American Falls press. [volume] (American Falls, Idaho) 1907-1937, 1917-03-29
RESERVE OFFICERS WANTED.
War Department Seeking Qualified
Men to Serve as Officers In Case of
War.


The war department wants all the
qualified men in the northwest to
enter the officers reserve corps. Cap
tain William F. Currier, coast artil
lery corps, at Vancouver barracks, is
authority for this statement. Captain
Currier is president of the board at
Vancouver barracks which conducts
the examination of applicants.
Instructions just received from the
war department direct this officer to
facilitate the entrance of qualified
men into this corps of reserve Off
GERS" The war department wants
10000 reserve officers and at present
it is said less than 1000 have been
commissioned.
Too small a percentage of thousands
of eligible men know they are eligible
for these examinations and appoint
ments, the war department says This
is because the law authorizing the
reserve corps was passed only last
June. The war department further
proposes to establish examing
boards in every town and city where
fair number of applicants may apply
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officers will not lose time unduly from
their daily affairs while undergoing
examination.
Captains and Lieutenants Desired.
A great number of captains, first
lieutenants and .second lietenants are
desired. All men who have served
honorably in the army, volunteers or
national guard, are eligible under the
law to make the examinations Officers
of the national guard are not, il evi-
IDENTIFY being the purpose of the gov
ernment to hold these officers with
their organizations. All enlisted men
of the army and guard are eligible
unless over age limits.
All graduates of such institutions as
the Oregon agricultural college, and
similar colleges where a prescribed
course of military training has been
taken are eligible for appointment to
the officers reserve corps.
Z Men who have had the requisite
military experience and who desire to
secure commissions in this corps, need
not spend their time studying Greek
verbs or higher mathematics. Captain
Currier says. The examinations are
intended to test the practical capacity
of the applicant for the duties of COM
pany officers primarily, where the ap-
plicants choose to- go into the line.
Business Men Wanted.
For those who choose to, the quar-
termaster corps, the business end of
the army, there are a great number
of commissions open to business and
professional men which do not require
any military knowledge whatever.
Railway managers accountants, port
captains. dock and warehouse superin-
tendents, animal buyers and shippers,
automobile experts, wholesale grocery
and clothing store heads; in fact, ex-
perienced officials of any large busi-
ness, whatever its nature, are eligible.
Mechanical and marine engineers
can enter the quartermasters corps,
while civil engineers can enter the
corps of engineers. Physicians and
surgeons can enter medical depart
ment There is also dental corps,
whose members are commissioned.
None of these require any military
knowledge. Education or experience,
and business or professional standing
are the deciding qualifications.
Reserve officers are in all respects
part of the regular army, it has been
decided In time of peace they are
liable for Is days of military duty in
year The full pay and allowance OF
an officer of the corresponding rank
in the regular service is allowed.
Status That of Regular Officers.
In time of war or other emergency,
when called into active service by the
president, the reserve officers take
their places as part of the army where
ever ordered, and their pay and status
is that of regular officers. Their COM
missions are issued for periods of five
years each, and can be renewed as
prescribed by law.
A general order issued by the wal
department explains just what an ap-
plicant for any particular commission
will be examined in. Where the ap-
plicants appear to be well grounded
the examinations are largely oral
which affords the examining board op-
portunity to facilitate the entrance
I into the corps, as directed by the wal
department, Captain Currier says.
Captain Currier says that applica.
tions can be made to him at Vancou.
yer barracks. or to the adjutant o.
the western department, at San Fran
cisco, and copies of the war depart
ment order explaining all the require
ments will be furnished.
Applicants for second lieutenanciei
must be not more than S2 years o
age; first neutenants, SO; captains
40: majors, As. This applies to thu
line. The age limits do not apply il
the quartermasters' corps.
NOTICE.