Evening star., 1925-09-20


the recent quartermaster conference
at Camp Dix, n. j., which was inau
gurated by Mai. Gen. w. n. Hart
Quartermaster General OF the Army
with the concurrence of the War De
partment. As the primary purpose o.
the conference was to ascertain the
general mission Of the supply system
in peace and in war, problems cover
ing general QuartermaSter Corps du
ties in the zone of the interior and ir
the theater of operations We're taker
up by the reservists.
Adoption Of the "applicatory" meth
cd of general instruction brought ou
the interrelationship of duties, the
construction group functioning under
Col. II. l.. Hall. Quartermaster Re
serve from the I'd Corps Area. while
Col. r. D. Jones. Quartermaster Re
serve of the 1st Corps Area. was ir
charge of the zone of the interior
group.
The attending reservists went or
record as being in favor of holding q
camp for field instruction for reserve
quartermasters in each of the three
Army areas, and expressed the hope
that approval for holding these field
instruction camps in the future would
be given by the Quartermaster Gen
eral In the event Of the adoption OF
this plan, the conference recommended
rotation each year of the camp in q
particular Army area-that Is. as the
1925 camp for the LIST Army Area was
held In the I'd Corps Area, that the
LIST Corps Area be the scene of the
1926 instruction, and for 1927 the Sd
Corps Area.
Assisting Col Walter A. Dempsey
Quartermaster Reserve. who was the
instructor in charge of this field train
Ing was Capt. H. F. Wilkinson. Quar-
termaster Corps, of the Quartermas ster
Corps School at Philadelphia. Col
n G. Martin. Quartermaster Reserve
was in command of the battalion
This week is given the professional
qualifications for the appointment
and promotion of Engineer Reserve
officers promulgated under Army
Regulations 140-2S. The duties pre-
scribed in the regulation for Engineer
troops are divided into combat ana
noncombat, of which the former ,s
divided into general service with
troops and special service with troops.
A candidate taking the examination
for appointment as second lieutenant
should have a general or a working
knowledge Of the following subjects:
Education or experience which mas
qualified him to become practlcing
engineer: methods of instruction and
conduct of rifle marksmanship; lndi-
yidual equipment exclusive OF
weapons): interior guard duty; close
and extended order drill to include
the rifle platoon: elementary working
knowledge of military bridges, mill
,ary roads and explosives; and physi-
cal training. To meet the aplhtS
qualifications the applicant must pos
sess the ability to command troops
;vic a
propriate to the grade and organlza-
zion for which examined. 1t Will also
he required of the candidate to DEM
onstrate his ability to perform the
duties of an officer of this grade In
field tests on the aforementioned
subjects.
For promotion to first lieutenant
the candidate should be tamlliar
with the following subjects: Mlntar!
organization, including oetaiieo
knowledge of the organization OF
engineer units (this qualification will
be met by the completion OF engineer
correspondence course, basic officers
course. subcourse ID: administration.
discipline and courtesies: military
hygiene and first aid; military law;
knowledge of the estimate of the situa.
ton and combat orders which shouil
be possessed by lieutenants; f1eld ensl-
neering explosives and demontlons]'
military bridging; military roads; ma
reading: field fordf1catons; slgnai
communications; working knowi-
edge of the principles of musketry
and combat practice; knowledge OF
the conduct of scouts and patrols by
day and by night; the care and train
ing of animals and stable manage,
ment: and supply. In the pract1cal
test the candidate will demonstrate
his ability to perform the duties OF
an officer of this grade in held tests
on the following subjects: Tactlcs
field engineering and field fortifica-
tions. The minimum age for appoint
ment to grade of first lieutenant VIII
be 25 years.
Going up for promotion to the
grade of captain, the applicant should
be familiar with the following knowl-
edge qualifications: General educa:
ton: military organization ana
equipment of combat engineer regi-
ment: staff duties of engineers;
military law; combat orders and tao
tics: marches: field fortification:
field engineering, which includes ex
plosives and demoIitions and military
bridging; map reading and map max
ing; log1stics; MESA ges. orders and
reports; working knowledge of indi
vidual and collective measures
against gas defense; and material.
In the practical test the applicant
will be required to demonstrate HIS
ability. to perform the duties of an
officer of this grade in field test on
the following subjects: Combat or
ders and tactics, marches. field forti-
fcations and field engineering The
minimum age for appointment to
grade Of captain is 80 years.
For promotion to ma iOr the ga ndi.
date should have working or a
general knowledge Of the following
subjects: Combat orders and solution
of problems; working knowledge of
the tactical employment Of Artillery.
Cavalry, Signal Corps, Engineers and
Air Service; methods Of training; staff
duties Of engineers and engineering
administra ton; knowledge of the re.
1ation Of field fortifications to tactics.
and the construction OF field fortifica-
tions; field engineering. which includes
military bridging and military roads.
The applicant must have the ability to
command troops and efficiently admin
lister a unit appropriate TO the grade
and organization for which exa mined,
and in the practical test he will he re-
duired to perform these duties in a
field test on field fortificatio and
field engineering. For appointment
to the grade OF ma Jor the minimum
age Is 36 years.
Examination in the following sub
jects will be given to applicants going
lp for promotion to the grades of lieu
tenant colonel and colonel. They are:
working knowledge Of orga nization.
orders, map reading, field engineering,
tactics and technique Of the combat
branches: tactical principles: COM
mand. staff and logistics: working
knowledge of combat intelligence.
methods Of training and troop leading:
staff duties of engineers and engin-
eering administration; and a working
Of cranaral nrca niZ2 tim