Show assignment of the veterans in 0 R C regulations under DETAILED dahich which thousands of world war veterans now members of the officers reserve corps will be assigned tor for duty to in the reserve amy army framework contemplated by the notional national defense act have been made public by the war department and distributed tri buted to the officers who now compose the corps assignment of reserve officers to the 27 divisions of organized reserves throughout the country will follow ln iii mediately med lately as the first step in general staff plans under which an army of more than could be quickly mobilized at need the extensive regulations cover every phase of the relationship between the citizen officers and the regular army the same theory of decentralization of administrative authority from the war department to corps area commanders Is carried out that was employed in planning for the organization reserve system there are now in IB the officers reserve two major generals oryan of new york tork and price of pennsylvania and BI 17 brigadier generals all of whom saw aw service in that rank during daring the 4 0 war there are also colonels but the great majority of the reservists of them are second lieutenants in conformity with wartime practice the regulations provide that only men with actual training or experience may be appointed reserve officers of the line this includes appoint ments menta in the infantry cavalry field or coast artillery and air service the combatant arms of the army special service appointments appointment may be b made however where the civil training or professional training of a citizen fits him for wartime service with the army but oot not to lead troops la in battle to accomplish this two distinct classes ot of reserve officers art ar created |