The Monmouth inquirer. [volume] (Freehold, N.J.) 1865-1933, 1926-09-30

| serves who has passed this stage Of
his military career can now prepare
| to become a captain in one of the
three branches of ordnance. They are
ammunition, depot, maintenance. Ii 1t
is our hypothetical chemical engineer,
he may choose the ammunition serv-
Ice Twelve subjects will complete his
course and qualify him for promotion
to the rank of captain. These sub
jects are ~ ammunition depot or
ganization; (2) ammunition depot ad-
ministration; (3) ordnance provision
ing system; (4) transportation of ex-
plosiyes; (5) storage, surveillance and
maintenance; (6) demolition; (7) am
munition supply regulation; (8) sup
ply In the zone of the interior; (9)
supply In the theater of operation;
(1O) tactical employment of ammuni-
ton companies; CID the army corps;
(11a) the field army.
man preparing to become captain
In the maintenance branch of ord
nance will get different series of
subjects, as follows; ~ shop admin
istration; (2) methods of machine
shop work; (3) field maintenance; (4)
maintenance regulations; 90 small
arms and automatic weapons; (6) and
"a artillery material (s) automatic
equipment; (9) tanks and tractors;
(1O) tactical employment of the ord
nance company.
The depot department has still 9th
r.. Ton aOrs
tifcate of proficiency issued by the
correspondence school will qualify a
man for promotion. Fifteen days at
an ordnance camp, where he is taught
to use his knowledge of the specific
duties of an ordnance captain, COM
plete his training.
Attaining Rank of Major.
An advanced course in ordnance
trains a man for the rank of major
An ordnance captain preparing for
promotion will take courses in COM
bat orders and the solution of supply
and maintenance problems, and the
duties of division, corps, army and
general headquarters ordnance Off
GERS. Majors also go out for their
practical training of 10 days for the
completion Of their work.
Training for ranks in the command
and general staff Is the, same for all
majors in all branches Of the service.
What is done for a man preparing
for the officers ranks in the ordnance
department is done for the II other
branches of the army. An infantry
officer. for instance, will get courses
in platoon management when ne
trains for lieutenant courses in COM
pany management when he trains for
the rank Of captain, courses in battaI-
ion management when he is preparing
to become a major. A man may go just
as fast as he is able when he takes the
courses. He must, however. meet a
minimum Of 80 hours of work year,
Each lesson is credited with certain
number of hours A student need not
take all the subjects in his course.
When he takes a course for informal
ton only he may choose what sub
jects he wants. If he is fitting him
self for promotion, he takes what new
subjects he needs and submits to
test on the others.
All of the regular officers connected
with the correspondence school are
heartily in favor of it. Their expert
ence with men who had technical
knowledge OF civilian subjects but
were ignorant on military matters has
shown them the need Of training re-
serve officers In time Of peace. At
present there are approximately 90
900 reserve officers in the United
States. The correspondence courses
add to their number all the time. In
time of war these men will step out
Of the civilian ranks and take their
positions as Iieutenants, captains,
majors or STAFF officers, with the
same duties and pay as officers in the
regular army.