September-October - Air Defense Artillery

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3. Procedure for Offzcers not on Active Ditty.
NEWS A;\lD COi\II\IENT
~ Officers and former officers, other than retired, who have
;ervedsince 7 December 1941 and who have been relieved
"romactive duty under honorable conditions may submit the
,hove"Statement of Interest" form to The Adjutant Genral,
Washington 25, D. c., directly,
4. Offzc,er Evaluation Report
Officer Evaluation Reports (form \VD AGO PRT 461)
providea thorough evaluation of individual officers for use
inconsideratiqn for commission in the Regular Army. They
lI'ilI be prepared with extreme care and thoroughness and
. mustbe based on adequate personal information.
- a. Each "Statement of Interest" will be accompanied by
fanOfficer Evaluation Report (form vVD AGO PRT 461)
properly filled out by the immediate commanding officer of
the interested officer, unless the superior officer has insufficientknowledge
of the interested officer to properly evaluate
his qualifications. If Officer Evaluation Report forms
hrenot available, the report will be prepared and forwarded
II'hen they are received.
b. The next higher headquarters to the rating officer will
indorse the Officer Evaluation Report, either indicating
Concurrence or non-concurrence with the ratings given in
SectionsIII, IV, and V of the Officer Evaluation Report and
I orward the file as described in paragraph 2c abO\:e.
c. Officer Evaluation Reports upon which accurate rating
y immediate superiors is impossible because of insufficient
'me of observation, will be forwarded as prescribed in pararaph
4a above, with Side 1 comp!eted as far as practicable,
ny intermediate headquarters having any officer listed in
paragraph 7 of the "Statement of Interest" under its jurisdiction,
will arrange for completion of the report by that ofncer.
In such cases, the indorsement mentioned in paragraph
4b above, may be omitted if impracticable to prepare,
6. Disposition of Applications and Offzcer Evaluation
Reports.
After processing by The Adjutant General, the "Statements
of Interest" and Officer Evaluation Reports will be
forwarded for study and appraisal to the Major Force of the
Army and Navy Club of Manila.
Armv or Service for which first choice is indicated, and return~d
therefrom to The Adjutant General for custody
within 30 days.
7. Additional Evaluation.
The Adjutant General will obtain additional Officer
Evaluation Reports from listed former immediate superiors
upon request from the interested Major Force. These will
be disposed of as prescribed in paragraph 6, above.
8. Distribution of Offzcer Evaluation Reports .
Officer Evaluation Report forms (\VD AGO PRT 461)
and instructions for their use. Officer Evaluation Report Instruction
Booklets (WD AGO PRT 462), will be distributed
through channels as soon as available.
The New Volunteer Army
The building of a volunteer Army will start immediately.
Enlistments in the Regular Army for a period of three
years will be accepted. Qualified individuals now in the
Army who desire to enlist in the Regular Army will be discharged
and reenlisted. Men who have been honorably discharged
from the Army of the United States may be enlisted
if they apply within three months of the date of their discharge
and upon reenlistment will be promoted to the
grade held at the time of discharge. Individuals without
prior service and those who have been out of service for
more than three months may enlist by volunteering for induction.
Such individuals upon induction will be enlisted
in the Regular Army.
Men now in the Army who enlist in the Regular Army
will be granted furloughs up to 90 days depending upon
their length of service. Those overseas qualified for furlough
will be returned to the United States to enable them to
spend their furloughs at home.
In addition, those now in the service, upon reenlistment
become eligible for a reenlistment bonus. The amount of
the bonus is dependent upon the grade of the individual at
the time of his discharge and upon length of continuous
servIce.
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