Evening star., 1932-12-04
Organized Reserves

Consideration Is being given by the
War Department to the question Of re-
vising the qualification card for Re
serve officers. When the present form
(Form No. 0761 A. G. o. was origi-
mated in 1921, much the larger portion
Of the appointees In the Officers Re-
serve Corps were former officers. The
form was devised with that point in
mind and in order that corps area
commanders might have a record of
such prior service for those under their
assignment Jurisdiction II was neces-
sary that the form be prepared in the
War Department, where records are
available. At the present time. how
ever, less than 10 per cent Of appointees
have had prior active commissioned
service.
1t is now proposed that the chiefs of
the arms and services prepare form
076l only for those Reserve officers TO
be retained in the arm and service as
/ signment group and that corps area
commanders prepare the form for those
| in the corps area assignment group.
| Under this plan the chief of arm or
| service, in making recommendation for
appointment, will. If desired for arm and
service assignment group, make a re-
quest to that effect. II no such request
Is made by the chief OF arm or service
one copy of War Department A. G. O.
| form No. ITO will be sent to the corps
area commander with the notice of ap-
pointment. Receipt Of the copy in this
manner will constitute notice to the
corps area commander that the ap-
| pointee has been placed in the corps
| area assignment group. effective upon
acceptance by him Of the appointment
rendered. Suggestions and comments
with regard to the revision of form 076l
are desired by the War Department, so
as to reach the adjutant generals office
not later than December 20, 1882.
Col w. w. McCammon. Infantry,
senior instructor of the Organized Re-
serves in Washington, has approved the
1928 Troop School schedule of Sig
nal Corps reserve officers of the Dis
trict, all of the conferences of which
| will be conducted by Reserve officers.
/ The December conference, to be held at
! Reserve headquarters ON December %.
will be conducted by an officer OF the
| $3.50 Construction Battalion, who will
discuss map and aerial photo reading
and what and how to teach a Signal
Corps c. NJ T. C. white student.
Beginning January 26 the conferences
to be held will be as follows: Military
hygiene and first aid and signal COM
munication in an Infantry division by
an officer of the 62d Signal Troop;
February 2S, combat principles and
what and how to teach Signal Corps
c. M. T. G. blue student, by an officer
of the 80th Signal Company: March 23,
missions OF Cavalry division and
duties of a signal troop, by an officer
OF the 62d Signal Troop: April 81, radio
communication and telegraph communi-
cation, by an officer of the S22d Signal
| Battalion, and May 25, telephone COM
munlcation and non-electrical COM
munication, by an officer of the 333d
CONSTRUCTION Battalion.
Cavalry officers will meet today at
$50 am. at Fort Myer, Va, under the
direction of Maj. H. c. D3gley. Mai.
t. M. Chambliss, Infantry, will conduct
the 428th Infantry meeting at head
quarters tomorrow evening and will
conduct the Infantry meeting at head
quarters Tuesday evening. Field Artil-
lery officers will meet at Headquarters
Wednesday evening under the direction
OF Maj. j. M. Mcdowell. Capt. j. w
Walters will conduct the ordnance
meeting at headquarters Thursday eve
ming. Officers of the Finance Depart
ment will meet at headquarters FRIDAY
evening under the supervision of Capt
r. Tattersall.