Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1917-03-20
GRADE SECOND
NAN Is
OPEN TO MANY
MEN WITHOUT MILITARY EXPERIENCE
MAY APPLY FOR PLACES WITH
The ARMY RESERVE CORPS.
UNDER DEFENSE ACT CORPS SHOULD
BE ABLE TO FURNISH OFFICERS
FOR ARMY or MILLION MEN.

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WASHINGTON, March 20.-fhe grade
OF second lieutenant IN the Officers re-
serve corps Ut the army ha~ been thrown
open by Secretary Baker IT, men without
any military experience whatever, provid-
ed they are physically and mentally
adapted "a military lite. An urgent plea
has been sent out 70 men between = and
~ wears all over the country to send ia
applications for commission with a~-ur-
ance- that the army viii supply after m
rollment The military training necessary
"a ft them for dauy.
Under the National Dcfoa-e act. the
corp. should W. able to furnish Officers
Tor "a force of J ,000, eco volunteers in War
time and also serve a- " reservoir from
which additional Officers for the regular
army could bc drawn WI need. Less tlHu
LOCO men have been gwen RESERVE cm-
missions III the line. despite VII. Tact tnat
the law has been IN operation for ntire
than eight months. Applications arg m-
IN in slowly aud army officer art MA.
every means in their power tr @;flf.ci
young men 90 this service ~ a p@atrlptir
duty.
There appears to be no lack oi mcn de
string IVY serve u tho staff corps reserve,
such IN engineer corp. thc ularierHla
tiers division lud thr medical Service.
Enough commission iu these coIn- t-tto
been issued tu provide -cprIaI Hr.u- inr N
million troops. BE- l- I- uhl who are
lacking. luc Officers who mir .uk fut
service al the front E. .imc ~ war; ArmF
uffirer- believe thr tulI, .u tHI up .h-
reserve r. due onl, Co., larh vi information
u+ I'M thc requirements. iur Nj MN .he fight
ing lines that are attractive o. young men
III wartime.
Eventually the reserve Officers training
corps. composed ot units at untrr-fi"-
schools and colleges. VIII provide +
than G.UNO men " year. N I- estimated.
reserve commissions. The first tru y
this scheme tor educating reserve
GERS. however. viii not come mtl l'lo
ana Then mot more than i.UUu Junior ut-
ticcr~ can hc expected u ~ turned into
the reserve. ln ull probability munt nt
these viii ~ required for regular ARMY
commissions. reducing thr reserve
strength w that much.
The lav prescribe that uo mur SHALL
~ commissioned KY thc reserve without
having PASSED examination. The wHr dc-
partment has realized that lgck oI rrr-
viou~ military experience IA amy EHc
probably preventing Young men past thrir
college days from making application. For
that reason every effort has been made
tu make III known throughout thc country
that military experience i~ not required.
Men win M commissioned who have never
worn y uniform ~ faced " drill sergeant.
The army will GLADLY undertake. tu turH NJ,
those who arc otherwise suitable with tNe
necessary professional training after Then
have entered the service.
This applies. however. only to fhc grade
WI second lieutenant. First Iieut,uaHt~.
captains and majors must show prrtiuH
military experience Nv earn their commits
-inn~. The heavy responsibilities trr thc
care VI troops hat goes with such grades
nccc~~iiatc- this restriction.
Applicants for second Iicutcnani-' com-
missions are being assured that every nn-
portunity viii w given them after enroll
ment in that grade to advance them~clyc-
w higher rank.
The department has appealed to young
men who care NV offer their services tu
apply with out delay ~ the commander
~ the military department w which They
live for necessary papers and information
Letters should ~ addressed to the com
handing general. Eastern department.
Governors Island, ". NJ, southern depart
mcnt. San Antonio. Texas. or Western dc-
partment. san Francisco. can. They wH,
receive prompt attention and arrange
mcnt~ for THE examination W.T. aH appli-
cant will pc made to suit hi- convenience
a~ nearly a~ possible.
To those who receive commissions. the
summer training camps W.T. the army uili
be open and they will receive travel al-
lowance~ and pay that viii more than off,
set any expense to which they may he ruf
Only Y simple field uniform IVY required
for reserve Officers. involving little cX-
pcn~e. and Tile government assumes this
cost eventually.
III wartime reserve officers would hc
required to report for duty either in per-
son ~ Nv letter. a~ hc may direct. wv the
commanding general fo the department In
which they reside. They will wv assigned
10 regular or voluntccr regiments. a- the
occasion warrants and when called ont
vii receive the fall pay and allowances
of their grade III the regular service.
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