Show Army Air Ail Force i Goal V ill Ee Be Bi BiGg Bluest cst st in World 1 Million i on onT n to Bs Trained i I By End of Year V A A A man m n nair air force the force the worlds world's largest largest largest-h been been announced as the army's even- even hat tL-al objective with half haf that number number number num num- ber to bo mustered before the e eJ S of the year 4 This tremendous pi aimed at giving ing the United States crushing u a ar r superiority over all its enemies was was disclosed by Henry L. L Stimson secretary of war who before Pearl Harbor had lad sot set s t a 3 goal of min men in the tte air force by next June 30 30 It co with a reported s sae re th of to in inthe the t Nazi and of about IO in the British Royal Air I F Force Fores rc It is too more men than thant t 1 e c army army h had hwd d in all aU branches at the l of th the war As a n pa part ft of th the expansion plan a number of cadets at the military academy at West Point will be d as pilots and thus save savea a year for air nir training now required an after afler r graduation The announce announce- announce 1 I ment was authored d by General George e C. C Marshy Marsha chief of staff He said flying ins ruction at the academy would be added at once Navy Has lias Program Ir Stimson did pid not break down the over-all over figure into categories of pilots mechanics and others It is known however that I the ori original goal of a man y force called for training of pilots a 3 year Presumably this training program will eventually be quintupled In Iii addition to the army's plans the navy is preparing an immense air arm Frank Knox secretary of the navy announced a program for training naval air cadets each year ear Y The man air force was L L 1 CloselY III in plans wr lor ing warplanes this year and next It would work out to a ratio of 10 or 11 men menor for or each plane With the need for navigators bombardiers bombar bombar- diers and und ground crews as well as i pilots such a proportion has long longi i r been considered about right t A million men for the 1 planes that are scheduled for production production prot pro pro- k t du tion this year would give a ratio ratio much higher than that and permit thorough training f far tor r a considerable k number of men while their fighting pl planes nes are under construction s Whence They Will Vill Come The men are to come it w was as assumed assumed assumed as as- from volunteers and drafted men An important source of men lies in the graduates of the civil aeronautics commissions commission's training courses They have turned out civilian pilots all aU pledged to tomake fl make male themselves available to the army and navy when and nd if needed Elementary basic and advanced 1 t flying training will be given at Stewart Stewart Stewart Stew Stew- art Field to all aB West Point cadets who desire pilot training and can a pass the required physical examina examina- ton Con Cadets receiving flying inh instruction instruction in in- h s ruction will receive the same academic academic academie acad acad- emic emie instruction as others but the flying training will replace certain 3 lt parts of existing n tactical studies The initial group to begin flying fling r 1 training wj will be members of the class of 19 1942 Y 2 gr graduating this year i They will complete elementary instruction in in- before graduation on June i 10 la and on July 5 will commence basic training By November 10 they may receive their wings As Qualified mem members bels bel's of the 1943 class however v will complete the entire schedule of training during their final year year at the academy and andon andon andon on graduation tion in June 1943 will be commissioned as full-fledged full air corps officers |