The Coconino sun., 1924-02-08
PLANS FOR BIG SUMMER
CAMP FOR TRAINING

Word has been received from the
officer in charge of the G. M. I. G.
for the 8th Corps area, which IN
cludes the states OF Texas, Oklahoma,
Colorado, Arizona and New Mexico,
that elaborate plans are now under
way for the continuance of the gov
ernment summer camps for young
men, which proved so popular during
the last three summers.
Three thousand young men received
an outing at government expense dur
ing August of 1923. These young
men We're distributed to camps at Fort
Sam Houston, Texas, Fort Sill, Okla,
Fort Logan, Colo, and Fort Huachuca,
Arizona. Each of the above mentioned
camps were wonderful locations and
every facility was made available for
a very pleasant vacation. According
to the present plans, the camps for
1924 are to be held at the same army
posts as those of 1923, they being
considered the very best for the pur-
pose in the eighth corps area.
The branches of instruction offered
will be the same as last year and will
include instruction in infantry, cav
airy, field artillery, engineers, coast
artillery, signal corps and air service.
There will be four courses offered, in
cluding basic red course, which gives
fundamental training, but does not in
struct in any particular branch of the
service, featuring mostly study in cit
izenship; the advanced red course,
which gives basic instruction in
branches desired; the white course,
for which graduates of last years ad-
vanced red course who were certified
as eligible for admission to the white
course are qualified, fitting students
to be non-commissioned officers in the i
organized reserves or the national
guard; the blue course, for which
graduates of last years white course
who were certified as eligible for adj
mission to the blue course, are quail
flied; the graduates of this course
who are of the proper age and who
possess the necessary educational
qualifications are fitted for commits
sions in the organized reserve corps.
The age limits are the same as for
last year; II to "a for the red course;
18 to "a for the white course; 10 to
"a for the blue course. These age
limits do not apply to those who at
tended a citizens military training
camp in 1922 and 1923.
According to recent decision from
the adjutant generals office, Wash
ington, d. c., young men who have
graduated from the blue course and
who are eligible and qualified for
commissions in the officers reserve
corps, but who have not been commits
stoned on account of being Under age
at the date of the opening of the camp
will be authorized to attend the citi-
zens military training camp as blue
students. These graduates, while at
tending the camp, are recognized as
acting officers and viii be given as
many of the responsibilities and priv
iIeges of an officer as found practic
able.
Formal application blanks are now
being distributed from headquarters OF
the eighth corps area, Fort Sam
Houston, Texas, and young men Of
the proper qualifications will find it
to their advantage to mail requests
for applications to the c. M. 7. c.
officer, Fort Sam Houston, Texas, at
as early a date as possible. By hav-
ing your application on file, you win
be given the benefit of priority Of
receipt of same, and will at an early
date be definitely notified of your ac-
ceptance.