Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-01-25

Arrangements are being perfected for
the conduct Of the 1891 Citizens Mill
tary Training Camps for young men Of
counties of Maryland and Virginia. All
Of the camps will begin July 2 and con-
clude July 81. Basic and infantry
courses for candidates from Washington
and vicinity VIII be held at Fort Eustis,
Va while Signal Corps Red, White and
BIue courses for candidates from the
District VIII undergo their instruction
at Fort George G. Meade, Md. A linz
tied number Of especially qualified can
diGiates for the Basic Signal Corps
course viii also be accepted.
Candidates enrolling in the Field
Artillery Red, White and Blue courses
viii undergo this instruction at Fort
Hoyle, Md, while the Coast Artillery
Red, White and Blue courses will be
held at Fort Monroe, Va. Some knowl-
edge of trigonometry is required for
Blue course students in Coast Artillery.
Cavalry Red, White and Blue course
candidates will be sent to Fort Myer,
Va, for training.
The object of the Blue course is to
prepare candidates for appointment as
second lieutenant in the Officers Re-
serve Corps. Army Regulations No.
350-2200 is being revised to prescribe
that appointment of Blue graduates in
the Officers Reserve Corps will be gov
erned by the provisions of Army Regu-
lations No. 140-5 and Army Regulations
No 1922. Examination will be based
upon the minimum qualification for APP
pointment in the selected arms as pre-
scribed in the appropriate regulation of
the Army Regulation 1922 to Army
Regulation 1903 series. Satisfactory
completion Of appropriate extension
courses will exempt candidates from
examination in subjects covered in those
courses. Graduation or recommendation
for graduation from the Blue Citizens
Military Training Camps course will be
considered as evidence of the Satisfac-
tory completion of instruction in the
following subjects, and candidates will
be exempt from examination therein:
Military discipline, courtesieS and GUS
toms of the service; interior guard duty:
military sanitation and first aid. In
addition I'd the foregoing subjects,
Coast Artillery Blue course graduates or
these recommended for graduation will
be exempt from examination in Coast
Artillery ammunition, weapons and ma
terial.
the Adjutant General of the Army gov
erning the credits Air Corps Reserve
officers are entitled to when flying on
an inactive status. Each Air Corps re-
servist will be given 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
dying-that is, 20 minutes spent in fly
ing will be equal to one hour credit.
Air Corps Reserve officers plotting
civilian aircraft will be given one hour
credit for each hour spent In plotting
that class of aircraft. Credit for flying
as pilot In civilian aircraft will be given
upon furnishing a duly authenticated
transcript of such flying time.
Credit for flying will be given Air
Corps Reserves in conformity with aero
nautical rating held. For example, a Re-
serve officer holding a pilots rating will
be credited with pilot time only, while one
holding an Observers rating will be
credited with observer time only. A RE-
serve pilot holding both ratings will be
credited with either pilot or observer
time, depending on the mission flown.
Non-rated officers will not be credited
with flying time, and an observer will
not receive credit hours for flying in
civilian aircraft