Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1923-07-28
SUMMER TRAINING
CAMPS FOR 1928
War Department Announces Plan
for Military instruction.
COLOR COURSES EXPLAINED

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The plan for the field training Of the
army during the summer Of 1923 has
seen announced by the War depart
ment The approved program provides
| for the training Of the regular army.
the National Guard. $4,000 reserve Of
fcers, 5000 members of the R. o. T. G.
and approximately $4,000 candidates In
the citizens military training camps.
1.-THE plan." says a War department
letter to all corps area commanders.
rs based upon the assumption that
congress will appropriate the amounts
requested for carrying out the train.
ing." To accomplish the field training
required by the War department each
corps area commander will have at his
disposal:
(a) Troops Of the Regular Army
The recent distribution Of troops of
the regular army whereby q division
or reinforced brigade was provided for
each corps area, had as one Of its oh.
jects the provision Of an adequate
force Of troops Of the regular army
to render assistance to the civilian
components In their training during
the summer period. It Is intended by
the War department that corps area
commanders shall utilize in the most
advantageous manner all troops Of the
regular army. as well as all personnel
Of the corps area under their jurisdic-
ton, for the purpose Of obtaining the
maximum results In the conduct of
summer training.
(b) Instructors-In addition to those
officers and enlisted men indicated In
(a) above and those specially assigned
to the National Guard, organized re.
serves and reserve officers training
corps, the following will be made avail.
able: First. graduates Of the general
service schools. Fort Leavenworth;
second. graduates Of the special ssrv-
Ice schools third, quota Of reserve off,
GERS for period Of thirty days In add.
ton to such period Of training not ex-
ceeding fifteen days. as may be re-
Quired by corps area commanders.
Distribution Of oraduatea
Recognizing the obligation Of econ
omy in movement and use Of personnel.
the number must Of necessity be re-
stricted to the minimum consistent
with Institutional requirement, and In
the case Of graduates confined to those
who will not be required to attend any
school at the conclusion Of the training
period.
Graduates OF the general and spe-
cial service schools who. under War
department instructions. are due for
service with troops, will be ordered to
report to their respective corps arer
commanders for duty at the cOnclu.
sion Of the present academic year. that
Is, on or about June 20. 1893. provided
funds for mileage are or can be made
available for the purpose during the
.nresent fiscal year. Otherwise the
graduates referred to will be ordered
to report on or about July 4. 1928.
In the event that the normal dis
trfbution Of graduates Of the command
and general staff schools and the gen.
eral service schools does not effect
such assignments assregating eight per
CORDS area, tho War department will
take the necessary measures to insure
that number being furnished for duty
IN connection with the conduct Of tao
teal exercises for reserve and Ma
tional Guard officers and for such 9th.
or assistance and training as appears
desirable.
| Special instructions will be communI.
Gated by the War department to the
commandant and the general service
schools to organise and prepare the
graduates 80 ordered to act as team
of instructors under the supervision Of
the CORDS area commander concerned.
Not more than 100 reserve officers
selected for special fitness will be au-
thorized for each corps area to serve
! a. instructors In citizens military
training camps and provided they agree
to serve for the period Of the camp
Approximately 30 per cent Of all these
officers will. II practicable. be oficers
who Also hold commissions In the Ma
tional Guard. Par. AZ, 8. r. 4S. being
SUSPENDED IN TINS regaro.
cltixens' Training Camps.
In the training program as outlined
BY the War department, one Of the
most important functions Of the corps
| area commanders will be the citizens
military training camps. For this
training each corps Is required to OBJ
tain it's quota Of men for the citizens
military training camp. The allot-
ment of each corps area will be ap-
proximately as follows:
Per
| Coyps Areas. Corps Area
| lot Corps Area. .........s................ 9.VU
| and Corps Area. wv
| SrS Corps Area, ,.,......................4 $500
Sth corns Area. ,,.,......................l 400
Stn CORPS Ares. ...........,..............l $500
az corns Arcs. ........,............... $500
TN corps Ares, ,,,,.....................6 $500
ath CORPS Area, $500
OH CORDS Area ACKNOWLEDGEMENT. $500