Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-02-06
Army and NavyNews

worth proposal with the exception
that the latest proposal omits clause
in the Wadsworth contention, which
provides that officers in the ranks OF
colonel, lieutenant colonel and major,
appointed prior to July /, 1920, are
deemed to have the same length of
service as the next preceding officer,
and that officers originally appointed
prior to April 6. 1917, shall be con-
sidered to have not less commissioned
service than any officer below them
on the promotion list The third sec
ton of Mr.. Wurzbach's proposal
would establish a promotion list based
solely on prior service in the Army,
certain credits being allowed for all
classes of service from non-Com-
missioned officers to major general.
This section also assigns certain
credits to be applied to former service
of officers in the National Guard,
Officers Reserve Corps, United States
Military Acadamy for classes prior to
the class of 1920, field clerks and pay
masters clerks.
An attrition of not more than 3
per cent is provided in section 4,
while section of the proposal pro-
vides for a board, consisting of the
chief of staff and four general officers
of a rank not below major general.
There is described in detail in this
section the duties to be performed by
the board in connection with the re.
tirement of discharge of officers from
the Army. New features are con-
tanned in section regarding retire
ment of officers, the most unusual of
which is the provision for a specific
percentage of pay for retirement after
certain number Of years service
credit for pay purposes" ranging
from 80 per cent for 10 years service
to IS per cent for 80 years service.
Provision is also made for the pay
ment of a cash bonus of $50 multi
piled by the number of months of SER
vice with which an officer is credited
for pay purposes" Provision is made
in section of the Murzbach proposal
to remove officers by the board of
generals when 1t is found that an
officer Is still a lieutenant after five
years service or a captain after IS
years service. 1t is also provided that
officers be given thorough physical
examination, and those found physi-
cally unfit will be retired or dis
charged The concluding section of
the new proposal retains the benefits
conferred by prior legislation of allow
ing officers appointed as of July /,
1920, at an age greater than As years
to receive per cent of their active
duty pay for each year of service if
transferred to the retired list.
The prevailing indications at the
present time indicate that the warrant
officers of the Regular Army will not
hold national convention during
1927. OF the So votes which are au-
thor1zed to be cast by the various
local councils and the national coun-
Gin, the headquarters of the War
rant officers Association, located in
this city, have received "a, all of
which are opposed to holding a ma
tional gathering this year. So far as
is known at this time, the election of
officers and the social activities Incl
dent to the convention would be the
principal features, and, as pointed out
by the policies committee of the as
ISOLATION, as all councils are not rep
resented by delegates it is not believed
to be to the best interests of the as
ISOLATION to conf1ne the celebration to
selected few at the expense of GER
tain individuals and the association.
If the problems now in the hands of
the national council can be pursued
to successful conclusion during the
next two or three years, that commit
tee has reported, the accomplishments
will have been greater than at any time
since the organization of the associa-
ton in 1921. Five conventions have
been held so far, namely, Atlanta,
Washington, New York, Baltimore
and Philadelphia.
Orders have been issued by the
War Department affecting changes in
stations of officers on duty in Wash
ington, and those who will proceed to
this city for duty: First Lieut.. Clifton