Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-11-01

Company A; February 1s. Company c.:
March !. Company d, ard March 3.
Company Z.
Attention il called to the regulation
that recruits and al unqualified per-
sonnci who fail 70 qualify IN the small
bore course win not be permitted 70
IRE course d.
The battalion commanders VIII Be
required to conduct training inspec-
tiors and tests As follows FIRST drill Of
each month, Companies A and d,
second drill night OF each month,
Companies b and Y, and the third
drfu night. Companies G and =. Reg
mental or battalion parades. formal
guard mount and other ceremonies viii
be held ON the last Tuesday drill Of
each month. except during December,
January and February.
Zach company is authorized to use
not more than four men, excluding the
supply sergeant. during each drin period
for the care and cleaning of engineer
tools and for proper maintenance Of
Government property.
The drill period for the Band, 12lst
Engineers, last Tuesday, was given over
to hitting out the members in the new
roll collar uniforms and the Pershing
CAPS The band also participated in
the city Halloween celebration.
The following have been ordered
transferred from the active TO the re-
serve lists Of their respective commands
for the reasons given:
Educational interference with the
performance Of military duty: Pvts.
Charles r.. Cassassa. George G. Dam
forth. Martin J. Littleneld Of the Head
quarters and Service Company, I2lst
Engineers. and Pvt. Park F. Anderson,
Headquarters Detachment and Combat
Train. 260th Coast Artillery.
Business interference with the per-
Torrance Of military duty: Pvts. Rich
ard K. Bridges and Albert F.. McCul-
Tough, both Of the Headquarters and
Service Company, I2lst Engineers, and
Pvt. Edward Marosy, 18th Division Mil
itary Police Company.
Temporary removal from the District:
Pyts. Maxwell q. Christopher and Carl
ton NJ Campbell, both OF Company E.
12lst Engineers.
Pvt. william r. Rhodes, Medical De-
partment Detachment, l2lst Engineers,
has been ordered honorabiy discharged
on account Of removal from the District.
Pvt. Thomas q. Oyster has been or
QCIEu bdIl6AGIICd 4IO1tl Tie IG6EIFE W
the active list Of Company Z, 12Ist En-
gineers.
National Guard commanders have
been admonished that in sending in
efficiency reports on Guard officers they
should not compare them with officers
of the regular establishment.
In the preparation of efficiency re-
ports" says the memorandum. com
manding officers of the National Guard
units should not compare their officers
with Regular Army officers of the same
grade, as age, military education and
All National Guard officers should be
compared with officers Of the same
grade and length of service in the Ma
tional Guard, having in mind, as far as
the experience of the rating officer per-
mits, a standard of training and gen.
eral efficiency attained by the best Ma
tional Guard officers Of the same grade
and having also constantly In mind the
standard of combat efficiency essential
to success in battle"
In this connection, local Guard COM
nailders have been instructed to pre-
pare efficiency reports of the officers
time to reach the brigade headquarters
by January is.
Orders recently issued designating
First Lieut.. Hugh Everett, jr, as chief
range officer for the National Guard
rife matches have been revoked and
First Lieut.. Joseph r Fitzgerald desig-
mated fer the detail.
The company team match scheduled
with the Guard rifle competitions Is to
To. be fired today on the rifle range at
Congress Heights, .. G. The match was
scheduled for yesterday q week ago, but
was put OF on request of unit ccm-
manders. The automatic rifle match
also was postponed until next Sunday.
No firing will be allowed to be UNI
dertaken by anti-aircraft units until
troops have attained efficiency in basic
training, according to an announce
ment of the Militia Bureau With this
in mind, it was stated that no anti-air
craft ranges will be constructed from
Federal funds until this point of train
ing is reached,
The announcement points out that
before undertaking the firing courses
provided for in the regulations, Guard
troops should be thoroughly trained in
the basic principles of anti-aircraft
combat. It was added that IL demon
strated efficiency is obtained In basic
principles and in thorough knowledge
OF deployments against actual attack, it
Is considered that the minimum re-
QuireneIts In anti-aircraft combat will
have been met by the militia for the
present.