Inside the cadet corps social classes existed without distinction. One anachronistic institution existed, which ran counter to this classless society. The Corps of Pages was only open to the children of nobles. By an order of 1878, pages were drawn from the two highest classes of the Hauptkadettenanstalt. So a page had to be successful in his own right to have been selected to enter the ranks of the Prima or the Selekta. 30 cadets were chosen as Leibpagen and 30 additional cadets were chosen as Hofpagen. Leibpagen served directly a member of the royal family. Hofpagen performed general duties at the imperial court. When on official duties, the pages dressed in 18th century uniform with the Leibpagen having a more ornate appearance. These cadets that had exposure to royalty and the court were highly successful. 47% of those Selekta, who were pages, became generals.
