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 SIXTY-FOURTH CONGRESS. Sess. I. C11. 417. 1916. 585 · The appointment of student Byers shall continue in force for two '*`°”“°‘°PP°*¤‘¤°¤*~ years, _ ess sooner revoked by the Secreta of the Na, in his discretion, and at the end of such riod stuilznt Byers shhll be examined for qualification as qualiligd aviators: Provided, That if {,"°"**°·,,m such student_ Byers are not ualiiied, their appointment will be re- Sv revoked, or, if recommended (lay the examining board, they shall be transferred to the Naval Reserve Flying Corps and commissioned as ensrgns therein. Student Byers shall, after receiving a certificate of ualiiication Q“*“°°° "***°¤· as an aviator for actual Bying in aircraft, rank with midstliipmen and shall receive the same {pa; and allowances as midshipmen, plus R°°k°¤‘* P°Y· Bftytper centurn thereo : rovided, That student Byers who have I§ff•$°“¢,6u“wmm qualr ed as aviators under the provisions of this Act shall be com- rms. missioned acting ensi s for aeronautic duties onl, after three years service: Promd further That they shall have lieen examined Ex°ml”“"°"s‘ y a board of officers of the Naval  Corps to determine by a competitive examination prescribed by the Secretary of the Na their moral physical, and profemional fitness and the order of mdk in which  shall be commissioned: And   further, That mT,§,‘*F¥$,é•gr;'i_¤¤¤* any student {yer qualified as an aviator may at any time, in the discretion of e Secretary of the Navy, if his record warrants it, at his own request, be tramferred to the Naval Reserve Flying <><>¤¤¤¤i¤¤i¤¤¤. Corps and be~ •sensign therein:A»nd. That student Byers not considered qualified for eomnnssroms as 0*¤¤r¢¤¤¤f¤¤· acting enégns for aeronauticwlutiee only. may, rfrgon recommendationof theexaminingboard,betransferredto eNavalBeserve Corps and be commissioned as ensigs therein. e Secretary of the Navy is hereby authorized to establish aero- m¢:‘{¤1¤s nautic schools or the instruction and trainin of student Byers and ‘ prescribe the course of instruction and qualiications for certificate of graduation as a qua1iBed aviator. Nothing in this or any other Act shall be so construed as to pre- ,0'§`°§’,¥{§}{{, dgygj vent the temporary detail of officers and enlisted men of any branch ¤¤¤w¤¤. of the Navy or duty with aircraft. In the event of the death of an officer or enlisted man or student $§§§',‘{§ ‘}’,$}“',,‘fg,, B er of the Naval Flying Corps from wounds or disease, the result ”°¤· of? an aviation accident, not the result of his own misconduct, received while engaged in actual Bying in or in handling aircraft, the gratuity to be pai under the provisions of the Act approved August twenty-second, nineteen hundred and twelve, entnt ed "An Act making appropriations for the naval service for the fiscal year end- mY,;}M§8· P- °”· ing June tilrirtieth, nineteen hundred and thirteen, and for other v¤¤.¤v,p.w. purposes/’ shall be an amount txgwéual to one year’s ay at the rate received by such officer or enlis man or student flyer at the time mum Dum mt of the accident resultigg in his death. In all cases where an officer eeamwemuuxy. or enlisted man or st ent Byer of the Navy or Marme (, or where a student Byer or an enlisted man of the N avy_ or e Corps is disabled by reason of any injury received or disease contracted in line of duty, the result of an av1ation_ accident, received while employled in actual Bying in or in handling aircraft, the amount of pension a owed shall be double that authorized to  paid should death or the   have occurred by reason of an mgury received or disease contrac in line of duty not the result o an aviation accident. . Student B rs and the acting ensigns and acting lieutenants ,,¤}§§{._]"‘· °“""" éiunior gradelaand actingxseoond and first lieutenants or aeronautic uties only provided for erein shall be subject to the laws and regutions and orders for the government of the Navy, but shall not be entitled to retirement or retired  _ _ ‘ mum N The enlisted personnel of the aval     d1s·¤m. tributed by the Secretary of the Navy in the various ratings as