Editing Dwight D. Eisenhower (section)

===Philippine tenure (1935–1939)===
In 1935, Eisenhower accompanied MacArthur to the Philippines, where he served as assistant military adviser to the [[Commonwealth of the Philippines|Philippine government]] in developing their army. MacArthur allowed Eisenhower to handpick an officer whom he thought would contribute to the mission. Hence he chose [[James Basevi Ord|James Ord]], a classmate of his at West Point. Having been brought up in Mexico, which inculcated into him the Spanish culture which influenced both Mexico and the Philippines, Ord was deemed the right pick for the job. Eisenhower had strong philosophical disagreements with MacArthur regarding the role of the [[Philippine Army]] and the leadership qualities that an American army officer should exhibit and develop in his subordinates. The antipathy between Eisenhower and MacArthur lasted the rest of their lives.<ref>Irish, Kerry. "Dwight Eisenhower and Douglas MacArthur in the Philippines: There Must Be a Day of Reckoning", ''Journal of Military History'', April 2010, Vol. 74, Issue 2, pp. 439–473.</ref>

Historians have concluded that this assignment provided valuable preparation for handling the challenging personalities of [[Winston Churchill]], George S. Patton, George Marshall, and Bernard Montgomery during World War II. Eisenhower later emphasized that too much had been made of the disagreements with MacArthur and that a positive relationship endured.<ref>{{harvnb|Ambrose|1983|p=94}}</ref> While in Manila, Mamie suffered a life-threatening stomach ailment but recovered fully. Eisenhower was promoted to the rank of permanent lieutenant colonel in 1936. He also learned to fly with the [[Philippine Army Air Corps]] at the Zablan Airfield in [[Camp Aguinaldo|Camp Murphy]] under Capt. [[Jesús A. Villamor|Jesus Villamor]], making a solo flight over the Philippines in 1937, and obtained his private pilot's license in 1939 at [[Fort Lewis (Washington)|Fort Lewis]].<ref name="Villamor">{{cite book |last1=Villamor |first1=Jesus |last2=Snyder |first2=Gerald |title=They Never Surrendered |date=1968 |publisher=Vera-Reyes, Inc. }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.eisenhower.archives.gov/research/finding_aids/pdf/Eisenhower_Dwight_Pre_Presidential_Papers/Principal_File.pdf |title=Dwight D. Eisenhower Pre-Presidential Papers, 1916–52 |publisher=Eisenhower Presidential Library |access-date=August 16, 2017 |year=1997 |page=74 |quote=references to Eisenhower's pilot's license |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170209201349/https://www.eisenhower.archives.gov/Research/Finding_Aids/pdf/Eisenhower_Dwight_Pre_Presidential_Papers/Principal_File.pdf |archive-date=February 9, 2017 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite journal|journal=Air Progress|date=August 1989|page=62|first=Nick|last=Komons|title=unknown title}}</ref> Also around this time, he was offered a post by the [[Philippine Commonwealth]] Government, namely by then Philippine President [[Manuel L. Quezon]] on recommendations by MacArthur, to become the chief of police of a new capital being planned, now named [[Quezon City]], but he declined the offer.<ref>{{Cite book|author=Merrit, Jésus V.|title=Our presidents: profiles in history|page=77|year=1962}}</ref>