Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1919-03-12
STEPS TAKEN TO USE
ACADEMY GRADUATES
TO OFFICER MARINES
Conrse OK Instruction Az Naval Ingti.
tuition Specially Fits Men Fer
Marine Corps Personnel

mate utilization OF graduates from the
Naval academy to increase the com
missioned personnel of the marine
corps has just Eeen taken.
This step is the extension of the
course Of training for young Marine
corps officers undergoing intensive
instruction at the Officers Training
Corps school at Quanfico.
a statement 70 this effect has been
given out Iy Major General Barnett,
commandant of the Marine corps.
The course Of training of 500 candi-
dates for commissions In the corps az
Quantico has been extended from
three 10 six months This Is about the
same training that was given the stu
dent officers who, about 5 years ago,
formed the nucleus alont which was
established at Annapolis the first Of
ficers Training school for Marine
Ecorps officers. This school was COM
Inanded Ly the late Col. Charles A.
Doyen. Practically all of this first
class. as we'll as those who immediate
iy succeeded them at annapolis before.
the Marine Training school was re-
moved to Paris Island, s. C., have at
tained the rank of colonel III the corps
and nearly every one of them saw ac-
tive service iii France
The commissioned personnel Of the
corps will in future be obtained from
Naval academy graduates who have
undergone the full four year course Of
instruction at that institution. As this
course Includes special training in in
fantry tactics and ordnance and gum
merry, as well as navigation. seaman
ship, naval engineering and fleet work.
It's system of drill and discipline Is,
without any changes cling necessitat
ed. particularly well fitted for the dr.
yelopment of marine officers This Is
more particularly true ii view Of the
fact that the Naval academy drill reg
ulations. and so-cailed LANDING tac-
ties. as embodied I'll the infantry text
Ii COX. were completely revised recent
III ~ Ioard Of three officers, on
which the marine corps was represent
ed hy Major William Fl upshur, who +
overseas with the Thirteenth regiment
of marines
With the increase I'll number Oh nm
naal designations by congress aud the
president and secretary Of the navy
oF youths to take the course az An
napolis as lnidshipmen. there has been
created supply Of young officers
larger than the Navy will be able to-
All s0rb with return 10 peace-tIme
conditions. This III due 10 the large
nunsi er of ships which undoubtedly
will Ie placed upon the reserve list.
and will not be affected by the return
to civil life of the 1000 or more young
ersigns who were educated In the
practical side of junior officers du-
ties ny l5-week courses Of Intensive
training at Annapolis
The attractions of the marine corps
life and the distinction of membership
/ in this now more famous than ever
lranch of Uncle Sans service will. II
rs felt. need no special system Of ap-
portionment 0f d percentage OF each
naval graduating class to service In
the corps All the same time II Is not
now contemplated that the system of
recognition of special fitness whereby
enlisted men of the corps are given
opportunity to earn commissions will
lie given up. This same system al
ready applies In the navy. The sec
retary Of the navy. under legislation
secured few years since by Secretary
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young seamen, who are within the
prescribed age limits, to take the
course at Annapolis and be given COM
missions upon its completion
While the action IN extending the
course at Quantico is the first direct
step toward iengthening training for
Marine Corps officers, it is not likely
that the Naval academy will be In po-
sit.on to turn out enough graduate
rnidshipmen to furnish all the officers
for the marine corps for about two
years
The officers training camp at Guam
ftico, where the major part OF the
younger officers who saw service In
the additions to the marine commands
sent overseas, IA commanded by Major
sydney Lee, OF Fredericksburg ne
phew Of Cen Robert e Lee. 1t has 8
student personnel Of 800 picked en-
listed men Of the corps. all Of whom
have had from one 70 two years miIi-
tary training. They will. under the
extension Of the course just determin-
| ed upon. be graduated June 4