Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-11-11
THIRD SERIES OF CAMPS
TO OPEN ON JANUARY 5
Will Train Men Now in Ranks for
Positions MS Second
Lieutenunts.
OPEN TO MILITARY SCHOOLS
q mitcd Number OF Applicants to BE
Received From University OF Vir-
ghia, v. NJ. I. and v. y. l.-Opcn
TO National Guard and Army.

Tic Third series OF officers training
camps is announced for three months
between January and April to train
enlisted men for commissions az second
ieuttnants to MI vacancies as they
may occur in the service. No civilians,
. excep. Il limited aunlber from the grad
yates and undergraduates of certain
schoos and colleges which have earned
recognition BY having had military
training under army officers during the
past ten years, will be admitted. Such
schools In Virginia are the Virginia
Military Institute, the Virginia Poly
technl; Institute, the University or Vir-
ginia and the Stanton Military
Acadehy.
Fol,wing are the instructions re-
ccived by local recruiting officers:
/. In compliance with instructions
from te War Department. dated Dc
tobcr o. 1917, you arc informed that
thrt series Of training camps will
be Organized or January .. 1913. with
the ob3ct of training enlisted men OF
the regular army. National Guard and
Nationa Army for appointment as sec
ond letenants To FIJI Vacancies that
may ocaIr In these forces.
. The graduates of these camps who
may be so recommended will be listed
as eligible for commission as second
licutena!ts. and will be commissioned
as vacarics occur. provided that their
services between the date Of gradual
ing and he date Of occurrence Of va
cancy his been satisfactory.
3. Emitted men selected from organ
izations the Eastern Department will
he sent y the department commander
to one ofthe divisional training camps.
located within geographical limits OF
this department.
MUST MAXI: APPLICATION
BEFORE DECEMBER ]
T. The commanding officers will at
once inform the enlisted men OF their
command OF the fact that schools arc
TO be heS and that if they SO desire,
men between the ages OF twenty years
and nine months and forty years are
auihorizG TO apply TO attend. and that
their applications must be submitted
before December /. 1917. no applica-
TONS WILDE received after that date.
b. From these applications the com
pany or init commander will carefully
select thoe OF the most deserving men.
not 10 exceed in number IL per cent
OF the enlisted strength OF the organ
izattor: any fraction TO he considered
2 AZ one. 'hc names of selected appli-
I. cants. iogiher with their applications.
e properly completed. viii be forwarded
F.. to these; Headquarters as soon after
. December l. 1917, as practicable.
; ncpartH91t commander the names and
applications. properly completed. of tho
, members OF their recruiting parties
, VINO are recommended 10 them 10 at
I tend and the department commander
: VIII select not 10 exceed IL per cent
; OF the toal number of men on re-
, cruiting duy in the department from
strength of,hc recruiting party onfNo-
/ Nembcr 30. 1917, VIII be reported 10
f, these headquarters.
=. Applica ions should be indc1ed
, po'h alphabetically and by company
: or unit organization before being for
"aFoeh I" department headquarters.
>. IN sclcc ing men to attend com
, manding ohiers will be guided bv rho
following considerations: (a) Character
OF the applicant, as regards conduct
. leadership. Aility TO learn Quickly
Aoi!ity TO instruct others: OBJ general
suitability. e., military onno,r
ance. etc
NJ, Eni'sted nen Of the regular army.
.>a'iohal Guar7 and National Army will
DC carried or detached service while
stuoents at training schools Thcv
! VIII receive the pay and allowance of
their grade VI
~ ne training camps are primarily
LOT men 10 be commissioned in the line
me quartermister-gener Tho chi.f 80
oIuhahce the chief of coast artillery
otuHdnce' the chief OF coast artillery
ohicer nave been authorized 10 organize
such schools is they may deem neces-
aarE ior the raining of men 10 be Of
hcers in thci. corps
~: Application blanks will be sun-
, pied TO comma nding officers from ,bns.
hcadquarters upon request. Care Should
o' taken 10 see that the form is com.
p.e'ea oE the applicant in accordance
with instructions