Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-01-11
Army and Navy News

Capt. John M. Enochs, u. s. ~, re-
Gently on duty with the naval mission
IN Brazil, VIII command the Pennsyl-
vania. AnoEher member Of the naval
mission in Brazil, Comdr. Monroe Kelly,
has been assigned to temporary duty at
the receiving station, Hampton Roads,
Va.
Bruce Settle on December 90, 1890,
Lieut.. (Junior Grade) Thomas L. Tur-
ner became due for promotion on
December 80. AS q result of the
retirement on January 1, 1881, CT
Comdr. Leigh M. Stewart, upon his
own application after 80 years service,
and Lieut.. Talbot Smith on account
of physical disability, the following
officers of the Navy became due for
promotion on that date: Lieut.. Comdr.
John H. WeIlbrook, Lieut.. Ebert @.
John L. WEIGH and Frederick M.
TrapnelI.
Army.
The promotion measure recommend
ed to the joint congressional pay-pro-
motion board, 1t is declared, indicates
that 1t will not correct all of the Army
promotion ills. especially the bulk of the
emergency ofhcers. This failure Is
said to be due to the limitation
recommended In the bill on the number
of promotion list officers in the grade
of colonel to not less than 3 per cent
nor more than 4.33 per cent; lieutenant
colonies to a minimum of per cent
and maximum Of IS per cent, and
nor more than 81 per cent. Provision
is made for advancement to rank Of
first lieutenant after 3 years service,
captain after 10 years, major after II
years, lieutenant colonel after %
years, colonel after % years, but these
years Of service apply for promotion
to major, lieutenant colonel and col
onel only in case the maximum pre-
centage of officers in these ranks is
not reached. All first lieutenants will
be promoted to captain after 10 years
service, but will not secure any further
promotion until vacancies occur in
the higher ranks.
With respect to the promotion of
non promotion list officers, new pro-
vision has been incorporated in the
proposed measure which would limit
the number of colonies to a minimum
Of per cent and maximum of 10 per
cent, and lieutenant colonies to min
imum Of 10 per cent and maximum of
20 per cent, with further limitation
that the total percentage In both grades
will not exceed IS per cent of the
number of oficers authorized for each
respective corps. For advancement of
non promotion list officers, the service
required has been fixed at years
for promotion to captain; IA years to
major: 40 years to lieutenant colonel:
and 26 years to colonel, provided there
are vacancies in the two higher grades
within the percentage above mentioned.
There Is a limitation, however. that
not more than, 2 per cent Of the ON
GERS of the line or any corps may
be retired. There is also a provision
fixing the compulsory retirement age
Of brigadier generals at So years and
of officers below that grade at so years,
reduction of and years. respec-
lively, in the two grades. A further
proposal Is that there must be not
less than 375 separations of promotion
list officers and Philippine Scouts, 48
Medical Corps officers, 9 Dental Corps
officers, officers of the Veterinary
Corps and from the Chaplain Corps,
total Of AS officers.
The present-day expectation Of life,
at the time of birth, is approximately
50 wears