The Arizona copper camp., 1920-12-04
COMPLET INFORMATION ON RESERVE
CORPS FOR OFFICERS is PUBLISHED

ington Barracks, d. c.; The Journal +
of the Association of Militarv Surg
cons, published by the Association of 4
Military Surgeons, Washington, D. c.;
The Journal of the Association of &
Military Dental Surgeons, published
by the Association of Military Dental 3
Surgeons, Washington, D. c.. The
Journal of the U. S. Artiller (Coast
Artillery, PUBLISHED at Fort Monroe,
Va, and Army Ordnance, published .
by the Army Ordnance Association, /
Room 41O Munsey Building, Washing
ton, d. c., contain information of 4
value and of interest to all officers of B
the particular arm concerned and also
contain matter. of special interest to
reserve officers and most of them
have a special department for the in
struction of reserve officers.
5. The president may order re-
serve corps officer to active duty with +
any of the military forces of the
United States at any time for any
period; but except in time of ma
tional emergency expressly declared +
by congress, no reserve officer shall
be employed on active duty for more
than fifteen days in any on calendar
year without his consent. Mileage at
the prescribed rate and compensation
at the rate for the corresponding
grade in the Regular Army will be
paid while on active duty. There is
no provision for pay while in inactive
status. A reserve officer is not en-
titled by law to retirement or retired
pay.
6. Members of the Officers Re-
serve Corps, will not be called for
training during 1920. In special cases
reserve officers may be called to
active duty for some particu pur-
pose for which urgently nee and
for which officers cannot be other
wise provided. The required physi-
cal examination will be made in all
cases regardless of the period for
which called to duty.
7. Reserve officers in inactive
status may he assigned by corps area
commanders to an organization of the
Regular Army for target practice, at
their own request, but without pay.
Reserve officers taking part in target
practice will be allowed the same ex-
penditure of small arms ammunition
therefor, as officers of the same grade
and section of the Regular Army.
Application for assignment under this
authority should be made to the corps
area commander. Marksmanship in
sigma are authorized for all reserve
officers who qualify with rifle and
pistol. These insignia will be pro-
cured as prescribed in paragraph 251,
Small Arms Firing Manual 1913.
8. Reserve officers must provide
their own uniforms. Articles of cloth
ing and equipment, which would be
required in the public service if called
to active duty may be purchased from
the Quartermaster Department at any
time by reserve officers on the in
active list Sales of subsistence and
ordnance stores are not authorized.
9. Reserve officers not on active
duty may wear the uniform of their
corps and rank on occasions of mill
tary ceremony, on public holidays,
such as Decoration Day, ETC., and
when engaged in the military instruc-
tiOn of, or when responsible for the
military discipline of cadet corps
at an educational institution. The
proper collar insignia "U. S." with
superimposed "R" in gilt must be
worn
10. A lapel button for optional
wear on civilian clothes only,-by mem
bers of the Officers Reserve Corps
has been approved The specifica-
tions are as follows: a circular but
ton of gold or gilt one-half inch in
diameter, with face enameled in the
color of the facngs of the arm or
corps, surrounded by narrow circle
of gold or gilt and with the letters
"U. S. R." in the center. These let
ters to be in gold or gilt when there
is but one color in the facings; when
there are two colors, the letters will
be in the color of the piping or second
color. These buttons will not be fur
nished by the War Department but
may be obtained from dealers in mill
tary goods. The design of these but
tons will conform to the drawings in
the office of the quartermaster gen.
eral
II. Officers of the Reserve Corps
desiring to leave the continental limits
of the United States should ~oclest