Evening star., 1935-09-29
Militia Rifle Team Third
In National Matches
Failure to Get Higher Score Attributed to
Tricky Wind While Local Unit
Fired.

selection Of District Of Columbia Ma
tional Guard candidate consists Of
five parts, as follows: Theoretical,
armory drill, field training camp,
length of service and length of resi-
dence in the District of Columbia.
To be eligible for appointment from
the National Guard, an applicant
must be an enlisted man Of a unit
recognized by the Federal Govern
ment. He must, on the date of ad-
mission, July /, 1886, have served as
an enlisted man for not less than one
year, must be between the ages of 19
and % years and must be not less
than S feet 4 inches in height. The
age and service requirements are STAT
utory and cannot be waived or modi-
fed, but it Is not essential that the
service be continuous, so that former
service in the National Guard may
be counted in determining an appli-
cant's eligibility. Similarly, service
with a National Guard organizat ton
prior to its recognition by the Federal
Government may be considered the
date Of enlistment of the soldier gov
erning, and not that of recognition
Of the unit.
While the original notice from the
War Department allocates only one
vacancy to the District of Columbia,
sometimes the Guard receives more
than the quota. This may be brought
about by other States not taking ad-
vantage of the opportunity offered.
which results in less than the quota
being filled. The law permits IS ap-
pointmentS each year from the Guard
throughout the country.
In the armory training program for
the current year. as applicable to the
12lst Regiment of Engineers, it is
stated that the objective is to main
tain the regiment in condition to
function effectively at existing
strength and without further train
ing, when employed in minor emer-
gencies by the District of Columbia
or Federal authorities, and to provide
sufficiently trained force. capable of
rapid expansion to war strength,
which, with the minimum delay, can
be employed in time of war as an
effective component of the Army OF
the United States. D..
1t Is pointed out that the develop
ment of military discipline. technical
proficiency, initiative, leadership and
teamwork will be emphasized.
The program also specifies that the
! conduct Of training shall be decentral-
! lied. The program outlines the OBJ
jectives to be attained and the time
available for the purpose. The meth
DDS and details of execution will be,
so far as possible, left to subordinates.
corrective measures being applied only
when necessary.
Inspections are directed to be made
tri-monthly by the regimental staff.
battalion commanders and separate
unit commanders, to test proficiency.
Subordinates, down to and including
the squad leader, are to be trained to
inspect their units as we'll as to drill
them.
1t is pointed out in the order that
engineer units must not be regarded as
pools OF laborerS and mechanics to be
allotted individually to each and every
operation. An engineer organization,
it is explained, is made up Of Q num-
Der of basic work units, each capable
OF executing a definite type and
amount Of work and of such size as
can be commanded by an experienced
sergeant.
The armory training objective Is to
adequately care for, store and protect
Government property; to give the regi-
ment thorough and well-balanced
basic and technical training; to place
special emphasis upon basic training
and upon command and staff training:
to increase the proficiency of the regi-
ment in the use of weapons and to
successfully complete the prescribed
courses in target practice together with
adequate training in musketry; to con-
duct the training in such a manner as
will insure smooth transition from
armory to field training.
The following have been ordered
transferred from the inactive to the
active lists Of their respective organi.
cations:
Pvts. Jack H. Farmer, Raymond I.
Hammer and Carroll F. Ingals, 2sth
Division Military Police Company:
Pvts. John E. Harrington and Fred T.
Haines, Company B, 12lst Engineers:
PvtS. Vincent j. Ceccarelh, Walter H.
Forbush. Joseph L. Goddard. Anton J.
Hanck, Herman o. Hutcherson, Rich.
ard B. Tyler and William w. Watts,
| Company D, 121st Engineers: Pvt.
Robert L. Wiley. Headquarters Detach-
ment. 29th Division.
The following have been ordered
| transferred from the active to the in
active lists of their respective COM
mands:
Sergt. William B. Logan and Pvt.
Martin J. Littlefield, Headquarters De-
tachment, 29th Division; Pvt. William
S. Ewing, Headquarters Detachment,
Special Troops, 29th Division; Pvt.
James w. Crockett. Medical Depart
ment Detachment, 260th Coast Artil-
lery: Pvt. Paul Stokes, 29th Division
Military Police Company Pvts George
T. Nolan, Richard K. Bridges. Sterling
E. Chambers and Joseph A. Denman.
Headquarters and Service Company.
l2lst Engineers.
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