Arizona republican., 1921-04-25
NOW RECEIVING MEN FUR NEW NATIONAL
 GUARD UNIT HERE

0UAnU UNI n[nLI
 If the plans of Lieutenant W. w Carpenter. who has been detailed To- cal recruiting officer for the Arizona National Guard, do not miscarry, Phoenex will have another unit of the guard which will be the battalion infantry.
 headquarters company of the 15Sth
 All young men of military age should become interested in Sthe new organization of infantry. for oppor- tunities for instruction along the lines of many mechanical trades were nev- CT better and will mean rapid promo ton for men who qualify, he declares. Lieut. Carpenter expresses confi- dence in the eX-Service men and in the young men of the state, and he believes they will take pride in their state and come forth and assist in ! the building of the organization, as 1 it stands for maintenance of law and order, and a square deal for all; an institution provided for by constitu- tional provisions and one which will aid the country, the state and the individual.
 Special inducements are being held out to the ex- service men to get in to the guard work in recognition of
  perience during the war will add greatly to the efficiency of the new company. Lieut. Carpenter. in discussing the work yesterday, said the part played by the national guard units in the late war overseas was too big to be overlooked by the war department in laying plans for the future military i policy of the country. He called at tention to the fact that when the ar mistice was signed there were r na- l tional guard divisions in France, and 1 only seven regular army divisions, 1 showing that the defense of the na- ! ton must of necessity come from | it's citizen soldiers
 "The first thing I want to make 1 clear is the difference between the ! old state militia and the United l States national guard" he said "A state militia or state national guard 1 is a military organization raised, | equipped and maintained by an in | dividual state. Arizona and all other | states of the union had such an or 1 ganization prior to the formation of l the United States national guard. l 1.-The United States national guard l is a new military organization ere ated by an act of congress on June | 30. 1916, and amended June 4. 1920. | known as the national defense act. ! Under the provisions of this act each l state and territory is required to raise 200 men for national guard for each representative which they have in congress. This quota is increased 50 per cent each year until each state reaches a maximum of SEQ men in its national guard for each represen- tative in congress. The organization when completed will comprise 445, ,00O 1 men.
 .'The United States is divided off | into corps areas. and a certain place in each area is designated as an as- sembly point. so that within 24 hours time division of the national guard | troops can be assembled and can be 1 ready for immediate use.
 Uniforms. rifles, ammunition mounts and all other equipment is furnished to the guard by the Unit l ed States government. And officers of the regular army are detailed tc each state to act as instructors. Of 1 ficers and non- commissioned officers 1 must pass examinations of the wal department which means that tho national guard is being put on the ] same basis of efficiency as the regu- lar army, and will be a thorough! l trained force that will be ready fol immediate use whenever the occasion
 may arise. Pay for arnory drill i: also provided by the federal govern rnent"
 The new unit will be the headquar
 ters of the battalion. of which othel companies are located at Phoenix Tucson. Williams and Casa Grande.
 Headouarters company will con sist of three officers and 41 enlisted men, and will contain company headquarters, an intelligence sectioI and communications platoon Th' - communication platoon will consist 0 a message and courier section. wirt
 section, a radio section and visua
 section
 In order to form an organization O
 this kind opportunities are being giv
 en to men who are electricians
 cooks, clerks. barbers. cobblers. tail
 ors and pigeon men. together witt | operators. either telegraph. telephone 1 radio or wire. to enlist.
 re infantry battalion will hold it
 annual encampment at Camp Harr,
 J. Jones' Douglas, about the end 0
 next month.
 Before going to camp fl is neces
 sary to recruit the organization to
 full strength and requisition fo
 clothing and equipment must be pre-
 pared In order to get the @prope
 size uniforms men anticipating rnak
 ing the encampment must sign In tn
 next few days. as the requisition wi
 be sent forward as soon as sufficien
 number have been recruited
 Men going to the encampment wi
 receive not less than g a day, a ! transportation, rations, quarters an
 equipment necessary.
 Lieut.. Carpenter has opened re
 cruiting office at 215 East Madiso
 street and has detailed 8 sergeant i
 assist i'm in giving information
 those desiring it. and to enlist for
 limited time men desiring to take ad
 vantage of the training.
 Tn addition to battalion headquai
 ters company. men win be accepte - for the machine gun company or f. B company "A"