The Washington times., 1926-07-01

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The officer standing the best
chance Of the appointment is Maj
Gen. Hanson Ely, president Of the
Army War College, rated. one Of
the abIest general officers in the
service. Maj. Gen. Douglas Mac
Arthur. commanding general Of the
Third Corps Area, also ID being
mentioned.
Jadwfn Promoted
AZ exclusively foreseen in these
columns. Brig. Gen. Edwin Jad.
win, assistant chief OF engineers.
has been appointed chief Of en-
.gineerA with the rank Of major
general. to succeed MAI. Gen.
Harry Taylor. who retired last
week. Col. Herbert Deakyne Is
now the assistant chief Of en-.
gineers.
Officers Of the Air Service are
interested in general order II Of
June 3, 1926, which states that
the senior officer, whether pilot
or observer, while in an airplane
/ ontan 4otserya tion mission, win be
in command. The pilot and cb-
server before departing on q mis-.
sion will arrive at full under
E-standiisa fof their respective duties.
The pilot Is responsible for the
operation and safety Of the air
plane, and the observer, II senior,
WIN deter TO the Judgment OF the
pilot In such matters.
According to the War Depart
nents the present class at the Air
Service advanced flying school, at
Kelly Field, has 81 flying men.
Ten have been graduated from
the single seaters and four are
still on this type OF ship. Twenty.
eight are on the $50 and $50 de-
gree turns, nine are on hurdles,
two under special instruction and
two are under the care Of the
flight surgeon.
This class reached the maximum
flying time last month, with q total
Of 522 hours and 10 minutes, an
average o. seven hours and S.
minutes for each student flying
Night flying is in progress and
sons of the students have started
flying the Martin bonlbers.
Engineer lob Stunned
There has been FOR several years
tendency on the part Of officers
Of the navy who have knack for
engineering duty, ana who would
be most valuable engineers, to
refrain from requesting duty BE an
lenaineering nature.
This IS said to Be d result of
fear on the part 81 the Officers
THAT specialization might initiate
against an officers chance for
selection for promotion when in
lcompetition with officers whose &C
Invites have not been limited large
" to. particular field. A survey
lof the officers that have been
selected for promotion contains the
names Sc many officers OF large
engineer ig experl ence, Ind this
should act tO remove. this ground
less fear.
Graduates OF West Point must
serve the government for eight
years, four as cadets at the military
acadenys and four az cornmission
officers. except in unusual cases,
according to orders OF the Secre-
tary Of War.
According to the Navy Depart.
naent naidshipmen on patrol duty
will be allowed the actual and
necessary expenses incurred by
them, not exceeding 81 per day.
during the summer cruise. This Is
a recent decision OF the Comptroller
General.
It has been decided not to hold
target practice for naval reserves
this summer. These training
cruises are the first to be held I'M
der the new organization Of the
naval reserve. and it is believed
that the short time available should
be used for the fundamentals OF
ship board organization and train
ing In the fleet in order that the
reserve divisions may become &C
customed to fleet conditions and
be ready for more advanced work
in succeeding years.
Local officers are rapidly taking
advantage of the facilities made
available by this department OF The
Times to have their old regulation
uniform coat converted into the
new regulation for 81, and estimated
saving of $40 on each coat.
| Mr.. Fox, 1914 North Capitol ST..
reports that all coats turned over
to him before July 10 will be.ready
in time for the, training camp of
the 320th Infantry, which will open
on July 16. To assist the officers
Fox will have someone in his estab-
lishment until 8 o'clock evenings to
care for the work.
Prize For Reserve Man
This department of The Times
has notified the reserve aeadquar-
tiers that 1t will present complete
Sam Brown belt, with gold.plated
hardware, to the local reserve Off
Ger attaining second place in the
contest among the officers to see
who has accomplished the most for
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