Evening star., 1937-05-23
NAVYPROMOT|0N
PLAN IS WEIGHED
Letter by Admiral Andrews
on Modification Is Given
Consideration.

The letter sent out last week by
Rear Admiral Adolphus Andrews,
chief of the Bureau of Navigation,
concerning proposals for modification
OF the system are under consideration
in the Navy Department and marks
another step by the Navy high COM
mand to solve the perpleXing promo
ton situation in the naval estab blish-
ment.
Among these proposals Is increase
OF the allowed percentage of the total
number of Officers, of lieutenant COM
manders from IS to 18, to reduce the
loss of officers eliminated from the
active list through non-selection from
the grade of lieutenant, with CORE
spending reduction of the percentage
allowed the combined grades Of en-
sign and lieutenant Gunior grade)
from AZ to 80. Another is for estab-
lShment of transferred regular list
to which would be transferred off,
GERS twice failing of selection. Off
GERS who have not twice failed of Sc
lection on completion of the present
service-in-grade limits would be con-
tinued on the active list for not longer
than one more year. Officers on the
transferred regulars list would re-
ceive the pay now fixed for officers
retired after non-selection, they would
be subject to employment by the Navy
or other Government agencies and
while so employed would receive active
duty pay and allowances, with Ion
gevity increases as provided for Off
GERS Of the active list
Officers on the transferred list
would be retired at the following ages:
Captains, 60; commanders, SIS; lieu
tenant commanders, so; Ieutenants,
IS; heutenants Gunior grade), 40. 1t
has also been proposed that there be
annual selection Of captains for pro-
motion in numbers equal to one
eighth OF the grade of rear admiral,
and that there be removed the pres
ent limitations on numbers, now some
what less in time of peace than those
resulting from the allowed percent
ages In the grades of rear admiral,
captain and commander.
Staff selection boards would be COM
posed of not less than six members
Of the active list and line officers of
corresponding rank would be detailed
as members of such boards when a
sufficient number of active staff Off
GERS are not available. Admiral An
drews' letter revives the previous sug-
eestion that unlimited numbers of
staff captains be subject to selection
for an eligible list when their running
mates of the line are selected for rear
admiral. Staff captains not selected
for this list would be retired after
twice failing of selection. Subsequent
selection to fill vacancies in flag rank
in the staff corps would be made from
the eligible list only.
According to present estimates, none
OF the lieutenants and lieutenants
q. g. of the Medical Corps recently
selected for promotion will become due
for promotion before June 30 Then
Lteuts. Herman Seal, Robert E. Baker
and John F. Luten and the nine lieu
tenants q. g. selected, viz, r. c,
Boren, j. M. Jordan, D. H. Davis, j.
w. Shumate, L.. T. Dorgan, R. j. S.
Slvls, Oscar Schneider, C. P. Powell
and c. v. Green, jr, probably will
make their numbers Those remaining
on the list to make their numbers at
later dates, yet to be determined, in
rl1lHn r % r
Swanson, j. N. G. Gordon, B. S. Pupek,
H. w. Patton, o. B. Morrison, jr; j.
P Brady, D. w. Lyon, jr.; H. o. G..
Wagner, c. G. Mccormack, M. D.
Abbott, B. V. Leamer, B. w. Hogan.
H. I. Golf, L. F. Farrell, c. T. Alex
ander, D. o. Zearbaugh and H. O.
Cozby.
In the Dental Corps selected last
week for pr/notion, it is estimated at
present they will make their numbers
as follows: Comdrs. William l.. Dar-
nall. John McAlpine and Marson w.
Mangold, June 30, 1898; Lieut.. Comdrs
James I. Root, Charles C. Tinsley,
Walter Rehrauer and Philip Mac
1nniss, as Of June 80, 1886, and Lieut.,
Comdrs. Edward B. Howell, Francis
G. Ulen and Henry R. Delaney, June
80, 1887. Lieuts. Daniel w. Ryan and
William R. Burns and Lieuts. G. ~
Erwin j. Shields, Lauro j. Turbini and
Max w. Kleinman will make their
numbers at later dates yet to be de-
termined.
In the Construction Corps Comdr.
Thomas B. Richey, recently selected
Tor promotion to the rank of captain,
will make his number June /. Lieut.,
Comdrs. Theodore L. Schumacher
Norborne l.. Rawlings, Homer N. Wal
I'm and Joseph W. Fowler, selected at
the same time, made their numbers
Tor the rank of commander as of June
80, 1896.
Comdr Howard L. Vickery, who has
been in charge Of the war plans sec
ton Of the Bureau of Construction
and Repair, probably will be assigned
TO duty with the Maritime Commits
sion as assistant to Rear Admiral
Emory S. Land, U. S.. N, retired
Lieut.. Comdr. Ralph S. Mcdowell. now
at the Army Industrial College, al
ready has been assigned to succeed
him in the bureau.