East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1922-04-17
100 CITIZENS WANTED
FOR TRAINING CAMPS

PORTLAND. Ore. April 1.-THE
summer eamrs for citizens of ore
gon and Washington Will be orga-
niized under the dlrecuon of theA
Ichief of Staff. 9sth Division. Head /,
tquarters. 1928 New Post Office Build
! ing. Portland, Oregon.
The camps will be located at /
Camp Lewis. Washington. and at
Fort worden. Puget Sound, Wash |
ington.
Camp Lewis will require about $50
students and Fort Worden about 40.
At Camp Lewis. Red. White and
Blue courses will be given for in
fantry, cavalry. field artillery, air
service. engineers and signal corps
the camps opening July S7th and
closing August 25. 1922.
At Fort Worden, White and Blue
courses for coast artillery corps, in
struction will be given from July
27th to August 25th. 1922.
Citizens military training camps
| are conducted by the war department
under the National Defense Act. The
object of these camps is to bring to-
gether young men of high type from
all sections of the country on a COM
mon basis of equality under the most
conditions of outdoor life;
to stimulate and promote citizenship,
patriotism and Americanism; and,
through, expert physical direction
athletic coaching and military train
ing to benefit The young men indi
vidually.
The practical military training
given at the citizens military train
ing camps will consist of a series o
three courses. known as the Rec
course. the White course and th'
Blue course.
The Red course proydes basi
training limited to the simple funda
mentals. In the infantry Red cours
are included the mechanism of clos
and extended order drills. ceremo
MES, preliminary instruction for tar
get practice, rifle practice on tn
target range. musketry and fire prob
lens. The programs of the Re
course for the cavalry, field artiller!
air service, engineers and signal corr
will be confined in general to bas
disciplinary and practical training {
the same elemental character as pr'
scribed for the infantry Red, cours
physical development, personal h!
giene, care of equipment, disciplir
and morale will also be stresse
Age limits for the Red course al
seventeen to twenty-five years.
The White course is intended
qualify students to become noncon
missioned officers of the organic,
| reserves. Students for this course W
ordinarily be selected from enlist,
members of the National Guard, o
ganized reserves or qualified civi
ans who have had prior military Sc
vice equivalent to the Red cours
Students will be instructed partly
actual performance of the duties
noncommissioned officers, and part
in schools of application establish
at the camps. Age limits for t
White course are eighteen to twent
six years. However, no student W
successfully completed the r
course in 1921 will be barred fro
White course in 1922 on account
age.
The Blue course provides. more a
vanced training for warrant office
and selected noncommissioned of
- GERS of the regular army. Natior
= Guard and organized reserves, a
for qualified civilians, with view
'i their appointment as officers in t
organized reserves. This course
'e,' cludes specialized instruction in t
All duties of junior officer in (
Us branch of service, selected by t
eep candidate and for which he is co
+ sidered qualified by reason of pre-
lne GUS experience and education.
lth candidates for this course must ha
ing completed the training prescribed {
OF the Red course and the White cour
VIII or the equivalent thereof Age lin
Iare nineteen to twenty-seyen years.