Specialized Commissions

ALTHOUGH THE ARMY RELIES chiefly on the Officer Candidate Schools for commissioned personnel, it is possible for a limited number of men with special skills to obtain certain types of commissions.

ENGINEERS AND CONSTRUCTION EXPERTS: Men of considerable civil engineering and construction experience, between the ages of 30 and 59, will be considered for commissions. Those interested should write to the Corps of Engineers, Washington, D. C. for questionnaire for completion as a basis of consideration.

CHEMICAL WARFARE SERVICE: (1) Research and practically experienced chemists are in rare instances granted commissions in this branch. For men under 30 appointments are made on the basis that a specific skilled post is open that requires a commissioned officer and no officer already commissioned is available and qualified, (a) Men subject to the draft desiring commissions in this branch must normally enlist or be drafted and subsequently apply to be sent to the Chemical Warfare Officer Candidate School, on the basis of training and experience. (3) This branch relies largely for its experts on civilian employees obtained through the Classified Civil Service. (4) Some appointments will also be made for this work in the Army Specialist Corps, (see Army Specialist Corps, above). Address, for (i): Officeof Chief of Chemical Warfare Service, Washington, D. C.

MEDICAL, DENTAL AND. VETERINARY OFFICERS: The Army is in urgent need of officers of these types, and a special program is under way to obtain the needed personnel. Dartmouth alumni in these professions have presumably already received questionnaires and are familiar with the program. Appointments are normally initially made in the grade of 1st lieutenant, but there are regulations providing for the appointment of specially qualified men as captain, major and lieutenant-colonel. Specific questions may be addressed respectively to the offices of the Surgeon General,Chief of Dental Service, Chief of VeterinaryService, U. S. Army, Washington, D. C.

CHAPLAINS: The Army needs as chaplains ordained and active clergymen, between 24-45, with at least 3 years practical experience, who have ecclesiastical endorsement from the appropriate authority of their denomination. Initial appointment is as Ist lieutenant. Address: Corps Area Chaplain, nearest CorpsArea Headquarters, U. S. Army.

MILITARY INTELLIGENCE: Commissions direct to men in civil life for this service are occasionally granted to men of rare qualifications, when the Army cannot itself fill the post in question by assignment. An example of such qualifications would be a reading, writing and conversational knowledge of Japanese or Turkish or Arabic, preferably coupled with extended residence in the country involved. Because of the popular appeal of this branch of the service, it is stressed that appointments are extremely rare and on the basis of most unusual qualifications. Address: Executive Officer, G-2, War Department, Washington, D. C.

FINANCE DEPARTMENT: NO commissions are being granted to civilians. When the Chief of Finance, U. S. Army, announced last winter that applications from experienced men in finance fields would be received there were 10,000 applications for 125 vacancies. Accountants, auditors, etc. desiring Army service in this field must attempt to get assignment as enlisted or drafted men to the appropriate Officer Candidate School. Because of the supply of eligibles even this prospect would not appear very encouraging.

GENERAL: Men who believe that their special skill is one that would be useful to the Army and who desire military service, may write to the Adjutant General, or to the Office of the Coordinator of Information, Washington, D. C., stating the facts briefly and requesting a questionnaire for completion. Something may or may not come of it, but the applicant will have the satisfaction of having recorded his skill and willingness to serve with the proper authorities. These questionnaires are a pool of information on which various branches of the Army can draw. For example, the chartered accountant blocked from service in the Army Finance Department as such, might, if recorded here, eventually find his qualifications desired by some other branch of the Army.

Members of the "Dartmouth Indian Unit," First Naval District, USNR Aviation Base at Boston The flying group from Hanover is the largest college unit W. H. Gray '42, R. C. Dunham '39, G. L. Newell '42, F. L. of any yet established in the Naval Aviation program. These Torney Jr. '43, P. A. Bruch '44, J. P. Maguire Jr. '44, J. M. men of 1942, whose pictures individually are shown on the Idema '42, R. H. Higgins '43, R. M. Riggs '42, J. P. Riley cover and who began their intensive basic training in Naval Jr. '44, E. C. W. Barradale '44. Third row, standing: R. F. Aviation at Squantum in early June, are: front row, left to Kirk '42, W. B. Elcock Jr. '42, C. M. Pearson '42, J. M. Mc- right: J. I. Macdonald '44, R. B. Hill 2nd '42, T. L. Locke Devitt '44, W. H. McElnea Jr. '44, E. W. Roewer '44, R. R. Jr. '42, H. A. Brandt '44, E. H. Giusti '43, J. L. Farley '42, Laidlaw '44, R. McLaughry '44, R. D. Isner Jr. '44. (J. S. J. de S. Mendes '42, P. P. Geisler '42, H. J. Eckardt '42, R. D. Krol '43 not in picture.) Higgins '42, C. F. Herberger Jr. '42. Second row, standing:

LT. COL. HAROLD W. MASON '17 New Member of the Alumni Council byvirtue of election to the chairmanship ofthe executive committee, General Association of Alumni. He has recently been commissioned Lt. Col., U. S. A., with staffduties in Washington.