Show OFFICERS SEE SEEK RULES ULES 1 REVISION REV SION ISION Slow Promotions Promotions Promotions' Cause Cause C SC Grief to Con ed cd Men 7 WASHINGTON April Ty 1 1 By ByThe The Ih As j for reducing the Jhc hump In Inthe tho the promotion list Hat of army arm officer caused ed by continuance ce In the ser ser- service service crIce vice Ice of of tho the men commis commis' commissioned commissioned l during during- tho WorM ar nr ate to be sought from the officers themselves by b tho the tsar r department The which has hils long haf haf- baffled fled the tho department d and an congressional t military commuters committees because It has retarded promotion is to be bo turned over to preliminary boards boar l lot of ot officers In la all nil army corps areas arens boards and and at t service cr schools The commissioned till alt grades vill will canvass tho the views lews of the officers and nod turn their BUgge'S suggestions Liens over over to to a II hoar of generals ns as a t basis for lor possible poS legislation Absorption of the wartime arUm officers has so clogged clo ged and slowed down don the promotion list that sonic some officers of o the th lower grades have no hope of reaching r the rank to which service sH and an J experience nce would under ordinary cir dr them then r cul Most Io t of ot the officers in each cach grade are of oC equal seniority but a difference of 0 10 days might possibly mean as ns runny ninny in promotion years jears difference Should hould ten captaincies become va- va cant t. t for example and BO 60 first Irs lie he be eligible for Cor promo promo- tion 40 of them would have han to lo watt walt perhaps a lifetime for Cor another op op- opportunity opportunity for advancement nd Wholesale resignations and dis dis- dismissals dismissals missals with a I. I bonus bonu nr- nr ru have hR been suggested l u geste foul but bu without the favor faor of the war de dv department deJ J pm as 81 It still hopes to hit upon some promotion plan 00 |