Chapter 647. To amend the second paragraph of section 5 of the National Defense Act, as amended by the Act of September 22, 1922, by adding thereto a provision that will authorize the names of certain graduates of the General Service Schools and of the Army War College, not at present eligible for selection to t
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Chap. 647: To amend the second paragraph of section 5 of the National Defense Act, as amended by the Act of September 22, 1922, by adding thereto a provision that will authorize the names of certain graduates of the General Service Schools and of the Army War College, not at present eligible for selection to the General Staff Corps eligible list, to be added to that list. Chapter 647 45 Stat. 618 1928-05-21 United States Government Publishing Office text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain.
Digitization Vendor 2025-01-24 70 1 public Chapter 647.— An Act To amend the second paragraph of section 5 of the National Defense Act, as amended by the Act of September 22, 1922, by adding thereto a provision that will authorize the names of certain graduates of the General Service Schools and of the Army War College, not at present eligible for selection to the General Staff Corps eligible list, to be added to that list. May 21, 1928.[[S. 1828](/us/bill/70/s/1828).][[Public, No. 445](/us/pl/70/445).] *Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,* That the second National Defense Act Amendments.Vol. 42, p. 1032, amended.paragraph of section 5 of the National Defense Act, as amended by the Act approved June 4, 1920, and further amended by the Act of September 22, 1922, be, and the same is hereby amended to read as follows:
General Staff Corps.Eligibility requirements for assignment thereto. " “After the completion of the initial General Staff Corps eligible list, the name of no officer shall be added thereto unless upon graduation from the General Staff School he is specifically recommended as qualified for General Staff duty, and hereafter no officer of the General Staff Corps, except the Chief of Staff, shall be To War Department General Staff.assigned as a member of the War Department General Staff unless he is a graduate of the General Staff College or his name is borne *Provisos.*Graduates of other Army schools may be added to eligible list.on the initial eligible list: *Provided,* That nothing herein shall operate to debar the name of any graduate of the Army War College, the Command and General Staff School, or the former General Staff College, General Staff School, Army Staff College, the Staff College, the School of the Line, the Army School of the Line, or the Infantry-Cavalry School from being added to the General Staff Corps eligible list if the manner of the performance of his duties and quality of his work is such as to indicate that he has since become well qualified for General Staff duty, and he is so Additions from qualified National Guard and reserve officers.recommended by a board of general officers: *And provided further,* That the name of any National Guard or reserve officer who has demonstrated by actual service with the War Department General Staff during a period of not less than six months, as hereinafter provided for, that he is qualified for General Staff duty, may, upon the recommendation of a board consisting of the general officers of the War Department General Staff, assistants to the Chief of Staff, Publication of eligible list.be added to said eligible list at any time.
The Secretary of War shall publish annually the list of officers eligible for General Staff duty, and such eligibility shall be noted in the annual Army Details as acting General Staff officers to fill vacancies.Register. If at any time the number of officers available and eligible for detail to the General Staff 619officers under such regulations as the President may prescribe: *Provided,* That in order to insure intelligent cooperation between Additional details from noncombatant branches.the General Staff and the several noncombatant branches, officers of such branches may be detailed as additional members of the General Staff Corps under such special regulations as to eligibility and redetail as may be prescribed by the President, but not more Limit to War Department General Staff.than two officers from each such branch shall be detailed as members of the War Department General Staff.
” " Approved, May 21, 1928.
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To amend the second paragraph of section 5 of the National Defense Act, as amended by the Act of September 22, 1922, by adding thereto a provision that will authorize the names of certain graduates of the General Service Schools and of the Army War College, not at present eligible for selection to t
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