Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1911-10-02
DRILL SEASON MUST
OPEN NOVEMBER FIRST.
New Method of Getting Figure of
Merit-OIive Drab Overcoats Ready.

Adiutant General Cole has issued or
ders to the effect that weekly evening
drills of not less than one and one
quarter hours duration for the Con-
necticut National guard, with the ex-
ception of the Naval militia, will com
mence Nov. L. 1911, and continue to
and including May 81, 1912.
The attention of regimental and
other commanding officers is invited to
the fact that the responsibility for
building and keeping up the required
membership of their organizations
rests upon them. The low membership
at present in some of the organizations
must in some manner be remedied or
it will be necessary to muster them
out and muster in new organizations
that are waiting.
Corps and regimenta1 commanders
will hold their respective company
commanders responsible for progress
sive line of instruction, STARTING every
recruit right, by thoroughly instructing
him in the elementary principles which
are the foundation of a soldiers educa
ton.
Four United States gallery practice
rifles, model 1908, caliber a.. having
been issued to each organization, the
u. S. magazine rifle model 1903, caliber
so. will no longer be used for gallery
practice.
, Gallery practice will be conducted in
accordance with pars. 40 to 81. inclu-
Z. Ii
So much of par. 5, G. Q. No. SO, A.
G.. O., 1905, as prescribes the comput
ing of the figure of merit, and all
amendments to same are hereby re-
soinded and the following system Of
marking is announced: The markings
for each year will consist of two
groups, one for armory work and the
other for field instruction. The joint
maximum value of points for these two
groups will be 100. Markings for the
armory instructions will be as follows:
| fa) Average membership during each
| month. value 5; OBJ Average attend
ance at drills and inspections. value 5;
| (c) Number of drills and inspections,
value 5: CD Administration, value s.;
| (e) Car of United States and state
property. value 5: tf) Gallery practice
| in accordance with chapter 3, Small
| Arms Firing Manual 1909, value s;
| total. value 33.
| Markings for the field instruction
| will be as follows: (a) Attendance at
! encampments, manoeuvres or practice
marches, value 5; (b) General know
| ledge of officers in field service regu-
| Iation, value 5; (c) Guard duty. gen
| eral knowledge of on-comnissioned
| officers, value 5; (d) Guard duty, gen
eral knowledge of private value 5; (e)
| The company. troop or battery in close
| order. value 5: 60 The company, troop
or battery in the service of security
| and information value 10; GO Military
| courtesies and discipline, value Is; CHI
Sanitation, value Z; O Qualification in
small arms practice. value 10; total 81.
The markings under this system viii
begin Nov. l. 1911. The figures of
merit will be announced annually dur
| ing the month of December and viii
| cover the period from Nov list to Oct.
| 31st previous.
| Attention of commanding officers is
| invited to par. 241, Regulations c. N
G.. as amended and published in G. O.
| No. 20. A. G. O., 1906. No organization
is authorized to parade without first
obtaining authority. If the time is
| so short that 1t is impossible to OBJ
! tain this authority through military
| channels, commanding officers are au-
thorized to communicate direct with
| the adjutant general by telephone or
| telegraph.
The new olive drab overcoat is now
ready for issue, and commanding Off
| GERS are directed to make reuuisition
| for a sufficient number to equip their
present enlisted strength. forwarding
sizes with requisition. On receipt OF
the olive drab overcoats. all blue over
| coats Will be at once turned in to the
| state arsenal in the manner prescribed
| Requisition will also be made for
| olive drab blankets.