Evening star., 1923-09-30
ARMY AND NAVY NEWS
BY M. III. MCINTYRE

completed and they are now in
process of distribution to officers of
cluding the two junior components.
They are being published in the form
of confidential document and are
known as Regulations Governing the
Mobilization of Man Power for Mill
tary Purposes"
The regulations comprise four sec
| tions, as follows: Section / deals with
general principles and definitions and
describes the war plans and their re-
lations with each other. Section 2
prescribes the responsibility. for the
preparation and execution of mobili-
zation plans. Section specifically
covers the mobilization of the three
component of the Army Of the United
States. Section authorizes test
system of mobilization. which in
cludes the Regular Army. National
Guard and Organized Reserves. which
will enable the War Department to
determine whether or not any par
ticular unit is capable of perform
ing its part in the mobilization.
Prescribed by these regulations, the
test mobilization of the Army of the
United States, which is scheduled for
next September, will demonstrate how
Guard and Organized Reserves will
function in an emergency.
J. Capt. T. 1nouye. assistant military
attache to the Japanese embassy, will
visit the Infantry School, Fort Ben
! ming. Ga. October 9.
Col. George Vidmer, acting chief
of cavalry, was in New York this
week to attend dinner given by the
306th Regiment of the 77th Division,
of which the colonel was commander
during the war.
Suspension Of promotion to grades
1. and 3, Air Service, which was
| ordered by the War Department.,
effective July /, has been revoked.
| The necessary number of men I'm the
aforementioned grades have been
absorbed and promotions to master.
| technical and staff sergeants have
ment.
Marked Improvement in the per-
sonnel situation, which for months
past has been causing departmental
heads deep concern, has resulted from
| the widespread discussion and steps
taken by the department. Wholesale
| desertions. scarcity of re-enlistments
and other diSagreeable features that
reached such point that 1t was be-
coming increasingly difficult to keep
! the Navy manned up to authorized
| strength, are far less menacing now
! than a few months ago. For in
! stance, the percentage of re-enlist-
ments as shown by the reports for
| August is 73, as against 46 per cent
! shown last April.
| Attention of the entire service was
| centered on this matter some time
| ago by speech made at War Col
| lege by Capt. Richard Leigh, assist
ant chief of the bureau of navigation.
| Basing his statements on a compre-
| hensive study of existing conditions
and replies to QUESTIONABLE sent
out to all commanding officers. Cant.
/ Leigh gave startling figures on de-
sertions, increase of court-martials,
! failures of enlisted men to re-enlist
and other factors in the menacing
! personnel situation. This was follow
! ed by a movement to get at the rea-
] sons for this condition and to rectify
| them.
Capt Leigh has just returned from
a trip TO the west coast, where he
went over the personnel situation
and discussed with officers af1oat
! WAYS and means for closer co-opera-
! tion between the bureau and the feet
| on personnel matters. Based partly
on the information he secured, an
! important conference was held this
week, with the Secretary, assistant
secretary, chief OF operations, the
! Judge advocate general and the chief
and assistant chief of navigation par
ticipating.
A number of personnel matters of
vital interest to the service were dis
cussed and decisions reached on them
| as follows:
] Promotion of enlisted men: In or
der to avoid the delays that have oc-
Cured through the bureau acting on
recommendations from the fleet 1T
was decided to assign a quota to the
various commands afioat and ashore
for each quarter. and the command
! ing officers of these commands can
| then assign promotions without de-
! lay on receipt of recommendations
| and evidences of qualification.
Procedure in regard TO punish
! ments: Decision was reached by the
! Secretary to refer this question to
! the general board, a marked innova-
| tion in the service. The board Is to
| MAKE rannnn mendadtion reIatiYa Z