The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1913-10-14

on the reserve ls-dve yeArS-wuh
n exec ption that he u to return 10
duty with his unit In time Of war. and
that he Is to report once In ivo years
for physical examination And for not
less than five nor more than ten days
training II the field
As To Resrrvists-
4 the expiration Of his nve-year
period on the reserve list he goes OF
thu list IN favor OF younger men who
have come IN by discharge from the
army. He Is still a military
and will Re one fur several years. but
II Is optional with him whether or not
he will present himself for service IN
time OF the ~country's need.
Personally. / think the reserviSt
should be paid. possibly at the rate Of
$50 a year. Payment TO him. with
short enlistment and resulting short
pay roll. would be a dis,inc. saving In
the long run to the go~vernn,en
Each reservist should be listed in
the nearest proper military unit. that
unit changing as the ma nmoves from
place TO place in the country. There
should be kept in stock al the depot
Of this unit fun equipment for the
reservist. even to uniform OF his size.
He should possess an identification
card, which, when the call for his
services comes. should serve as a gov
ernment order for his transportation
on any transportation Tine 70 the
headquarters of the command 10
which he belongs
Thus the mobilization and eauip-
ment OF a trained body OF men would
, be a matter of mere hours instead OF
days, weeks and months as il has been
: in the past.
Another reason for short enlist
ment and the establishment Of a re-
serve is found in the fact that il pre-
I vents a ~Stagnation in the service. In
Q time OF peace the chief work Of an
officer is to teach his men the military
e art. Surprising You were teaching
plane geomtery in 4 college which
e wouldn't graduate its students. so that
s year after year you would have daily
before you in the classroom the same
II set Of students, r~eciting over and over
o again the lessons which they had
/ learned long ago. wouldn't that prove
lr irksome 10 your Wouldn't YOU be
a likely to fall into a rut? And wouldn'
le they?
Intensive Training.
II Short enlistments will make 70,
intensive training. There should b.
re crowded into months the instruction
(which so frequently is spread ove1
,g years h is why We are trying I.
We eliminate all but military occupation
from the soldiers duties: that Is VIII,
De we are trying to get away from tn
es grass cutting and the lawn-tendin,
II and work of that sort in our vas
parkFil1e military posts.
as " are told by some thai il take
a long time to instill the principle
Of military discipline in the soldier
sf mind Now, there are two kinds Z
az discipline. One comes from esta b,ish
'iy ing in a mind not overly brilliant Tn
ig- custom Of obeying instantly an
without reasoning Certain orders.
III is a form of discipline, or, more prop
70 erly, a condition of mind or habit thu
ef is thus nduce The impulse to ODE
remains only until Il Is displaced b
a stronger impulse.
On the other hand there is the for
of discipline that trains the mind
control the body. This form of disc
pline depends upon intelligence streH
-. enough to appreciate the needs of Do.
~ dience and the need OF cooperate
! and represents a type which we fir
no in the better class Of enlisted me
This type OF man appreciates the ne'
Of obedience and cooperation at one
,nh and discipline with him is easy 10 IL
plant and maintain.
oeS 'AoI' -. -
nayears in the possession by the natl,
of a large numbe OF young citize
- with military training upon whom t
90 nation could rely in time Of war
fill the gaps in the ranks Of regula
lis land militia. But there remains I
Dur problem Of the volunteers. The gray
irs, portion OF that problem Is that
officers. You will recaill that / "a
lies that IN time Of wal with a ~frst-cIs
power, and h presentation Of I
one necessity Of raising an army Of so
hey ooe. we would be short at least 1
ter 000 officers.
ted "One source CT supply should be
can our college and schools where M
men tary instruction, ranging from
ion practical in some to purely theoFe
:rve cal in others. IL given under oftic'
or Of the army. Those colleges a
du- schools today have about 5000 s
dents. A suggestion l have in mi
To is that We take annually 400 or
of the best OF these as they are grs
With uated and, on the recommendation
Ond the army officer on duty In each p