Evening star., 1925-09-20
Civilian Army News

weapons); interior guard duty: min
tary law. map reading and special Ell
gineering knowledge. In the practical
demonstration the applicant will be
required to apply his knowledge OF
these subjects.
Officers going up for promotion to
captain should he familiar with the
following subjects: Military orga MIA
ton and equipment of combat engi
neer regiment, staff duties Of engi
neers. military law. logistics and spe
cial engineering knowledge, and the
practical test will be such as to re
, quire the officer to apply his knowl
edge OF these subjects.
For promotion to ma jor the candi
dates will he examined in the fol
lowing subjects: General education
star duties OF engineers and special
engineering knowledge. In the prac
tical test the candidates will demon
strate their ability to perform the
duties of an officer of this grade in a
field test on the above subjects.
For supply duty not with troops, fol
III grades from second lieutena nts to
colonels, the candidates will be ex-
amined in the following subjects: A
thorough knowledge of the equipment
required by engineers in time OF war;
knowledge of the fundamental prin-
ciples governing the purchase, stor-
age and issue of engineer equipment.
and special knowledge. Each candi-
date will be required to demonstrate
his ability To efficiently administer
the work pertaining to the position
for which examined The minimum
age for appointment to the following
grades will be as follows: First lieu
tenant. 25: captain. 80; major. 36;
lieutenant colonel, 40, and colonel, 43.
Engineer reserve officers, from sec
.Ond lieutenants TO cOlonels, desiring
An administrative or technical duty
assignment will be examined in the
following subjects: General education
and special knowledge: military or
saniZation; administration, discipline
and courtesies, and military hygiene
and first aid The minimum age for
appointment in the following grades
for this duty is AS follows: First lieu
tenant 25: captain. 30: major. So;
lieutenant colonel. 40. and colonel. 49,
Deficiencies exist in practically
every one of the IS National Guard
divisions, it was found by Maj. Gen
Greed c. Hammond. Chief of the Mill
tia Bureau. during his recent inspec
tions. Though the general returned
to Washington highly pleased with
conditions as he found them In the
guard, despite the discouraging con-
ditions under which the different Ma
tional Guard commanders are forced
to work in building up their organiza-
tions, the National Guard is in high
er state of efficiency today than at
any time in the history of the State
armed forces.
Interest is being evinced by the
National Guard at large In building
up its air squadrons. At this writing
there are four divisions possessing no
air squadrons who are clamoring for
War Department authority to organ
iZe them. They are 32nd Division
(Minnesota- wisconsin,, 33rd Division
Ullinois), 37th Division (Ohio) and the
44th Division (New York.New Jersey.
Like other officers on duty in the
War Depa artment, Gen. Hammond re-
fuses to discuss the proposed reduc-
tfons in the National Guard budget
for the fiscal year 1927, but National
Guard commanders, he pointed out
are greatly concerned over the re-
ports of further reduction in the
budget for the National Guard. which,
In the event they are carried out. will
mean the disbandment Of some of
the existing units instead of orga niZ-
ing new ones so that the divisional
brigades and regimental organiza tons
may be completed.