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of Demobilized Personnel Records Brauch,
High Point, X C. t Scc .\R 311J;1). :h
amended 1", Ch, 8. .md \\'D Cir. 231
I f).H, for :j list of commands required to
forward these files.)
Q. If a cOllluI:uHI is appropri:lte to the
command of a general officer. should official
mail to that command he addressed to the
"ConlllJ;Jnding Ccncrai." even though the
commander is not ;1 general officer?
A. To the Commanding General. A.\F
Reg. 10.2, 31 J lily I 9H, states that "an
official commuuic.rt iou to an activitv is ad.
dressed to the 'Commanding Officer' when
the conun.mdcr i,s lx-lo«: the grade of Briga.
dier Ccuvral: ot hcrwisc. 'Commanding Cen
era!' is used." Referencc I,S to the r;mk of
the cnnuuandcr normnllv in couuuand as
established bv Tables of ()rganization. :\ Ian.
ning Tables, ctc., not to r.mk of the par.
ticular officer ,\'/10 is ill conuuancl.
Q. \\'111' docs tIJe Aom' ha"e \\'arrant
Officers' ,
A. There have been Warr.mt Officers in
the Arucrican naval service since the Revolutionarv
\\'ar, but Warrant Officers did not
appear in the Arrnv until 9 [ulv 191 S. when
thcv were authorized in the Armv :\ Iinc
Pla;1ter Service.
'I'hcv II'erc .iut hor izccl ill t hl' ,\mll at
large -+ [uuc lCJ20,
Pur pose ,\,;IS to render more economica]
and cffiricut aclministrut ion of the larger
tactical llllih in the field b" furnishing a
class of officers who would be able to per,
form iuauv of tlie subaltern duties otlicr
wise pcrformccl bv conunivsiouccl officer-;
.md to provide a means of reeogni/ing the
-crviccs of cnlivtccl men ,\'/10 had served
c rcdit.rblv as commissioned officers in \\'odd
\\'ar I, 'bnt \1,110 were incliaililc for com.
m ivsio ncc] grades in the Regular Annv.
Furt licr .. \f1111 held Clerks. civiliaus wit li
milit.uv statu~ who performed much of tlie
clerical work of the ,\rI1l1 in \\'orld \\':n Y,
were cluuiuatcd bv app;,illtlllg tliem \\'ar.
rant OI1ieer.s.
\\'arrant Ot1ieers nrc adclreS\ed Ill' the
tItle ":\Iister." t lrcv receive the s:lllltl' and
arc extended the' court cvic-, due couuui-.
sioned officers. Th(,\, mal' perform those
duties nonuallv as\iglled to juuior conuni.
sioucc] officers, for the pmpfhe of reliel'inl;
conuuis-.ioucd ot1ieers of couvidcrabl« ad
minixrr.rtivc and tccluucul detail. \\'heu
\\'arrant Officers .u c leg:ilh assigned to
duties nor mullv performed hI couuu issioncd
officers t hcv arc vcxtccl with all the pO\l'Crs
usu.illv excrci,cd 1", conuuiv.iouc«! officers ill
the pcrform.mcc of sllch clut ics. Some clut icthat
111",1'he pcrformed bl' \\.:nraut Ot1icers
;Ire COll1l1Lllld of a st"tiOIl. ullit. or detach
ment, \lhclI sllch comm:md docs not m,
elude COlllIlli"iollUI officer' cligihle to COIJI
maml; Offi('l'f of the ]);11, PriSOll ot1icer.
\Iess alld SlIpplr- Officer ;illd ,\djllLmt,
\\'arrallt offiecrs liLlI' not serl'C on :l
cOllrt llLlrti:JI. miiIf:n,' C;IIIIIJIi"ioll. or comt
of illquin'; Oil :1111'l;o:nc1 of ot1icer' where
the cOlldud. sf:ltns. li:lhl1itl or right> of ;1
cOlnmi"iollul officer arc ill i"lle; as :1
Cbillls (lfficer or [I1\Tstii;atiug Officer
lIithill tlJc pllllic'l\' of .\\\' -:-0; ',I,\djllf:mt
CeneLIl. IIl'IJl'dor Geller:JI. or Jnc1ge ,\dl'(),
c:lte of :111\ comm:mcl. (,\R ()Ill ;, :md \\'j)
Cir, ]()-f.l ().+i ) -!:
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is still 011, aud it docs not make sense,
when the need is great, to waste yom
tr;lining.
\X'hat h"ppellS if I cannot conrmuc if! nil'
;\105:' The Classification Section of the
Redistribution Station will dctcnn inc vour
nell' :\IOS, Yom civilian background i,
carefullv cousiclcrcd. Y 011 wil! he tested
and ex:ulIined as If Ion had just joiued
the service. \\'hen vour qn.ilificat ion', arc
determined. 1'(1Il will be sent where vou
can be best 'emplO\'Cd or further trai;lCd
in the job for which yon arc best qualified.
Can a single clIgillC pilot apph for lIIulti.
enginc training' /\ man who expresses a
desire to ch:lnge equipment tlpes mal' be
sent to the Training Command. lI'hich is
informed of his qualificnt ious and wivhcs.
After c.rrcful examination and a thorough
studv, the Training Command makes the
final determination. Changes from single
engine pilot to multicuaine training. or
lice versa. are infrequent became of the
time .md energ" demanded in the transit
ion a \1(1 bccau-c the man's combat ex.
pcr ic-ncc docs not :JlII':11'S applv if he
changes from bombers to fighters. or "icc
vcrx».
Can a bomb:mJier or u:l\'ig;ltor apph. for
pilot tr;linim,:' Yes. if he i, 1I0t above thc
gr:lck of capt.un .mcl is under 27 vears of
age at the time such tr:linillg begins.
Call" combat crew member beeo1llc a pilot'
Yes, a combat crew IJIan is gi'TII prefer,
enre ill appl\'ing for Air Crew Training as
pilot, hom hardier or rw,'ig:ltor, llc can
put in for it at the Redistribntion Station.
If he passes his phvsic.rl examination and
medical il1\Tstigation. and if classifIcation
apprO\Ts. he g(~es right before a hn.irr] at
the st.rt iou and is sent out for Air Crew
Trainiuu.
Com cnlisted men pnt in for OCS' Yes. but
:\.\l-'I'DC. h:II'ing its own limited quotn.
CIIllHlt sellcl t luiu. J]OIlTITr. it can and
docs pass 011 f('COIJIIJIeIH1:JtioIlS to the
next e01llIJI;llld to ,,'Jlieh the m.in is ;IS.
signcd,
C:lII officers pnt in fm iurthcr tr;lining' Ye,.
returnees call applv for higher schools
such :IS the Inlclligence Schoo! at Or
lando. Fla .. and the Command and Cell.
era] Staff Schoo] :1t Fort Lcavonwort li.
Kan. Selection depends on 10m qualific.rt
ionx .md vac.mcics nv.ril.iblc
I[OIl' lOll[; do I stal' in tI,e l'ersmJ1lel Dis.
trillllti(;n COlllllla'nd:' Or,hu:nih' bchl'('Cn
onc :mel hl'O IITeb ,\ \FI'DC is the
cle:ning 110Il.se of tIll' \,\l-' It kuOlYS
I\hcrc mell Inth :1 .slx'cillc \ (OS arc
necdcd :md it kn"'l.s \lhat m:mpOlITr is
:11':1 il:Jhle , III .sOIlll' lllst;IlleeS. of comse. a
man mis;ht be ]X'l1ll;l1lCIlth :lssiE;ned to
:\.\/-'PDC. for likc elCrl other ConllIl:l1ld
and .\ir Forcc III tl;c llnited St;ltC.s.
,\,\I.'('])C is CllTlilli; Ollt the "';Ir Dc
p:ntmeIlt's rof:ltioll l;ohcI' :md CITlltll:l1h'
\lill hc cOInpletch' ,.statted \I'itlt retl\flleeS,
\,'ill I he iJlllIlCc/i:lfc!1 rdmned "lerSCl\'
OrdilI:llih'. llO, ,\\/-' policl' is tlut men
retl\fnul from comb:lt \I'ill rel1l:1in in
domc,tie C"IlIIll;mcll ;llld ,\ir /-'mec.s for
;1 miuimum of three month" III the vast
J1lajofltl' of cases it h:l.s been longcr th.u:
six months, as it clcpends l.n aclv npoll the
currcn t m ilitarv sitl\;} tion.
\Vhere lI'ill I b~ assigned frou: the Redis.
tributicm Statioll,' To one of the four
Air lorccs in the U nitcd States or one of
the Commands in this conntrv.
Do I h;lI'c .inv cllOiee as to \I:Il