The Columbus courier. [volume] (Columbus, Luna County, N.M.) 1911-1920, 1917-03-30
OFFICERS RESERVE
CORPS U. S. ARMY

M"AhiiH W. iili AHi'Al'tNN IMNIN' INf
English Army and the tinted States
Army being based on much the same
organization, uamclv, 90 skeleton u
peace time, to bc increased o4 may
hc required Boo war time
The almost studied Indifference of
tbp American people tuward rruaoul.
h'r preparation for tho contingency
ui Wur make. mur. ursyui ih, dut,
"t 800 officer. ur tho., who hope tu
become officer, iD do 900 boo their
power n 1dauc, to prepare them
Give nud those committed to their
care for tho immense c.pon-ibilitcs
that wi'I ret upon them when the
torn bursts upon the nation.
On ihc third of June. 1910. Con.
gro-s passed 8u Act "tur unt.u.
further and moro cGccuol provision.
for the National Defense" Rorula.
tiun- prescribed hy tho Pre- idrnt io
carry this into effect have boon uuh.
liahed by the War Department. Gen.
crol Order No. -, from which the
following largely bb-imItrd The
unrcr Rorcr,r Corr. win NOT ur
diulrl, bc subject fn HaII for .,r,.
lco in time of peace, u Be- expected.
however, that reserve officers win
b, ordered to duty with tho troop
Ur lf Geld exercise. ur i.r m.frur.
uon for periods not to exceed Is
DAYS .n amy one calendar yrgr. and
while so serving thcy will receive the
paw and allowances Of their rcspcr-
, tive grade. BOO the Regular Army
The urt au,horigc- thD Pres id,uI
"io appoint and commits sion %. Re.
I. servo Officer iu the Hroua sections
ui tho Officer Reserve Corps. in all
grade. up 10 aud including that of
Major -uch citizen J-, upon p,um-
iuaiion prescribed bv the President.
hall bo found physically, mentally.
and morally qualified 'o hold such
c"mmI- -iuus.' The uso-Hmif- H,pH
! for appointment and rcappointment
= are. for % Second Lieutenant. goo
l. ycar.sU first liruirnuI 8G e.sr- .
% Captain, 10 wears; o. Major. fi
years. These lrr-l limits shall not
: apply to the appointment or r.ap.
nnnimrut of officer boo tbo Quarter
a uustcr. Engineer, Ordnance. SimrI
Judge Advocate. and Medical .e..
run. of fhp Reserve Cop..
Commissions win hr issued fur Der.
I"d- ut five years and when au uGf
a .rr ui 'ho Reserve Corps shall reach
'hu age. limit fixed for appointment
Nr wappoIntWcut .u the Grade iu
which hc I- commits stoned. o, shall
Hr Hunorhly discharged from the
service Of the United State. unless
ru.rnmm.iuuci m higher rradrI
Every applicant Will hp subjected I'd,
u r9d physical examination and hr
ID will br rejected for any cause of dis.
y qualification that loo the future might
=. impair h efficiency us au officer
a, hn' defects of vision resulting from
error of uiwrtiou. which are mot
excessive aud which may be- CORRECT.
"d hr gla-os, do not di71uuIify uu-
Ices they aIr due tp organic disease
Too .uuvrul lhu examination a- ta
physical qualification. will conform
= ." the standard required for recruits
!. 300 the United States Army Bcfora
, making the examination the applicant
wlI hr required to submit, for the
examination cot the Board, rcrtil-
cate as 90 h.s physical condition.
which, m ease mo- disqualification OK.
t-i-' will be a simple signed -fr'.
p mont from ihc applicant chat foo ...
h'-' 'i hl- knowledge aul belief ..
I, NOT affected with amy form pf .|...
y ease or disability that will Interfere
with hi- proper performance of thc
duties under the commission tor
which he Is applying.
Probably the section of the Reserve
Corps of the most general interest
will be the Quartemastcr CORPS. To
qualify for which an appHcon; will
= h" examined for duties that rguir.
. either knowledge of admmis.run n
' ana clerical detail, or for glccia.
services of a business or profession
/" ol nature requiring no .pecl, mli-
! iarN ksowlcdge The first class win
d receive % mental examination 10 test
+" their fitness for the peculiar services
- required the second class will rit
u, be subject 20 mental examination
0' as has been stated previously ncithor
,e elias i- subject TO age-limits, Both
are subject To physical eNamina ,.on
'l Agc-limit does not ippl, m Quar-.
l' tcrmastcr, Engiuoo' ordnance. ~i.-
'e nal, Judge Ady,"l.c, and M,dl-a
T sections of th, Rpw' o. ip..
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