Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-05-14
SALE ISSUES ORDERS
FOR OFFICERS CAMP
annual Training School to BE Held
at Roanoke May 80 to
juno 3.
GOVERNOR APPROVES ORDER
commissioned and Noncommissioned
ohicers Will BE in Attendance.
Mexican Situation Limits Number
OF Army Instructors.


Virginia Volunteers, will begin leaving
their stations on May 81 for the an
nual officers training camp, which will
DO held this year for "A period Of one
week at Roanoke. beginning May %.
About 12o commissioned officers and
about ninety noncommissioncd officers
viii be I'm attendance
Though it was impossible TO secure
AZ many officers Of the United States
Army as instructors, on account of the
complications existing between this
country and Mexico as the authorities
would have liked. General Sale be-
licves that the camp will prove one OF
nc best and most Instructive in the
history OF tho militia. -Four instruc-
tors havn been assigned from the rc.u-
lar army.
The program for the camp is AS
follows:
Division Into Classes.
tirst class: Colonies. lieutenant col
"ncls, majors officers OF all STAFF CORDS
and departments. except medical
Second class: Captains OF the line
this includes regimcntal STAFF oficers)
Third class: All licutcnants.
Fourth class: First serEeants and
Guartermaster sergcants
Fifth class: Kegincntal and battalion
serSeants. major. regirncntal quarter
master and coinmssary sergeaiits and
sorgoants Signal Corps.
Monday, May 20.
$50 y. M.-Assembly OF all officers
and noncommissioned officers for as
siEnment TO classes, assignment Of in-
struCtors.
$50 \ M-First class: Map reading.
t"clNe-foot Gettysburg map. map Of
amp and vicinity.
Second and third classes: Organized
as Il company OF infantry. armed with
me Sayonei and scabbard. cartridge
Dclt. woven. Close order bayonet cx-
"rciac. sighting drill, position and aim
ing.
Fourth class: Same az second and
third classes.
Fifth class: Administration, blank
forms.
J.. M.--First class: Conference,
held orders, messages and reports in
Guiding drafting OF complete field
order
Second class: Administration. prac-
teal work blank forms
Third class Sketching and csu-
mating distance.
Fourth class: Conference marching.
care OF feet, field kits, equipment, a.
% and C. surplus kit bags
Fifth class: Conference. ratons. fuel.
'oraSe, cntrain!nG and detraining
troops and animals.
Tucsdny. Mny 10.
$50 y. M.--First class: Conference.
rrtra!ninG and detraining troops and
animals. Marching. care OF feet field
Kits. cquipmen, \. p and c. surplus
Kit bags.
Second and third classes: AS a com
nany of infantry. Signals I. D. r..
mechanism OF extended order, sight
ing drills, position and aiming drills.
Fourth class: Same as second and
'hird classes
Fifth class: Position and aiming drill
with pistol. Colts. caliber As. Care
pistol. care rifle.
T. M.-Fi-st class: Conference. or
sanitation of n regiment OF infantry.
war strength, transportation and sun
ply of regiment in the field, combat
trains. renuisition for rations forage
supplies for ten days.
Second class: Conference, marching
care Of feet, field kits, equipment a.
and C. surplus kit bags
Third class: Sketching, estimating
distance.
Fourth class: Administration. blank
forms.
Fifth class: Map reading, three foot
Gettysburg map
Wednesday. May 81.
100 A. M.-First class: Conference.
battalion as an outpost, followed nv ,
tactical walk.
Second and third classes: AS a COM
pany OF infantry. Bayonet exercise.
mechanism of fire direction and con-
troll. the attack OF a company against
position outlined.
Fourth class: Same as second and
third classes.
Fifth class: Conference. marching,
care of feet. field kits. equipment A,
and c. surplus kit bags.
2 p. M.-Conferencc all classes.
Mobilization plans. preparation mobiH-
zation camp.
3 p. M.-First class: Conference, n
defensive position, kinds of trenches.
field OF fire. etc.
Second class: Tactical walk. bat
talon rs An outpost
Third class: Sketching, estima ting
distance.
Fourth class: Map reading, three foot
Gettysburg map.
Fifth class: Conference. field train of
regiment. showing articles. weights,
etc. escort wagons, spare parts.
Thursday, June 1.
$50 A. M.-First class: Tactical walk,
selection OF defensive position for
a regiment acting alone. marking its
line OF trenches. obstacles.
Second and third classes: AZ r. COM |
pany Of infantry establishing an out
post, patrols.
Fourth class: Same as second and
third classes.
Fifth class: Conference. a patrol. an
advance guard.
p. M-First class: Administration, |
blank forms.
Second class: Tactical walk, bat
talon In attack.
Third class: Tactical walk, selection
Of defensive position for n COM
pany.
Fourth class: Position and aiming