§ 721 TITLE 34.--NAVY Page 3098 of all other notarial acts. (Apr. 25, 1935, ch. 81, Sea. 735. Personnel; definitions. 49 Stat. 101.) Par. 1. "Naval aviator" defined. MISCELLANEOUS Par. 2. "Aviation pilot" defined. Par. 3. "Naval aviation observer" defined. § 721. Purchase of uniforms, accouterments, and equip- Par. 4. Line officers of Navy detailed to avia- ment for sale at cost prices. tion schools, stations, and units. Par. 5. Line officers of Navy detailed to air- The appropriation "Clothing, Marine Corps" shall craft carriers and tenders. be available for the purchase of uniforms, accouter- Par. 6. Promotion of ofmicers specializing in ments, and equipment for sale at cost prices to officers aviation. Par. 7. Line officers of Marine Corps detailed unde, such regulations as the Secretary of the Navy to aviation service. may prescribe. (July 11, 1919, ch. 9, 41 Stat. 154.) Par. 8. Number of enlisted pilots. 736. Facilities for training of naval aviators and en- TRANSFER OF FUtcTioNS listed pilots. Functions relating to procurement of supplies, etc. 737. Appointment of naval aviators of Naval and Marine transferred from all other agencies to Procurement Divi- Corps Reserve to line of Regular Navy and sion, see section 1 of Ex. Ord. No. 6160, June 10, 1933, set Marine Corps. out in note to section 132 of Title 5, Executive Depart- 738. Same; promotion; exemption from sea service qual- ments and Government Officers and Employees. ification. NAVAL FLYING CORPS §722. Clothing for marines discharged for bad con- 741. Composition of Naval Flying Corps. duct. 742. Promotion of oicers commissioned for aeronautic The appropriation "General expenses, Marine duty only. Corps", shall be available for the purchase of civilian 743. Regulations governing term of enlistment, qualifi- cations, and advancement of enlisted men. outer clothing, not to exceed $15 per man, to be 744. Ratings of enlisted men. issued when necessary to marines discharged for 745. Pay. bad conduct, undesirability, unfitness, or inaptitude. 746. Student flyers in addition to officers and enlisted men. (Mar. 4, 1925, ch. 536, § 10, 43 Stat. 1274.) 747. Detail from other branches as student aviators or TRANSFER OF FUNCIONS airmen. 748. Pay and allowances of officers and enlisted men Procurement of supplies functions transferred, see note detailed as student aviators or airmen. to section 721 of this title. CONSTRUCTION OF AIRCRAIT AND ENCOURAGEMENT § 723. Exchange of used articles in part payment for OF AVIATION purchase of like articles. 749. Construction program. Worn-out sewing machines, machinery, rubber 749a. Same; construction at navy yards; appropriation. 749b. Increase in number of naval aircraft. tires, and band instruments may be exchanged in 749c. Same; further increase of June 14, 1040. part payment for the purchase of like articles. (Mar. 749o-1. Same; further increase of June 15, 1040. 4, 1917, ch. 180, 39 Stat. 1189.) 749d. Same: further increase of July 19, 1940. CRoss REF'RENCES TRANSFER OF FUNCTIONS Aviation cadets in Naval and Marine Corps Reserves, see Procurement of supplies functions transferred, see note sections 842 et seq. of this title. to section 721 of this title. Encouragement of aviation by holding competition in designs of aircraft, parts, and accessories, see section 310 § 724. Use of receipts from post laundries. of Title 10, Army. The funds received in payment for laundry work GENERAL PROVISIONS performed by post laundries shall be used to defray the cost of operation of such laundries and the re- § 731. Naval aviation to control all aerial operations attached ceipts and expenditures shall be accounted for in to a fleet. accordance with the methods prescribed by law, and Naval aviation shall have control of all aerial op- any sums remaining at the end of the fiscal year erations attached to a fleet, including shore stations after such cost of maintenance and operation have whose maintenance is necessary for operation con- nected with the fleet, for construction and experi- been defrayed shall be deposited In the Treasury to mentation and for the training of personnel. (June the credit of the appropriation from which the cost 5, 1920, ch. 240, 41 Stat. 954.) of operation of such plants is paid. (July 11, 1919, oh. 9, 41 Stat. 155.) § 732. Number of officers and enlisted men of Navy and Marine Corps detailed to duty in aircraft. Chapter 14.-NAVAL AVIATION The number of officers and enlisted men of the GENERAL PROVISIONS Navy and Marine Corps detailed to duty in aircraft Sec. and involving actual flying and to duties in connec- 731. Naval aviation to control all aerial operations at- tion with aircraft shall after July 12, 1921 be in ac- tached to a fleet. cordance with the requirements of naval aviation as 732. Number of officers and enlisted men of Navy and determined by the Secretary of the Navy. (July Marine Corps detailed to duty in aircraft. 12, 1921, ch. 44, § 8, 42 Stat. 141.) 732a. Number of tactical and gunnery observers detailed to duty in aircraft. CROSS REFERENCE 733. Temporary detail of other officers and men for Increase of pay of officers, warrant officers, and enlisted aircraft duty. men detailed to duty involving flying, number detailed, 734. Command of flying units or detachments. see section 29 of Title 37, Pay and Allowances. Page 3099 TITLE 34.-NAVY 117/36 § 732a. Number of tactical and gunnery observers de- Par. 3. "Naval aviation observer" defined. tailed to duty in aircraft. When the term "naval aviation observer" is used That exclusive of student aviators and qualified in this section or any Act passed after June 24, 1926, aircraft pilots of the Navy and Marine Corps, the it shall mean any commissioned or warrant officer in number of tactical and gunnery observers of the the Navy or Marine Corps who has successfully com- Navy and Marine Corps detailed to duty in aircraft pleted the course prescribed by competent authority and involving actual flying shall hereafter be in ac- as a naval aviation observer and who has been in the cordance with the requirements of naval aviation as air not less than one hundred hours and who has been determined by the Secretary of the Navy. (July or may hereafter be designated or appointed as a 22, 1935, ch. 402, § 8, 49 Stat. 490.) naval aviation observer by competent authority in the Navy. RrEAL The second sentence of section 8 of act July 22, 1935, Par. 4. Line officers of Navy detailed to aviation cited to text, provided that so much of section 29 of schools, stations, and units-Qualifications. title 37 which Is inconsistent with or in conflict with this When a line officer of the Navy is to be detailed to section, insofar as it relates to the Navy and Marine Corps, Is repealed. the command of a Navy aviation school or of a Navy air station or of a Navy air unit organized for flight § 733. Temporary detail of other officers and men for tactical purposes he shall be a naval aviator. aircraft dt.Ly. Par. 5. Line officers of Navy detailed to aircraft car- Nothing In any Act shall be so construed as to pre- riers and tenders-Qualifications. vent the temporary detail of officers and enlisted men Line officers detailed to command of aircraft car- of any branch of the Navy for duty with aircraft. riers or aircraft tenders shall be naval aviators or (Aug. 29, 1916, ch. 417, 39 Stat. 585.) naval aviation observers who are otherwise qualified. Par. 6. Promotion of officers specializing in aviation. § 734. Command of flying units or detachments, Any officer of the Navy, line, or staff of the perma- Flying units or detachments, with the exception of nent rank or grade of commander or lieutenant com- aircraft carriers or other vessels, shall in all cases be mander, on June 24, 1926, who has specialized in avia- commanded by flying officers. (July 12, 1921, ch. 44, tion for such a period of time as to jeopardize his § 8, 42 Stat. 141.) selection for promotion or advancement to the next higher grade or rank under existing provisions of Cnoss 1Rz'EiNCz Commanders of aircraft carriers or tenders to be naval law and whose service in aviation has been in the aviators or naval aviation observers otherwise qualified, public interest shall be so notified by the Secretary see paragraph 5 of section 735 of this title. of the Navy and at his own request be designated as g 135. Personnel; definitions-Par. I. "Naval aviator" an officer who will be carried as an additional num- ber in the next higher grade or rank not above the defined. grade of captain if and when promoted or advanced When the term "naval aviator" is used in this sec- thereto: Provided, That selection boards in cases of tion or any Act passed after June 24, 1926, it shall such officers shall confine their consideration to the mean any commissioned officer or warrant line officer fitness alone of such officers for promotion, not to in the Navy or Marine Corps who has successfully the comparative fitness of such officers. completed the course prescribed by competent au- Par. 7. Line officers of Marine Corps detailed to avia- thority for naval aviators and who has been or may tion service-Qualifications. hereafter be designated or appointed a naval aviator When a line officer of the Marine Corps is to be by competent authority and who has flown alone in detailed to the command of a Marine Corps aviation a heavier-than-air craft not less than seventy-five school or of a Marine Corps air station or*of a Marine hours and who has flown in heavier-than-air craft a Corps air unit organized for flight tactical purposes total of not less than two hundred hours or who has he shall be a Marine Corps aviator.