Evening star., 1935-03-17
PLANS FOR LARGER
ARMY COMPLETED
Arrangements Made for Dis.
tribution of 46,250
Recruits.

Plans have been completed for the
distribution of the 46,250 enlisted men
to be recruited for the Regular Army,
bringing the enlisted strength of the
military establishment to 165, 900 men.
Four divisions. one each as a nucleus
for each of the four armies and five
reinforced brigades. will be organized
The ultimate organization of the Reg
ular Army upon mobilization will be
nine divisions. The five reinforced
brigades not only form the nuclei
around which the remaining five
divisions are to be organized upon
mobilization, but also will be i'm
mediately available for the field in
the event Of an emergency.
The average present peace strength
of the lst, I'd, Sd and 4th Divisions
Is 6,764, but the increase in enlisted
personnel will bring the peace strength
of each of these four divisions to H.
899. expansible to a war strength of
20,731. The average present peace
strength Of the five existing reinforced
brigades is 2.475, but this increase in
personnel will bring the proposed
peace strength of each of these
brigades to $3.50. The Air Corps will
be brought to a strength of $4,000
enlisted men. as authorized by the act
Of July 2. 1926.
Through the process of reducing the
other arms. it will be recalled. the Air
Corps enlisted strength was brought
to a figure Of 1882. The proposed
distribution will increase the latter
figure by more than 1,400 men. The
increase in personnel will make pro-
vision for the nuclei Of five anti-air-
craft regiments, which, added to the
four existing, will provide one for each
corps area This increase will also
make it possible to maintain the
strength Of the overseas garrisons
at a constant level, and a pool Of 1000
enlisted men will be set up. Allot-
ments to the Signal Corps and to the
services, Medical, Ordnance and Quar-
termaster will be made consistent to
maintain these divisions in the field
Personnel will also be provided for
the mechanized Cavalry and for In
fantry tank units as equipment be-
comes available.
Forty-one lieutenant commanders Of
the Navy Dental Corps will be con-
sidered by the Selection Board that
will be convened at the Navy Depart
ment tomorrow for the purpose Of
recommending not more than "a Of
flcerS of that corps for promotion to
the rank Of commander. The board
will consist Of Rear AdmiralS Walton
r. Sexton, John w. Greenslade, Harry
L. Brinser. Joseph r. De Frees, Man
ley H. Simons and Arthur P. Fair
field, with Comdr. Joseph A. Mahoney
as recorder.
Rear Admiral Emory S. Land. chief
constructor of the Navy and chief of
the Bureau of Construction and Re
pair, heads the Selection Board of
Construction Corps officers that will be
convened at the Navy Department
March IS to recommend not more
than II officers of that corps for pro-
motion to the rank of commanders.
obAACAS OAA IAAIo lOd1O NdpJS.
William P. Robert, William G. Du
Bose. Henry Williams. Isaac I. Yates,
Alexander H. Van Keuren, Lee S.
Border and Allan J. Chantry, jr.
A board Of officers, yet to be de-
tailed, will convene at the Navy De-
partment on April to recommend
not more than three chaplains for
promotion to the rank of commander.
All five of the Army officers who
have been detailed to attend the 1885,
36 Naval War College course. begin
ming June 30. are now on duty in
Washington. They include Majs. E.
S. Johnston. r. r. Allen, T. T. Handy
and G. r. Meyer of the Army War
College and Maj. william r. Gruber,
who is on duty in the office of the
Secretary of War.