Appointment of Reserve Pilot Officers

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Title Source: Supreme Court: Appointment of Reserve Pilot Officers

Law: Republic Act No. 1231

Decision Date: Jun 7, 1955

Republic Act No. 1231 grants the President of the Philippines the authority to appoint reserve officer pilots from the United States Air Force or Philippine Air Force Flying Schools into the regular force of the Philippine Air Force, with the Act taking effect immediately upon approval.

Law Summary

Eligibility and Qualifications for Appointment

Eligible appointees must be graduates of either the Philippine Air Force Flying School or the United States Air Force Flying School.
These graduates must have been qualified for appointment as second lieutenants in the regular force of the Philippine Air Force upon their graduation.
The Act authorizes appointment into grades higher than second lieutenant, regardless of the initial qualification level.

Legal Framework and Limitations

The appointment authority is exercised notwithstanding sections four (b) and (c) of Republic Act No. 291.
The President may prescribe rules and regulations to govern the appointment process.
The authority to appoint reserve officer pilots is expressly limited to the conditions set by the Act.

Effectivity Clause

The Act takes effect immediately upon approval.

Summary of Important Concepts

Presidential discretionary power in military appointments.
Integration of reserve officers into the regular force.
Recognition of qualifications from established flying schools.
Temporal limitation on appointive authority (two-year window).
Requirement of endorsement by the Secretary of National Defense.

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