Evening star., 1927-12-18

medical activities,
an officer Of the Medical Auxiliary
Corps would he promoted TO the grade
Of first lieutenant after FIVE years Of
commissioned service, 10 the grade OF
cantain after 10 years active commits
stoned service. 10 the grade of major
after l. years active commissioned
service. TO the grade of Lieutenant col
onol after = years active commission
cd service. and to the grade Of colonel
after 81 years active commissioned
service.
The urinary reason for the creation
Of the Medical Auxiliary Corps Is Tor
absorbing i'm one component all the
non-profcssional personnel of the Med
ical Department. particularly the Med
ical Administrative Corps as noW con-
stituted ard the sanitary Corps which
IS utilized oulv in the time of war
Under tho proposed reorganization,
officers Of tho present Medical Admin
isfratiNe Corps. who are NOW restrict
cd - tho grade of Cap'ann would he
pronootcd on length OF Se"Nic" basis
similar TO that obtaining IN the case oi
officers Of the Medical Corps. Den al
Corps and Veterinary Corps. up 70 the
grade of colonel. save 4 nat AN addl-
1ional five years of commits SonNd SefN-
ice has been imposed IN ihelf cases III
order TO offset the difference IN age on
commission between non-sraduate ana
graduate personnel In the case ol
+bose officers now in the Medical Ad-
ninistrative Corps no promotion 10 the
Grade of major. under the proposed re-
organization. would occur unul 1854
about six wears hence. But few OF the
,,resent Captains Of the Medical AZ
roinistrative Corps would ever attain
tho grade Of lieutenant colonel. as tleN
will have been retired for age htioie
.cnuirinp the necessary length OF com
y,,iesioned service If they survive.
only four would attain the grade oI
colonel lin 1880 Immediately pre-
ceding their retirement for age
Among the chief Of branch appoiht
p,ents made last week by the W ar
DEPARTMENT, there are TWO Who' pN
virtue of attaining the statutory re-
tiren,ept ace limit. will not even serve
aS the chief Of their respective
branches for the full term of four
wears. They are Col Fred 7. Austin
anpointed 10 be chief of Field Artillery
With the rank of ior general. eHec-
tive rpon the retirement of Mai Gen
William j. Snow of Field ArthiefN,
for nhvsical disability tomorrow; ana
Lieut.. Col Edmund r. Easterbfook
chaplain Methodist Episcopal Nofth
to he chief of chaplains with the rank
of colonel effective upon the retire
ment of Col. John T. AXton. chief "i
chaplains (COnSre@ationaD for phys-
ical disability in April &, 1878. COZ.
Austin viii reach the age OF - years
on December II. 1929, approximately
two years hence, and as ne Is nov
stationed in the Philippines, IL WiH
he several weeks before he Will actu
n
Field Artillery arm. which means tina
he will serve actually less than two
years rs chief of Field Artillery before
he will he transferred TO the retire.
list of the Regular Army. Col. Easter
brook will retire on December -, 1929
but taking into consideration that he
Will not assume the duties of chief o.
chaplains until April (. 1929. and ais,
the fact hat he will be granted thf
customary four months leave Just
nrior 10 his retirement two years
hence, il will be seen that Col. Easter
brook will actually serve as chief
Chaplains less than year and half
Col. AXton, the present chief Of chap
lains, though Of four months leaf
prior TO his retirement next April. vii
continue 10 direct the activities of Ii,
Corps of Chaplains until his retire
ment. lie has accepted a very i'm
portant administrative post al Rutgers
College and he will take up his new
work on January .. 1928.
An examination OF applicants for
appointment as second lieutenants in
the Medical Administrative Corps
the Regular Army, will be held in Tho
United States Army i'm the Philippines
H9waiian and Panama Canal Depart
ments and with the American militar,
forces in China, from March u to J.
inclusive