Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-07-24
| Henry. Nd. In connection with roof
| ing projects and reconstruction work.

Henry. Nd. In connection with roof
ing projects and reconstruction work.
One of the most difficult problems
confronting the joint co-ordinating
board on promotion. consisting OF
representatives of the Army, Navy
and Marine Corps, is to coordinate
the provision Of the Navy proposal,
containing retirement and discharge
provisions for service in grade, with
that of the Army proposals for re-
tirement. or dropping from the sery-
Ice OF officers of less than 20 years.
service. 1t Is found that service in
grade works out very we'll in the
Navy. but on account of the great
missioned personnel of the Army. II
cannot be applied to the military
establishment successfully. AS a re-
suit of this the conclusion has prac-
tically been reached that service
alone is impossible for the Army ~.
a basis for retirement. The belief II
held that a conclusion will be az
rived at for application to the Arrn%.
that officers of 20 years service, or
those who are over 40 or IS years Of
age will be made eligible for volun-
tary retirement. This, 1t is pointed
out. is occasioned by the great dit
ference in ages OF officers in the
various grades. particularly those
who were commissioned under the
| act of June 4. 1920.
Another problem which appears 20
| be difficult of solution is the amount
| to be paid officers who are to be sep.
arated from the service and who have
less than 20 years service. The Navy
provision of three years pay for a
| lieutenant and one-third pay for a ne.
| q N "a
when they are not selected for ad-
vancement to the grade of lieutenant
commanders after II years service is
! satisfactory to the Navy, as nearly all
| officers affected thereby arc of an
average age of 36 years. the vast ma.
| jority being naval academy graduates.
| A similar provision is not applicable
to officers in the Army in the same
ranks. due to the great difference in
age, there being captains in an ad-
vanced age in the military service
whom it does not appear to be proper
to totally separate from the service
with only bonus. 1t is believed for
this reason that the Army will en-.
deavor to work out plan which will
afford retirement for officers after 20
| years service, who have reached a
! specified age. probably 40 or As years.
The following first lieutenants OF
the Medical Reserve Corps, who. on
| August I, will complete a years in
ternship in Army general hospitals,
have been found by the Central Med
ical Department Board as possessing
the required qualifications for com.
mission in the medical corps of the
Regular Army: Frank b. Wakeman,
William B. Wilson, Henry B. Lavery,
Harold LeR. Stewart. Arthur J. Red
land, William F. Burdick, James E.
Smith. William L. Wilson, Frank W.
Messer. Lester NJ. Dyke. William M.
James, August w. Splitter. Horace =.
Marvin, Robert F. Bradish. Marion W.
Ransone, Jacob c. Harshbarger, Ken.
meth G.. Smith. Ralph NJ. Sloan. Leon
ard D. Heaton. William II. Scale. VIII.
liam r. Craig. Ernest G. Kelly,
Thomas W. E. Christmas, Edward Fl.
Theis, Harold w. Glattly, Carlton D.
Goodiel. Francis f. Council, Fletcher
E. Ammons, James =. Gill. jr.. John
p. Bachman. John B. Chester and
George B. Moore.
With their commissioning. the eX-
listing 81 vacancies in that corps will
be reduced to 10.
The following are, or will be shortly,
new Army arrivals in Washington:
Col John r. Thomas, jr.. will be re.
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staff OF the list Division. effective Au-
! gust 1 and will proceed to Washing
! ton for temporary duty in the Office of
the assistant chief of staff. c.. upon
the completion of which he will go to
London, England. for duty as military
attache. Lieut.. Col. John P. Terrell,
| c. A. c., who has been on duty with
| the Coast Artillery at Fort Winfield
Scott, Calf. has been assigned to duty
with the War Department general
staff, effective September s.