Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1913-04-08
STRENUOUS FIELD
TRAINING FOR
SCnOFIELD
TsneeiaI star-Bulletm Correspondence


fsneeial Star Bulletin Correspondence
SCHOFIELD BARRACKS. April s.
Il scheme of practical instruction for
the infantry regiments of this garri-
son covering the Field Training Pc
Iiod, April to October 81, 1919, has
Teen announced from Post headquar
tiers.
The order holds company and bat
TALON commanders to strict account
ability for the efficiency of their units
III practical and theoretical iRstruc-
ton in field training and for this pur-
rose great latitude is given them.
Four days of each week during the
period from May / to August 20 are
given to company commanders Tor the
training of their companies and the
fifth day Of each week is given to the
battalion commanders TO enable them
to test the training OF. the companies,
Near the end OF each month, the reg
mental commanders are required to-
test the efficiency of battalions and
companies by assigning field exercises
With problems for solution.
During the period from August 20
to September 30, each battalion COM
mander is to be given his battalion for
four days of each week and the bait
talon will be tested towards the end
of September. The remaining day OF
the week to be a company command
er's day.
The month OF October is to be de
voted to work to be prescribed by
each regimental commander and will
include maneuyers, field problems.
etc.
War department orders require one
company, one battalion and one post
to practice march annually and these
ere to be made during che periods as
signed to company, battalion and regi-
mental commanders, respectively.
The details of the scheme are as
follows:
April.
Signaling; patroling by day and
night: company practice marches and
camping; instruction in advance, rear
and flank guards: attack and defense
CT conveys; loading wagons; packing
mules.
May.
q Signaling; outpost duty day and
night; sletching; use of intrenching
tools, and preparation of positions for
defense; attack and defense of select
ed positions; recontres; company
practice marches and camping; build
ing and destroying bridges.
June.
Signaling: individual cooking; pass
ing obstacles: making obstacles;
sketching for ali company officers. and.
non-commissioned officers; exercises
il leaving post prepared for field serv-
ice; company practice marches and
camping; practical sanitation.
July to August 20.
Signaling; castrametation; company
practice marches; practical SANTA
ton; loading wagons; packing mules;
school of equitation for officers; field
problems.
August 20 to September 80.
Selection and preparation OF posi-
tons for defense; reconnaissance; at
tack and defense of positions; con-
soys, their attack and defense; in
sta auction in advance rear and flank
guards duties; outpost duty by day
and night; night operations. including
marches in advance and retreat;
sketching of roads and areas; draft
Zig of field orders and making OF re-
ports; camping; practice marches.
October.
Regimental commanders month.
Same exercises as prescribed for bat
talon commanders period, and in
Guiding instruction in advance and re-
treat.
During the periods from April IL to
June 10 and from June Ii to August
90. while the First and Twenty-fiftn
Infantry. respectively, are engaged in
the regular target practice, no otlicf
instruction is to be given other than
that pertaining to known distance and
field firing.
For the period of training OF regi-
n.ents and battalions combination with
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