The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1882-12-13
Appointments in the German Army.


II Is only exceptionally and as a re-
Tard for distinguished bravery in ac-
ton that German non-cOmmissioned Of
fcers are promoted officers. Appoint
uents Of this kind are so rare that itmay
be laid down as q rule that non com
missioned officer cannot hope TO receive
q commission He Is content with his
position. and Is Loo ed up 10 by the mass
OF the people. Such il not the case,
however, with the Porte .Epce-Eahnrich.
This category Of commissioned of
fcers is entirely distinct from the 9TH
ers The Porte-Epee-F ahnrich are. in
fact, all asprant officers, and the rank
that they hold Is the first step that all
must take who desire 10 enter the corps
ol officers OF the German armW This
grade is conferred, in propo ton 10 the
number OF vacancies, on young men
who have been six months in active
service, who can produce certificate Of
excellence in studies from certain speci
iiel scat1 Of public instruction., or who
have passed successfully prescribed
examination before u militia commits
sion sitting at Berlin. In order TO be
adm tied to this examination an appll-
cant must be either Cadet or must
have enlisted as an GUdntageHr; that
is, an aspirant TO the position
of an officer and as claimant,
by this title, to the enjoyment OF
certain privileges attaching 10 this par
tcular condition. These privileges vary
according TO the corps; a certain lati-
tudc is allowed TO the Colonies in the
treatment OF tho dCdH'aqeHrs, who are
in principle only enlisted men. In
Germany the term Cadet is applied to
n student at the military schools that
have been established to insure the fill
ing Of vacancies among the officers OF
the army. These schools are nine in
number, of which seven are in Prussia,
one at Dresden, for the Saxon ARM,
and ono ut Munich for the Bavarian
army. OF the seven Prussian schools,
six are only primary; they do not finish |
the education Of their scholars, who, at |
fifteen Years Of age are all sent to the
principal school established Mt LIGHTER !
field. The Cadet schools all receive tho
pupils at ten years Of age and upward;
the latter can enter only after an ex-
animation whose scope varies with tho
age Of tho applicant. Although these
schools have . military organization,
the time spent there is not counted as
effective service; consequently. at the
expiration Of the required number
Of years OF study, the cadets are
distributed among the regiments of
the different arms Of the service,
where they commence by serving six
months as enlisted men under the
same conditions rs the dCdniag urs
Once that they have been apo nted
Porte Epce Fnhnrich. the aspiran' oli-
GERS, whether Cadets or dUdR'dql mr.,
must pass through one Of the war
schools CKriegsschulen) of the German
Empire in order to be promoted oil.
GERS. IL is only after i've months scrv.
Ice at least with the rank of ensign
pOrtc-cpce, and, consequently, after
eleven months Of active service, that
they can be sent 10 the war schools.
There are nine Of these schools; the
course of studies Il from nine To ten
months. On leaving the students 90
to Berlin TO Undergo before the Military
Co III sson silt ne in that city II new
examination that decides their fitness
for the grade Of Second Lieutenant.
But before promotion they must stand
another tcsi; they must be accepted by
the corps Of Off ers they desire 10 Join.
In each regiment the officers assembled,
with the Colonel prcsd ng, decide upon
the suitablcncS5 o the candidate rs re
| CARDS character honor, social standing,
etc. Finally for the special branches,
! artillery or engineers, officers must
pass through the .clrool Of application
at Berlin, where the duration oil tho
course istwO years Tine Nnittd Serrice.