Until 1850 an officer's commission in the British Army could by bought by anyone. This violates Weber's principle that:
A) job-related skills should determine hiring.
B) social status, kinship, or heredity should determine hiring.
C) work expands to fill time.
D) decentralization is important.

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Weber's principle states that job-related skills should determine hiring, which means that commissions in the British Army should be given based on merit, qualifications, and abilities rather than wealth or social status. The fact that commissions could be bought violates this principle.

Until 1850 an Officer's Commission in the British Army Could