The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1917-02-22
IN ARMY
MAY WORK UP TO Be
MEN OF HIGH RANK
Opportunity Is offered Enlisted
Men to Qualify Themselves for
Commissions; May Avail Them.
selves Of Special Training.

Civilians are invited TO read this. for
the purpose of informing themselves
of the kind Of men that compose the
enlisted personnel of the United states
army and OF the measures taken BY
the government to improve the men
physically. mentally and morally while
in b service, and To enable them To-
secure lucrative employment In civil
life by means OF the special training
acquired In the army.
1. To improve the army by attract
ing to II the very best class OF the
American you.h. those who have "A
determination to III themselves fot
their highest duty To their counrg and
az the same time acquire q vocational
training and the opportunity to cxer-
else 1t with advantage TO themselves
after they have left the military
service.
>. To disabusc the nina Of TIE
public OF the impression that is too
prevalent. even among those other
wise well informed. that the army Is
a refuge for those who have failed in
or are untitled for other lines OF en-
ployment and to acquaint those who
have that impression that the require
ments for enlistment are 40 stringent
that only those OF good moral char
acer who are practically physically
perfect specimens OF manhood can Sc
cure admission to the army. In short,
that "A certificate OF honorable service
In the army ~ an assurance that the
possessOr Is competent and worthy for
employment in any civilian capacity
to which he may aspire and for which
his education, a"i, uired during his
army service, may qualify him.
Opportunity il afforded enlisted
mon To qualify themselves for COM
missions az officers IN the army. with
In the past ear ~ enlisted men await
ed themselves OF this opportunity. sue
ce~ssfully passed the required eNamiua-
tion, aud were appointed commissions
ed officers. Under recent legislation.
also, the president is authorized to APP
point cadets to the United states milf
tary academy To the number of 90 at
n time from among enlisted men be-
tween the ages OF ~ and % years who
have served as enlisted men not less
than one year.
The travel IN the United states and
foreign possessions incident to military
service Is ia itself OF great educational
advantage. Besides this. excellent ia
cilities ore afforded enlisted men for
other educational and vocational rain
ing. They may obtain Instructions in
grammar, arithmetic. geography. his
tory. algebra. etc, at most schools,
and thus acquire n good general cdu-
cation. In addition to this the tech
nical schools provided for the enlisted
personnel uf The army compare favor
ably In the t~hcroughness with similar
institutions In ciyil life.
Many Of the enlisted men receive
special training ~ bakers and cooks
in the schools esta bllshcd for thai pur.
pose IN connection with the army
Similar schools are constantly rain
iug other enlisted men in mechanics.
electricity and is appliances; carpen-
try. blacksmithing as farriers. horse
shoers, and saddlers: typewriting and
clerical duties. drafting radio or wire.
less ~telegraphy. photography, tele-
phony; and telcgraphy. The army re-
quircs aud trains enlisted men as spe-
cialists. imparting knowicdgc and
technical skill that are ~ great adj
vantage To- the men after return to the
Status Of civilians. For example, eX-
pert radio t~clegrhphers. musicians. aNi-
ators. and operators intricate high
powered motors, who receive their in
struction IN the army, now command
and are receiving high salaries In civil
POSITIONS The institute ot musical
art New York city, furnishes five IRE"
scholarships annually to army bands
men. Enlisted men ~ the engineer
corps receive special instruction In the
construction and repair Of roads and
bridges. lithography and map repro
duction, having ac instructors IN all
engineering operations the most skin
ful engineers In the world. the experts
who made the Panama canal a posi-.
bility. In short In almost every line
of technical and vocational training
experts are required, ana trained In
the army. and the training - received
makes the recipients especially valua-
bile filling ciyil positions or employ
mcuts ion which they are qualified az
ter their separation from the military
service
II IT, desirable to consider hat In
the army which depends greatly ON u
strong and adequate reserve of trained
men only the few Comparatively
speaking, can expect Co serve until
eligible Tor retirement, and even II re-
tired II rs highly desirable 10 be able
10 add to the pay from come other
source.
The enlisted men should constantly
bear IN mind that there are twu elias
Sos Of workmen, the skilled, who are
IN great demand and are therefore VOL
paid. and the unskilled, who are plcu-
tiful and are relatively 100 paid, II
should 20, he ambition Of an Ia be
as skilled workers, aud To- this
end the enlisted ~ should a'ail
himself at the uhUudaut opportunity
offered him while In the army ~ ao.
curing tho skin that will 40 materially
aid him when h" turns his attention
to civil pursuits.