Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-04-10

John NJ. Thompson, Jr.
Orders were issued to Lieuts. f..
B. Howell, A, r. Gletsman, G. E. Gar
cia, T. w. Spear. f. G. Ulen, D. A.
Doherty, A. II. Heller and r. j. Long
to appear before statutory and super
visory boards May 1 for the purpose
of being examined for promotion to
the rank of lieutenant commander in
the Dental Corps Of the Navy.
ARMY.
In authorizing last week the con-
vening of boards of officers in all
corps areas, overseas departments
and at the various service schools for
the purpose of studying, the Array
promotion situation, the first concrete
step was taken by Secretary of War
Davis in shaping a promotion plan
which will be satisfactory to the
Army and to the War Department.
which the Seventeen Congress, meet
ing next December, can take up Tor
consideration with confidence that 1t
represents the best thought OF the
Army at large. On numerous occa-
sions it has been stated that the
World War hump consists entirely of
former emergency officers appointed
to The Regular Army in 1920, but ac-
cording to War Department compila-
tions. actually about $500 officers, or
Al per cent of the hump, entered the
regular establishment prior to 1890.
and the remainder, 5000, or about SO
per cent, were appointed as of July l,
1920, Included in the hump are about
$3.50 graduates of the United States
Military Academy.
That the flow of promotion as now
T. r. "a n.
tory. is correct, it was pointed out In
the War Department. but it is certain
that it cannot continue to be satisfac-
tory. BY the application to our pres
emit personnel of attrition tables based
upon the experience of many years.
promotion prospects may be forecast
with reasonable accuracy. There VIII
be great disparity in the promotion
of. officers of the Spanish-American
War hump, some Of whom are al
ready colonies and have been for
some time. Others, of only slightly
less service, viii not become colonies
until about 1888, when they will have
completed about IS years of service
and win be near the age of retire
.nent. officers who entered the serv-
Ice between 1901 and 1915 either have
Or viii become lieutenant colonies
upon Tie COI1DtGJAOIl III 90 W 80 y CtAl 3
of commissioned service and, colonies
upon completion, of 32 or 3S years of
commissioned service. Their ages
upon reaching the grade of colonel
will vary from IS to 81 years. Officers
who, entered the. service between No
| vemher, 1916, and August IA, 1917, Will
pass into the. grade of major. on COM
pletion of from IL to % years Of COM
missioned service. They will remain
majors from 10 to Is years. They will
become lieutenant colonies upon COM
pletion of from rs to SO years of serv-
ice and colonies upon completion. OF
| from 81 to SO years Of service. A few
will reach the age Of 81, while still
! captains, and many will reach this
| age while still majors or lieutenant
colonies. Very few, It is said. viii at
| tain the grade of colonel with sui
| ficient remaining years of active serv-
| ice to permit their selection to be gen
| eral officers
| Officers who graduated from thu
| first officers training camp. on Au
gust 10, 1917. now numbering about
| / 800, will become majors upon com
pIeting from % to. 81 years of serv
| ice, lat which time they will vary from
! 46 to 81 years of age. A few will re
| tire as captains and many as majors
but those who survive will become
lieutenant colonies, upon completion
of 80 Ito 81 years of service at age'
varying. from 81 to 81. The survivors
will become colonels after from SO t.
40 years of commissioned service
when between the ages OF SO. and g.
years. Officers whose service date
from some time between August IL
1917, and November IL, 1918, numbel
| about 2,e00; or nearly one-half the
hump. Those at the. top are now cap
tains, but those at the bottom will
but Is months less service will remain
first lieutenants until about 1888
when they will have completed q
/ years Of service and be from 80 to s.
years of age. This group will be
come majors. it was pointed out in tn
/ department last week, after from 2
to 80 years of service. Over 200 o
them will. have reached the age of g.
| while. still captains. while the other
! Twill be between 40 and "a years o
age when they reach the grade. o
major. Nearly 1000 of these officer
viii still be in the grade of majo
h. when they reach. the age of 81. AM