Norwich bulletin., 1918-10-29
OFFERS FINE CHANCE
 TO GET COMMISSION

New Haven officers handling the ap- plieations for Training School Officers in the different branches of the ser vice report 8 large increase in the number of applicants in the last few days. It is noticeable also that these applications come from all kinds and conditions of men, and that the rep resentatives of the government who are scrutihizf.g and analysing this ma teriai are using the utmost care in selecting the best, and only the best, and are being guided by tl?e personal qualifications of the candidates in question. One of the latest appliea- tiqfs for one of the Artillery branches came from man in central Conneeti- cut who is one of the best known of
 the active public men of the state, who
 has Noccupied particuiarls- important
 offices during the period Of the war,
 and is 8 man of maturity and estab-'
 lisEed position in the co,pr1iunity.
 The range is all the way from such
 men to boys just out of high school,
 and now busy at munition benches or railroad desks. There is no longer any feeling that the absence e college education is Q deterrent from getting
 2, chance to prove ones capacity for the role of an officer, provided only there. is the ground work of intelli-
 eence and character. and such reason able training as a high school, or 1 som @fhing substantially it's equiva- lent.
 The emphasis on the different branches of inc service is changing from time to time, but is not laid l heavily on the infantry service in con- l nection with q big camp recently es- l taElished at Fremont, California The l government is. there working out a 1 new system of q comparatively brief 1 course of intensive training, and is 1 prepared to handle a very considerable
 number of applicants who possess the necessary fundamental requirements i This offers probably the best chance vet presented for securing com, mission as second lieutenant which | has been given since the early days o1 1 the war.
 The school is open to all draft reg
 istrants over 4S, and less than 46. witl l the exception Of those who are il
 Class 1 and who registered prior t(
 September 12, 1918, and with the ex.
 ception also of those whose classifi cations have been deferred on accoun
 of industry, occupation, nr employ ment. The physical requirements ar,
 those for general military service
 which slightly modifles previous ex
 isting regulations.
 l Very liberal provision in regard t. implication for this school applies t 1 those who are in deferred classifi 1 cation for reason other than that o : industry, occupation O. employment : If any person is in deferred classif cation, and not commissioned on com : pleting the course at the trainin
 | caEn 11 1,c H. , classification. Tn other words, one wh ], has dependents and cannot afford t enter as a private, but who could af ford to enter the service as a secon } lieutenant's salary. does not take chance by applying for camp unde l l these circumstances. Those who are i : Glass IA are by. their acceptance fo : the eaInp inducted into the servic for the period of the war whethe they obtain a commission or not, an
 will be required to remain in the ser t 1 vice. This, however. is their .ultimat ' status under Class IA.
 The duration of the course, is abou 2 two months. and those selected fc : the school must: according to instruc tiols from the War Department, al l Tive at Camp Fremont rot later tha ! December 1st. n IL IS therefore quite desirable tha . those who are interested should mak q their applications at the earliest pos f sible moment
 S The representatives through who, q applications will be received are Car
 tain F. W. Cook at 10 Fayerwethe l. Hall. Yale. and the civilian examinin = committee of the Military Trainir r, Camp association with headquarters ; f 401 Chamber of Commerce buiidin v New Haven, Conn. Either oe these ot :. fees will furnish necessary paper d and give instructions for the filling ol $ of those papers.
 -I Applications are also being sdaiI if received and acted upon for the o1 '. f1cers' schools in both branches of Il t artillery, in machine s7an, and f,
 other branches of the service.