Evening star., 1936-06-21
FFICERS and men of the l2lst
Regiment of Engineers, the
largest contingent in the local


~ National Guard. will not find
time hanging heavy on their hands
during the coming field training ex-
ercises when they will participate as
the Engineer unit of the 29th National
Guard Division in the first mobiliza-
tion maneuvers which have been held
by the division since its organization
subsequent to the World War.
The 29th National Guard Division is
made I'D of the militia units of this
city. and the States of Maryland and
Virginia and a section OF militia
troops from Pennsylvania, and these
organizations beginning August Will
begin to assemble in the area of In
diantoWn Gap Pa. A few days
prior to that time long lines Of motor
trains carrying the troops will move
over scores of roads in Maryland and
Virginia all heading toward the Penn
sylvania mobilization point. Practical
" all of the troops of the division
will be moved into the area by motor
training, thus furnishing real test
of the value of this method for%uak-
ing large movements of troops h We
tofore the movements of militia tro,sis
into camp have been made largely by
railroad.
In connection with the coming
nnsneuvers. the Engineer headquarters
has made public a comprehensive pro-
gram, ordered by Col John w. Och
mann, commander of the unit, and
also acting commander of the entire
local militia 1t is explained that the
field training period which now is
approaching is the elimination OF the
training year and will be devoted en-
tirely to practical training. There will
be put into actual practice the in
struction given in the armory during
the Winter in use of weapons ant.
equipment, technique of engineers,
technique of regimental and battal-
ion headquarters. including communi-
cations and personnel; all armory
training. including ceremonies, which
have practical application in meet
ing the requirements of the field pc
riod: purely military instructions, in
cluding ceremonies. will not be. less
than six hours per day during the field
training period, except Saturdays and
Sundays and those days reserved for
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The training day will be divided
into two periods. as follows: Morn
ing period, during which a minimum
of five hours instruction will be de-
voted to purely military training, and
afternoon period during which Off
GERS and non commissioned officers
will be instructed for at least one
hour in necessary preparation for the
next days work specialists schools,
ceremonies athletic and recreation.
The following general schedule of
training has been outlined: Satur-
day, August g. assembly at home sta
ton and movement to Indiantown
Gap, Pa; Sunday, August 9, estab-
lishment of camp; Monday. August
10: Tuesday August IL; Thursday,
August l3, and Friday, August "A,
will be. given over to tactical and
technical training; Saturday, August
is, will be inspection day; Sunday,
August IS, will be a holiday, during
which the officers and men will be
allowed to receive visitors from home
and other friends.
Monday. August II, and Tuesday,
August 18, there will be division
exercise in defense; Wednesday, Au-
gust 10, the division in review; Thurs
day, August 20, division exercise in
attack; Friday, August 81, division
exercise in river crossing. On Sat-
urday, August %, the trek home will
begin. =
All units. in making up their de-
tailed training schedules from the
general plan outlined above will be
required to cover Notifications, ex-
tended order drill, scouting and pa
trolling combat principles, company,
platoon and squad; standard trestle
and foot bridges, roads demolition,
fire control, discipline and distribu-
ton: anti-aircraft protection; ath-
letics, voluntary athletics will be en-
couraged; group games and super
vised athletics will be included in
n training schedules SO as to provide an
amount of athletics for every man in
the regiment.
'H 1t provided that a specialists school
will be held in each unit of the regi-
ment for one hour during the after
noon of each day during the first week
Of the training period. The following
specialists schools are to be con-
Quoted by the company commanders:
Mapping and sketching. map repro
duction and photography, chemical
warfare, mechanical drafting. demo-
lition, automatic rife and mess
Sergeants.
First lieutenantS with companies will
conduct company on-commissioned
officers schools and second lieutants
will conduct mess sergeants' schools,
The regimental surgeon will deliver
lecture to the entire command on
personal hygiene and sanitation at
$50 o'clock on the morning of August
10.
Some changes in the ALLEGATION of
units to the National Guard of the
District of Columbia have been ordered
by the War Department, in conformity
with recommendations of the adjutants
general of this city and Virginia and
the commanding general of the Mary
land National Guard.
There have been withdrawn from
the ALLEGATION Companies C and D of
the l04th QuartermaSter Regiment;
Company E, light maintenance COM
pany, of the same regiment and Com
pany F Of the l04th Quartermaster
Regiment.
There have been added the Head
quarters 1st Battalion, 104th Quarter
master Regiment
AS result of the changes, the al
-lotment of National Guard elements
to the District of Columbia will be as
follows:
29th Division troops: Headquarters;
/. goth Division; Headquarters De-
.tachment, 29th Division; Special
Troops, including headquarters, head
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