The Washington times., 1925-08-19

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notfnced the set of regulations for
each branch. Interested reserve
officers may obtain detailed 4tnfUr-
NATION by writing the Army and
Navy Editor OF The Washington
Times.
According to army regulations
1905, a reserve officer in tirns -or
peace will be promoted II:
He holds q certificate Of capaci-
.ty. There is arr appropriate va
cancy IN. the grade and section Of
the corps area, branch or activity
allotment made by the War De-
partment under its procurement
ton plan. He has served a mini
mum time In grade ais follows:
As second lieutenant, two years;
as first lieutenant, three years: al
captain, five years; as. major, five
years, and as lieutenant colonel,
three years. As an exception, any
reserve officer who has served as
commissioned officer on active
duty for at least three months be-.
tween April S, 1917, and November
IL, 1918, or who has been at any
time commissioned officer Of the
regular army, navy or marine
corps for at least three yeaEs may
be promoted, regardless of time
after attaining the age shown In
the next paragraph;
Promotion to first Iieutenant,
tWenty-four years: to captain TWEEN
ty-seven years; to major, thirty
two years; to lieutenant colonel,
thirty seven years, and TO colonel,
forty years.
These basic regulations have now
been supplemented by a series OF.
regulations which give the mini
mum qualifications required in
each of the various grades in eaci1
branch of the army. In army reg.
ulations 1902 is given the qualifi-
cations that apply to all branches
of the army.
According to this, examining
boards will satisfy themselves. in
addition to an officers possession
OF the requisite physical, moral and
personal qualities, that the candi-
date for promotion has:
The real qualities of leadership.
The necessary technical knowledge
to perform the duties OF the grade
applied for and the ability to han
die troops or to perform the specific
0UIlGS LIldL apply IO a. particular
rank. As further test for a GER
tificate of capacity, each candidate
for promotion must have completed
at least. one 15.day period of. active
duty training in his present grade
and have been rated at least aver
age
In lieu Of tests to. determine =
candidates fitness for appointment
or promotion. examining boards
will accept graduation from d high
school or similar institution as evil
dence OF candidates general eliu-
catiOnal fitness The satisfactory
completion Of the appropriate army
correspondence course within five
years Of the date of application Tor
appointment or promotion will be
accepted as evidence Of the candi-
dates knowledge OF any particular
subject listed under knowledge re-
Quirements.
Graduation from an army special
Or general service school viii Also
be accepted by examining boards as
fulfilling the requirements given bv
the regulations under the knowl.
edge and ability testsI as follows:
For certificate of capacity Tor
promotion to the grade OF:
Captain-The company officers
or similar course at the appropriate
service Nschool. Major-The adj
vanced course at the appropriate
special service school; Lieutenant
colonel and colonel of .combatant
arms, the command and general
staff school c0lyrna