Evening star., 1939-06-16
Civilians 10 Replace
Reserve Officers
Inc. Camps
Those Now Serving May
Be Re-empIoyed Without
Commissions Stutus

The practice Of assigning Reserve
officers of the Army, Navy and Ma
rine Corps to active duty under
their commissions in the Civilian
Conservation Corps will be discon-
tinued at once by order of President
Roosevelt. it was announced today
by C. c. C. Director Robert Fechner.
Beginning July l. Mr.. Fechner
announced, the War Department
will commence replacing the Reserve
officers serving with the c. c. c.
with civilians.
The replacement program will be
completed by December 81, Mr..
Fechner estimated. He said approx
imately 5000 Reserve officers will
be affected by the new policy These
officers now are serving as company
commanders, staff officers, physi-
clans. dentists, veterinarians and
ehaplains.
The civilians to be employed as
requirements for the Reserve officers
now on active duty will be selected
by the War Department. In max
ing the selections the department,
It was explained, may draw upon
Reserve officers now serving with the
c. c. c., following their discharge
from active duty and return to civil
ian life. 1t also can draw upon some
p50OO other holders of Reserve COM
missions in the three services.
New Uniforms to Be Worn.
Such Reserve officers, however,
will not serve under their commits
sions but solely as civilians, it was
explained. They will be paid sal
aries ranging up to a maximum Of
from $4,000 to $4,000 for company
commanders. A new uniform for
camp commanders is being devel-
oped to replace the military uni
forms now worn.
In many instances Reserve officers
now serving as company command
ers or on other assignments with
the c. c. c. will be re-employed in
the same capacities as civilians and
1t is expected that corps area COM
manderS in making their selections
of civilian leaders will give prefer
ence to qualified Reserve officers
now on duty with the c. c. c., it was
explained.
Civilian employees replacing Re-
serve officers will be continued in
their employment on an indefinite
basis, so long as their services are
satisfactory and need for their en-
ployment exists, under the same
laws. regulations and policies ap-
piled to other Federal civilian en-
ployes, Mr.. Fechner said Rates of
pay will conform as nearly as pos
sible to those for comparable duties
and responsibilities under the Clas-
sification Act of 1923 as amended.
Seek to stabilize" Situation.
The change. Mr.. Fechner said,
will reduce c. c. c. costs of opera
ton and will tend ito stabilize
civilian employment conditions in
the corps"
The civilian employe in charge
of C. c. c. company will have
the designation company COM
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"subaltern." Staff officers will be
designated as district adjutant' or
assistant to corps area quarter
master"
1t was estimated that approx
mately SO per cent of the appointees
to replace Reserve officers will come
from the Officers Reserve Corps of
the Army
Persons employed as company
commanders or subalterns will be
not less than "a years of age, but
this limitation will be waived in
the case Of Reserve officers now on
active duty should they desire en-
ployment as civilians at the termi-
nation of their current tour.