Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-05-06
COMMISSIONS OFFERED
TO MANY ENLISTED MEN
Fourth Series OF Officers TrnininE
Camps Open to Men of Previous
Military Training.

Provisions for a fourth series OF Of
ncers' training camps is made in an
order from Provost Acknowledgement
Crowder received las, night by AdJu-
,antGeneval 10 Lane Stern, as fol-
lows:
THE adjutant-gcneral OF the army
has completed arrangements for the
fourth officers training schools. to be
established May l5. 1913. The training
schools are primarily established for
training enlisted men. but certain men
within the draft age may be selected
and permitted 10 enlist therein If they
are:
IL. Members OF the reserve officers
training corps units who either will
complete the senior course this present
year or have completed one years
course OF same and since January /.
1917, have received not less than 800
hours OF military instruction under the
supervision of an army officer.
80. Graduates Of educational institu-
tons maintaining course OF mill
tary instruction under the supervision
of duly detailed army officer, who have
received not less than one years mill
tary training at same.
"In order that rcgistrants selected to
attend may enlist and attend said
fourth officers training schools, section
Isl, selcctive service regulations, has
been amended by adding the follow
ing paragraph:
when any reg!strant who is Sc
lccted to enlist in the army and to at
tend the fourth officers training school
presents TO his local board a certif-
cate signed by the professor OF mill
tary science and tactics on duty at
the educational institution which the
registrant has been attending, or signed
by the executive head of such inst!tu-
tions. that such registrant has been Sc
lected to attend such fourth officers
training schools, the local board shall
Issue TO such registrant a permit to
enlist. Said permit shall contain. as an
integral fart thereof a reference to
section ZIG. selective service reguia-
tions. and an admonition to such regis
trant that within FIVE days after the
termination OF his enlistment either by
expiration of the period OF enlistment
or by discharge from the army. he
shall. unless he has been commits
stoned in the army. report to his local
board such termination OF enlisted
status. Said certificate shall also con-
tain as an integral part thereof an
order to such registrant that mme-
dlately upon his being accepted and en-
listed he shall forward TO the local
board certificate Of enlistment signed
by a commissioned officer of the army.
Upon the receipt OF such certificate of
enlistment II shall be filed with the
questionable. and the registrant shall
be placed In class 6. on the ground
that he is in military service OF the
United States In tho interim between
The issuing Of the permit by the local
board and the receipt OF the certificate
OF enlistment. such registrant shall not
be indicted into military service, not
withst2ndinC his order number may
have been reached. but unless such GER
thcate of enlistment is received within
twenty days after the issuing of the
permit by the local board. said permit
shall thereby cease 10 operate, and the
recistrant shall be liable to be induct-
cd ms soon as his order number Is
reached, or otherwise In due course"