Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-08-31


in the schedule. 1t provides that a
plan for training units in chemical war
fare during the arnory period will be
included in all training programs. 1t
is stipulated that the plan includes the
employment during several drill perl
DDS of officer and n-commtsSioned
officer instructors who have received
their instruction in camp during the
preceding Summer. The instruction
must be made as practicable in all re-
spects as possible, and to accomplish
| this one mask for each ofhcer ana
enlisted man attending the drill is re-
| quired.
The corps area commander says that
each regiment should be equipped with
SUFFICIENT masks Tor one troop, battery
or company, ami the plan for this
| training should include the routing OF
the masks from one unit to another
within the regiment so that all units
may have this instruction at some time
| during the armory period.
The following are considered tne
maximum require mentS for unit tram
ing, it was said:
Fitting, testing, inspec-
| ton and care of masks; mask drill, per-
Torrance of duty while wearing masks,
| employment of phosphorus grenadeS,
! smokes and nontoXic gases; protectlon
of arms, equipment and materlel; oe-
| lection of gas, protection OF individuals.
Commissioned officers of all arms
Use, care, inspection and repair OF chem
! ical warfare protective appliances; con-
strlction and use Of gaSproof shelters,
! issue of orders covering chemical war
| fare protective measures to be en-
ployed, the duties of officers and non
! commissioned officers charged with the
! execution of chemical warfare defensive
measures; handling, care, storage and
use of gas munitions; so much OF Of
| fensive tactics of chemical warfare as
| will enable int ligent planning ana
execution of defensive measures.
| Specialists (selected non-commiS-
! stoned officers)-USe, care, inspection
| and repair Of chemical warfare protec-
tive appliances: construction and use
of gasproof shelters, duties OF non
commissioned officers charged with the
execution of chemical warfare defen-
| sive measures; handling, care, storage
and use of gas munitions. =,
! TroopS-Theoreti teal and practical
training in offensive and defensive en-
ployment of smoke, incend1ary materl-
| ais and non-toXic gases. :,
Taking up the matter of general
| training, the program order states tnat
during the armory drill period there
should be stressed, wherever applicable
to the branch or unit, discipline, with
| applicatory extension to field training:
leadership, with extension through field
| training period; drill, close and extend
ed order, extension to the field train
! ing at the absolute minimum neces-
sary; training in combat principles and
| duties of the leaders of small units;
| principles of mllsketry, scouting and
patrolling, bayonet training as applica-
BILE to the armory period; first AID ana
tent pitching as may be practicable;
musketry and adjustment of packs, dis
play of equipment, interior guard duty,
all with practical application to the
field training period; care and han
! ding of animals and motors; horse
manship, riding and draft; ceremonies,
with extension as necessary TO the field
| training period; care and use of weap-
onS, including nomenclature, mechan-
les thereof and craftsmanship qualifi-
cations, with such extension as neces-
sary to the field training period.
Guard units have been informed that
to provide. replac sments for staff on
GERS of extended or World War expert
ence, division ard separate organiza-
| ton commanders will be required to
| institute instruction for appropriate Of
ficer material. Such instruction will
be held as far IS practicable, 1t was
indicated, through the armory period,
with such extension to command post
| exercises and other exercises during the
field period as time permits.
! The War department. has called at
tention in circular to the fact that.
que TO the large turnover in the Ma
tional Guard, the training must be con-
fined to basic work. To all those study
ing the training requirements of the
National Guard, the Militia Bureau en-
| phasizes that consideration must be
/ given to the aggregate numbers of
troops involved and to the fact that
they are distributed through the 81
States and Territories. each of which
possesses varying military Characters
tics.
National Guard aggregates under
ss,o22; Field Artillery, 33,o7s: Coast
Artillery, 1874; Cavalry, 1902; En-
| gtneer Corps, ITO; Medical Corps,
7,109; Quartermaster Corps (trains)
1927; Air Corps, 2,052; Signal Corps.
1898.
Considering the above, the depart
ments says, the large yearly turnover
In personnel and the information OBJ
tanned from inspections made, it is be-
lieved that the greater part of National
Guard training must be basic. Al
though progress has been made during
the last training year, still greater
progress must be- obtained in funda-
mentals. However, when a unit or or
ganization demonstrates that it needs
only refresh from time to time in these
fundamentals, the Militia Bureau will
encourage an extension Of the scope
OF training under distinct authority
from the corps area commander.
Demonstration Of ability to extend
In scope automatically requires a train
ing survey that systematically estab-
fishes the actual training status by in
diWdual, section and platoon.
The National Guard company COM
mander has many perplexing problems.
the Militia Bureau points out, not the
least OF which is that OF securing full
attendance at a.mory instruction, in
spite OF the competition provided by
the movies, bowling alleys, club enter
tainments and the attractions of the
family flreside. All of these COMPETE
tors for the soldiers attention are for
mfdable in proportion to the interest
they inspire, and this suggests the best
solution Of the drill attendance prob-
lem-make instruction interesting. In
terest, the bureau says, can be aroused
and maintained by variety in subjects
presented and by the manner Of pres
entation. AS an illustration, the bu-
reau cites the following, used in one
case: Several subjects were taken up
at each drill period. The company was
olVlded into groups corresponding to
the number of subjects and the groups
passed from one subject to another ac-
cording to a carefully planned time
schedule.
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