Evening star., 1935-08-04
Personnel in D. c.. Guard
Being Shifted for Camp
Men Unable to Attend Coming ManeuVerS
Are Being Transferred to Inactive Lists
of Their Commands.

truck pool which will be operated by
the provisional quartermaster regl-
ment which will be established IN the
camp.
~, an troops each In this pool and the
- regiment will be com
ms nded by Capt. Fletcher F. 5erns-
dcrf.
Cant Arthur L. Smith, chaplain,
12Ist engineers, has been ordered TO
report to Maj. Lindsay Med. Sylvester,
~ s. Infantry, president Of an ON
csr,s Examining Board, for exami-
nation for promotion to major in the
Chaplain's Corps.
The War Department has made
public the new regulations regarding
transfer Of officers Of the National
Guard between the active and inactive
lists in order to carry out the pro-
visions Of an amendment to the ma
tional defense act. The new regula-
tions follow:
I'm cases Of appointment Of war
rant officers and enlisted men as OFF,
GERS in the National Guard Of the
United States and in the transfer Of
officers to the inactive National Guard
in the grade of second and first lieu
tenant, it Is not necessary that war
vacancy exist, but If the officer is
assigned to a war vacancy such fact
should be stated by the State adjutant
general in his Endorsement forwarding
the application.
Transfers to the inactive National
Guard in the same grade, arm or serv-
ice will be according to the present
procedure; that is, issuance of spe-
cial orders transferring the officer
concerned and furnishing a copy
thereof to this bureau National
Guard Bureau) together with the ap-
plication Of the officer to retain his
commission in the National Guard Of
the United States. In cases where
the transfer is to a different arm or
service the officer will be required to
requalify in the new arm or service
as in the case Of a transfer Of an
active officer from one arm or service
to another.
"On the extension of Federal recog-
milton to the officer in the new arm
or service, new appointment in the
National Guard Of the United States
will be rendered to him. If the Off
Ger who is to be transferred to the
inactive National Guard is denoted
in order to fill a war vacancy he need
not requalify, as his transfer is in the
same Army or service.
when Federal recognition Is ex-
tended to an officer in his new grade.
a new appointment will be rendered
him in the National Guard OF the
United States. All transfers to the
inactive National Guard are made
subject to war vacancies except in
the grade Of second and first lieu
tenants.
Except in time Of emergency. off,
GERS of the inactive National Guard
who hold coterminous appointments
in the National Guard of the United
States and warrant officers and en-
listed men Of the National Guard who
hold appointments as officers in the
National Guard of the United States
will not be eligible for promotion until
/ they shall have served a minimum
time in grade as follows:
"As second lieutenant, three
years; as a first lieutenant. four years;
as captain, five years; as a major,
six years; as a lieutenant colonel,
seven years.
Full credit will be given the officer.
under this provision for promotion.
| or all commissioned service at anv
time in the Army Of the United States
or in the Federally recognized Ma
tional Guard subsequent to April g.
1877, or in both, performed under
| previous commissions in the same
grade or in higher grade excepting
| for service in the auxiliary Reserve.
/ provided that so much of any period
/ OF such service as is required to es-
tablish eligibility for promotion can
not again be used in establishing
/ eligibility for promotion"
Second Lieut.. Elmer w. Humphrey
29th Division Military Police Com
pany. has been ordered transferred
to the Headquarters Detachment.
Special Troops. 2eth Division. He has
been assigned as supply officer of that
unit.
Sergt. Stewart G. Cook has been
ordered promoted to staff sergeant in
the Headquarters Detachment, 2eth
Division.