Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1916-11-07
MILITIA HEADS
SEND RULES ON
Drill STRENGTH
Numbers Based on so Per Cent
of Average Enrolment of
Men and Officers
WAR SECRETARY WILL
PRESCRIBE INSTRUCTION
Commanding Officers to Keep
Monthly Record of Armory
Attendance

Information relative to the neceS-
sary strength of militia companies,
detachments, ETC., which is requisite
at drills in order that militiamen will
be in line for pay from the govern
ment was received today by Hawaii
National Guard officers who have
been anxiously awaiting its coming
for a month.
Generally speaking, it requires that
for a six-month period there shall be
an average attendance OF 60 per cent
for enlisted men and 80 per cent for
officers, of the average enrolment
for the six-month period
The orders which were received
from the acting chief Of the militia
bureau at Washington. ID. c., are in
part as follows:
Attendance at Drills
For officers and men of a company,
a troop, battery or detachment, the
attendance at armory drills for each
semi-annual period must exceed so
per cent of the authorized minimum
commissioned peace strength OF the
company, ETC., for officers, and be not
less than 60 per cent Of the author
ized minimum. enlisted peace strength
OF the company, etc., for enlisted men,
provided, that credit for attendance
at drills shall not be given unless the
period of actual military instruction
participated in by each officer and
enlisted man at each assembly, exclu-
sive of rests and Interruptions, is at
least one and Gne-half hours in dura.
ton, and provided that the character
of the instruction is such as may be
prescribed by the secretary OF war.
Where the enrolled enlisted strength
of a company, etc, exceeds the mini
mum strength prescribed by the war
department, the percentages set forth
above shall be required on the aver
age enrolled strength of the company
etc., for the semi-annual period. Cred
it for drill attendance of company Of
ficers and ENLISTED men will not be
allowed on account of time occupied
with correspondence schools or for at,
tendance at schools for officers and
non-commissioned officers.
Must Keep Records
The commanding officer of each
company, ETC., shall keep monthly
record of armory attendance, in tripli-
cate, of each officer and enlisted man
of his organization at every drill or
assembly for instruction, showing the
name of the person, the date of the
drill, the period during which he was
actually present and under instruc-
tion in uniform, and the character OF
the drill and instruction for the entire
period. This roster Of attendance GER
titled to by the senior officer on duty
with the organization will be again
certified by the battalion commander
or officer of corresponding command,
providing he is on duty at the station
of the company, and delivered or
mailed to the legimental commander
Immediately after the last drill or in
structi3n of each month. Regimental
or separate battalion, etc, command
ers will forwalt the original reports
of attendance directly to the chief of
the militia bureau, and the duplicate
copies to the adjutant general of the
state. The triplicate copies will be
retained in the organization records.