Evening star., 1935-10-13
TIME War Department. effecti'

october !, changed the name
of the Auxiliary Reserve Of
Il the Officers' Reserve Corps to
Inactive Reserve. The abbreviation
or symbol for this section is "Inact.
Res" Simultaneous with this change,
the inactive list" composed of off,
GERS in the OfIicers' Reserve Corps who
are ineligible for assignment, promo
ton. or active duty training. was des-
ignated the ineligible list" The
above changes of name and designa-
ton in no way affect the present
status OF officers now placed in the
present auxiliary section or in the
present inactive group of the Officers'
Reserve Corps, and the conditions gov
erning the transfer of officers to these
groups likewise are unchanged by the
changes in name.
Off1cers now placed in these groups
will not be issued new appointments or
commissions as q result Of these
changes. At the expiration of the
current five-year appointments Of off,
GERS now In the auxiliary section, new
appointments to be issued will be made
in the Inactive Reserve. In the mean
time, the officers now in the Auxiliary
Reserve will use the title Inactive
Reserve"
Col. w. w. McCammon, senior in
structor Of the Organized Reserves
in Washington, approved last week the
1886 troop school schedule for Dis
trict Coast Artillery officers composing
the 913th Coast Artillery (anti-air-
craft. and the 622d Coast Artillery
Regiment, the local harbor defense
unit. On October % and November
26. 1885, and January 20, February
IS. March "a, April %. May 26 and
June "a. 1896. the junior Coast Ar
tillery officers will take up series
20 and the senior officers, series 20.
The 20 series for Junior officers en-
braces promotion to the grade of first
lieutenant, while the 40 series for
the senior group Of officers covers
promotion to the grade of major.
Both anti-aircraft and harbor de-
fense Coast Artillery officers of the
junior grades will pursue the follow
ing subjects: Identification of air
craft, supplies and mess management,
property. emergency procurement and
funds, defense against chemical war
fare, signal communications for arms
and services, and military law, courts
martial In addition. the anti-air-
craft officers will take up the subject
of basic gunnery, fire control and
position finding for anti-aircraft ar
tillery, while the harbor defense Of
f1cers will pursue the study of fire
control and position finding for sea-
coast Artillery and basic gunnery for
seacoast Artillery. Subjects to be
taken up by the senior group officers
in the 40 series include tactics and
technique of the separate arms, and
staff and logistics for the division.
In addition, the senior anti-aircraft
officers will take up the anti-aircraft
command and tactical employment
of anti-aircraft Artillery, while the
harbor defense officers will study the
harbor defense command and the
tactical employment of seacoast Ar
tillery. Upon the completion Of either
of these extension school series second
lieutenantS in the junior group and
captains in the senior group will be-
come eligible to apply for the practical
test for a certificate of capacity for
promotion to the next higher grade.
On November 1S there will be held
the annual meeting Of the Washington
branch Of the United States Coast
Artillery Association. The chief OF
Coast Artillery, Maj. Gen. Harry L.
Steele, will be the speaker OF the
evening at the conference December 10.
The remainder Of the Coast Artillery
scheduled for the 1856 school year
follows: January IA, Air Corps tactics
and anti-aircraft tactics; February II,
naval anti aircraft tactics and ac-
complishments, camouf1age and gas
protection: March 10. Marine landing
force and beach defense; April IA,
Brig. Gen. Joseph P. Tracy, U. S. A.,
commanding general of the Sd Coast
Artillery district, will address the local
officers, and May IL, supply procedure
and trial shot problem. The conclud-
ing Coast Artillery conference OF the
year will be held on June 9, at which
will be taken up the squad and platoon.
battery and battalion, guard duty, and
battalion and regimental parades and
reviews.
A full conference program is sched.
uled for District Reserve officers, be-
ginning tomorrow evening with the
42eth Infantry and concluding next
Friday with the inaugural assembly
of the 1856 inactive duty season
for chemical warfare service officers.
Col. P. B. Peyton, will lecture on the
psychology of leadership at the 428th
Infantry conference tomorrow evening.
District Infantry officers will meet
Tuesday evening. Lieut.. Col. j. v.
Richards will discuss the estimate of
the situation. Lieut.. Col. William e.
Brougher will conduct the Junior
group and discuss the school Of the
soldier. Maj. s. Leroy Irwin, unit
instructor of the 313th Field Artillery
will conduct discussion Of G. M. T. G.
training at the meeting Wednesday
evening. Speakers at the Cavalry con-
ference Thursday evening will include
Col. A. w. Lane, who will speak on
Infantry organization, characteristics
and weapons; Capt. w. B. Gleason.
who will discuss Infantry relation to
Cavalry, terrain and its effects on
military operations, and Maj. H. H.
Jacobs, who will conduct an ulustra.