Evening star., 1924-03-09
Army andNavyNews

s. NJ. commanding the naval hospital
at Great Lakes, ILL.,, has been desig-
mated by the departs to represen:
the Medical Corps of the Navy at the
seventy fifth annual session of the
American Medical Association. which
will be held in Chicago, ILL.,, from
June 8 to 13.
Upon return from his duty on the
Asiatic station Commander j. o.
Richardson, U. s. N, will be ordered
to duty as assistant chief of the bu-
reau of ordnance, Navy Department.
He Is now serving in command of
the u. s. s. Asheville and as com
mander OF the south China patrol.
Orders have been issued detaching
Commander w. $. McC1intic, U. s. N,
from duty as inspector of ordnance
bingham. Mass. where he has com
pleted his tour of shore duty, and
ordering him to sea as executive Off
Ger Of the batueship New Mexico.
A recent circular issued by the bu-
reau OF navigation, Navy Department
prescrtbes that a person who has
bean absent without authority for
more than twenty-four hours is not
classed as a deserter. but a straggler,
and a reward not to exceed S25 is
authorized for the delivery Of the
stP1ggler into the custody of the ma
val AuLnOrlLleS. " men a man Is away
long enough to be classed as a de-
serter this reward is increased to $50
for his delivery to the naval au-
thorities.
On or about October 10 IL is planned
by the War Department to hold an
examination for enlisted men of the
Medical Corps for appointment as
second lieutenant in the Medical Ad-
ministrative Corps. Regular Army
Only enlisted men of the Medical
ination. which will be held at the
various stations. Out of a total au
thorized strength of seventy-two Off
GERS in the Medical Administrative
Corps there is but one vacancy, but
it is possible that this number will
be augmented by a few more, due TO
designations or retirements.
AS of March 1, including Horace ].
Brooks, the last first lieutenant pro-
merged captains'' promoted, which
leaves a total of 1874 officers coming
under this class yet to be promoted.
Su Emerged captains" are those Off
GERS who were given priority for re-
turn to that grade by the Mckellar
amendment to the last appropriation
bill. Officsrs of this class can easily
determine their standing on the pro-
motion list by checking off the pro
motions on the promotion list which
Army List and Directory. They are
shown in italics in the Army List and
Directory, which latest issue will be
| out some time this month.
Pursuant to the provisions author
izing appointments to the United
States Military Academy, the govern
ors of the several states have Sc
lected 115 enlisted candidates of the
National Guard to compete at the
regular military academy entrance
examination, which began March 4.
A conditional appointment has been
forwarded to each National Guard
candidate, together with all instruc-
will be authorized to report at West
Point for admission to the academy.
After a careful study made by the
War Department as to the personnel
needs for conducting the 1924 national
matches at Camp Perry. Ohio, it was
shown that from 800 to 400 enlisted
| men, with their complement of Off
GERS and non-commissioned officers,
will he required at the Ohio post dur
ing the time that the national shoot
ing classic is in progress. Accord
ing to present plans, Regular Army
troops from the fifth corps area will
be designated for this duty and pos
proposed that only complete organi-
Nations be assigned 10 this duty. Or
ders for this duty will in all proba-
bility not be issued. by the War De-
partment until the latter part of
August.
War Department orders. recently
issued. authorized the transfer of the
chaplains' school from Fort Wayne.
Mich. to Fort Leavenworth. This
transfer will be effected at the close
of the present course, which ends
April Is.
In order to determine it's suitability
the exception of pack trains, the
Phillips saddle. designed by Lieut.
Col. A. f. Phillips, cavalry, has been
given two thorough service tests by
a board of officers convened in the
first cavalry division, which has re-
suited in the board recommending its
adoption as standard cavalry issue
Of equipment. In the last test the
saddle was used by the second mo
chine gun squadron of the first cav
airy division during last summers
| naneuvers, and it demonstrated its
superiority over the aparejo and
other improvised saddles for carry
ing machine gun and related equip
ment for cavalry troops. After a
careful study of the several tests of
this saddle. the chief of cavalry has
, forwarded the approval of the board
to the War Department. recommend
/ ing its adoption for all cavalry packs
except in pack trains. Following are
| the types of packs to be carried on
! the Phillips saddle: Machine gun and
related equipment. machine rifle and
| related equipment, demolition packs.
| pioneer packs, wire packs. medicinal
! packs. pick et-line packs, pack cook
Z, ing outfits and radio packs.