Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1922-04-26
FREE MILITARY TRAINING
Few Americans Between II and n
May Spend August in Camp
Devens at Expense of u S.

S. s. Richoh of Burlington, state
chairman of the Military Training
Camps association, has just received
full information concerning the camp
to be conducted at 4 Camp Deyens,
Aver. Mass, from August 1 to 30,
this summer, along the same lines as
that conducted last year. Colonel
George Williams, commandment at
Fort Ethan Allen, will command the
camp. s
County chairmen have been ap-
pointed by Mr.. Richold. Wallace H.
Gilpin of Barton represents Orleans
county; III. B. Amy of Island Pond,
Essex county, and A. F. Stone of ST.
Johnsbury, Caledonia county.
This is known as the Citizens Mil
itary Training Camp for the first
corps area, and is made up of three
courses, the fred" course, open to
boys from IL to 25 years of age, who
are taking their first year in the
training camp; the "white" course,
open to those over 10, who have COM
pleted the fred" course; and the
"blue" course, open to any who have
completed the "red" and white"
courses in the training camp and
want to continue with third year.
| Applications for these camps may
| now be made to Mr.. Gilpin, who will
furnish all necessary information re-
garding them.
Young Americans between the ages
| of IL and 27 years will be offered free
| military training during the month
of August, according to this plan
! The number who can receive this
| training from Orleans county is very
| limited and the number from the en-
| tire state of Vermont is not very
! large, so it will be necessary for
| those who want to go to get their
| applications in early. No applica-
lions will be considered after May 81.
The young man who attends this
| camp will learn how to serve his
| country in peace and war; how to
| take care of his body, build up his
health and live a happy, vigorous
| life; how to acquire habits of self
control, resourcefulness, self-reliance
| and other elements of manly char
| acter; discipline, precision and a
sense of order; cooperation and team
work.
/ Applicants for this camp, which
will include young men from all
parts of New England, will receive
! physical examination free of charge
| These examinations will be given
J either at Fort Ethan Allen, or by a
! physician of the National Guard of
| Organized Reserves.
The camp for the first corps area
is being planned with the idea that ii
will accommodate about 5000 young
men. Each applicant from the camp
from Orleans county will be inter
viewed personally by Mr. Gilpin who
will, if he thinks best, recommend
the applicant for the camp. Last
year about 1900 applicants could not
be admitted because the quotas had
already been filled. Thus, those who
desire to attend the camp should APP
ply early. Those who applied last
year and who were not admitted be-
cause the camp was already filled will
be given precedence this year.
The red course is intended for
those who have never previously had
military training, or who desire to
combine practical field instruction
with training already received in
cadet corps or school unit. By sue
cessful completion of this course, the
candidate will win certificate stat
ing his accomplishments and further
indicating that he may join the or
ganized reserves of the army of the
United States as private. 1t may
also show that he is eligible to take
the white course, which is intended
to train enlisted men of the organic
ed reserves as specialists or non
commissioned officers. He is then on
the road to the blue course, which
provides advance training for war
rant officers and commissioned
! officers of the regular army, national
| guard or organized reserves, who will
reach the age of Fl years before
| graduation and whose educational
! qualifications meet those required for
appointment to the officers reserve
corps. Civilian candidates will be ac-
cepted for this course if there are
vacancies and if they have the train
ing equal to that prescribed for the
red and white courses and have the
required education. National guards
men will submit applications through
| their commanders.
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