Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1918-08-17
STUDENT ARMY TRAINING CORPS
AT VIRGINIA UNION
UNIVERSITY

GLOW can l render the most val.
liable service to my country during
the period Of the ware" Every
young man over eighteen is asking
himself this question.
The War Department has just Of
fcrcd Il new answer to the question.
They say: 'Enter college if you arc
ftcd TO do so, or return TO college,
If you are already enrolled, and en-
list in the student Army Training
Corps.
BY cnlisting in the Student Army
Training Corps you VIII become Il
member Of the United States Army.
You vii receive Il uniform and be
given military drill under officers de
tailed by the War Department. Dur
ing the early part Of the course you
Will receive ten hours Of military in
struction a week, six of which will
be drill rifle practice and other out
door training, and four Of which will
be academic work, for which mill
tnry credit is given, such as Mathc-
MATES. English, Foreign Language,
History. Science, etc. You will be
carefully rated both by the college
authorities and by the military Of
ficors who will help you to discover
special line Of military service for
which you have the greatest capacity
ana preference. Later in your course
you Will have an opportunity to
specialize in Il branch OF training dc.
signed to fit you to become an Of
ncer OF field artillery, medical or ell
ginccr officer, an expert in some tech.
meal or scientific service, and so on.
On reaching the age of twenty.
one you must register with your To-
cal board. You may remain i'm col
lego until your call is reached under
tho selective service law. AT that
time IL will be decided whether YOU
VIII be called Immediately to active
service Or whether you should re.
man in college to, complete tho
course you are pursuing. Tho deci-
sotn VIII depend on tho needs of the
service and upon your achievements
IN your military work and i'm YOUR
Studies us determined by the mill.
tary officers at the college and by
the college authorities. 49,. ..l -.
During the summer YOU will bovo
m opportunity to attend a summer
camp for intensive military training
Your travelling expenses to and from
camp Will be paid and you will be
on active duty under pay and sub
sistenco by the War Department.
~ n member OF the Student Army
Training Corps you will be subject
TO call to active duty at any time in
case or emergency. If you desire to
enter active service before complet
ing your college training, transfer to
active duty may be arranged through
military channels with the consent
OF the military officers at tho col.
le&c ana Of the college officials. II
Will be the policy Of the Government.
however, to allow you to remain in
college until you reach the age OF
twenty-one, or until you complete
your course.
This method OF entering military
service gives an educated young man
the opportunity to enter as q non
commissioned or a commissioned Of
hcer and in a branch TO tho service
where his talents will have a chance
10 DC used to best advantage, which
is far better than to be drafted as n
private.
Virginia Union University has
been chosen as one OF the schools
for Student Army Training Corps,
Twelve of our students are now at
Training Camp preparing to be.
come assistant instructors in mill
tary drill.