The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1921-09-18
MEN WANTED IN THE ARMY.

wanted! Fine, young up-SldHuAH5i
able bodied men, physically fit, edu-
Gated in the primary subjects cat
least1. and citizens of the United
states. A certain number who are not
lyet citizens, but who have signified
their intention of becoming such,
through the taking out of first papers,
will be considered.
The foregoing is the gist of the
message that the secretary Of war IS
sending broadcast throughout the
@country to all army posts, stations and
camps. Accompanying the message -
| the information that the army needs
number of men to fill vacancies that
have occurred and which have operat-
ed to bring the army below the $780,
900 men for which there Is appropria-
ton.
Recruiting for the army, under the
new system, will be conducted by the
various posts, stations and camps OF
the army that are scattered through
the nine corps areas Of the country.
From each of these, parties of officers
and men are to be sent to nearby
towns to search out the best of the
young men who wish to enter, or re-
enter the army, and to take them to
the nearest post or camp. No general
recruiting stations are to be estab-
lished for the time being.
Youngsters who have not yet
reached their 18th birthday are not
wanted nor will be accepted. 1t has
been directed that all of the recruit
ing forces investigate the statements
of prospective candidates for enlist
ment, and verify them before the
men are accepted. Men who cannot
Tread or write English are not desired
lin the new army, and will not be &C.
cepted for enlistment The army is to
continue it's educational system, but
it is not going to take the man who
cannot read or write and teach him
those things he should have learned
when he was a child.
i When the prospective soldier faces
the doctor, he win find the tests diff
ficult for any but a weu-nigh perfect
man to pass All recruiting parties
have been notified that special regula-
tions 60 1-2 of the war department.
to the physical examination of can
didates and are prefaced by a para
graph which states the standard which
goes to make up a good soldier. Brief
ly, the requirements are as follows:
He must see and hear well; his heart
must be competent to stand the stress
lof physical exertion; he must be in
ltelligent enough to understand and ex-
ecute military maneuvers, obey COM
Imands and protect himself; and he
must be able to transport himself by
marching as the exigencies of mill
tary life may demand" In addition,
ne win be wearing the uniform of the
United States, and a certain dignity
must be his at all times. The inferior
man cannot fulfill these demands
Enlistments are to be so handled
that the army will not exceed $1,000
men at any time, therefore it is ex-
lpected that the standard of men OBJ
army has ever had. That, literally, it
will be hand picked. 1t is stated that
the allotment system will be used in
obtaining men and that each corps
area will be authorized to enlist men
to fill vacancies only. Reports will be
called for frequently to assure that the
enlistments do not exceed the num-
lber of vacancies.
No bar is raised against the re-en-
Iistment of men who were recently dis
charged from the army, providing they
Ecan measure up to the new standards.
If man wishes to come in again how
ever, he must enlist for three years,
while the man who has not served an
enlistment may choose between one
year and three years, as the term OF
his army service. Good moral char
lacter. physical fitness, ability to read
and write and citizenship are the
prime requisites for the young man
who desires to become soldier under
the new regime. But he doesn't have
to wait until a recruiting party comes
to his town. He can go to the nearest
post, camp or station and apply for
enlistment.
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