Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1924-02-03

49, Va la anu second lleutenantS,
Disseminating the practice of send.
Ins al graduates of West Point to
rort monroe, Va, for initial station,
VII materially increase the number
OK leutenants for assignments to
.a activities. Future academy
sraduateS VIII be distributed to the
various coast artillery commands in
groups of from five to seven, and
tney Will be assigned to the usual
huties OF their grade and will be re-
dulred 10 pursue during the regular
schooi period. basic courses of in
struction. Half OF this years gradual
ing class will be assigned to foreign
service In approximately equal mum
pers to the Philippines, Hawaii and
anama, while the others will be sent
70 the larger coast defense commands
IN the United tSates. According To
present plans, none Of the graduates
VIII De sent to Fort Monroe this year
as there Is now an excess of lieuten-
ants at this post.
Special efforts will be made to Sc
cure students for this years courses
omcers who are either due for a move
rms coming summer or fall or who
nave peen at their stations for at
n least two years Usually Reserve
Guard and Organized Reserves for
four-year details and If possible those
officers who have been on such details
Tor shorter period will not be re-
ieved for the purpose of attendance
L: :he battery officers or field officers
-'o':rses. The national defense act
may operate to effect the relief of an
officer on duty with Reserve OH
GERS Framing Corps or similar unit.
put the War Department'has recently
decided that all Reserve Officers
Training Corps duty since July /.
1920. shall be counted as detached
service
1t has been decided to extend the
length Of the field officers course at
Fort Monroe from five months to nine
ditional period of four months will
be devoted largely to practical
courses in artillery. The course will
begin about September Is instead
the fact that the number of field Off
GERS available is gradually becoming
more limited. it has been found neces-
sary to detail a few captains for this
course. Captains who are expected
TO. be promoted within four years are
considered eligible and will be de-
tailed as students each year in a num-
Der sufficient to complete the author
lied quota for the class. The four
year provision is based upon the fact
that graduates of the field officers
course are normally sent on to the
command and general staff school at
Leavenworth. for which course cap
fains who are expected to be pro-
moted within three years are eligible.
The number of first lieutenants now
on foreign service relative to the
second lieutenants on this duty is to
be gradually reduced by substituting
second lieutenants as replacement for
first lieutenants until approximately
the same number of officers of these
grades will be found in each of our
foreign possessions. The present dis
tribution was based upon conditions
which have now ceased to exist due
to the commissioning of a larger
number of second iieutenants since
this distribution was determined. This
will result in materially slowing up
the rate at which first lieutenants
will be assigned to foreign service
duty for the next two OF three years.
social club, the Entire Nous. which
has been organized among the enlisted
personnel on duty in the office of the
chief Of infantry, made its debut last
night with an informal dance at the
Naval Lodge. The main purpose Of the
organization is to raise and maintain
at the highest level the strong spirit
OF cooperation and loyalty which ex-
lists in the office. An interesting pro-
gram has been mapped out for the club
during the coming summer, which will
include picnics. river excursions, oyster