Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-09-07

an ofiicer is placed
in class 3 q board of not less than
three officers will be convened to de-
termine whether such classification is
due to his neglect, misconduct or avoid
able habits. If the finding is affarma-
tive. he is discharged from the Army;
If negative, he is placed on the I'M
limited retired list with pay at the rate
of 2iz per cent of his active pay multi
piled by the number of complete years
of commissioned service. If his total
commissioned service is less than 10
years he Is honorably discharged with
one years pay. The other members
Frank r, Mccoy and Brig. Gems. Stuart
Hintzelman, William M Cruikshank,
William P. jackson, Meriwether L.
Walker and George H. Jameson.
Instructions were issued by the War
Department last week authorizing an
additional special measurement wooden
uniform to be issued to each enlisted
man of the Regular Army now in the
continental limits Of the United States,
China and Alaska, who is in the second
year of three-year enlistment or who
enters into the second year of such
an enlistment during the current fiscal
year in addition to the special meas
urement uniform already authorized.
Subcommittee of the several serv-
ices are busily engaged in preparing
reports for the service Pay Promotion
Board. Hope has been expressed that
the board viii meet some time this
month, and 1t is believed by some of
the subcommittee members that the
entire matter will be in such shape that a
general agreement can be reached and
unanimous report adopted for sub
mission to the Joint Congressional Pay
Committee via the Controller General
Co-ordinating pay and promotion of
the several services Is proving. to be a
perplexing problem and though it seems
q simple problem of providing a steady
flow of well qualified, well paid young
men into each service and at the same
time providing steady flow of separa-
tons from the active list sufficient to
tallow the flow of promotion required,
certain systems have been adopted TO
the needs of each service and here the
great difficulty lies Two promotion
systems exist in the Army, one apply
ing to the Medical Department and
Chaplain Corps, which system fixes
promotion according To length of serv-
ice, while the other system governing
the remainder of the Army makes pro-
motion dependent upon the occurrence
of vacancies. Promotions In the Navy
are made by selection. officers available
for selection but not promoted being
eliminated upon reaching a specified
length of service for grade. In the Ma
rine Corps promotions are made on
seniority after examination, except, To
and in the grade OF general officer
where they are made by selection.
Senators and Representatives hold to
the belief that the arms of the national
defenses should be kept on parity as
to pay and promotion, and 1t is felt
that this should apply particularly tt
the emoluments of personnel, including
pay. promotion and retirement. What
Is desired Is parity in the treatment
afforded by the Government to indiyfd-
uals in these several branches Of tbs
military and naval services. The view
is held In congressional circles that tht'
effort to adjust the pay-promotion sit
uation of the several services must b'
] preceded by legislation which will pro
vide equality in rates Of promotion anc
an equal opportunity to reach thos'
higher grades that are the climax q
. military or naval career. and thu