Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-10-07
ARMY-NAVY NEWS,
AaaH

Army.
To fill approximately 80 vacancies
in the commissioned personnel of the
Army Medical Corps, Maj. Gen. Mer-
rite w. Ireland, Surgeon General Of
the Army announced last week thst
two competitive examinations will be
held within the continental limits of the
United States, the first on October %
and the second to be held from jan
uary 81 to IS, 1929. The general re-
quirements for eligibility for appoint
ment in the Medical Corps are that
the candidate be a. male citizen be-
tween the ages Of % and 80 years, a
graduate of an acceptable medical
school legally authorized to confer the
degree of doctor of medicine and physi-
cally fit for service as shown by a care
full physical examination. Appoint
ments are made in the grade of first
lieutenant.
Out of the group Of Army internes
who took the year of internship train
ing at the various Army hospitals last
year, 80 were appointed as first lieu
tenants In the Medical Corps Of the
Regular Army, and this year the Medi-
cal Corps received 81 officers from this
source. At the present time there are
AZ internes undergoing their year OF
hospital training in the various military
hospitals, upon the successful compile
ton OF which they will be appointed as
flrst lieutenants in that corps.
Despite the fact that the Army Air
Corps at the end of the five-year ex-
pansion program should have a total
OF 1850 flying officers, at the present
rate OF increase In flying officers, it is
not expected that this authorized figure
VIII be reached at that time. AS OF
July 81, 1923, the officer strength of
the Air Corps was 1925. of which
number 40 were undergoing training.
Deducting further the non-fiyinp Off
GERS of this corps left on that date a
total OF 964 flying officers, which figure
inciuoes both pilots of airp,anes and
IN trying to bring the commissioned
strength of the Air Corps up to It,
autnorlz2d figure efforts were made tc
Secure sufncient transfers from Other
prahcnes OF the service. This source
mas not proved very fertile, as those
UNDERGOING the instruction have tc
sSuccessIuily complete their flying train.
ans pslore tney can become officers. Ir
the Air Corps should have at the enc
OF tne fVe-year expansion program, tn;
nylng arm of the service should have
800 reserve officers on active DUTY
I4'SOO enlisted men, 500 flying cadet,
ana 300 servicesble planes. exclusive
OF test and experimental types.
With the expiration of the four-yeal
octall OF h1aj. Gen. John A. Hull a:
Judge Advocate General of the Army
on November Is, 1923, a great deal Of
interest Is being evinced in military
cncles as to what action the War De.
partment will take in view of the fac
taat the departmental policy, estab
iisned several months ago, prescribe!
.hat chief Of branch may be appointed
put Tor one term of four years. Tit
nrst chief of branch to terminate hi
detail as such after the PRONUNCIATION
Oh thls policy was Maj Gen. Fran
mcintyre, chief of the Bureau of In
sular Affairs, but, due to the fact tina
Gen. Mcintyre will attain the sge o
Oh years on January 5, 1929, he wa!
reappo.nted to serve as chief OF tina
bureau to the date of his retiremen
from active service, a period of only {
few months.
Gen Hull was born on August 7, 1874
which will make him 81 years of agt
on the expiration Of his present touI