Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-08-10
Organized Reserves

Reserve officers of the District of Co
lumbia who aspire to attend the Cen
eral or Special Service Schools will be
interested in the instructions issued last
week by Mai. Gen. C. H. Bridges, adju-
tant general of the Army, governing the
attendance of ReServistS at these
schools No applications for detail OF
Army Reserve officers to the above de-
scribed schools will be favorably con-
sidered by the War Department unless
accompanied by a report of physical
examination stating categorically that
the applicant is mentally and physically
fit for extended field service. In the
event that three months or more will
have elapsed between the above exami-
nation and the time of reporting for
this duty, necessary steps will be taken
before the Reserve offlcer departs from
his home to make sure that no change
has occurred in the condition of the Of
ficer designated which would render
him unfit
No officer will be recommended or
sent to take a course at a service
school who is on the emergency OFF,
GERS retired list or who is drawing any
compensation from the Government for
physical disability. A Reserve officer
Wishing to attend a General or Special
Service School will state in his appli-
cation whether or not he is on the
emergency officers retired list or
whether or not he Is receiving any
compensation for physical disability
from the Government.
OF interest to Air Corps Reserve Of
ficers OF the District is the appointment
by Col. Walter G. Cole, president of the
Reserve Officers' Association of the
United States, of Special Committee
vie n
mittee is to make study of the special
needs of the Air Reserve and submit
recommendations to the end that ways
and means may be had to offer them all
assistance possible and to correct any
troubles which may exist. Maj Luke
Christopher who has been appointed
chairman of this committee, is also
chairman of the Contest Committee of
the National Aeronautic Association of
of the committee is Maj. Floyd Evans,
who is the commanding officer of the
10th Observation Squadron, Michigan
National Guard. Each corps area vice
president of the Reserve Officers' Asso-
citation has been requested to nominate
an active Air Reserve officer to serve on
this committee.
A change has been made to Army
w. 1GO-O, kOVeTUlllR the
transfer of Reserve officers between sec
tions, whereby no transfer will be made
between sections unless the applicant Is
in possession q . certificate Of capacity
for the same grade rs that held by him
at the time the application is made and
for the section to which transfer Is de-
sired, except that corps area command
ers are authorized to recommend to the
War Department the transfer of officers
of the lowest commissioned grade of any
section to any other section regardless
of the possession of certificate of ca
pacity for the section to which trans
ferred.
Statement will be included in each
case that in the judgment of the corps
area commander the officer concerned
is qualified by education and experience
for duty in the section to which trans
fer Is recommended and that he con-
sents to the transfer. In the case of an
officer transferred under this authority
certificate Of caEaaN ~ promotion