Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1909-11-27
URGES RIGOROUS
EXAMINATION Of
MILITIA RECRUITS
Snrgeon-G General, in Annual Re-
port, Sees Danger in Physical
lneficiency of Men.
GIVES MASSACHUSETTS
MANEUVERS AS EXAMPLE
Points Out That at That Time
Many Were Unable to En-
dure Hardships.
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fh45@t LCANs ANON. Gf.--lIl Ills ANNUAL
report to AdJutant-General Sadler. Sur
seon-Gencrai John D. Gill sets out thai
the regulations of the United States
army IN respect to a thorough physi-
al examination of recruits should be
strictly followed out. The failure TO
carry out these regulations, the sur
geon-genernl says, will interfere with
the standard OF the State militia.
"A sound body says the surgeon
general is an essential fundamental
for an efficient soldier, and It's subse-
quent training and preparation for mill
tary service- is a mere. matter Of appli-
cation and detail with a competent
foundation upon which to work.
''Itecannot be expected" continues the
encouragement, that a militia mar
win parallel a professional soldier In tbs
ability to endure the hardships of active
service. While he may be as sound In
body, he lacks opportunity to iuure that
body to the vicissitudes of military
campaigning to a degree of preparation
that viii enable 1t to resist successfully
the mary dangers active military serv-
ice cngenders.
While opportunity may not make it
possible to cultivate the body of a mill
tianan to the highest degree for eff
'cicnt military service, yet all the pre-
linainariss necessary to such cultivation
may be secured In the selection of re-
cruits with radically sound and as
thenic bodies. The recent military ma
neuver in Massachusetts were a sore
and bitter trial to the militia; 50 severe
were their effects, causing many SUBJ
sequent disabilities, that it was seri-
ously considered by the United States
authorities whether or not all maneu
yers of like, description in the future
should be abandoned in the case Of the
militia, at least.
with closer attention to this subject
there exists no good reason why men
of competent physique cannot be OBJ
tanned, not only for such service as
militia are ordinarily called upon to
perform, but for extraordinary service
like an active field campaign. A thor
ough and stringent. physical examina-
tiop. as the invariable rule, will secur6
a description of men physically Abie TO
be trained to endure any character Of
military service"
General McGil also says in his re-
port that the national legislation in
reference to the organized militia and
it's imperfect comprehension by the
medical stan has resulted in much con-
fusion, especially as to responsibility.
The erroneous idea appears to prevail
that the State medical department has
been displaced by that of the United
States army. The report advises that
the matter receive particular consider
alton n that a. order be issued,
specifying the CONTROL of the, medical
staff by the surGeon-general, as other
wise a continuance of the confusion is
inevitable and will result In lack of
discipline and inefficient medical serv-
ices.
General McGiN also complains Of the
neglect and omission Of medical off,
GERS to make regular and special re-
ports to his department. The neglect,
he says, is to Be deprecated and evil
dences a failure on the part of the
delinquents to properly appreciate the
letter and spirit OF their official duties.
He makes several recommendations de-
signed to better the medical staff by
means of tests and examinations which
Will compel progress in the various
branches of medical science as a pre-
requisite to promotion. .
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