Evening star., 1923-09-09

II has become a problem to provide
competent sergeant instructors for
the National Guard. The detached
unlisted mems list allotment is SOL,
OF which there were only 44S actually
detailed for the duty on June 80 of
This year. and under the present con-
oltions there appears to be little
Prospect that the number can be in
creased.
There is required for each infantry
regiment four commissioned of1l-
GERS. three for other three battalion
regiments and two for two-battalion
Organizations and one for each OF the
separate battalions. This is the mini
mum that can carry on the work
efficiently.
Apparently the main difficulty lies
In the fact that when competent
man is taken from the regular estab :
>liShment he creates a vacancy that
cannot be filled under the present rul-
sng, SO that there is hardshlp on
the organization from whlch ne
Comes, and commanders are reluctant
TO give up their men, not knowing
when promotions will be opened up
again and they will be able TO NIL
Vacancies
is to provide the required number OF
non-commissioned officers for the Ma
tional Guard, give them the proper
grade on which they can live in the
manner that BELTS their position and
make them additional non-commis-
stoned officers in the regular estab-
1ishment by increasing the authorized
number of enlisted men in the Army
10 the extent necessary to accom-
plish the desired result.
In connection with the proposed
legislation Of last year it was de-
Cided that the grade of staff sergeant
was the one that most nearly met the
needs of the non-commisSioned Off
GERS on National Guard duty. The
pay and allowances are sufficient for
the soldiers to live on in the manner
that they should and not SO large as
|, 10 be unfair to the government.
Moreover the pay of staff sergeant is
sufficient to attract competent men
10 this duty and keep them on ii, and
ahat is what is most desirable.
--cers' Reserve Corps, and Second Lieut.
Elmer l.. Hall, Air Service Officers
h Reserve Corps, who have been as
signed to the non-divisional group
have been relieved and attached to
the group Second Lieut.. John c.
Isinck, Quartermastcr Reserve Corps
having been attached to the S0th Di-
vision for instruction and training
Is attached to the 3ooth Infantry and
will report to Lieut.. Col. John Scott
executive for the local units of the
organized reserves. Capt. Lewis d
Parmelee. Finance Officers Reserve
Corps. has been attached to the
finance section OF the S0th Division
Capt. Bernard c. MacNeil, Medical
Officers Reserve Corps has been as
signed to the medical personnel OF
the s0th Division trains. Capt. Fred
erick r. Simmons, field artillery re
serve. has been assigned to the 31Stf
Field Artillery. Capt. Charles De.
monet. ordnance reserve. has beer
attached to the 3o5th Ordnance Com
pany, maintenance.
According to official figures recently
released. 3,7l1 medals have beer
| awarded to successful contestants il
the Winchester junior rifle competi-
tions this season. Indications now
are that several of the winners will
compete in the matches at Camp
Perry in events which are open It
them.
At a recently called conference by
the Secretary of War the committee
on citizens military training camp:
recommended that all young men who
completed the prescribed training bt
given an appropriate badge or buttor
f|ndicating that fact. The recon-
mendadtion was approved by the Sec
retary of War. The initial step III
I the accomplishment of this has beer
taken by the decision to award to AL
who complete the 1923 camps one
half inch button the design being d
miniature of the two-inch insignia
worn on candidates uniforms. Later
when suitable designs are selected
buttons for those who complete OF
have completed the higher course;
and qualified as private, non-com.
missioned officers and officers of the
reserve will be awarded
In it's tentative form of revision OF
special regulations 43 deal quite COM
prehensively with the status of re-
serve officers while on active duty.
The new regulations also define
clearly the status of warrant officers,
field clerks and enlisted men of the
Regular Army who hold commi ssons
in the reserve. The proposed regula- :
tionS make a clear distinction be-
tween active duty in peace and war
time.
This is dealt with in what is known
in the original draft as section 5. but
before the revision is completed it is
probable that there may be a change
in the number of the sections. Fol-
lowing are extracts from the text of
the provisions referred to:
General classes of active duty-Ac-
two general classes-active duty in
lin time of peace.
Active duty in an emergency-In
time of national emergency ex-
pressly declared by Congress the
President may order reserve officers