Evening star., 1928-03-18

Nal Gen. Wahl. imum period OF
two years and applications and recon-
mcndations should include personnel
from which selections may be made for
such retention.
The Organized Reserves have an in
crease Of S473.286 in 1929, which will
give active duty training to 1928 OFF,
GERS. This Is a decrease Of 1924 OFF,
GERS below the number to be trained in
1928. The reduction in the number on
the 15-day active duty status is due to
additional funds required in the train
ing Of the 100 Air Corps Reserve off,
GERS who will be on active duty for a
year. On October l. 1927, there were
95 Air Corps Reserve officers on ex-
tended active duty, and 10 on January
l. 1923. 80 per cent Of whom were for
mer flying cadets. The f1ve-year pro-
gram calls for $50 Reserve officers on
active duty each year for one year
These 95 officers who were on active
duty on October |. 1927, were the first
increment Of that group. some of whom
have taken Regular Army commissions.
while the others will continue as Reserve
officers
The reason the Air Corps Reserve Is
now short of planes, it was pointed out
by Assistant Secretary of War for Air
L
taken by the War Department last Fall
in making obsolete the in type of plane
1t is expected, however, that this short
age will be completely made up the
early part of this Summer
1t is understood the War Depart
ment will shortly announce a policy
that will differentiate between active
and inactive Reserve officers, the lat
ter being placed upon a status which
will deprive them of eligibility for pro-
motion and of participation in active
duty training. The segregation of
those Reserve officers who have not
been attending the local instructional
assemblies. or have not been able to
undergo camp instruction due to the
pressure of their civilian pursuits. or
| take the correspondence courses. into
an inactive group where they will be
deprived of eligibility for promotion or
of the opportunity of participating in
active duty training. it is believed, will
eliminate the deadwood from the
Reserves.
Instructions were issued by the War
Department last week relative to re-
appointment in the Officers Reserve
Corps. In large number of cases
where Reserve officer has been re-
ported as not having sufficient credits
for reappointment with eligibility for
assignment. active duty, or promotion,
in time Of peace-or where the re-
quired report has not been received
and reappointment without such eligi-
bility is rendered. later report is re-
ceived. either from the chief Of branch
or the corps area commander, that the
officer has qualified by work per-
formed In the 90 days prior to reap
pointment or through work performed
prior to that time which was over
looked. In view of the large number
OF local reappointments In prospect
during the next several months, and
the extra work involved in adjusting
the class of cases mentioned above.
every effort will be made to remedy
this situation.
AS means OF correcting this situa-
ton, 1t has been suggested in the War
Department that the chief of branch
concerned for those In the branch as
slgnment group, and the corps area
commander concerned for those In the
territorial assignment group. cause the
record of each Reserve officer TO be
scrutintzed nine months prior to the