El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-07-31
THREE MONTHS
DRILL ORDERED
General Orders Schedule
Drills From Aug. l to Oct.
81 for Militia.

! Company drills VIII start Tuesday in
J all OF the militia camps as a part Of
: the general plan Of military maneuvers
, which has been worked out for the ma
toinal guard troops. cooperating win
the regular troops on this part Of the
{ border for the next three months.
The month Of August viii he de-
voted to company drills in all Of the
camps. the first half Of September TO
battalion maneuvers and the last half
Of the month 10 September - 20 regi-
mental maneuvers. from September
q to September go brigade movements
VIII be under way During the month
o. October field work and maueuvers
viii he the order Of work for the entire
month.
General Orders.
The general orders toy these drills
AID maneuvers are as follows,
During four Of the five and one
half working days Of each week Of the
period assigned 70 organize tons. thu
commanders will be given fun latitude
in determining the instruction that viii
he given their organizations and the
methods 70 be pursued. and viii be
subject only 10 the general supervision
or higher commanders necessary 70 co.
ordinate and standardize the work. one
day in each week OF the unit training
periods may he utilized for work pre-
r..
Drill Schedule.
Each organization commander will
s.. bUit 70 the next higher commander.
not later than Saturday Of each week.
q schedule Of drills and his program
Of instruction for the following week
At the end OF the period assigned
an organization for training. IL viii be
Inspected and tested by the next higher
commander The Inspection viii De
thorough and cOmpre heusive and will
be Of such nature as 20 determine the
proficiency Of the organization for
field service.
The general proficiency OF officers
likewise viii ne tested and determined
by higher commanders Officers Of the
r Sular army who are found 10 excel
in general proficieucv may he attached
for limited periods of duty. 10 other
2 rms Of the service officers Of the
ma uonal guard likewise may be at
tached- for limited periods. 20 orSaniza-
tons OF the REGULAR army for i1struc-
lOn ana obserFa ton
Officers Present.
The training Of All troops viii re ,
expedited as much as possible. All Z
oftcers on duty with troops. including ,
general. field and staff. will be pres J
ent on the training ground with their s.
troops. daily. during the instruction D
hours Mounted officers VIII attend '
Regimental supply officers &
and supply companies only are ex- ,
C pied from the provisions Of this or
der. The excused list Will be limited ]
rigidly as follows For dismounted 7
o:Eaniza tiGns guard sick. cooks and !
non commissioned officers IN charge
Of quarters for mounted organizations
same as dismounted. except add one
man in charge Of stables 4 minimum
of three and one-half hours of pracri-
cal instruction. daily. IS prescribed
Watch for Deficiencies
Inspector instructors on duty win
organ zations Of -he national cuard. J
by detail from these headquarters. viii
act as representatives OF the district !
,ommander 20 nave c-aree- IN coopera-
ton with reSime1taI and brigade COM /
OF matters pertaining 20 the
raining and Instruction ~ troops In
7pector INSTRUCTORS VIII direct rhe at
rentlon OF the district Commander %