Arizona republican., 1917-03-26
By Kenneth w. HuItz, Of the First
 Aviation Corps


 Aviation Corps
 The bill prepared by the Honorable George Chamberln, senator from Ore gon and chairman of the senate com mittee on military affairs is by state ment made by him in the columns of National Defense and International Digest" merely a tentative measure designed to be a guide for future bills. The army as a whole has great objec- tions to the ChambeTlin bill, one of which is the generous(?)" exemp tions which would actually result in only orphans having to serve and the second grave objection is that no training pay is provided for The in justice of this is apparent.
 The bill that has met with the ap- proval of the army was introduced by the Honorable Julius Kahn of Califor- mia on February 27th, 1917 as Fl. R. 21Q5F'-"A bill for providing a system of national defense based upon uni versal liability to military training and service, and for other purposes"
 The first section of this bill enacts that the land forces of the United States shall consist of the United States army. All male citizens of the United States between the ages of IS and A years all IAales between the Q - sally declared their intention of be- coming citizens, and all males of those ages whose parents have become nat uralzed citizens shall be liable for military service in the United States army navy. or marine corps.
 The next section is devoted to the composition of the army, which shall consist of the OveTsea garrisons the frontier forces, the training forces, the first reserves, the second reserves, and the unorganiaed reserves. It is also enacted that the army shall have the following organization: The diff ferent general headquarters with their attachments and troops; the general staff corps, adjutant- generals department inspector generals de- partment, judge advocate generals department the quartermaster corps, the medical department, the corps of engineers the ordnance department, the signal corps. the aviation corps. the officer of the bureau of insular af- fairs. the chaplains and detached of ficers: the retired list. the staff and cadets of the United States military academy and the miscellaneous units that are essential to the army but not important enough 10 be separately enumerated. The bill provides for q q orary personnel" corresponding to the present regulars and reserve forces. All reserve officers, reservists, and recruits form the temporary person nel' the color line is drawn in this section that colored and white troops shall not he assigned to the same rnit.
 The Overseas garrisons are a unit of tho permanent personnel' and may i'e ordered for duty outside the United States continental limits and the act povides fer three division headquar- ters, io brigade headquarters. three coast artillery district headquarters, 29 infantry regiments, cavalry reei- ments, 6 field artillery regiments, n coast artillery company units, en- gineer regiments. field signal battal- ions, air sqJadrons. balloon com panies, the corps of Philippine scouts and such engineer ammunition, sup ply, and sanitary trains as may be prescribed by the president
 The frontier forces constitute unit of the permanent personnel" and form the frontier guards and the first evolutionary force, ready for duty at all times and consist Of division head quarters, 3 brigade headquarters. ( infantry regiments. 3 cavalry regi- ments , regiments of field artillery. 47 coast artillery company units, engi- ncer regiment and air squadrons and such train as may be prescribed.
 The training forces consist of such 'pe1manent' officers and men as re- quiied for instruction duty, and with the reserve officers, reservists- recruit called annually and are oroanized into l6 division headquarters. 64 brigade headquarters, 6 coast artillery district headquarters, A infantry regiments 2 cavalry regiments, 66 field artil- iery regiments, 19S coast artillery company units. 16 engineer regiments ? mounted engineer batJalions 16 field