The Hawaiian gazette., 1916-09-22
PLAN TOINCREASE
OFFICERSOF army
Details Of Citizens Qualified To
Hold Commissioned Rank
In Wartime Received

An order giving details Of citizens
qualified 20 hold commissioned rank in
the regular army in time of war, OF
other emergency, was received yester-
day at the headquarters Of the Hawai-
( ian Departments. According TO this
order veterans of the Spanish. Amer.
can war, the Philippine insurrection,
graduates Of colleges having military
] trimming, members of training camps
and enlisted men of the regular army
and the national guard are eligible
after passing the proper mental physi
cal examinations. ',.a
The order states that citizens listed
will not be appointed as commissioned
officers of the army until all available
members Of the officers reserve corps
have been chilled into active service,
and comma nding officers are obliged to
prepare and forward a dist of such
available men in March and September
Of each year. .ra.. 49,
Records Must Be Kept
provision of the national defense
act states that "the adjutant general
of the army shall obtain, compile and
keep constantly up TO date all obtain.
able Information as to name, agese ad-
dresses. occupations and qualifications
for appointment as commissioned Off
Gers of the army. of men suitable as to
age and who may by reason Of having
received military training in, civilian
educational institutions, or elsewhere,
may be regarded as qualified and avail
able for appointment" Eligibility for
appointment as commissioned officer
is limited to citiZens of the United sta.
tes Of suitable age, of good moral char.
meter who have bad sufficient education
and military training and are physical.
" tit to perform the duties of an of,
fcer and a soldier. .".
Qualifications Set Out
Following are the qualifications for
appointment to the different grades in
the service: -
Second lieutenant. one year in the
"rgular army, or three years in the ma
tional guard, one year of which was
in the grade Of that above private. or
Nv" years in an educational institution
nndrr a regular army officer, or three
training camps
First lieutenant, one year in the re.
Eular army in the grade above that Of
nrivlte, or three years in the national
guard, one year Of which was in the
grade above that of corporal, or three
years at an educational institution, un-
der a regular army officer, one year OF
which WAS in a grade above that of
private, or three training camps, in one
camp of which a grade was held above
that of private.
Captain and Major
Captain, one year in the regular
army, in the grade above that of cor.
POral, or three years in the national
Guard, one year as q commissioned Of.
tcer, Or four years at an educational
institution, under a regular army of.
fc6r, one year a commissioned officer,
or three training camps, in one camp
of which a grade was held above that
Of corporal.
Major, one year in the regular army
in g grade above that of a sergeant,
o1 brec years in the national guard in
a Fade above Vat of first lieutenant,
or four years at an educational institu-
ZION under regular army officer, one
year Of which was in grade above
that Of first lieutenant, or three train
inc camps, in one camp Of which the
person recommended performed the
'utleS Of q company commander.