Evening star., 1928-01-29

shin in accordance
With the provisions
Of Army Regula MAI Sen. want
tio,s 3S0-2200. while the advanced
r,Yfsss. IN addition 10 the above. are
designed TO train the c. NJ. Z. c. STU
dent in the basic principles of the pro-
fession of arms Successful completion
Of four of these camps should qualify
the candidate for appointment as Re-
serve officer after having SatlSfleo the
other requirements Of the above regu-
lauonS.
The number of hours placed after
each class of candidates is based upon
24-working-day month and indicates
only a rough general guide as 10 what
may be considered the approximate
requisite hours of instruction for that
class of student The following hours
for purely military instruction daily
viii not be exceeded: Basic course.
hours 80 minutes. Red course, hours,
White course. hours 40 minutes. and
Blue course, 6 hours 80 minutes In
general, the forenoonS Will be devoted
"a military training and the afternoons
10 athletics. recreation and only Such
s6oitional military work for candidates
Of the higher courses as is desirable
and necessary, as requisite 10 inc
performance on subsequent days of
with their comrades Of lower courses.
II Is the desire of the War Department
that except as otherwise prescribed. ali
strictly military training be had in the
mornings an0 that the afternoons be
devoted 10 athletics. recreation. swim
ming small bore rife firing and COM
petitions between candidates and SIM
liar activities
Not to exceed 10 per cent of Red and
- - EA
companies will be given instruction with
the automatic rife. and those selected
must have previously qualified in rife
craftsmanship. The instruction given
will include the following: l000-inch
course. automatic rife par. 20. training
regulations 5000. tables J. , and 4.
No qualification course with the auto
matte rife is prescribed
Blue candidates of Infantry and Cav
airy and Red OF Field Artillery and
Basic and Red candidates Of Signal
Corps will receive instruction in pistol
craftsmanship and will fire as inStrlc-
tion practice al least two scores. slow
fire. IS yards. and two scores. slow fire.
IS yards. Candidates assigned TO How
fizer platoons will receive instruction
with the 3-inch trench mortar and with
the 31-mm- gun. The qualification As
marksman vill require an aggregate
sore of so per cent. and of sharp
shooter 90 per cent. and those candi-
dates attaining the required qualifica-
ton will be issued C NJ T C marks
man and sharpshooter badges The
courses included in the 1928 c. NJ T c.
training program and their duration
are as follows: Basic, l0S hours: Red
Infantry. 100 hours. White Infantry.
l36 hours: Blue Infantry. I56 hours.
The duration OF the courses for the
Field Artillery. Cavalry. Coast Artillery.
Signal Corps are the same as those for
the Infantry. with the exception that !
there Will be no basic course for the |
Coast Artillery
The 1929 Citizens Military Training /
Camps VIII be held al the same loca- |
tons as those for 1927. with the excep- |
tion that there will be no camp al Fort /
Humphreys, Va. The 1929 dates OF the /
camps allocafeo 70 the District Of Co |
Euubla have not been announced. but |
TneSe oates, u is expected will be de- |
cioed upon IN the near future Il has /
been decided however. 70 hold the fol- !
lowing c. NJ. r. c. camps. at which !
District o. Columbia residents will at
tend. Fort Eoyle. No. Red, White and |
Blue Field Artillery, PoF4 Monmouth, |
X J., Signal Corps; Fort EIistis, Va
Basic and Infantry. Fort Myer, Va.
Cavalry Fort Monroe Va. Coast Artil-
lery, For; Howard. Nd, Basic and In
fsntry. and Fort Washington. Nd.
Basic and Infantry.
There %1ll be no instruction in eQui-
tstion today for District Of Columbia
Reserve officers The next class in
ecuitati0n Will De held February 5 for
local Field Artillery Reserve officers.
yno viii meet at Headquarters Battery.
lstn Field Artillery stables. Port Myer. +!
81 O'Clock. under the direction OF
MAJ W. r. Woodward There will be
held at local Reserve headquarters to-
morrow evening the third session OF |
the Inactive duty instruction OF the |
Sotn Division staff. the subject of
which Will BE- division transit. combat
feIo and service. tool supply and con-
troll. Use and location Of the service
company Lieut. Col Robert p. Par
TOat. Judge advocate general Reserve.
hzs been designated aS leader Of the
washington group So far the attend
snce of the Washington group has been
disappointing and Col Parrot Is
ANXIOUS 10 add 10 the list Of officers
nov enrolled number o. selected Of
hceTs who would be Interested in the
sf8dy 81 divisional staff cutieg and who
ran sttenc the monthly meetings from
January 10 May. Inclusive Washington
DiYlsional Gtaa School should notify
local hessrYe headquarters immediately.
The ogllY other inEtguctionai assembly
sIbfoGlcc " ~ held this week In that
u tne 5Osin Cavalry the subject of
when VIII De continuation 0f the
cavalry map problem This conference
vii be supervised by Ma X L. Oauglef.
Regulations governing the promotion
o. EhheFyasts Ia peacs time prescribe
that a Reserve officer VINO b. eligible
for assignment ~ active duty training
sn the C'1cffs Reserve Corps In peace
time may b" promoted provided he
soi6s cFrtlfcaLF ~ capacity indcat-
ing 9ik professional qualifications or
ms, during the flTe years Immediately
preceding cFmonstrabec bis interest in
military affairs by having written
te1oTo of ~ least 800 hours of car
BEsponcsflce srfOci work Attendance 20
TIakANf. administrative duties III con- ,
h@rtDD VAN hjs Unit " active par
'blpStbSa Nlln lfrJiss on inactive duty
training In computing tue 300 hours
fsrh 45~cay PRIMO u actlys duty VIII
~ co'3h!c~frc 81 100 hours for credit "
IN scc3'ion ~ NE aDgyf requirements.
pf"ndFH viii G9i De made unless there
j. Farahcy ~ tie grade " which the
offlcfT ~.N De advanced aHG unless he
Iss sffYec tFe minimum lime tn the
gfaSF hT0 ~ ihe time ~ pTomotloil
Bnleb& the ite8egys Gfflcef Concerned
hss OyHnpjlsd With tise sD0ye reRuls
9iOns cUsjng tie five year pefl0c NJ bis
appointment Ae Mlll not be eligible
for fbFti}ef assignment 81 scilye Guty
training 81 pFaGe time upon IeappOint~
men, DAcFf tLehs circumstance, u
Viii ~ nfcesaafy iof each IteEeTye on
Gef ~ oDLslH the required hDJfg ~
sTeSit ~ taxing the GUftsp0Ddsnce
spalTf nonG4cLhd ~ faEh CgfpS area
There ar q cDIslcel ab!e number ~
Washington fAAefse officers wilpSe tvF
year tenure ~ appointment VII expire
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