Evening star., 1936-10-18
GENERAL STAFF
PLACES FILLED
Three of Eight Named to
General Rank Recently
Are Assigned.
Army.

general rank on OctOpef l, tnree
have been assigned to general stan
duty in the War Department. They
are Brig. Gen. John H. Hughes, pro-
NOTED to major general, and Cols.
George p. Tyner (Field Artillery and
Walter Krueger Infantry, advanced
to brigadier general Gen. Hughes
has been on duty as assistant chief
of staff, G-3 Operations and train
ing). He has one more year to serve
in that post and will continue in that
capacity. Gen. Tyner has been as
signed to duty in G-3, while Gen.
Of staff of the war plans division.
Promotion in the Army Is not keep
ing up at the rate predicted as q re-
suit Of studies made in the general
staff. These studies reveal that from
1870 to 1884, inclusive. the accretion
rate was a little less than 4 per cent.
That rate was the basis for the pre-
dicted average flow Of advancements
Of promotion-list officers.
During the 1885 calendar year there
were 247 separations from the promo
tion list, which amounts to an accre-
ton of 237 per cent. and during the
fiscal year ended on June 80. 1885.
the rate was 2.66 per cent. For the
II years Immediately preceding 1885
the accretion rate was 2.86 per cent,
and for the past 13 years the accre-
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officers was AIS per cent.
Among the causes Of the lower ac-
cretion rate is the condition that
nearly one-half the ofiicers on the
promotion list are in their early 4os.
This probably accounts largely for
the fact that eliminations under the
new law that permits voluntary re-
tirements after service Of from Is to
90 years have not been as many as
had been expected. they having aver
aged only about "a year.
Taking the accretion rate Of 286
per cent that prevailed during the
1885 fiscal period. it is estimated that
officers will remain in the Army for
40 years; whereas, with an accretion
rate of 4 per cent, the average tenure
on the active list of promotion list
officers would be about 26 years.
Navy.
Careful consideration is being given
by authorities to the voluminous re-
port submitted by the General Board
OF the Navy relative to the system
of promotion. Some time will elapse
before the heads Of the several Navy
Department bureaus will complete
their study of the report. Following
the completion of this review the re-
port will be turned over to the judge
advocate general of the Navy.
Four rear admirals will be placed
upon the retired list on account of
attaining the statutory retirement age
limit of 81 years between now and
January /, 1887. They include Rear
Admiral Edward H. Campbell. COM
mandant of the 18th naval district,
San Francisco, Calf, and Rear Ad-
miral Middleton s. Elliott (Medical
Corps, inspector of naval medical
activities in the 18th naval district.
San Diego, Calf, both of whom will
pass to the retired list Of the Navy
on November /, 1895.
The two remaining flag officers who
will be relieved from active duty In
clude Rear Admiral Joseph M. Reeves,
who recently succeeded Rear Admiral
Frank B. Upham Getired as chair
man of the Navy General Board, who
retires on December l, 1896. and Rear
Admiral William H. Standley, chief
of naval operations, who will retire
on January l, 1887.
The light cruiser u. S. S. Omaha,
Capt. Howard B. McCleary command
ing, will relieve the U. S. S. Memphis
as flagship of the Special Service
Squadron. The Memphis. commanded
by Capt. James L. Kaufman, will
join the cruiser divisions Of the Battle
Force. The Omaha will leave San
Diego on October 80. and on arrival
at the Canal Zone about November
will Immediately relieve the Mem
phis as flagship OF Rear Admiral
Yancey S. williams, U. s. ~, COM
mander Of the Special Service