§_622 2*1_2·LE 'Genernl Cemmemdnnt ng the Marine Corps the President ma: appoint in such peéiticn. by and with the ndvl<.·e_and` éonsen of the Senate, nn eizlicer of the Marine Corps nnthe activé list net below the mnk of colnnel, wh0"sl1all held 0Ece zis· suc] Maier: General `Cnmmnndnnt for n term of four years, rmles senner relieved. (Dee. 19, 1913, c. 3, 38 ··Stat.. 241; Aug. w 1916, (:.1417, 39 Stnt:609.) ._ l· `_ · ” X 622. Maier General Commandantg rank and pay;4-—The Maja: ` €§eneml_ Ccnnnnndnnt et the Marine Corps, while iso ‘S€11YlD£ shall hnve=t.l1e_rnnk-,’pny,·nndinllcwnhces ·0t_a major general i1 the Army. (Dee. 19, 1913, Ué. 3, 38-Stat. 2—11;~Aug; 29, 191E e.-117, 39;Stnt.;609.) ~ ~ ,_ ‘· Q ~ 1, ` 623. (Micer serving as Mejor General Commnndant ehsll -b additienal number.--—An etiicer serving as Major Genetal. Com mnndzmt Shall be cnri·'ied··ns mi·aaait 10mn number in, hl _grnde·w11ile sd` serving, {md after his return to duty in 111 grade until; said grade is reduced to the number authorize by law., This section shall not epeinte tb lnerease or redue _ h the tntal number of j0tHcers nt the Marine Ccn·{3s,_ (Dec. 19 1913, c. 3, 38 Stat. 241: Augl 29, 1916, c. 417, 39 Stat. $09.) 624. 'Appnintgnent of heads ef. sta§ `départmeut.—Hereafte; as vac£1nc·ies occur, .tl1e*’he}1ds of staff departments shall b appointed for termspf four yeags f1‘01l1,`0Hl('€l°S· hdlgiing pe: mnnent nppnintmentsin tlwdepnrtxnents in which the vncxmcie ·q·ceni· wiwse. nnmee appear .011 eligible lists 'prepared nnnuall; by ·n beard qt not less t·1inn'five `0Qcers` of the Marine Corp nbdve the"g1*£1de qr rémk _0f colonel, iuéhidlng the.Mt1j01‘ Gen eral (jémnaandant and the heads of the stef departments, nm approved by the 1’resident,‘bu't_ nb head of a. staK depnptmen nppginted for a ternf of tout years shall `sit as A member .0 ' the board “d_m‘ing`consideratibnief] names for the eligible lis fo; his department; Such appointments shall be ma_de_ by th President and be for n term -0f foi1r¤yea1*s,‘—·und‘the oflicer he nppeinted shall be recommissioxied in the·grade to yvhiehln; pointed; Provided, Thntdu case there be no omecr holdin, ,21 permanent appcintnient in `a· staE· department whose nam ’ js borne Lon the eligiblesliét fer appointment ns head of tha department, the appointment éhali be made from · 0Hicers 0 — iield rank Zo; the Marine Corps whesennmes are borne on the nferesnid eligible ligt .fer` that department. `~ (A\1g.».‘29, ‘191€ c. 417; 39 Stat. 610;-Mar. 4, 1925,1;. 536, 5 7, 43 Stat. 1272.) ‘ _625; ()$eers with rnnk and pay of brigadiei general.--Th ·0HlC€IIS serving ln the seuibr grade _0t the Adjutant 'aud lm 'sneetofs, Qu;nrtex·xnnste1j’s,· &1ldfP8YlIl&StG!`SPD§§8ftIil&¥1tS shall ‘ while éervingltherein, have the rank; pay, Qndnllowances of : Brigadier general, (Aug: 29, 1}}.16, c. 417, 39—S_tat._609.) l ‘ · 625. Com missioned pe;·sennfel_; » proportionate distribntiima- , The total, number of comxnissicnecf emeers et the nctivelillst 0 the line and stnE of·‘·the`Marine Corps, excl¤usive—`0£ 0mcers"b0r¤· t on the Navy list as additional numbers, bball be 4 per eentum of the_.t0£al autherlzewleulistegl stren»gtih'0f the active list 0 the Marine Corps, exelnsive of the Maiihe Band, and of mex under Sentence of dlsehnrge by e0nrt—mm·tial, distributed in th - proportion of bne oihcér with rank seni0rIte”`eel0nel to fen with the rank 0; cqlenel, to five with the tank of lieuteuan
- colonel, te, fourteen with the rnnk of mnjorfitb thirty~seve1
with the yank of enptainyte th·lrty·0i1e,with the rank -0f Hrs
lieutenant, to thirtyene with the- rnnket eeeond lieutenant . (Aug. 29§1916,c.417,39 Stntféw.) _. · ·: · · J ~ 627. Maier General Cennmmdant included in determining ¢>&eers with rank seninr te eelonel.-ilu deteémining the pfdmr with ra nk senior to colonel there shall be_ included, the cmce; serving as Major Gwerfnl Cmnmnndant. (Au; 29, 1916, c. 417 —39Stnt.6@.) £·‘ j .. , ‘ · ’ " . 528. Stahl cmcers counted as being of rank of eelenel;-—-·Fo1 _ the purpose et determining the number ot e&cem in the variow _ ranks as herein provided the staff omcers mentioned in section `· . 4625 shall be counted ng beingnt the mn!. of celenelx (AN %, 1916, c. $117, 39 Stat._6®.)_ ’ ‘ 1 A h
. ’ , _, \ Q4. 2\·AYTY( M f yl 629. Majér gencrglsx-:—Tl1e·mnk and title at major wp ~.. t is hereby created in tkw Marine C»ci·w,~ ami the <p;;QS;3,;i;H}i
- , ajgthorizgd to ‘ nominate. fwd. by ignd ’wi£h the ;¤m~p.{. 2. W
u cgnsenf: ot the Senate, tv Sbpviut. wé méjcs geueing $$1,- S Shalifat gl} timesbc junivr in tv the Major (:1.;,,i;* N ` », (ioxpmandaptg and alsq onh tcmpomry major genera! in gf Mm-me Corpg, $*}:10 shall at ai!-timé bv junior to'. uw 1,,,; r mancnt uiajpngexxeml. (July 1, 1918,; c. 114, 49 Stat. 713.:: Q I,. 630. Brigadier gexi¢rals.--·Brig&dicr generals of the line Arm: I1 subject to, physical examination, hé appointed from ¤·< »i§»x;;·L; ` i,__ pr the lim} whose; names are bcrne vn the eligible lis: ;»y{·;,;,m annually bY'&·b031'd ‘0f not lm than-·§ve general émeers of me c, Marine Gqrps, aud.ap?p1‘6V€’d bY‘ the P1’€Sid®t.’ (Aug. 2S», mjé; h- c. 417, 39 Stat. 809; Mar. 4, 19%; c. 533, Q 7, G Stat. 1272.; ’
a. `631z‘P1fom¤tion=£q grade of ·br$¢&£¢! xéhenl as Shing #3.
s <ca¤cy ,therein.·-·-The prqmctfion gc the_ grade » of brigandipr gm- Q eral qt any omcer carried gs gn additional mxmbéraixx the zraete 6 ot colonel shall. bq held to Bil 'a vacancy in the grade- gi mg` P; aqiér general. (Aug, @,:1916, c. 417, %`St&t. @9; Mar. 4, 1s»·j.;. _ c.'536, §'j7, 43.Stsit.`1272.) , . I ’· me · 632. Spa! ohcérs; number; _-smwg depm. 6 'me;1ts;——Tl;e ‘;ota1 commissioned personnel ci thé ;u._1;w ljgq f- or the staff ‘ departments, whether serving therén under {pe;. 8 mmzent ‘ap;i0intménts··~ at tmder temporary » dc-emu, as Ohgygg}, Y provided, shall be 8 per centum of thé ;¤th0i·ised( commis.¤s»z»»e¤1‘ 5 strength bf the Marine Corps, land of this- total one-Enh ému 1* ~ Qcimstitute the adjutant am; impectcfa éepurtmint, oixe-many d; the p;1§m&sTte1·’s. department, gm thmehiths thé. q¤m·te·m ;¤»-‘ if tei·’s department; (Aug. 29,1916, c.! 417, 39 Stat. 610.) » ` Y · 633. Vacsngciés in Jove; gxqdeb of EMS deptitnwntsg lm:
- § _§lIed.—-·gmy vacanéy hereafter ih thé lower ·gm¢ae ·»t _
Q any staff_'department_ShaH bc Ella} by the detail bf au,01%%u·i , °· of the line for ·a period ht tout years umm sooner mliewedz _ " (Aug. 29, 19}6,,c. 417, 39 Stai:._610.) ,· - . _ _` . _ `· S i 634: Vscxméics in grade af second; lieateasnt; haw §l}eé.~— _ 6- Vacaxicies. in the grade .01. seécud lieuténant shall bc iilied; t first, as tar hs practicable from graduatm abths Naval Acadf ,2m#e.ac1i. year gm completing the presgrribw €0§1l`88_ at me ?‘ Naval Academy; second, from `xperitoiiuui ¤0néumi;1is~si£»:;vi 1 ’
- » officérs of fha Marine Corps; cmd, third, from civii Jifv.
‘ (Mar. 3, 1899, c. 413, § 19, 30` Stat. 1608; Mar. 3, 1903Q 041010. - 9 "32 Stat.f1198;»May•13;_.19(}8, c. 166; 35 Siat. 155; Maui '?},;s¢12. f,
- ' c. 53, 37 Stat. 7;%; July -9, 19,13, c. 5, 38‘_"St&tQ 103.) _
[• j 635} Midshipme¤·c;=Ycgde¢s_; wkén auf digiNe.-·~N¤ midsh?p·` E man ag the United S§at:es"N;wél Amdemy qi cadet jar me ·‘ United States Military Academy who isms ta graduate therw " frgm shall be eligible · fb:. appointment a mmmissioxied ui}? —, { Q€1‘.iI1,thB,M!lI`i¤€ Corps umu after the gmdimtjan ofxhe crmss ‘ E bf which he was a member. _(Ai1g. 29,1916, c,\417, 39 Sm:. B611.)_ ~ __ i I P 636. Appcinteés fmm civil life.———·App0i;mzes tc the grade nf· U second lieutem1nt,_ it. ¤.pp¤ime¤ .fm;§·; civil im·,.s1;gI1 be bcgwew 6 the ages of twegity ami tw·énty·§ve yum, aud Salam feceivirng _ Y é c0ré°mis’sion in the Murine; Gorps,_ each qppqgutge glyall- estab-
t liSh‘t0 the satisfaction of chg Secretary at tha` 1}I¥vy his mental.
B physical, moral, and pmifessihmi qmlmmuons mr' such i‘**{!i’— I mission. (Axig, 29, 19}6, c. 417, w Stat. 610.) ‘ - _ ` F- 637. Agé and qugliémticiné at nppciuteé; in gem.·ral.··g- . Except as otherwi_se” providéd izrthis titlé, no person sh¤11‘ix· K, &ppq§ntcd` d ctuhmissicucd `\0$CB1’ in the gaping Qéypgs who iF 8 under twenty`01: over ttgirgy years at age ¤m·__u;ml· l1c_SlmU Y lhaya passed such examination as may? be pmseribed by fiw Z President ·h0f‘ the United States. , (Mar. 3, 18€)9,<c. 413, § if"{ 30‘Stat. 10%.) " _` _` _ ~ ·. , 1* 638. Prabntimmry appoixitmenu;-g-Appq£;tu1e¤ts {man _ n¤=¤· S `cummissioned bgicers pi gthe Mafing gm} irbfm lcivil 1ii¤‘· _ ’ ·€¥°°Pt ¤$ P?°Vi¢éd iii secticn 639, ghall be for ar lgwbgntionary · I. ineriéd .0§ two yc:m:s;¤ixd pay be revoked at any time, dprim; thht `perlod by the Scgcgretarii of the Navy: Prjoviééé further, _
