▁training ▁with ▁the ▁Royal ▁F lying ▁Corps . ▁After ▁three ▁weeks ▁of ▁rec ruit ▁instruction ▁at ▁Le as ide ▁Aer od rome , ▁personnel ▁of ▁the ▁ 1 7 th ▁were ▁distributed ▁to ▁various ▁locations ▁for ▁special ized ▁training , ▁while ▁Old s ▁and ▁the ▁squad ron ▁headquarters ▁were ▁located ▁at ▁Camp ▁B orden , ▁Ontario . ▁Old s ▁remained ▁squad ron ▁commander ▁until ▁October ▁ 1 5 , ▁when ▁he ▁became ▁a ▁flying ▁instruct or ▁at ▁Scott ▁Field , ▁Illinois . ▁ ▁In ▁December ▁ 1 9 1 7 ▁Old s ▁was ▁transferred ▁as ▁an ▁instruct or ▁to ▁Ell ington ▁Field , ▁Texas , ▁where ▁he ▁advanced ▁through ▁various ▁super vis ory ▁positions , ▁beginning ▁with ▁solo ▁and ▁formation ▁stages ▁and ▁progress ing ▁to ▁Officer - In - Char ge ▁( O IC ) ▁F lying ▁and ▁O IC ▁Training . ▁ ▁He ▁was ▁promoted ▁to ▁captain ▁on ▁September ▁ 3 , ▁ 1 9 1 8 , ▁and ▁sent ▁to ▁France . ▁ ▁Capt . ▁Old s ▁was ▁assigned ▁to ▁purs uit ▁training ▁at ▁the ▁ 3 rd ▁A viation ▁Inst ruction ▁Center ▁at ▁Iss oud un ▁on ▁September ▁ 2 5 . ▁After ▁comple ting ▁the ▁course , ▁he ▁was ▁assigned ▁to ▁the ▁ 7 th ▁A viation ▁Inst ruction ▁Center ▁at ▁Cl erm ont - F err and , ▁where ▁he ▁became ▁" Tra ining ▁Officer ▁for ▁Bomb ard ment " ▁and ▁later ▁Officer - In - Char ge . ▁On ▁January ▁ 1 4 , ▁ 1 9