The Powder River County examiner and the Broadus independent. [volume] (Broadus, Mont.) 1919-1935, 1920-05-28
5000 Men Join
Army Weekly

drill. guard duty and hunk fatigue"
In the "new army" men in all branches
Vt the service not in the field have OPP
p"rtunity to learn trades Of their own
selection.
Following rehabilitation, when
thousands "f men chose I" remain in
The service. few recruits were obtained
10y recruiting ,ielntS. The recruiting
service Overlnprc,l to some extent. par
ties sent out by regiments and divi-
Sons all"cated to certain states COM
peting with established recruiting sta
,innS. Then the new system, Of vOca-
ii"nal trimming was instituted. followed
by !: drive for recruits beginning the
ni,ldl. ut las; January. and the re-
cruiting service was properly co-ortli-
mated.
E.nli>tmcnts rose from 500 for the
week ending January ~ t" $500 ac-
e"ptnnce> weekly the latter part Of
March. At ?rt'"ent 0ne-thirtl Of the
army may I've enlisted for one year.
about S.i.tAW men. Add to this $4,000
thrre-year enli>tment> expiring annu-
ally and the total number Of men leav.
ing tire service annually Is 10000. fi:-
nring IN the authorized strength Of
..:4 600 under the national defense act.
The present rate If enlistment should
yield l4l.OOO annually. surplus Of
:l,.AN over expiring enltstments.
"Thr campaign begun january ~ Of
this year has hren successful IN every
respect" said Mai. Samuel 4. Green
we'll "f the recruiting publicity bureau,
which sends out recruiting leaflets to
all army recruiting stations. THE
perSennl contact work II the general
recruiting >"r> ice and the parties sent
",,i by nIlMated organizations followed
h" same Instructions. They did not
beg for recruits. they did not offer tO
send men around the world nn u CO'k's
tour. and they lid not tell prospective
recruits they would he fought for by
eager employers offering fabulous sal
aries. They received imperative or
.cr> that under no circumstances must
they 'nverSrll' the nrmyS attractions
- obtain Il recruit: they were told that
the army wanted very high class "f
vnuny men. men who would aprreci-
ate and take advantage Of the training
and AT the same time make the kind
If soldiers that should represent our
country.
AT the beginning of the campaign
many civilian organizations offered
their assistance. Chambers of COM
mrr,c. Rotary clubs. American Legion
posts. Veterans If Foreign Wars. min.
ist"rs' associations and others did val
liable work IN arranging meetings
where their own members and officers
IT the recruiting servit" explained the
plans for the new army. Governors
and mayors issued prnclnmati"ns call
ing attention I" army activities In their
states and cities. and In many cases
set aside special dMtes rs Army
weeks"
Many branches If the service are
over their authorized strength. pend
Ing possible increase by cOngreSsiOna
! HcIlOu. Up UuSlOV tTUV~lWvVl t"tsk
the need 1T which was demonstrates
in the war. !s lta, per cent ah've M
th"rizp,i strength. Chemical warfare
-: per cent. "'e:lica' department IN
per cent. lnartermaster corps II:
ppr cent. and signal corps 1o6 per cent
Offspttiny this surplus. the infantry l.
hut Is per cent If authorized strength
, cavalry 81 per cent. field artillery Z
yer cent and coast artillery s: pc
. cent.
Strength Of Combat Units.
/. Restoration If the army tn u peace
time basis shows many apparent dit
ferences in the strength 1T COMMA
units such rs infantry regiments. Tn
national defense act provides for G! IL
. fnntry regiments. including the Port
, Rican regiment. t"taling $1,000 met
: nm average of 1.3iO TO the regimen
. During the war an infantry regimen
; Numbered over 1900 men. and som
, infantry regiments. because Of II