![]() ![]() Faced with the prospect of having to comply with hundreds, and potentially thousands, of inconsistent and easily changed decency laws in order to show their films, the studios chose self-regulation as the preferable option. Political pressure was increasing, with legislators in 37 states introducing almost one hundred film censorship bills in 1921. Many felt that the film industry had always been morally questionable. Hollywood in the 1920s was rocked by a number of notorious scandals, such as the murder of William Desmond Taylor and the alleged rape of Virginia Rappe by popular movie star Roscoe "Fatty" Arbuckle, which brought widespread condemnation from religious, civic, and political organizations. In 1922, after several risqué films and a series of off-screen scandals involving Hollywood stars, the studios enlisted Presbyterian elder Will H. Thou Shalt Not, a 1940 photo by Whitey Schafer illustrating the Code's strictures ![]() In 1968, after several years of minimal enforcement, the Production Code was replaced by the MPAA film rating system. The film industry followed the guidelines set by the code well into the late 1950s, but during this time, the code began to weaken owing to the combined impact of television, influence from foreign films, controversial directors (such as Otto Preminger) pushing boundaries, and intervention from the courts, including the US Supreme Court. The Production Code spelled out what was acceptable and unacceptable content for motion pictures produced for a public audience in the United States.įrom 1934 to 1954, the code was closely identified with Joseph Breen, the administrator appointed by Hays to enforce the code in Hollywood. ![]() Under Hays's leadership, the MPPDA, later known as the Motion Picture Association of America (MPAA) and now simply the Motion Picture Association (MPA), adopted the Production Code in 1930 and began rigidly enforcing it in mid-1934. Hays, who was the president of the Motion Picture Producers and Distributors of America (MPPDA) from 1922 to 1945. It is also popularly known as the Hays Code, after Will H. I have a lot more to say/information - but will keep it short(er) for now.The Motion Picture Production Code was a set of industry guidelines for the self-censorship of content that was applied to most United States motion pictures released by major studios from 1934 to 1968. I hope this helps other Officers waiting or wondering. The problem is - bugging your S1 - they will just log in, look at this same page and really can't do anything for you. This is mostly due to background checks on each scroll member to be completed and other deciding factors. The process is a disaster, sitting in many areas for DAYS with no movement. Not including the lost will be about a year start to finish to get O2-O3. So likely my scroll will be in the 150-180 days range for sitting in scroll, knock on wood. Mine is "Awaiting Dir of Mil Pers Mgmt" which it has been at for 50 days, and I hear the next step is sec of the army, which is the last step before orders are cut for promotion. It will also show you who it is waiting on. Note the color 1-50 is green, 50-120 is yellow, 120+ days is red. ![]() Once in there - you can see how many days in scroll it has been. You can go to the state G1 and click on Soldier data, then scroll down to federal rec status. It then goes to scroll (your name, on a list, from the G1 to the pentagon). Then.I was resubmitted 8 months later.again, as tier 1, to the VCB and within 60 days my state promotion orders to O3 posted. Yup.they lost my packet/didn't turn it in. Then.my packet was lost and when I was told all is well.the promotions for O3 came out and I was not on the list. You go to be placed as Tier 1-3 depending on time in grade, OER's, blah blah. Packet is turned in, verified by your S1 officer rep. Step one: Packet checklist to VPB (vacancy promotion board). Promotion to 1LT was nearly automatic, took less than 4 months and was scrolled very easily. I am also an officer in the NG, 19thSFG as an IMO. BLUF: Going over the process, the timeline and the issues of promoting as a National Guard Officer.īackground: I work as a contractor for HRC. ![]()
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