The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1921-11-19
MANY OFFICERS
NEEDED To AID
RESERVE CORPS
list ef Eilolblss Outlined by Captain
Petersen: Tells Who Can jeln
and Msshea RsaulFsdi
other Data.

Army officers who served duflnl
the World var aFo belnr urged q
apply fur commissions In tho rcaefs'
cons. according TO Ell Peterson
Can I. n G si tho New Chlckash'
hotel. Those whn completed train
lng in m officers training sehno
also arc eligible. he said
According 10 Peterson. the folln~
inr are eligible for commissions u
the reserve corps: vhieh viii h
only In case II q major emergency
reqnlrlng the use 81 tFoopn In "a
ccss of those II the regular army
aud the National Guard.
Persons who are ~ record M has
lnR been Officers 81 the United
states army at any time between
April G. 1917 and Juno 30. 1919.
Former officers of tho regular
army
Officers of The National Guard on
June 4. 1890.
flyinK cadets WIN successfully
complete the courac ~ instruction.
Rcgerye Officers training corps
graduates.
"Ali that u necessary Tor one to
obtain commission In tao reserve
corps h 10 b. able 10 m"ri the rc'
qulrcmenta of ans one uf The five
classes aud To address letter 10
the adiliani general oi le army
requesting came" Peterson d.
ciafed.
Information Given.
Congress has authorized 81 divig.
ions of Worlds War Veterans for
the future defense Of the country.
IN addition TO The small Regular
Army. nine divisions. constituting
the first component. The Natioual
Guard Of the states. iS divisions. con.
stiintes the second component cf
the army Of the United States. These
divisions are the same divisions that
fought during the war.
27 Divisions OF Veterans.
Congress has authorized q divis.
ions OF Worlds War Veterans 10
constitute the third component OF
the army OF the United States. com
1osed OF the citizens OF America.
Thees same divisions that fought
during the war are being organized
with great success. Worlds war vet
Grams are giving every aid In boost
ing and getting In officers In the
officers reserves corpse, so they can
he assigned to the 95th division
What Is the Organized Reserved
TO provide a trained, organized
and balanced force which may he
readily expanded and developed into
an adequate war com aent OF the
army of the United States to meet
any Major Emergency requiring the
use Of troops In excess of those Of
the Regular Army and the National
Guard
The organized Reserves are the
third component of the army of the
United States.
The regular army and the National
Guard may be employed separately
rtogether in minor and in major
emergencies, but the Organized Re-
serve constitute purely a war force
and can only be employed in the
event of national emergency de-
clared by congress
The Organized Reserve a Federal
force. Under the Military policy pro-
vided for by congress, the Organized
Reserves are the principal war COM
ponent of the Army of the United
States and are raised, supported
and employed by the United States
under the powers granted to con
gress by the Constitution. The Or
ganizcd Reserves are therefore pure.
ly q federal force with wellde
fined mission and in a war Of any
magnitude will constitute the mayor
component = the army ct the United
States. q he war Department is pre-
pared to r;sh the deSc opment ~
this co'arps.nt with the greatest
energy.
Shortage .. Officers, Headquarters