Evening star., 1921-05-01
THE ARMY

Meade unit OF the CltlZehS 1rdlhlhS
Camps in August to 200 young men
from the Sd Corps Area. comprising
Pennsylvania. Maryland, Virginia and
the District of Columbia. This training
provided for by congressional appropria-
ton, embodies in principle the plan OF
the Plattsburg camps which proved so
popular and practical in 19lS-l4-1o.
According to the plan the government
pays all expense of training. In return
the candidate in consideration OF ms
time will be taught five of the most eS-
sentIal principles of American citizen
ship: FIRST how to serve his country
in peace and war. Second. how to take
care OF his body, build up his health
and live a happy, vigorous life. Third,
habits of s,lf-control, resourcefulness.
Self-reliance and other elements OF a
manly character. Fourth. discipline,
precision and sense of order. Fllth'
cooperation and team work.
The patriotic Young man. eager 10
serve his country and make the most OF
himself, will naturally want to take
advantage of this opportunity. Candi-
dates must be citizens of. the United
States of good reputation, between the
ages of sixteen and thirty-tive years.
and physically able to meet the require
ments of normal training. Provision
will be made for all necessary uniforms.
equipment, arms and ammunition. Whlch
will be furnished by the Army without
cost. There is no expense attached to
the training. The railroad fare or mile
age en- route to the camp and the re
turn of the candidate to mis- home Will
be provided by the government.
There will be an abundance of at
traction. Camp Meade has moving
pictures. library and recreation hall
for dancing and entertainments. An
attractive hostess house is available
Nv hn fpt
visitors, friends and relatives, should
he desire to entertain them during
his stay in camp. Physical inStruc-
tiOn will stress the value of mass
training in athletics as recently in.
troduced at the West Point Military
Academy. There will be no standing
on side lines or watching the stars"
from the bleacherS. Instead 1t VIII
be every one in the game and game
for all The general plan of athletic
physical and mental ability of each
man. Lads who Just never could"
will be taught Just how. so that
upon returning to their homes they
will have sufficient knowledge to in
troduce mass play in their schools or
on the "home lot" 1t is believed the
benefits derived by candidates at the
citizen camps during their period of
instruction will act as an incentive
for their comrades to attend a similar
resume of the 1921 program of train
ing for the red course or Junior grade
comprises infantry drill. rife marks
manship. guard duty. camping and
marching, care of equipment, personal
hygiene military courtesy, athletic
contests and military ceremonies.
Interesting demonstrations will be
conducted a camps where men of the
Regular Army are stationed in order
to give candidates an idea of the va
/, layv A
planes will maneuver; field artillery
batteries will be seen on the march
and in action: engineer and signal
corps equipment will be explained ard
experts of the infantry will demon
strate the use of their machine guns.
grenade trench mortarS and one
Founders.
In brief. the purposes of the citi-
Zens' training camps is to increase
patriotism, develop self-reliance and
add virilty to the manhood of the
country-to bring together young men
of all types, both foreign and native
born; to develop closer national and
social unity-to teach the privileges,
duties and responsibilities of Ameri-
can citizenship. Application blanks
and information regarding citizens
training camps can be obtained by
sending letter to the Sd Corps area |
commander. Fort Howard, Nd.
OnieerS Tor Camps.
A number of student officers who |
are scheduled TO graduate from the |
Army special service schools in June |
will be needed Immediately thereafter /
by corps area commanders for detail |
as instructors at the several citizens /
military training camps to be held
the coming summer. To meet this !
condition of demand for officers who |
would ordinarily be permitted to avail |
themselves of respite from official |
duties and responsibilities the Secre-
tary of War recently directed that !
there be some control over the grant !,
ing of leaves of absence to those who
have completed their periods of in |
struction at these Army institutions. |
IT has been ordered, therefore, that /
leaves of absence for officers of this |
class. effective upon their graduation
In June, be not granted except upon ,
the approval of the corps area COM !
manders concerned.
Rife Teams for National Matches.
Infantry and coast artillery teams |
and a combined cavalry and engineer
team from the Army have been au- |
thoriZed to enter the annual national
rife competition held under the aus
pices of the National Rifle Association |
and will be selected by the chiefs of |
the several branches of the service
concerned. In addition to the regular |
infantry team at the national matches |
teams representing the Philippine In
fantry and the 65th Infantry (Porto |
Rico) are authorized. For the year |
1921. owing to shortage of transpor- |
tation funds. the preliminary branch !
tryouts will not be held prior to |
July l.
Air Service Cadet School.
The chief of air service has ap- |
proved the designation of Carlstrom |
Field, Arcadia, Fla. for the Flying |
Cadet School fheavier- than-air). and !
the school will open August l. Can
didates for instruction will make ap-
plication through their commanding
officers. The school sessions usually |
held at March Field, Calf. are not |
likely to be resumed since this field |
is largely devoted to lighter-than-ai |
training. The course at Carlstrom |
Field will cover "A period of ten |.
months.
Lack Men for Heavy Guns
Owing to the prospects of limited |
personnel, it is intended to have ONLY
enough men at some of the coast ar |
tillery posts to give the guns suffi- /
cient attention TO preserve them from
rust, and to concentrate the ma aiority |
in larger stations. where they may be !
better trained in coast artillery duties !
at less expense than il scattered |
equally at the many coast artillery
stations. 1t is believed so far as |
armament is concerned when the