Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1917-09-01
LESSON NO. Il.
STAFF BRANCHES OF THE
SERVICE

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Preceding Lessons: Your Post
OF Honor. g. Making Good as a Sol
der. 3. Nine Soldierly Qualities. 4.
Getting Ready for Camp. 5. First
/ DAYS in Camp 6. Cleanliness In
Camp z. Your Health. 8. Marching
and Care OF Feet. 8 Your Equip
ment and Arms. 10 Recreation In
Camp H. Playing the Game. -.
Teamwork in the Army. -. Grouping
Men into Teams. A. The team Leaders.
IS. Fighting Arms Of the Service. i6.
4 stan Branches Of the Service-D.
The STAFF branches reviewed in the
preceding lesson are the General Staff
Corps. Adiutant Generals Department,
4 Inspector Generals Department, Judge
Advocate Generals Department, En-
gineer Corps and Signal Corps. The
othcr three stan branches which all
directly touch every soldier are the
Medical Department, Quartermoster
Corps, and Ordnance Department
The Medical Department works along
two distinct lines First, II tries 10
{ keep everyone In the Army in good
/ health, and for this purpose keeps
close watch OF the cleanliness Of camps
and buildings OF the quality and cook
ing OF food, and the like, second u
provides ambulances hospitals and
medical service FOR the proper care OF
sick or wounded men, The Medical
Department includes the Dental Corps,
the Hospital Corps and the Nurse
Corps. It's officers are experienced rhy-
sicians who have passed rigid examine
atiOns. It's enlisted men are chiefly en-
gagged In the dlnlcult and Often dam
gcrous work Of rescuing the wounded
and transporting them to field and base
hospitals.
/ Just as every man IN the Army car
ries intronchlng tools so that he may
protect himself without the help OF
the Engineer Corps when necessary,
so he also carries a "nrst-ald packet,
So that he may in an emergency per-
form some OF the duties Of the Medical
/ Department. Every soldier learns how
/ TO give dressing and treatment TO his
own wounds when he is able TO dc
so. and how 90 assist wounded com.
radcs until men from the Medical De.
partment arrive
Medical Department Efficiency.
The Medical Department OF the Amer.
lean Army Is regarded as one OF The
best In the world. soldier may fee
assured he VIII receive every posslbl
attention in case OF need Tho percen
tage Of recoverles from wounds in th
hospitals manned by Americans durln
the European War has been exception
ally high.
The Quartermaster Corps Is the bust
ness manager Of the Army. II furnishe
food clothing. and most kinds o
equipment; provides horses and mules
arranges for transportation; take
charge Of money, buys supplies; pay
troops; and keeps on hand stores O
supplies.
The Importance OF all this work ca
hardly be overstated. Napoleon sal
AN army travels on its belly" NEAR
I Ing that soldiers must be we'll fed an
well supplied II they are 10 night ei
fectively. This is even more necessar
r today than 10 was in Napoleons tim
, In modern warfare the scale OF flghtin
! and the quantities OF supplies are s
tremendous that the duties OF IN
Quartermaster Corps are multiplied be
. yond any previous experience.
. The officers OF the Quartermaste
. Corps must be able business men. Man
. Of them have held important bushes
. positions. The enlisted men Of IN
= corps are skilled in such occupation
: as blacksmithing, painting. drlvln
= teams and trucks, baking bread an
. the like.
= Work Of Ordnance Department.
= OF the same general character is IN
= work OF the Ordnance Department
= which furnishes the guns, ammun
= tion, and other supplies needed "a
= fighting. Several times during IN
= present war whole armies have hee
= forced TO retreat or have suffered 8,
= verely because Of the lack Of mum
lions. The quantity Of ammunitlo
used daily is enormous During N
French offensive Of June. 1917 1860
600 shots were fired from artilleI
guns.
In the actual theater Of war the an
munition service 10 under the contr
Of the Field Artillery. Bringing up SUI
plies OF ammunition TO troops AMI
batteries in action is one OF the mo
essential OF all duties on the bait
field.
Tue wagons or trucks carrying an
munltion must be driven when necc
sary within easy reach of the frlI
/ line Sometimes fhpra 10 an onnorftti