Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-02-16
Organized Reserves

Every yLing man residing in the
District of Columbia contemplating tc
enroll In the 1880 citizens military
training camps to be held this Summer
will be interested in the procurement OF
instructions. issued last week by Maj
Gen. c. H. Bridges, adjutant general
of the Army. Red, White and Blue
traineeS may be sent to more distant
camps ID at Government expense when
lack Of training facilities or other mill
tary reasons make such procedure ad-
viSable. and 90 upon payment by them
of the additional cost of transportation
involved when assignment to such a
camp is done for their convenience
When an applicant to attend a Red
camp elects to pursue training in an
arm which would result in his being
sent to a camp more distant than the
one to which he would ordinarily be
assigned. he will be required to pay the
additional transportation not only for
the Red camp but also for the White
and Blue camps.
No applicant will be accepted with
the understanding that he can report
after the opening of camp. nor will any
applicant be enrolled with the under
standing that he will be discharged be-
fore the termination of the camp in
order to attend another camp. to enter
1ngton young men should be sure to re-
port at camp with their proper creden-
tials, as no return transportation will
be furnished to individuals who report
at camp without proper orders and who
are not enrolled under the proper au-
thority. No trainee will be permitted to
attend more than one camp during the
calender year.
At the end of the White course all
trainees not considered officer material
will be eliminated from further advance
ment until fully qualified Mere at
tendance at a White course does not
entitle trainee to attend a Blue course.
and for technical arms the necessary
technical education will be required
Several cases have come to the atten-
ton of the War Department of Blue
course graduates who were either not
recommended for commissions because
of the lack of required educational Quail
if1cations or after having been commits
stoned the discovery was made that they
did not have the necessary educational
qualifications to carry out the duties of
an officer. In view Of this, no trainee
will be admitted to a Blue course who
does not have both the educational and
physical requirements for a commission
in the OfflcerS' Reserve Corps. While
the War Department desires a larger
percentage OF Blue graduates commits
stoned in the Reserve Corps, 1t does not
desire to reduce the standard in any
way.
The various courses in which the
young men of Washington will be en-
rolled for the approaching Summer
camps and the qualifications to be met
to be enrolled therein are described as
follows: The basic course provides pre-
!lmlnary physical, mental and moral
training, including bodily development,
athletics. drill, rife Workmanship. first
aid. camp sanitation, personal hygiene.
military courtesy discipline, and studies
IN citizenship. Candidates taking this
course must be between the ages of II
and "a years of age, and they may
qualify for the next higher-the Red
course. They must have the ability to
read and write English. Previous mill
tary training is not necessary.
The Red course provides training in
the various branches, such as Infantry.
Cavalry, Field Artillery, Coast Artillery
and Signal Corps. 1t gives advanced
instruction in the subjects begun during
the basic course. The Red course gives
the candidate opportunity to learn the
essentials of leadership and qualify in
that direction for the next higher
course. Candidates for the Red course
must be between the ages of II and IS;