Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-07-12
Organized Reserves

Instructions issued by the War De-
partment, which became effective as OF
July /, will require all Reserve organi-
cation commanders to make certain
recommendations in connection with
the promotion of all Reserve officers
under their command. This means that
future promotions in the Ofhcers' Re
serve Corps will be governed by the
minimum time served in grade, hololng
of a certificate Of capacity for grace
number of earned credit hours ana &C
tive duty training. In addition TO the
promotion Recommendation from Dis
trict organization commanders, 10 De
sent to Sd Corps Area headquarters in
Baltimore, there will be required:
(a) A statement that the Reserve ON
Ger has served the minimum time In
grade and holds a certificate Of capac-
ity for the grade to which promotion is
recommended or that he has, during
the five years Immediately preceding
date of application and prior to october
/, 1880, earned 300 hours credit:
(b) The specific vacancy to which the
Reserve officer will be assigned in event
of promotion.
Co A statement that the Reserve OH
Ger has, during his service in his pres
emit grade, completed at least IA days
Of active duty training and has re-
ceived therefor an efficiency report OF
at least satisfactory" If this require
ment has not been met, recommends
ton regarding waiver should be made,
with reasons therefor.
Cd Each application will be accom-
panied by a report on War Depart
ment, Adjutant Generals Office, form
So, of the Reserve officers physical eX-
animation made within one year prior
to date of application. An exception to
this requirement may be made when
there is reason to believe that there Is
on file at Sd Corps Area headquarters
satisfactory report Of the Reserve off1-
GERS physical examination made within
one year prior to date of application.
The Revised Army Regulations, No.
1905, governing the administration OF
the Officers' Reserve Corps, pertain TO
both the extension courses and the ad-
ministrative procedure. The important
changes in the extension courses are:
ID The preparation Of officers for pro-
motion, ca a regrouping OF the various
subcourses, 90 a revision of practically
all existing subcourSes and the incor-
poration of a number of new ones, "a
revision of the Army regulation series,
122 to 1879; (5) changes in admins
trative procedure and go a completely
revised Army regulation, No. 140-5,
which includes all regulations pertain
ing to the Officers Reserve Corps ex-
cept the list of minimum qualifications
for appointment and promotion.
One Of the new changes incorporated
in the new regulations preScribes that
no person in the Public Health Service
a commission as Reserve officer. Those
already holding commissions will not be
discharged, but they will not be eligible
for promotion, active duty training or
reappointment.
District Reserve officers will be inter-
ested in the two changes made in the
requirements for promotion. No longr
Is a vacancy required for promotion
from second to first lieutenant. The
second change made in the promotion
requirements is that before a Reserve
officer can be promoted, he must have
completed, during his service in grade,
at least IA days Of active duty training
and received an efficiency rating of at
least satisfactory" The requirements
for promotion, as they exist at this
time, are: % Officer must possess a
certificate of capacity Cor has earned
300 hours of credit within five years
Of date Of promotion and prior to Octo-
Der /, 1890; (2) vacancy must ex-
Of first lieutenant; 90 officer must
have served the minimum time in
grade, and ca officer must have COM
pleted IA days active duty in grade with
a rating Of at least satisfactory.
The following District Reserve officers,
having accepted reappointment in the
Ofcers' Reserve Corps without the priv
ilege Of assignment or active duty, is
relieved from assignment to the units
indicated: First Lieut.. William G. Mel
man, Medical Reserve, 4203 Sixteenth
street, from 74th General Hospital;
First Lieut.; Russell J.; Jansen, Medical
Reserve, 4707 Connecticut avenue, from
the 364th Medical Regiment; First
Lieut.. Henry A. Swanson, Dental Re-
serve, 3911 Jocelyn street, from 74th
General Hospital; Second Lieut.. Benja-
min w. Hogan, Engineer Reserve, 5110
Fourteenth street, from 343d Engineer
General Service Regiment; Second
LieutS. Theodore I. Dulany, Infantry
Reserve, 1921 S street, and First Lieut.
William E. Lewis Medical Reserve, 1886
Sixth street, both from the 428th In
fantry (Colored); and Second Lieuts.
Charles L. Murray, 1447 r street, and
Frederick P. Watts, Howard University,
both Infantry Reserve, from the 429th
Infantry (Colored).
Capt. Sylvester H. Epps, Quartermas-
ter Reserve, 427 r street, having ac-
cepted reappointment without the priv
ilege Of assignment or active duty. is
relieved from the 401st Service Bat
talon.
Pvt. Northcutt Ely, Field Artillery En-
listed Reserve, University Club, is as
signed to the 313th Field Artillery.