The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-04-27
MEN WISHING ID ENTER OFFICERS TRAINING CAMPS
 SHOULD GET BUSY Jelks Cabaniss Receives Detailed Instructions on
 How to Proceed to
 Take the Course ALABAMIANS GO
 TO FORT JEFFERSON First Ten Thousand Will Be Selected to. Officer First Half MilIion-Qualifi-
 cations Necessary
ALABAMIANS GO
 TO FORT JEFFERSON

Jeks Cabaniss has received from the eastern department of the United States army the general plan of the officers training camps which are to be estap" lished at IA places in the United States beginning May 8. As many of the young men of Alabama have contemplated talk ing this training course, the information will be of general interest.
 These camps are to train officers to serve with the troops to be raised in the various territorial units From the men trained about 10000 will be selected to officer the first increment of 500,000 troops which Congress is expected to authorize. Men trained but not chosen for this serv- ice will, if found fit, be commissioned in the officers reserve corps for service with later increments of troops.
 The plan for the camps Is a modifica- tion suited to war conditions of the fed eral military training camps for civilians as heretofore maintained
 LOCATION OF CAMPS
 The location of the camps in this ter ritory include:
 Fort Oglethorpe, Ga, for North Caro- lima. South Carolina and Tennessee
 Fort McPherson Ga, for Georgia, Flor ida and Alabama.
 Qualifications will follow in general those prescribed for the officers reserve corps:
 l. Men eligible The camps will be open to the following classes: (a) Reserve of ficers of the line Gnfantry, cavalry, field and coast artillery) and engineers; (b) Members of any reserve officers train- ing corps unit over 20 years and 9 months and other cadet students of the, same age; Co Members of the National Guard when duly authorized; (d) Graduates of mill cary schools between 20 years and 3 months and A years; and Gel Other citi- zens between 20 years and 9 months and Al years of age with or without previous military experience provided they are otherwise qualified (see par. below).
 2 General qualifications: The qualifi- cations are those stated in section 57 of the officers reserve corps regulations: Men are eligible, provided they are col lege graduates or undergraduates or clearly well educated men, and provided they have demonstrated in business, ath- Ietics or other activities that they pos sess to an unusual degree the ability to handle men, All applicants must be citi- zens of the United States, of good moral character and sound physical condition and capable of undergoing severe physical work of drill and maneuvers with full infantry equipment.
 AGE LIMIT FOR GRADES
 Under present law and regulations, no man is eligible for appointment as sec ond lieutenant after he has reached the age of S2 years, as first lieutenant 36, as captain 40. as major 45. It is expected that Congress will shortly be asked to raise these age limits by five years, for men successfully completing the tra1nlng in these camps
 Each man attending must enlist for period of three months and agree to accept such appointment in the off cers' reserve corps United States army. as may be rendered him by the Secretary of War
 Reserve officers are invited by the war department to attend these camps for the full three months for purposes of training, and applicants who have been examined and recommended but not vet commissioned will be admitted to the camps. Reserve officers and such applicants will receive the neces- sary information from department headquarters.
 For the present examinations for appointment to the officers reserve corps in the line Gnfantry, cavalry, field and coast artillery) and engi- neers have been suspended
 EXPENSE OF TRAINING
 The general plan contemplated for citizens training camps in regard to furnishing transportation. uniforms and subsistence will be as follows:
 (a) The government will fur
 nish transportation to the camps.
 tb) The government will furnish
 subsistencc during the training
 period.
 (c) All attendants at the camps
 are urged to furnish their own unf-
 forms in advance. if practicable,
 as follows: One hat, service; one
 hat cord, T.. $. T. C.; one coat,
 service. Q. D.; two shirts. flannel, 2 Q. D.; two brooches, service, Q. D.;
 one pair leggins. canvas; one pair
 shoes. marching.
 td) The government will furnish
 rifles, ammunition. haversacks,
 mess and cooking outfits, tentage,
 cots, bedding, including blankets
 and such other articles of gem
 cral nature as may he necessary. MAKING APPLICATION
 Apnlicaptc nust apDlv on the offt- I