Evening star., 1925-01-11

ing the World War with the Cana
dian forces overseas, is fling an ap-
plication for appointment in the Re-
serve Corps this week. Prior to his
World War service, he served on the
Mexican border with the California
National Guard. Much credit is due
Maj. Omer w. Clark, Infantry reserve
that these men, all veterans of the
World War. are making application
for commissions as reserve officers
Maj. Clark is much Interested in the
Reserve Corps and is constantly on
the outlook for material for officer
personnel. He has done much tc
arouse the interest of the employees
of the Veterans Bureau who are
reserve officers.
In order to keep alive the proper
spirit in the Reserve Corps, more ap-
propriations must be made in order
that at least one-third of the corps
may receive training every year. At
the present only about one-sixth OF
the corps can receive yearly training
An increase Is absolutely necessary
over that now available for reserve
officers to maintain popular interest
and maintain efficiency in the reserve
component of the Army of the United
States. II the reserve system is to
be kept in fit condition and the vet
erans to be replaced as they become
too old, 1853 reserve officers must be
produced each year from the Reserve
Off1cers' Training Camp graduates for
the combat arms of the service alone
In order to provide for the other arms
an additional 1922 graduates are re-
quired, or a total production of more
than 1000 reserve officers yearly from
the Reserve Officers Training Corps.
This requires an increase in support
apportioned where most needed and
distributed over a terms of years.
Provisions to meet the requirements
of such increases will continue the
work done in the Reserve Officers
Training Corps. 1t is also very i'm
zen's Military Training Camp be en-
couraged. Sufficient funds to meet
the public demand for attendance
should be available. The interest in
this part of national defense Is In
creasing yearly. 1t is one of the best
means at the disposal of the War
Department to "sell' the Army to the
public. which is constantly being sup
piled with a lot of "anti-Army" bunk
from the pacifsts and whatnots.
1t is understood that the War De-
partment has decided upon an i'm
portant change relative TO the at
tendance of reserve officers at train
ing camps next Summer, and that all
Corps Area commanders and depart
ment commanders will shortly be no.
titled to carry out the changes de-
cided upon.
In the future il will be obligatory
for all reserve officers to attend Sum-
mer training camps with their organ
izations en- the prescribed date deter
mined upon. Many officers in the pas,
have been given the option of going
to camp with units other than those
TO which they are assigned perma-
nently, and on dates to suit their
own convenience. This is said not to
be productive of the best results, and
the time has now come. in the opinion
of the War Department, when the
training of the unit is more necessary
than the training of individuals, and
to this end reserve officers will be re-
quired to train with their units. The
new policy, 1t is expected. will be a
distinct advance In efficiency, and the
large majority of reserve officers are
In favor of II.