Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1917-04-23
REGULAR ARMY HAS
LONG HISTORY WITH
MANY INVOLVEMENT

Those who are interested in prepar-
edness can render no more effective
service, at present than by using their
utmost influence to recruit the Regular
Army to the strength authorized by
! law. Do not overlook the fact that
the Regular Army, as we'll as vol
unteer army is composed of volun-
| te ers, and that both form a part of
the Army of the United States. The
Regular Army is already organized,
but needs additional men now. A
volunteer army, in addition to the Reg
ular Army, can be organized only
urder special authority of Congress
and is not in existence at present. I'm
der the laws in force the conditions
of service as to term of enlistment
and opportunity for return to civil life
after service with the colors are prac-
tically equal in the Regular Army and
in a volunteer army.
The regular soldier serves three
years with the colors and is then en-
titled to a furlough to the Reserve,
which relieves him from further &C
tive service in time Of peace. He is
also eligible in time of peace to be
furloughed to the Reserve after one
years service with the colors if he
is reported by his immediate COM
mander as proficient and sufficiently
trained, and is serving within the
continental limits of the United
States. Thus, under normal condi-
lions, the maximum service with the
colors in the Regular Army. at the
option of the soldier, is three years
and the minimum service with the col
ors is one year. Under the law, the
term of enlistment of the volunteer"
il three years, but these volunteers
will be mustered out in less time if
peace is restored or the menace Of
war ceases. 1t is unlikely that the
minimum time of service with the
colors will be less than year A
man who enlists in the Regular Army
is Immediately placed in training I'M
der competent instructors. and under
officers who know how to care for
him and how to teach him his military
duties in the shortest possible time.
First Is 12S Years Old.
The First Regiment of Infantry was
organized 1913 years ago. The Second
Infantry was organized March 3, 1871;
the Third and Fourth Regiments Of
Infantry September 4, 1892; the Fifth
and Sixth Regiments of Infantry July
16, 1898; the Seventh Infantry May
II, 1855; the Eighth Infantry July 5.
1898; the Ninth and Tenth Regiments
of Infantry 1855; the Infantry Regi-
ments numbered from Eleven to Twen-
ty-three inclusive, were organized in
May, 1861. All these Infantry Regi-
ments, as well as those organized
since the Civil War, are organizations
in which anyone may be proud to
serve. Nearly all of them now need
from 200 to 400 additional men.
All able-bodied unmarried citizens
under 40 years of age who desire to
prepare themselves for the military
service in the National Defense, and
who have no one dependent upon
them for support, may be safely ad-
vised to enlist at once in the Regular
ArmyLthe great military training
school of the Nation and the back
bone" of the first line of land de-
Tense.
Should organizations which have
been professionally enrolled with a
view to rendering their services for
the National Defense desire to enlist
as a body in the Infantry Of the Reg
ular Army, Recruiting officers will be
promptly sent, upon request. to the
hume rendezvous of the organization
to accept those who may be qualified,
and all those men who desire to serve
together, will upon enlistment, be
assigned as far as practicable, and
within the limits of existing vacancies,
to the same regiment. All enlistments
made in this manner must necessar-
lily be individual and in the grade of