The Hawaiian gazette., 1917-10-26
THIRD TRAINING
CAMP FOR OFFICERS
T0OPEN lANOARY5
win Be Only For Non-commis-
stoned Men Of Regular and
National Armies and National
Guard WI
THOSE WHO PASS WILL b.
BE SECOND llEUTEnANTS
TO BE Eligible Applicants Must
Be Between Twenty-one apd
Thifty-ohe, Married Or Single

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0fici,d notification has been received
Of the date set for the opening Of the
third army traibbug camp for ofieers
in Hawaii, which is January o, This
camp viii be open only for n0n.com
missioned men from the regular army,
the national guard, the National Army
aud certan designated military schools
Those Who pass through this third
training camp successfully will be com
missioned AZ second lieutenants as
vacancies occur in that grade in the
three branches OF the army service
The number to be admitted to the
Oahu camp has not been specified, but
the wRr department plans are TO put
into intensive training for commissions
from the regulars, national guard and
National Army total Of 2400 men
Associated Press dispatches of last
night state that from the regulars will
be taken for training seventeen ner
from every thousand In the ranks
which would give Oahu approximately
two hundred. Added to these would b.
candidates from the National Guard -
Hawaii. No Hawuiinh school is in.
cmded in the list from which eligibles
can be selected.
To be eligible, the non com must
be between twenty lone and thirty.
one years Old on the day the camp
opens. Applicants may be married on
unmarried. but the preferences will b.
eiten the bachelors. other things being
equal. No applications received after
December l. 1911, win be considered.
Appicc tons Of Enlisted Men .l
The commanding general OF each
regular army, national guard, and Ma.
tiOnRl Army division viii at once in
form the enlisted men of his command
of the fact that the school is to be
held and that il they so desire they
are authorized to apply TO attend, and
that their application must be submit.
ted to their immediate commanding of.
frer before December l.. From these
applications the company or other unit
commander will carefully select those
Of the most deserving men not to ex.
ceed in number ten percent Of the en-,
listed strength Of the organization, the
age limits to be - to 40 years. Thes,
applications viii be forwarded througi
the usual channels to the division com
mAnder, who win call a board of three
regular army or national guard officers
to consider all applications and selec
and designate the men to attend. Shout
the application of any man be disap
proved by any Intermediate authority
before reaching the division command
cr il win not be considered by the
hoard. In selecting men TO attend the
board win be guided by the following
considerations: ~" i. m.
Character of the applicant as regards.
condurt, )eadcrship, ability to learn
quickly, ability 10 instruct others; gen.
eral suitability that is, military ap,
pearance, etc. $3.50.
General Wisser's Order
General Wiser, department com
mander will inform the commanding
officers of organizations in his depart
ment of the scheme of training school
authorized and direct them to submit
the names OF enlisted men between the
ages of tweuty.one and forty recon-
mpnded for attendance, the number
they recommend not to exceed IL per
cent of the enlisted strength of the or
ganization: any fraction TO be regarde
ms one. Recruiting officers viii send I,
the department commander the name
Of members Of their recruiting partie'
who are recommended by them to at
tend, and the department commando,
will select not to exceed IL percent %.
the total number of men on recruiting
duty in the department from those rec
commended.
Graduates of the institutions listed
IL selected to attend, will be required
upon reporting at the school, TO enlis'
for the duration Of the war. II afte'
completing the three months cours,
they are not recommended for commits
sion they will he required to remain in
service and finish their enlistment
While students they will receive the
pay and allowances of privates, frs.
class; this viii be about $50 per month
plus food, clothing, aud quarters.
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