In 1930, he graduated from Air Corps Tactical School at Langley Field, Virginia. Yount commanded Rockwell Air Depot, California, until July 1932, when he assumed command of Bolling Field, Washington, D.C. In 1935, he graduated from the Army Industrial College, and in 1936 he graduated from the Army War College. He then assumed command of Hickham Field, Hawaii, being promoted to brigadier general. In 1938, he was appointed Assistant Chief of the Army Air Corps in Washington, D.C. In 1940, Yount was assigned to command Army Air Forces in Panama, but just a month later was reassigned to command the Southeast Air District, Tampa, Florida, being promotion to major general.
