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Organized Reserves

A uniform system of credits for milf
tary work performed by officers of the
Ofhcers' Reserve Corps. not members Of
the Federally recognized National Guard,
as a requisite for promotion in that
corps, II earned within five years of date
Of recommendation for promotion and
prior to October l, 1890, or for reap
pointment with eligibility for assign
ment, active duty and promotion in
peace time, has been established for
Reserve officers of the Sd Corps Area,
OF which Washington is a part. Time
actually spent in the conference room
(inactive status at classes and in the
solution OF the problem to be counted
VIII not exceed two hours credit for
attendance at any one class, and not to
exceed total of four hours credit for
attendance at classes in any one day.
The total credit for any subject or
course by the conference method will
not exceed the credits allowed for the
same or similar subjects covered by the
Army Extension Courses.
Attendance Of Reserve officers as STU
dents on an inactive status at such
classes as are solely for the purpose of
military professional benefit will not
exceed, under the new system, two hours
Tor each class, while the time actually
spent in class to be counted will not
exceed seven hours per day. Reserve
officers on inactive duty training with
the Regular Army will not be engaged
en- such duty more than seven hours
per day for each full day of duty.
District Reservists will be particularly
interested in the number of credit hours
authorized for active-duty training. Un-
der the new system of credits for mill
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Of active duty for periods of less or more
than IA days will be credited TO each
reserve officer undergoing same For
each l4-day period 100 hours of credit
viii be authorized. In the event Reserve
ofncers go on tnactive-duty training with
National Guard troops, actual hours not
10 exceed seven hours per day will be
credited. This duty must be certified
by the commanding officer of the Ma
tional Guard unit
Reserve officers acting as instructors
at unit schools or conference courses or
classes will be given four times the
credit given to the student, but not to
exceed seven hours per day.
District Medical Reserve officers con-
Quoting physical examination or equiv
alent professional work in the prepara-
ton of military personnel for active
DUTY training or service will be cred
tied with one hour per examination or
service, but not to exceed seven hours
per day.
Air Corps Reserve officers who fly on
an inactive status will be credited un-
der the new system with the following
hours of credit: Cd Three hours credit
for each hour spent flying in military
aircraft. This ratio will apply in pro-
portion to the length of time spent In
flying. For example, 20 minutes spent
In flying will be equal to one hour of
credit. (2) One hour credit for each
hour spent in plotting civilian aircraft.
Credit for flying as pilot in civilian air
craft will be given upon furnishing a
duly authenticated transcript of such
flying time. (3) Credit for flying will
be given Air Corps Reserve officers in
conformity with the aeronautical rating
held. For example, a Reserve officer