Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1923-01-08
A LETTER 10 I'M
MEN 81 DtIAw ARR

Editor Every lshenlus. Inc tioNth
90 tho omcefs Reserve Corpa of tne
Army &C. proceeding steadily through
out tho United States. There are APP
proximaely $4,000 officers az present,
and hundreds are being comm ssioned
each month. In Deiaware. there
etili remain many vacancies in the
Coast Artillery eectl0n. which CON
atltuies the main Reserve force ~ this
state, viz, eleven companies
The Reserve Core has passed tho OK
detrimental ntage now. and the policy
has become sufficiently well known 20
men ~ military training aud interests
10 WARRANT the military authorities in
their belief that all men Of previous
commissioned service. who are now
physically NJ. AMI who ran. without
serious Inconvenience, attend tho 10
darys' summer encsmpmen'. should
consider u "a matter ~ plain duty and
common sense 10 secure q commission
IN the Reserve Corpa. Failure 20 take
this step indicates Indifference on the
part Of qualified men 20 insure their
position 90 commissioned officers
ahoun tho country require their SCR
vices ~ a future emergency. for the
| Reserve Corps, which - growing Ftead-
/ rs. VIII be he primary eource OF sup
ply for commissioned officers Il r.
| the belief 81 those who have develop
Cd and studied tho subject. mat the
| holding Of n Reserve commission viii
| pcorna. more end more privilege
Of which the holder has a right n
bs proud. and an Indication 81 hls
aense Of responsibility 20 his country
entirely free ~ any possible inferior
| motives ~ = personal or political IA
ture
Tho number ~ Reserve oflcers al
present residing IN Delaware. and ae
signed or attached - ORGANIZATIONS
ls. with few minor exceptions. p.
follows.
Infantry. 60; cavalry. Q. held artI
lery. Z: coas, artillery. y. militar1
police. 4: aviation. "a chemical war
fare. 2: engineers. (. signal corpe. D
ordnance. rs. medical and dental. 10
quarternaster, if: adiutant general
j; judge acknowledgement. 2: chap
lains. 7. total. jf5.
Of tho above sections. assignment,
exist in Delaware for the foli0vyIpi
only Coast Artillery. Military Police
Aviation. and Ordnance. oHoers q
the other sections ara either attacha,
90 organizations IN New Jersey (7Stl
DivisiouD or in few cases. 90 Dela
, ware organizations. or are unassigno
, a. present
= Tho reserve organizations allocate
20 Delaware. with the number of ~
ncers ~ present assigned thereto. o.
, "a follows.
{ Coast Ar'illery--il companies t12is
% 70 T3isD. 10. and attached
, Military Poiics-302d Military 70
lice Battalion. XItth Corps.
Ordnance companies. Cili. 81
st2). 10
e Air Service company oao7tb Bsl
70 loom. Z.
Z In visw OF 'hs large assignment r
= Coast Artillery IN Delaware. and ia
dsarth Of men who have boon trsine
FOR this service. thsro exists n larg
= number ~ vacancies in this sectior
= Ex-ohlccrs who aro now qualified for
n Reserve commission. even though Ia,
INK uo previous artillery service. "a
iu many cases qualify themselves n
y Coast Artillery duty. through ~
- training Of tho annual eucampmcn
Il md tho assistance ~ the correspoT
= denco courses now being held. Rel
: auco must be placed upon tho men
Delaware 20 supply tho officer pc
sonnet for this Coast Artillery orgnn
zatiOn. Ex officers who have not m
piled for a Reserves commission a
u urged tp look into the matter. no.
before the summer "nrlmpment ~
riod arrives. and II practicable. ~
= cure commissions in timo 90 sllo
them 20 attend tn8 camp. Three
our Coast Artillery officers attend,
last summer. and we're enthusiast
over tho training received. T. IS hop'
!, that We will hayo many more in "a
= tendance this summer. The Coast A
y ullcry camp Is ~ Fort Hancock.
J.. ou Sandy Hook. where tho larg
permanent garrison and fortihcatio'
furnish excellent means for acquiriI
knowledge. and whore the officers
the Regular Army who viii act - /
structors viii make 70 their busine
90 render tina 10 days spent 10y the Il
serve officers a period ~ intere
pleasure. and profit both 90 the IN,
vidusl and 90 tho interests oc 2
army.
Seven months ago. in the An
d, and Navy Journal. appeared the q
lowing excellent Reflections" frC
tho pen % Colonel r. J. Powers. I
- fantry, Regular Army Chief ~ ST
n OF the Soth Division. His thoughts a
so finely expressed. and are so Or
+ 20 the best sentiment ~ all studer
f. Of our military policy to-day. that
hops our reodcrs VIII give them cai
ful thought:
Reflections on the Organized 7
III serves.
The Reserve Army should have (
/ support Of all except the most GO
\. hrmcd pacifists.
h Five-sixths Of the Army officers
\. case OF war will be Reserve and y
tional Guard officers. In time OF pei
N they have n dual capacity; their cl
/ business is their vocation-the Ar
is their Rvocstion.
Ii In other words the proponder;
II proportion Of Army officers is co
/, posed 81 men who are not professl'
lai soldiers but. on tho contrary. I
n professional civilians.
II These Citlzcn-oiiicers DO not WI
II war. but they do want 10 be prepai
II II war is forced upon us.
4 II the Reserve Army is 10 mo
n anything Il must. first OF all. hav,
d meaning for the Reserve officer a
/ the Reserve enlisted man.
To have This meaning, il must
regarded seriously as one OF the tn
/ essential military Coupouents for
u national dcfense-thc Regular Arr