Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-10-12
new ARMY DETACHMENT
TO START TRAINING HERE
u : Officers With Applications
~. TO Get In.
LETTERS SENT TO APPLICANTS
Requirements Stated, and Other III
formation Givcn-Closing of Fair
tPernits Speeding Up of Work.
Camp Opens November I.

w. {. Locker, general manager az the
National Army Training Detachment,
Wchmord School Board. has been be-
sicged by inquiries from local and out.
of-town young men who desire to get
into The next training detachment
whlch goes into training November ].
Unit! yesterday, no authority had
been given TO induCt men into the de-
taehment. the next increment of which
goes into training at the state Fair
Grounds November !. but authority is
noH granted subject 10 the approval
OF Washington. and the following let
applicants by Captain Alcott Farrar
mens, and General Manager oae os y. Z.
Answering your reccn, communica-
zion asking for Information as 10 in
dpction into the National Army Train
ing Detachment, Richmond School
Board. Richmond, Va. VIC beg to advise
that II now seems reasonably certain
that such induction can be made and
which should he filled out by applicant
and returned by the first mail 1t is
absolutely necessary that this form
should be received here not later than
October Is.
APPLICANTS MUST HAVE
COMPLETED GRAMMAR SCHOOL
applicant must meet the following
qualifications:
I'D Applicant must he white. AN
'
or over and included IN the rcgistra-
ton OF September IL. 1915, or deferred
oiassincation. age twen,y.one TO thirty
one OF previous registrations, and must
have completed the grammar school
course.
This. application mus, be executed
hlled in: Place and Date Cat the
top) and sub sections a, u. c. and
&: II is especially important that
o yi ana serial NUMBERS should be
n. inn H.
tanned from your local board.
When the application is received
partment for approval, and if approved
you viii be notified when TO report
for induction.
The next detachment is scheduled to
open November J, and II is assumed
that you will have to repor, abou,
The subjects offered will be auto
repair and dispatch riding. carpentry,
wheelwriSht and radio operation. Each
course runs for period or Two months
at the end OF which time the men
are assigned 10 some unit foK active
service.
CLOSING OF FAIR HELPS
WORK OF PREPARATION
Kindly give this matter your i'm
modiate attention if you wisi, to TIC
The closing OF the State Fair has
been Of distinct advantage TO the train
ing detachment IN tina, the 100 car
pentcrS retained from the unit which
completed training September Is will
have the extra week i'll which 10 COM
plete the barracks which are being
erected for winter quarters for the
600 men expected November l. There
are also noncomS. and instructors VINO
have also been retained, making some
thing like $50 men who are getting
things in shape for the winters work
Naturally, there will he limit to
the number OF men which the gov.
eminent will allow to lie indicted ut
this. point, and for this reason il is
urgently requested that the blanks be
TILED out and returned not later than
Wednesday me-; Form 1000 is "a sim
plc affair TO ~. filled out by tho APP
plicant, containing only blanks TO be
titled in for place sd date, name OF
applicant, classiiicat iou of regislrant
and so on.