▁at ▁Marine ▁Bar ra cks ▁Quant ico , ▁where ▁he ▁remained ▁until ▁July ▁ 1 9 2 3 . ▁Mc Kit tr ick ▁was ▁subsequently ▁attached ▁to ▁the ▁Observ ation ▁Squadron ▁ 2 ▁within ▁First ▁Marine ▁Brigade ▁and ▁fle w ▁for ▁H ait i . ▁During ▁his ▁service ▁there , ▁he ▁was ▁promoted ▁to ▁the ▁rank ▁of ▁first ▁lieutenant ▁in ▁November ▁ 1 9 2 3 . ▁Mc Kit tr ick ▁returned ▁states ide ▁in ▁August ▁ 1 9 2 5 ▁and ▁following ▁the ▁service ▁with ▁F ighter ▁Squadron ▁Two ▁at ▁Quant ico , ▁he ▁was ▁appointed ▁a ▁student ▁at ▁Advanced ▁F lying ▁School ▁at ▁Kelly ▁Field , ▁Texas . ▁ ▁Following ▁the ▁gradu ation ▁from ▁the ▁flying ▁school ▁in ▁April ▁ 1 9 2 6 , ▁Mc Kit tr ick ▁returned ▁to ▁the ▁Observ ation ▁Squadron ▁ 2 ▁at ▁Quant ico . ▁During ▁the ▁spring ▁of ▁ 1 9 2 7 , ▁he ▁was ▁ordered ▁to ▁Man agua , ▁Nic ar agua , ▁for ▁av iation ▁duty . ▁Mc Kit tr ick ▁was ▁ordered ▁to ▁the ▁Naval ▁Air ▁Station ▁P ens ac ola , ▁Florida ▁in ▁August ▁ 1 9 2 7 ▁and ▁served ▁as ▁an ▁instruct or ▁until ▁July ▁ 1 9 2 9 , ▁when ▁he ▁was ▁transferred ▁to ▁the ▁Naval ▁Air ▁Station ▁San ▁Diego . ▁He ▁returned ▁to ▁Nic ar agua ▁with ▁the ▁Second ▁Marine ▁Brigade ▁in ▁May ▁ 1 9 3 1 ▁and ▁participated ▁in ▁the ▁pat rol ▁av iation ▁duties ▁as ▁pilot ▁and ▁engineering ▁officer ▁until ▁June