69. General provisions. Graduate flying cadets of the Air Service may be appointed as reserve officers upon a satisfactory completion of the course of instructions provided by law and regulation. Appointments are made in the grade of second lieutenant, Air Service Officers' Reserve Corps. 70. Procedure.-Approximately one month prior to the completion of their training, flying cadets will be examined as to fitness for appointment in the manner prescribed in regulations governing such examinations. The examining board will submit a separate report for each candidate examined, which report will contain:

(a) Full name and home address;

(b) Date and place of birth and statement of citizenship if naturalized; (c) Date of completion of training;

(d) The findings of the board, stated separately, as to the candidate's physical, mental, moral, and professional qualifications for appointment in the Officers' Reserve Corps. Any reasons for rejection will be fully stated.

The commanding officers of flying fields will forward the reports of boards in sufficient time so that they will receive the action of the Chief of Air Service and reach The Adjutant General of the Army at least two weeks prior to the completion of the training. The Chief of Air Service will make a separate recommendation on each such report and append thereto any pertinent information of record in his office.

71. Preparation of commissions.—The Adjutant General of the Army will cause the commissions, letters of acceptance, oaths of office, and other necessary records of successful cadets to be made and forwarded direct to the commanding officer of the flying field to reach the latter before the date of completion of the flying training of the appointees.

72. Presentation of commissions.-The commissions will be presented by the commanding officer of the flying field, upon completion of the course, to those entitled to receive them. The commanding officer of the field will cause oaths of office and other necessary papers of successful cadets to be accomplished and will transmit them direct to The Adjutant General of the Army, accompanied by an individual report in each case stating:

(a) Date upon which training was successfully completed;

(b) Whether or not the appointee was appointed a flying cadet from an enlisted status;

(c) Whether the appointee desires to remain in service as an enlisted man, or if not, the date of discharge.

73. Graduates under 21 years of age.-Flying cadets qualified for reserve commissions who are under 21 years of age at the time of completion

of their flying training may be appointed in the Officers' Reserve Corps on attaining that age, or upon the outbreak of war prior to their attaining that age. The Chief of Air Service will make suitable provisions so that at the time of completion of flying training they will be given letters certifying their completion of the course, which letters are exchangeable for reserve commissions providing no disqualification for appointment has arisen in the meantime.

74. Courses at training camps.-Training camps under provisions of section 47d, National Defense Act as amended June 4, 1920, will be conducted from time to time as appropriations therefor are available. Attendance at such camps and courses of instruction therein will be governed by Special Regulations 44b and instructions issued from time to time. In general, the program for training camps, in time of peace, will call for three courses of about one month's duration each. The first course is for elementary military training, the second course for training to qualify as noncommissioned officers of the Organized Reserves, and the third course for training to qualify as reserve officers. Upon completion of any course the student may pass to the next course either during the same or a subsequent year. In some instances prior military experience may be considered equivalent to attendance at the first or second course or both.

75. Qualification for officer candidates.-Entrance upon the officers' course is limited to those persons who upon termination of the camp will be eligible under the law for appointment in the section of the Officers' Reserve Corps in which they desire appointment and who possess the educational and general qualifications required of reserve officers. A graduate of the officers' course who has received a certificate showing the requisite military training for appointment in the Officers' Reserve Corps may be appointed under the conditions set forth hereinafter.

76. Eligibility.-Graduation from a camp does not of itself confer legal eligibility for appointment in the Infantry, Cavalry, Field Artillery, Coast Artillery, or Air Service sections. For such appointments, graduates must be former officers of the Army or warrant officers and enlisted men of the Regular Army, National Guard, or Enlisted Reserve Corps, or persons who served in the United States Army at some time between April 6, 1917, and November 11, 1918.

77. Examination.-Upon completion of the officers' training camp course, graduates thereof who are recommended by the camp commander will be examined, in accordance with Section XIII of these regulations, for appointment in the Officers' Reserve Corps. A certificate granted by the commandant of the training camp that the applicant has the requisite training for appointment as an officer will, within two years of the date thereof, be accepted by the examining board as evidence of professional qualifications in those subjects covered by the certificates. In determining physical, educational, and moral qualifications the board will give due weight to the approved application to attend the camp and the recommendations of officers under whose observation the candidate has been during attendance at the training camp.

78. Appointment.-Appointments will be tendered qualified graduates as soon as practicable after the receipt and consideration in the War Department of reports of examining boards.

APPOINTMENT OF WARRANT OFFICERS AND ENLISTED MEN OF THE REGULAR ARMY, NATIONAL GUARD, AND THE ENLISTED RESERVE CORPS.

(NOTE. For persons of the above classes who served in the Army between Apr. 6, 1917, and Nov. 11, 1918, see Secs. IX and X.)

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79. Methods of appointment.-There are three methods by which warrant officers and enlisted men of the Regular Army, National Guard, or Enlisted Reserve Corps may qualify for appointment as reserve officers: (a) By attendance and qualification at a training camp course, as outlined in Section VII, these regulations.

(b) By attending a course of training while on duty with their organizations and at the expiration of such training satisfactorily passing examination as prescribed in Section XIII of these regulations. Warrant officers and noncommissioned officers only are eligible for appointment by this

means.

(c) By satisfactorily passing the examinations prescribed in Section XIII of these regulations. Appointment by this method will not be made in the Infantry, Cavalry, Field Artillery, or Coast Artillery, or for service with troops in any other section.

80. Course of training and examination.-Department and corps area commanders will prescribe the course of training provided for in paragraph 79(b), with due regard to local conditions and the character and scope of examination prescribed. So far as practicable, the training will consist of practical exercises and problems in the duties of officers. Candidates will not be permitted to take examinations until they have satisfactorily completed the prescribed course of training.

81. Applications.-Applications to attend training camps will be made as prescribed in Special Regulations 44b. Applications for appointment under methods (b) and (c) of paragraph 79 will be in accordance with the form in Appendix II to these regulations. All applications will be forwarded through military channels to the department or corps area commander. The immediate commanding officer will make a recommendation in full; intermediate commanders will make such recommendations as their knowledge of the applicant permits.

82. Appointment.-Recommendations for appointment by any of the three methods will, when training camps or examinations are completed, be forwarded to The Adjutant General of the Army, and, in all cases in which appointment is to be made, The Adjutant General of the Army will take action as follows:

(a) Member of Regular Army or Enlisted Reserve Corps.-Send notification of appointment, with form for acceptance, oath of office, and other necessary forms through military channels, to include the department or corps area commander in all cases.

APPOINTMENT OF PERSONS WHO SERVED OTHER THAN AS OFFICERS IN THE UNITED STATES ARMY AT ANY TIME BETWEEN APRIL 6, 1917, AND NOVEMBER 11, 1918.

87. General provisions. The law provides that any person who served in the United States Army at any time between April 6, 1917, and November 11, 1918, is eligible for appointment in the Officers' Reserve Corps. Appointment in the Infantry, Cavalry, Field Artillery, Coast Artillery, and Air Service sections can, in time of peace, be made only in the grade of second lieutenant. For purpose of appointment, such persons are divided into two classes-those recommended for appointment as officers prior to discharge and those not so recommended.

88. Persons recommended for appointment.-Any person who served between the required dates, who before discharge was recommended for appointment as an officer by the commandant of a training school or by a regimental or higher commander or other competent authority, may, until November 11, 1923, be appointed upon an examination of records and physical examination, supplemented, when necessary, by a professional examination.

89. Persons not recommended for appointment.-Any person who served between the required dates who is not subject to appointment under the preceding paragraph must establish his qualifications for appointment by attendance at a training camp, or by examination under provisions of Section XIII of these regulations. In the Infantry, Cavalry, Field Artillery, and Coast Artillery sections appointments by examination only will be discontinued November 11, 1923.

90. Applications.-Applications submitted under provisions of paragraph 88, should be prepared in accordance with the form in Appendix I of these regulations, and should be submitted to The Adjutant General of the Army through department or corps area commanders, accompanied by suitable evidence of the prior recommendation for appointment, together with a report of physical examination. The physical examination should be accomplished by a medical officer of the Army. Applications of persons desiring appointment by examination under provisions of Section XIII, should be submitted as provided in that section. Applications to qualify for appointment by attendance at a training camp should be submitted to department or corps area commanders in accordance with Special Regulations 44b.