Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1918-05-01
QUALIFICATIONS FOR
4TH OFFICERS SCHOOL
HASBEEN ANNOUNCED

Much interest has been manifested
here in the requirement for entrance
into the Fourth Officers Training
Camp. The qualifications printed be-
dow are from the Army and NavI
Journal and seem to bar men over
thirty-two years of age unless they
are already in military service of the
government, fact which will be
disappointing to several of this coun-
ty in their early thirties who had plen-
ned to enter this fourth school. The
extract follows
General: All persons designated to
attend from any source, must be citi-
Zens of the United States and not
have been born in any of the coun-
tries with which the United States is
at war or allies of such countries,
must on May IS. 1918, be not less than
twenty years and nine months of age,
and must have the physical qualifca-
CkOAo 1CHull lOI d
the Officers Reserve Corps.
Special: (a) Enlisted men des-
ignated to attend must be less than
forty years of age and must be Sc
lected from those recommended by
their organization commanders by a.
a board of officers convened for taht
purpose.
"(b) 1. Members Of the Reserve
officers Traiing Corps units who will
complete the senior course this pres
en- year and are designated to attend,
must be selected by the professor of
military science and tactics on duty at
the respective educational institutions,
or in case of his absence, by the head
of the Institution, and must be under
the age of thirty-two years, on May
Is, 1918.
"(b) Members of Reserve OFF,
GERS Training Corps units who have
completed oen years course of same
and since JAN 1, 1917, have received
not less than 800 hours of military in
struction under the supervision of an
officer of the army, must be selected
by the professor of military science
and tactics on duty at the respective
educational institutions or in case of
his absence, by the head of the insti-
tuition, and must be under the age of
ttirty-two years, on May 10, 1918.
"(c) Graduates of educational in
situations which have earned govern
ment recognition through maintain
ing a course of military instruction
under the supervision of an officer Of
the army duly detailed, who have re-
ceived not less than one years milit
tary training at the same, in a number
not to exceed the quota allowed to the
institution from which designated,
must be selected by the professor of
military science and tactics on duty
at the respective educational insti-
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the head of the institution and must be
under the age of thirty-two years on
May Is, 1918 The selection of the
quota allowed each institution will
be governed by the requirements pre-
scribed in special instruction furnished
the institutions concerned.
Applications for admission to the
present training schools must be made
directly to the professor of military
science and tactics or head of the in
stitution at which the applicant receiv-
ed his military training and no appli-
cation will be considered by the War
Department ALI applications must be
submitted prior to May 1, 1918, and
those received after that date will not
be considered
J. S. SWITZER,
Colonel Adjutant General,
Adjutant.