Evening star., 1924-08-24
THE CIVILIAN ARMY
BY LIEUT.. STEPHEN F. TILLMAN.
Organized Reserves Guard.

| pGrSOnnel traNellnS on lnStructlOnal
duty as the troops area commander
may direct.
1t is essential that these funds be
| expended in such manner as to in
| sure the maximum amount of in
Struction to all organizations. Since
| responsibility for training within
each State rests upon the single
| State authority, the Federal Govern
ment recognizes the State adjutant
general as the State military officer
| charged with such responsibility.
| Therefore. devolving upon him is the
| duty of submitting to the corps area
| commander recommendation for the
most efficient use of such funds.
These recommendations should be
submitted at least twice during the
| fiscal year to cover periods not eN-
| ceeding two consecutive quarters of
! such fiscal year. At the earliest
| practicable time, after receipt by the
| adjutant general of the notice of op-
portionment of such funds for his
| state, his routine recommendation
should be submitted
Each recommendation thus sub
! mitted should be based upon infor-
| nation obtained from appropriate
commanders. State inspectors and
instructors In obtaining the views
| Of the latter, it would probably be
| most convenient for the instructor
| at State headquarters to call upon
| the senior intructor with each regi-
| ment and the senior instructor OF
| each branch represented by units
| less than regiment for recommen-
| dationS as to the number of trips to
be made and the approximate cost of
| these trips.
Based upon the plan as approved,
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| orders for the visits of instructors
| during each specified period. ProNis-
! ions for authentication of emergency
! trips should be arranged for by the
corps area commander in such man
ner as to prevent unreasonable delay.
| Reserve officers of the Quarter
master Corps who attended the tram
| ing camp at Camp DevenS, were
unanimous in stating that the course
| of instruction they received under
Lieut.. Col Brainard Taylor, Q. NJ. c.,
was excellent and Col Taylor has
| been complimented on the competent
! manner in which he handled the
| course of instruction, according to
| information obtained from the office
| of the quartermaSter general
The reserve officers comment most
! enthusiastically concerning the semi
| monthly letters sent them by the
! quartermaster general and the opin-
| ion has been expressed that the prac-
| tice has an excellent effect on the
morale of the reservists, and makes
| the individual officer feel that he is
a part of the Army and in direct
| touch with the head of the corps
! The fact that the interest of the
| quartermaster reSerVists extends to
distant Alaska, is expressed in a let
| ter just received by Maj. Gen. William
! Hart, from Lieut.. Col. Lee H. Lands.
| G. .M.C.-O.R.C., in which he states
! that he il pleased with the idea OF
the semi monthly letters sent out
! from " Washington. and greatly inter
! ested in the activities of the quarter
master corps. Col. I4andiS also Of
| fered the services and cooperation
Iof the reserve officers in the Terri
| tory of Alaska in any connection de-
| sired by the quartermaster general
| and especially in the matter of OBJ
| tanning additional members for the
reserve corps in that section.
The reserve officers are beginning
to wonder just when they may expect
| the long promised new regulations
| for the Officers Reserve Corps. Many
| of the officers expect TO go up for
| examination for promotion when the
regulations become effective. Under
the new regulations, the 3-year
| clause between periods of rank is
| abolished Reserve officers say that
| this is one of the best things ever
Accomplished by the War Department.
| in behalf of the reserve corps. if the
regulations are ever put into effect
Ever since last winter the reSer-
visits have been promised that the
regulations would become effective
within d few weeks" The last word
received on the subject was to the
effect that the regulations were in
the office of the deputy chief of the
| staff. When will they come out is
the question of the some $4,000 re-
serve officers