁units ▁serving ▁over se as ▁in ▁w art ime . ▁Although ▁the ▁majority ▁of ▁the ▁officers ▁and ▁men ▁of ▁the ▁Kent ▁R GA ▁( M ) ▁accepted ▁transfer ▁to ▁the ▁Special ▁Reserve ▁Royal ▁Field ▁Art illery , ▁all ▁these ▁units ▁were ▁dis band ed ▁in ▁March ▁ 1 9 0 9 . S pi ers , ▁Army ▁& ▁Society , ▁pp . ▁ 2 7 5 – 7 . ▁ ▁Un iform ▁and ▁ins ign ia ▁In ▁ 1 8 5 3 ▁the ▁officers ▁of ▁the ▁Kent ▁Milit ia ▁Art illery ▁wore ▁bad ges ▁that ▁were ▁unique ▁to ▁the ▁unit . ▁Their ▁black ▁le ather ▁hel met ▁carried ▁a ▁plate ▁consisting ▁of ▁an