Evening star., 1929-12-08
Army and Navy News


Navy.
Twelve officers of the Navy, who were
selected by the 1929 selection board
that met last June and who have not
already been promoted, will become due
! for promotion during the next four
months as follows, provided, Of course,
that they do not attain earlier dates
by reason of unexpected vacancies:
! Capt. Orin @. Murfin, Comdr. Leigh
Noyes and Lieut.. Comdr. Wadleigh
Capehart on January 7, 1880, on the
Dayton upon his own application on
January Q, 1880. On the retirement of
Rear Admiral Philip Andrews for age,
Capt. Walton r. Sexton, Comdr Will
! liam A. GlaSSford, jr and Lieut. Comdr.
Hugh M. Branham will become due for
promotion on March 81. Capt. william
D. Leahy, Comdr. Conant Taylor and
Lieut.. Comdr. Edwin Gillian will be-
come due for promotion on April on
the retirement of Rear Admiral Andrew
T. Long for age. Lieut.. Comdr. Lyal
H. Davidson will 60 up for promotion
on January 10, 1880, while Comdr Will
liam A. Hall and Lieut.. Comdr Frank
H. Luckel will become due for promo
ton on May 10 on the retirement Of
Rear Admiral Richard H. jackson, who
will be transferred to the retired list Of
the Navy for age. With the elevation
Of Capt. Leahy on April 6, 1880, the last
list Of selecteeS for the grade Of rear
admiral becomes exhausted, leaving the
vacancy In that grade resulting from
the retirement Of Rear Admiral jack
son to be filled upon recommendation
OF the selection board that will meet
| next June.
The junior line officers of the Navy
that Will be assigned upon their own
applications to aviation instruction, be-
| ginning January 80 at the Naval Air
ing selected by the Bureau of Naviga-
ton. Approximately 81 officers will be
assigned to this course of instruction.
Boards to select oficers of the Navy
for assignment to postgraduate courses
| OF instruction in classes to be assembled
IN 1880 were convened at the Navy De-
partment last Monday. These courses
will include instruction in aeronautical
engineering, aerology, civil engineering,
| communication engineering, compass
and navigational instrument design,
Diesel engineering, electrical engineer
ing. gas engineering, general line, law,
mechanical engineering, naval construc-
tion and ordnance.
The course Of instruction in gas en-
cheering is added to those previously
established at the postgraduate school.
| The purpose of the new course is to af-
ford instruction in gas engineering to a
| limited number of ofIicerS In order that
they may be available to assist in han
ding naval problems in the field. A
| few OF these problems are the use Of
| helium gas in airShips and questions in
cident thereto, transportation, storage,
| and republication Of helium gas, use
| Of fuel gas In airships, refrigeration,
synthetic fuels and fractionation Of hy-
drocarbons, heat insulation and con-
| ductivity, recovery of water from ex-
haust gases and certain phases of gas
| applications to naval vessels that do not
| fall under the general heading of chem
| ical warfare. The duration Of the
| course will be two years, and 1t Is the
| present intention to order two officers
to the course In 1880, two additional In
1881, and not to order additional ON
| GERS to the course thereafter.
The boards will consider applicants
for naval construction and civil en-
gineering from graduates of the Naval
! Academy that will have had at least
| two years Of commissioned service on
July l, 1890. For the general line course
and course of law, only those that nor
mally are eligible for assignment to
! shore. duty are eligible for selection. In
| other subjects, only those applicants
that will have completed five or more
| years of commissioned service on July I.
| 1880, will be considered. It is planned
eventually to take for those subjects
only those officers who have had six or
more years Of commissioned service.
Army.
| g.
| structions, many OF those who success
| fully pass the next special examination
for commission as second lieutenant in
the Air Corps of the Regular Army will
| not be commissioned. This is due to
| the small number Of vacancies existing
| at the present time. While suficient
| vacancies have been available to per-
nit appointment in the Regular Army
OF all successful competitors In previous
special Air Corps examinations 1t ap-
pears at this time that only 20 va
cancies will be available In February,
1880.
| The special examinations will be held
throughout the United States during
the weeks Of February IL and 20 next,
and are for the purpose Of filing va
cancies In the Air Corps of the military
establishment authorized by the Air
Corps act Of July 2. 1925. They will be
| open only to qualified Who are
between the ages of :: who
are members of th~ Ma
tional Guard or Il
| fed civilians will y
Reserve Corps t. :
bility. All candi'
have graduated l.
vanced Flying S lr
Of date Of apply "a
tionS will have to {, ying
test, but flying cadet. .duate
will be exempt.
No nominations have yet been made