Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-10-05
District National Guard

during the encampment at Fort Mon
roe, Va.
due to the transfer of men to Other
organizations, Sergt. BARLEY had very
little time during the armory training
period to organize and train his section
but through his efforts during the field
training period the communication
section was brought to such high state
of efficiency that 1t was commented
upon favorably by the Board of Regular
Army Inspectors.
In establishing and maintaining
communications during the field prob
| lem at Fort Monroe. Sergt. BARLEY anC
his section contributed in no small de-
gree to the success of the maneuver"
In sending the commentator to the
adjutant general of the local Militia
(, Maj. Burns added this comment:
The commanding officer, 260th Coast
Artillery wishes to add his commenda-
ton of Sergt. Ralph F. BARLEY to that
of this soldiers battery commander
expressed in basic communication
Sergt Bartleys conduct both on and
of duty during camp was closely OBJ
served by the commanding officer and it
is felt that his conduct was so out
standing that 1t is worthy of special
commentator.
"A copy of this letter will be for
warded to the commanding general and
another copy will be placed with Sergt.
Bartley's service record
Pvt. Archie L. Hutton, 29th Division
Military Police Company. has been
transferred from the active to the re-
serve list of that command on account
of business interference with the per-
formance of military duty.
Pvt. John S. Farquhar, Battery B,
260th Coast Artillery, has been honor
ably discharged on account of removal
from the District.
The training program for the cur
rent arn1ory period for the 121st Regi-
ment of Engineers, prepared by Lieut..
George F. Hardin, regimental plans and
training officer, was made public at
the local brigade headquarters.
The training objective, the program
rec1tes, will be, in general, the main
tenance OF every unit in condition to
function effectively at existing strength
and with minimum additional training
and the providing of sufficiently trained
force, capable of rapid expansion to
war strength, which, with the mini
mum delay, can be employed in time
of war as an effective component of
the Army of the United States, and, in
particular, the attaining of a funda-
HcnIdl pIOI1ClenCy III al SUBJECTS,
whether technical or tactical, appro-
pirate to the engineer as an individual
and to the engineer unit. This pro-
ficiency, 1t was pointed out, is best at
tanned by an alert insistence on exact
ness in subject fundamentals in line
with the authoritative knowledge OF
training regulations and other approved
texts, and by this knowledge being made
the property of the individual or unit
by study and by practice in the exact
execution of all drills.
Engineering subjects are to be taught
by lecture demonstration and practice,
and will include instruction in the con-
struction of all kinds of bridges, such
as spar, trestle, artillery type, pontoon
kapok and Lampert; knots and lashings,
and their application to spar bridge
construction; anti-aircraft combat
training.
In the mountaineering subjects there
will be close-order drill, with special
emphasis on the school of the soldier
and the squad; interior guard duty;
tent pitching and folding; making
packs. first aid practice; riot duty
Ofhcers have been instructed that in