Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1920-07-08

military service he would nave as
little credited II as the Minute Men
Of Lexington could have comprehend
-ed-a lecture on airplanes and supfna-
rines, wireless telegraph or moving
pictures.S
Discussing the advantages OF the
new peacetime army, General Haf-
bord writes:
I'm 1920 the recruit is met at the
train, generally by an ofi1cer anu
taken to his barracks, where the ne"
conditions that surround him are
courteously explained to him. He IS
provided with neat uniform tift
fits him, shoes not unlike those III
civil life and every effort Is made 10
induce cOntentment, comfort ana nap
piness. The American soldier ration
has become the most liberal III the
wOrld-vegetables, milk. butter eggs
the best meats in the world refriger-
ated by processes that were undream-
ed of thirty years ago. Libraries are
Mt his convenience. Service hostess
houses are open to him. where ladies
devoted to his welfare and beneilt
cater to his contentment and supply
the home element. GvmnaslunS.
swimming pools. skating Kinks. dances.
service clubs are feature of practi-
cally every post
'The pay is much more than double
what il was in those days. The num-
ber of chaplains has greatly increased.
Church services are accessible To eN-
cry soldier. Morale. educational hlh
recreatiOnal officers are now we'll
known titles in our military pArlnnce.
"If the young soldier errs and com
mits disciplinary faults, discipline
must be maintained as long as armies
exist but his rights are we'll %ilhran-
teed to him. He " entitled 10 couh-
sci; his trial must be prompt me
outside limits of his punishment are
carefully prescribed by the president
and the course of military Justice Is
neither slow nor cumbersome. Its on
~ fault. In my opinion. Is that, IKE
all Anglo Saxon judicial procedur" II
Is organized too much for the prolec-
ton of the malefactor. .
Taught by Best instructors.
"The term Of enlistment Is on" or
three Years. Discharges by favor nre
easy 10 obtain when good cause Is
shown. In the event of death, war
risk insurance and allotments guard
the future of those dear to the sol
der. He can allot portions of his pay
with the paymaster and the govern
mcnt will pay him per cent interest
on his money until the time he leaves
the service.
zone of the latest features Of sol
,lier life Is the new system OF educa
ton. The training divides generally
into two classes-educationa and v"-
cational Educational is further di-
vided into basis and advanced courses.
A certain percentage of illiterntes EN-
list in our service: men of foreign
paientage or men of remote country
districts are required To attend school
until they are able to pass eXanina-
tons. The advanced course consists
of higher work suitable to those VII"
already have had some schooling and
ranges from the requirements of an
EIGHT grade course Tin ough advanced
high school to college work. I'll"
teachers are experienced civilian In.
Struclors officers and soldiers being
employed only when specially fitted
for such work.
nrhe vocational training means the
opportunity TO learn trade while
serving the government as soldier
Here. rs in educational work. the test
instructors In their respective tines
are employed, and officers and soldiers
employed as teachers only when Spe
cially qualified. There never has been
such an opportunity offered before by
any government on the earth. II
sounds too good to he true, but ii is
a fact.
"With all these opportunities go
still the time-honored advantages that
have always pertalned to the soldier
prOfessiOn-OutdOor life, regular hnh-
its, healthful food. These opportunities
cannot be 'Oversratrd. The discipline
of q soldier means the, difference be-
tween success and failure as a civilian
later in life. The duty of the army
must sin he done. 1t is not all danc-
ing. welfare work and education. Or
ders still have to he obeyed, work
must still he done. men still have to
give their lives fo, their country, hut
the profession of arms IS one of the
Oldest in the world. and there is none
more honorable ar To which better
men belong