^"''^Tiy^m'S:}       Army  and  Navy  Pharmacists.  463 
of  Commissioned  Pharmacists,  has  become  a  reality.  In  the  final 
draft  of  the  bill,  without  the  knowledge  of  the  Surgeon  General's 
office,  the  time  required  for  service  as  a  private  before  being  eligible 
for  a  commission  in  the  regular  army,  was  changed  from  three  years 
to  two  years.  The  highest  rank  in  the  Corps  was  reduced  from 
major  to  captain.  It  is  interesting  to  know  that  with  the  many 
criticisms  of  the  Wadsworth  Bill,  this  feature  has  never  been  ques- 
tioned and  as  the  General  Staff  of  the  Army  have  also  given  their 
approval  of  the  establishment  of  this  corps,  it  is  reasonable  to  ex- 
pect that  when  the  Wadsworth  Bill  is  finally  passed,  the  Medical 
Administrative  Corps  will  become  a  part  of  the  law.  Dr.  Ireland 
has  asked  that  pharmacists  of  military  experience  and  of  the  highest 
technical  training  be  selected  for  his  assistance  in  the  organization 
of  the  Pharmaceutical  Section  of  this  Corps.  This  officer,  or  possibly 
two  officers,  representing  the  several  phases  of  pharmacy,  would 
possibly  be  commissioned  as  a  major  in  the  Reserve  Corps  and  then 
placed  on  active  duty  for  the  time  necessary  for  organization. 
Some  additional  details  about  the  pharmacist's  place  in  the 
new  army  will  be  of  interest  to  every  pharmacist.  It  will  be  in 
the  reserve  corps  in  peace  time  that  pharmacy  will  have  the  greatest 
opportunity  and  the  most  attractive  service.  Here  graduates  of 
pharmacy  who  meet  the  other  necessary  requirements,  including 
proper  recommendation,  and  who  have  been  approved  by  the  proper 
officer  in  the  Surgeon  General's  office,  will  be  recommended  for  com- 
missions as  second  lieutenants  in  the  Reserve  Corps,  even  though 
they  have  no  military  experience.  It  is  understood  that  there  will 
be  about  1400  of  these  commissions  available.  The  Medical  Corps 
has  secured  for  its  training  school,  the  old  Indian  school  grounds  at 
Carlisle,  Pa.,  where  training  will  be  given  in  all  sections  of  the  corps, 
including  the  pharmaceutical  division.  Men  who  have  been  com- 
missioned as  second  lieutenants,  or  with  possibly  a  higher  rating,  due 
to  experience  in  the  World  War,  will  be  asked  to  take  six  weeks  of 
training  during  the  four  years  of  enlistment.  This  training  may  be 
taken  at  one  time  or  divided,  and  the  school  will  be  open  throughout 
the  year.  As  soon  as  an  officer  notifies  the  department  that  he  is 
ready  to  take  the  training,  he  will  be  placed  on  active  duty  and  his 
pay  start  before  leaving  home.  The  pay  of  a  second  lieutenant  is 
about  $1700  per  year. 
In  the  Navy,  the  passage  of  the  Darrow  Bill  is  yet  uncertain, 
but  Secretary  Daniels  has  agreed  to  assist  in  securing  permanent 
