Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1899-08-04
THE THIRTY FOURTH
Preparations to Make Thorough Sol
diers ofthe Western Boys Assem-
bling at Fort Logan.
BY WEST POINTERS
Great Attention Paid to Selecting Men
Physically Fit-A Healthful and Ex-
cellent Site for the Big Encamp-
ment in Colorado.

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west rolntels Wa 40 the work. The
IchlnS VI d regiment OF soldiers into
SHAPE ueoi ns vain Lne IecrulLIIiS OF Lne
.neA. ~ lac case "a the o4ln infantry
especial cafe is Delng taken to secure
men Well qualified physically to unuer-
80 the ndruSlAipS VI me n Inc Held IN
such an unlealtntul cilmat as that OF
the Fnlllppines. Dut III All Instances
ice IN the army, mucn greater
is pdlu to tnelr pnyslcaI illness to follow
d Soluiel S lie IMAM was bestowed upon
this particular qualification in the past.
by dissipation D. physically incompe-
tent in any way TO perform the duties Ut
a soldier could enter the army.
but all the work OIL securing men for
ecruilln stations, anu The LrOuDieS OIL
Tie reslmental ollicers there seem to
them yet alar or. 1t is when squads OF
recruits begin to arrive at the place OF
reslmentaI rendezvous that the tribula-
ions OF the commissioned officers really
commence. Thereafter until the regi-
ment is ready tor the field one trouble
foIlows fast Upon the heels of another in
the daily life OF the oltlcers Of the new
regiment.
LAS yet there have Deer few non-com-
missioned officers appointed in the Saith,
and when the new recruits arrive they
dre turned ove TO a number OF veterans
VINO have re-enlisted II who, because
Ut their past experience, have been Sc
lected as squad leaders. The new recruit
is assigned to a squad consisting Of
himself n sever other lei ana placed
under the guidance OF a squad leader.
tie is first instructed how TO follow the
routine tou Of DUTY OF the garrison. He
is made to understand that every time
the bugle sounds it means something,
and that it is his particular business to
AlQ Oul JuSG Wlldl llC Call lLdll Is SOullu-
ing m him to do. He is instruct
ed how to conduct himself in barracks,
how to keep his equipment and kit in
order; how to do police duty" which
is the military name for cleaning house.
When he is not being instructed in these
things the recruit is taken out three
times a day and drilled in the school of
the soldier and the manual of arms.
"All of this work must be overlooked
by the officers of the regiment under
! whose direction the work of instruction
proceeds. One or more officers, selected
with a view to their tactical knowledge,
are detailed to the work of instructing
the squad leaders, and a regular school
for their education as non-commis-
stoned officers is set up in the garrison.
while the work of ~instructing the re-
cruits in the rudiments of the duties of
a soldier Is slowly progressing, the
headquarters of the regiment presents
as busy an appearance as the parade
ground and the barracks where the men
are undergoing their trials. The colonel
and the quartermaster have their hands
full in looking after the loads of sup
plies that are forwarded from the va
rious supply depots, while the other
field officers have their time fully &C.
cupied in attending to an immediate
amount of clerical military work that
must be done.
I'VE might lick this regiment into
shape in two or three weeks said Lieu
tenant Colonel Howe, referring to the
34th, but to do the work properly will
require as many months
"And it is that this work of licking
the 34th into shape may be properly
done that the big army camp has been
established at Fort Logan, and that bu-
giles sound over the center field at all
hours Of the day, while men and officers
and civilian tradesmen hurry to and fro.
1.-THE American Tommy Atkins is re-
ceiving his rudimentary education in
the art of war;"