Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-12-31
ARMY SEEKING To
ENROLL EE0FF ICERS
Department Makes Drive 10
Have Former Officers Enlist
In Reserve Corps

ATLANTA, Dec. 31.-Colonel A.
E. Williams. acting chief of staff
of the -Four Army Corps arear to-
day called attention to the order
of the war department which en-
ables former officers Of the World
War to still still secure commissions
in the Reserve Corps without exam
nation other than physical, theif
rank to be the same a. that held
upon discharged.
This privilege was stopped No
vember II last. Due to the many
applicants that have come to the
wa department SINCE that date,
however. it was deemed advisable
to extend the time one year IN or
der to allow those officers of war
experience to have priority over
men that may be commissioner la
ter. and to Immediately make up
the standing list of reserve Off
GERS allowed by the Act Of Con-
gress, June 1920, according to
Colonel Williams.
Major General David c. Shanks,
commanding general of the Fourth
Corps Arear, desires to complete
, tie quota of reserved Officers for
this arear as soon as possible, Col
onel Williams said. Every posi-
Bile aid will be given applicants who
come under this new ruling of the
war department, he SEATED.
In pointing OUT some of the ad-
vantages of securing commission
now Colonel Williams said that
many ex-officers were under the i'm
preston that they must attend
camp each summer and that they
were likely to be called into serv-
ice at time that would be detri-
mental to their business.
The chief of staff said he desired
to correct this impression and quot
ed the Act of Congress which pro-
vides that no reserve officer may
be called into active service for
more than fifteen days during a cal
endar year. He further stated that
it was the policy of the war de-
partment not to compel any reserve
officer to go into active service
against his will
At present, a fifteen day train
ing period each year is held at the
various camps in the country. It is
desired that every officer take adj
vantage of this, but due to the lack
of appropriations the applicants
now exceed the number of officers
sent, the Colonel said. Officers re-
ceive full pay while at camp.
Service schools in the various
branches of service are held and Of
flcers may take these courses on
full pay if they so desire. The
schools usually continue three.
months. Officers may in the discre-
ton Of this corps commander at
tend school other than the one the
the same branch of service to
which he belongs.
Provision has been made for an
proXimately $4,000 reserve Officers
was stated. 1t is expected to even
tually bring this total up to $50. in
order to have sufficient command.
ing force for an army of 1000, 600.
men that will be ready for call, the
Colonel said. This enlisted force
WI be composed of the regular
army, the national guard and the
enlisted reserve turned out by the
annual Citizens Military Training
Camps.
Former officers of the World
War who take advantage of enter
ing the reserve forces now will be
given extra time credit for their
war service and promotion, auto
matically will come much earlier
he said.
The ruling now is that an Off
GER must have held the same rank
lof three years in the Reserve
corps before he can be promoted
however, if an officer held his rank
two years during the war it will be
only one year after his entrance
INTO the reserve forces before he
VIII be promoted to the next high
er grade, the Colonel said.
While promotion is now bv file
system only, it is hoped by the war
departments that congress will make
provisions for promotion by exami-
nation when the next army appro-
prlatlon and regulation bill comes
before its body. Colonel Williams
continued.
Application for reserve commits
SION should be made at Fourth
Army Reserve Corps Headquarers
Red Rock Building, Atlanta. either,
by person or by letter, it was
stated. fe5s mo- wa"
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