New-York tribune., 1921-04-11
Army to Train
Big Volunteer
Reserve Force
Plans for Citizens Camps
Throughout Country An
noilnced for This Summer
by II. S. Officers Here
Will Form Three Classes
Experienced Men as Well as
Novices Can Enter Sys-
tenn Pershing Will Head

Announcement was made at Cover
uor's Island yesterday Of the govern
ment's intention to establish series Of
ctizens' military training camps this
summer, where volunteers arc to be
drilled from August : to September z.
with a view to forming a vast volun-
teer army Of citizen reserves. The
reserves are to be developed from wear
&. TO year. so that the country ultimately
will have sufficient defense for any
emergency without rcsorting to univcr-
sal compulsory training.
General Pcrshing is TO supervise the
development Of the volunteer training
camp and citizen reserve system. AL
ready sufficient details have been
worked oft to enable the government
TO announce what class of men is eli
Cble to report to the camps where they
arc to be drilled, provis and pro-
vided with uniforms at public expense
The Military Training Camps Associa-
ton. 10 West Forty-fourth Street, has
been provided with application blanks
and other information for prospective
recruits.
The full term of military training is
planned TO cover three courses Red. or
freshman; White. or junior. and Blue
or senior said the announcement yes
to-day.
The Red course is for men between
sixteen and twenty who desire
military training but have never been
able to obtain it, and also for those
having had some military training in
school or cadet companies and who de-
sire practical military instruction in
col
VIII be given at permanent camps in
various parts of the country, and stu
dents attending will become familiar
with fully garrisoned posts of the reg
ular army. The work of combat troops
will be studied, as we'll as the tanks,
field and coast artillery, cavalry, in
iantry, signal corps and air service
Army officials at Governors Island
mention the following AS among those
who should at once apply for enroll
ment in the Red course if they wish to
attend one Of the camps:
Young men with little or no mill
tary training.
boy Scouts over sixteen years of
age.
"Thosc receiving military training in
high schools and academies who have
not had an opportunity to attend
summer camp.
"Members of the Junior Division, Re
serve Officers Training Corps, who are
not privileged to attend the senior
camps.
Upon completing the Red course a
candidate reaching required proficiency
Will be given a certificate indicating
that he is qualified for enlistment in
the organized reserves Of the United
States Army.
"The White and Blue courses are
only for men who have had previous
military training, the minimum ages
Tor candidates being nineteen and
twenty-one years, respectively. A
young man who successfully completes
the advanced courses is qualified for
appointment as Il non-commi ssioned
officer in the organized reserves. Upon
thereafter passing a special eXamina-
tIon such a man may be granted COM
mission as second lieutenant in the or
gained reserves.
"Those interested in having citizens
voluntarily seek membership in the or
ganized reserves, rather than through
compulsory universal military training,
expect shat sufficient funds will be
Forthcoming to enable the various
camps to handle at least 10000 young
men this summer and perhaps two or
three times that number. On the basis
Of a total of 10000 for the whole coun-
Try. the ID Corps Area, which includes
New York, New Jersey and Delaware,
would be enabled to have about 1900
young citizens at Plattsburgh OF
these the quota from New York State
would be limited to 905; New Jersey
could select and send to camp 275
Young men and Delaware 20.
THE method of selecting candidates
from all who apply will be made
throughout the country on the basis of
population For example. while 23l
men can be chosen from the Borough
Of Manhattan, 63 from the Bronx, 10
from Richmond, 172 from Brooklyn and
40 from Queens, yet only one man can
go from Putnam County, 80 from West
chester, from Essex and 10 from
Chautauqua County. Army officers
in charge Of the camps urge i'm
mediate application by any who
wish to become candidates for this
August. Selections will be made
IN the order of applications received
When the quota for any locality is
iilled no further applications can be
granted Members of the regular
army, National Guard and organized
reserves may apply through prope,
military channels for application
blanks and additional information"