Evening star., 1923-03-16
10000 TO RECEIVE
/ SUMMER TRAINING
War Department Plans Camp
t Activities Based on Funds
h,A, Available.

Based on funds available, the War
Department has planned for the
establishment of citizens military
training camps in each of the nine
corps areas during the coming sum-
mer for the instruction OF about 3d.
900 young men in military science
and tactics and the essentials of mod
ern warfare. Provision is made for
the training of $500 citizen candi-
dates in the I'd Corps area, includ-
ing the District Of Columbia, Penn
sylvania, Mary land and Virginia, at
Camp Meade, Md. and for the assign
ment of forty-uve officer instructors
at that camp.
At all of these camps the training
Will be conducted for a period of
thirty days, i'll four courses. according
TO the extent Of the previous train
Ing of the candidates. These courses
are as follows:
The Basic Red Course-Age limits,
seventeen to tWenty-four. Previous
military training not required. This
course provides preliminary training,
including physical development ath-
letics, school of the soldier. squad and
company drtll, rifle craftsmanship,
camp sanitation, personal hygiene,
military courtesy, meaning of dis
clpline and studies in citizenship.
an opportunity to qualify for the
next higher, or Advanced Red Course.
Attendance in this course does not
constitute any present or future con-
tract OF enlistment III the Army of the
United States
Variety of Training.
The Advanced Red Course-Age
limits, seventeen to tWenty-four.
This course provides training in diff
1erent branches OF the Army-infan-
try, field artillery, coast artillery,
corps of engineers, cavalry and signal
corps. Advanced Instruction in the
subjects covered in the Basic Red
Course is included. Those who take
this course Will be given the oppor-
tunity to qualify themselves 10 per
NATIONAL Guard or Enlisted Reserve
Corps and To qualify for the next
higher, or White Course. Attend
ance at this course does not consti-
tute any present or future contract of
enlistment in the Army of the United
States.
The White Course-Agc limits,
eighteen to twenty-four. This course
provides training in different branches
of the Army-iniantry, field artillery.
coast artillery. corps of engineers,
valary and signal corps for the pur-
pose of qualifying selected enlisted men
Of the Regular Army. National Guard
and Enlisted Reserve Corps, and Sc
leCted citizens who Indicate their
Willingness to serve, at some future
time, an enlistment in the Army OF
the United States, and who have had
military training equivalent to the
Advanced Red Course. for service as
commissioned officers capable of
training recruits and leading them in
active service; and also to qualify
themselves as specialists Those who
attend will be given the further op-
portunity 10 qualify for the next
higher, or Blue Course.
teen to twenty-fOur. This course
provides training with the object of
qualifying selected warrant officers
and enlisted men of the Regular
Army, National Guard and Enlisted
Reserve Corps who have completed
the White Course, or who have had
military training recognized by regu-
lations as equivalent thereto, for
service as second iieutenants.
Available funds will permit the
training also of about $50 officers of