Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1932-01-03
Army and Navy
News
Army.

| Army.
The War Department does not view
with favor the proposal to confer upon
Col. Herbert Deakyne, c. E., who retired
| last Thursday, the rank and pay OF a
major general Col. Deakyne served as
a brigadier general during the war and
retired in that rank and with the pay
of a colonel on the retired list of the
Army, which Is the same as that Of q
brigadier general. a..
The War Department has consistent-
| ly opposed the enactment Of legislation
of this character in that 1t singles out
! or officer from among many who have
rendered meritoriouS service and pro-
vides for his individual advancement on
! the retired list. The general laws gov
erning the organization of the Army
specifically provides for the advance
ment of officers on the active list and
the rank they shall hold upon retire.
| ment. The Secretary of War has ex-
pressed the belief that special legis-
lation providing increased rank for in
dividual officers should be reserved for
rewarding outstanding achievements in
highly exceptional cases.
With the confirmation by the Sem
ate last week of the appointment OF
Brig. Gen. Benjamin D. Foulois, who
has been serving as assistant chief Of
Air Corps, as major general and chief
of Air Corps succeeding Maj. Gen.
James E. Fechet, who has retired, in
terest is now being conferred in the brig
adler appointment that will be made to
fill the vacancy created by the advance
ment of Gen. Foulois.
A perrlsal of the list Of Air Corps Of
fcers eligible for selection as the sue
cessor of Gen. Foulois reveals the fact
: ay,l 1 tfoY,o y1f
colonies who will be considered for this
post The five colonies are Chalmers
G. Hall, Theodore A. Baldwin, jr.; Clar-
ence c. Culver, who is on duty here In
the War Department general staff; Ira
F. Frayel and Frank P. Lahm. The l8
lieutenant colonies are Roy c. Kirkland,
Arthur G.. Fisher, John H. Howard,
John A. Paegalow, James A. Mars. Jacob
w. S. Wuest Gerald c. Brant, Archie
w. Barry, Ira Longanecker, Frank M.
Andrews, Oscar Weston, Henry B.
Clagett, Jacob E. Fickel, Rush B. Lin
coin, Augustine W. Robins, Henry H
Arnold, Barton K Yount and William
G.. McChord. 's-
The 1882 annual physical examina-
ton of Army officers on duty in the
District of Columbia will begin tomor-
row in Room 1901, Temporary Building
No 5, B street between Twentieth and
Twenty-first streets, at l pm.
Navy. ~
Now that board has been appointed
to NEST at the Navy Department Feb
ruary l for the purpose Of recommend
ing lieutenant commanders for promo
ton to the grade of commander in the
line of the Navy, 1t becomes immedi-
ately interesting to observe how far
down the list those selections will apply
and whether the choice will be confined
to the principle of seniority. Selection
closely observing seniority will mean o.
correspondingly diminishing opportu-
nifty for promotion for those officers
who must be retired because they have
not been reached by selection. The
Naval Academy classes of 1913 and
previous years will probably acquire the
full effect of this undesirable condition.
Senior members Of the class of 1913 and
junior years may be reached just prior
to the date they would become in
eligible for selection in 1896, when
those not selected will be retired for
service grade.
After the holiday recess, it is ex-
pected that the Navy Department will
present to Congress a request for Con-
gressional authority to commission the
VI Llle naval ACADEMY ClESS
of 1882. This despite the fact that
there will be no vacancies in the total
number of line officers. The graduation
OF the 1882 class will find its numbers
in excess of the number to be absorbed
in the authorized allowance, as vacan-
cies occur. This condition promises to
be an increasingly difficult problem, be-
ginning with the class of next year,
unless, of course there is experienced
a much greater rate of attrition from
the commissioned strength of the Navy
than has been observable in the past
few years.
A board will be convened at the Navy
Department February for the purpose
OF recommending 81 lieutenant COM
manders for promotion to the grade of
commander in the line of the Navy
Records of all lieutenant commanders
who, on June 80. 1882, will have served
therein for period of four years, will
be submitted to the board for - con-
s.
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