Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-03-06
Army and N avyNews

! branch that had more rapid promo
| ton than some other branch reached
the grade, say, of ma jor. at an earlier
date than officers of the other branch
who had a greater total commissioned
service
The new proposal, the Secretary
pointed out last week. would more
seriously disturb the relative rank or
non promotion list offiCers-for IN
stance, medical nfficers--as among
promotion list officers especially. The
Medical Department has system OF
promotion has upon length of serV-
ice in grade and independent of the
rate of attrition from the active list,
as In the casa of the line of the Army
In addition, Medical Corps officers are
commissioned originally in the grade
of first lieutena MT rather than In the
grade of second lieutenant as In the
line Of the Army. In consequence,
medical officers receive more rapid
promotion and reach advanced grades
sooner. as rule. than line officers do.
| Under existing law. therefore, they
| have a higher relative rank in grades
| above first leutena mt than they would
| enjoy under the proposed scheme OF
determining relative rank.
Orders We're issued by the War De-
partment last week affecting the fol
| lowing officers of the Regular Army
on duty in Washington or those Off
GERS ordered tn Washington: Capt
Warren G. Caldwell. y. c.. on duty al
| Walter Reed General Hospital, as
signed to duty in the Canal Zone, sail
| ing from New York City on July 20
upon the completion of his present
/ tzYtt IF
| c. Hughes, y. G., is assigned to duty
as student, 1929 course. at the
Army Dental School: Capt. Paul g
| Rutten. Q. Nj. c., sailing April % from
| San Francisco for New York. thence
to this city for duty in the Washing
ton general intermediate depot; or
completion of his present, course of in
struction al the COMMAND and Genera
staff School Lieut.. Col. George 3
| Comfy. Cavalry, TO this city for duty
| in the office of the chief of the Militia
Bureau; Nal Dawson Omstead, S. G.,
on completing his foreign service tom
| In Hawaii Is assigned to duty in the
office of the chief signal officer. The
! following officers will be relieved from
| their duty as students at the Army
War College, effective on the dates In
dicated, and are assigned to the sta
tions designated: Lieut.. Coils. John r
| y
to instructor at Infantry School
Charles A. Hunt. Infantry, effective
August 20, to member Infantry boarc
at Infantry School; Leonard w
Prunty. Cavalry, effective on compile
ton of his present course of instruc
ton, to 4th Cavalry, Fort Meade, S
Oak; Jerome G. Pillow, Cavalry, ef
fective on completion present course
| Of instruction, TO duty in the Office OF
| the chief of Cavalry; John K. Herr
Cavalry, effective on completion Of
present course of instruction. to 20
Cavalry. Fort Riley. Kans.; Mats
Oswald Fl. Saunders, Infantry, on com
pletion of present course of instruc
ton. to 18th Infantry. Fort Washing
ton, Md, and Frederick Gilbreath anc
Stanley Koch, both Cavalry, who are
assigned to I'd Cavalry, Fort Riley
Kans., and 10th Cavalry. Fort Hua
chuca, Ariz. Mai. Charles S. Blakely
F. A., formerly executive officer in thc
office of the chief of Field Artillery
will. upon the completion Of his pres
ent course of instruction at the Nava
War College. Newport. r. l., be as