The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1910-10-14

consist of four companies; but where
| the four companies cannot be assigned
| to battalion it may be composed of
three companies, with the fourth com
| panv skeletonized Similarly when four
companies cannot be assigned to sep
arate battalion ii may be composed of
| three companies. Other companies,
which for sufficient reasons it is i'm
| practicable to assign to battalions, shall
exist as separate companies; and bat
talions of incomplete battalions which
cannot be combined with regiments of
at least eight companies shall exist as
separate battalions
A brigade shall ordinarily consist of
two or more full regiments of infantry,
three being the normal organization;
but separate battalions and separate
companies may be assigned thereto and
provisional brigades consisting of two
or more regiments of not less than
eigh companies each may be organized
for the purpose of instruction ma
neuVerS.
brigadier general Is the proper
commander for brigade, but in case
of the absence or disability of the brig
adler general the command will de
Nolve upon the senior officer of the line
who is present for duty with the bri-
gade
The staff Of a brigade shall consist
of officers detailed from the several
staff corps and departments, as fol-
One adjutant general. major, adju-
tant generals department.
one quartermaster, major, quarter
masters department.
One commissary, major subsistence
department.
One surgeon major. medical depart
ment.
Two aids. leutenants, from the line
In addition to the staff officers emu
merated in the foregoing list, such
other staff officers as are considered ne
cessary may be designated for duty on
the staff of brigade, but officers SO
desi gnated must belong to some staff
be detailed for duty on the brigade
staff
deemed necessary, the, governor may
attach to a brigade such troops of cav
airy, batteries Of artillery, and orga-
niZations of special troops as may ap-
pear to him to be advisable.
The medical department of the orga-
nized militia shall consist of the Off
pertaining to the medical department.
on the staffs of brigades and divisions
and at camps. depots, ana other similar
military esta blishments; Of the sur
Seons and assistant surgeons attached
10 regiments, separate squadrons and
battaltons, troops, batteries and com
medical attendanee. of the medical of
ticers requisite for the organization of
such ambulance companies and field
hospitals as may be authorized, and of
the hospital corps. When necessary
professional nurses may be provided
The hospital corps shall consist of
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rails, privates first class, and privates of
the corps assigned for duty to the diff
ferent regiments. squadrons battalions.
troops. batteries and companies, and to
camps, depots, and other similar militia
rN establishments, or belonging to such
ambulance companies and field hospit-
ais as may be organized.
The minimum enl.ted strength of an
ambulance company shall be as fol-
lows: sergeants. first class, ser
geants, "a privates first class, total en-
surgeon (captain), and two assistant
surgeons tfirst lieutenants), may be as
signed to duty with an ambulance COM
pany.
The minimum enlisted strength of
field hospital shall be as follows: first
Sergeants first class. sergeants, "a
privates first class and privates, total
enlisted (minimum) 33. One surgeon
tmajor), and four assistant surgeons
captains or first lieutenants), may be
assigned to duty with field hospital.
The signal corps shall be a staff corps
and shall consist of the commissioned
oihcers necessary for the performance
Of duties Of signal officers on the diff
ferent stafrs and other duties properly
pertaining to the signal corps, of the
officers assigned to duties with compa-
MES Of tile signal corps. AND of such
enlisted men Of the grades named here
matter as may be deemed necessary,
viz master signal electrician, ser
cooks, priNates first class and priEates.
For the purpose Of administration,
companies OF tie signal corps may be
orsanized The minimum enlisted
strength of the different grades for
such d company shall be as follows: )
first class, sergeants. 10
corporafs. cooks. is prtVates FIRST
class is prfyates; total enlisted tmiaf-
mnm4 SIS The normal Quota Of commits
stoned officers for a company of file sie-
nal cofps is one caDta5n and two first
lfeutenants The grade of second lieu
tenant is not authorized for the signal
corps
u. Comnlfssionsl. All officers shah
be commissioned by the governor at
his discretion and upon the recomInen-
dation of the adiutant general. hut no
one shall be commissioned unless the
conditions set forth i'm the next two
sections have been complied with and
no one shall be recognized as an Off
Ger unless he shall have been duly COM
infsstoned and shall have taken tile oath
of office
% Eligibility to Receive a Conn
Commissioned officers must
be citizens of the United States and of
the State of south Dakota of the ace of
eighteen wears and upwards No per-
son who has been expelled or dishono-
ra blv discharged from the army of tha
United States or from any military or
of the state Shall be COM
miSsioned No person shall be commits
stoned unless he shall possess the addi-
tional requirements herein prescribed
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