Evening star., 1937-06-27
'G0LD-BR|CKERS'
FACE HARD TIME
Training Program Specifies
Those to Be Excused
From Drills.

Gold brickers," veteran OF recruit,
viii ind 1T heavy going when the
l2lst Regiment Of Engineers gets set
tied down to its field training this
Summer at Camp Albert c. Ritchie.
at Cascade, Md. Those familiar with
Army life are also familiar with that
group of individuals. class found in
every military post. who find some
excuse for not attending ceremonies
and schools, as we'll as participate
In the necessary work programs But
Col. John w. Oehmann, in his out
line Of camp training for the coming
season, has definitely outlined the only
men who will be excused from at
tendance during the basic instruc-
tional periods, as a maximum of of1-
GERS and men is demanded.
He has determined men In camp
this year will obtain the maximum
training, 80 that when the encamp-
ment period is over they will have re-
oeived some real instruction in the
art Of soldering in preparing them
selves for the arduous field service.
The mission of the troops. as out
lined In the training program, is to
maintain the regiment in condition
to function efficiently at existing
strength and without further train
Ing, when employed in minor emer-
eencies by the State or Federal au-
thorities. Further, it is to provide a
sufficiently trained force. capable of
rapid expansion to war strength,
which, with the minimum of delay,
can be employed in time of war as
an effective component of the Army
Of the United States.
The objectives sought are to mobi-
hoe the regiment at existing strength
and move to and from the training
area by rail, and to put into actual
practice the instructions given during
the armory training period by the
application OF appropriate field exer-
fises.
The various groups have been al
IOtted certain total time for each
exercise during the encampment, and
the commanding officers have been
instructed to submit Immediately pro-
grams carrying out in detail these
general instructions. For instance.
physical drill has been allotted total
of 35 hours, and the officers will be
required to break this down to the
number Of minutes daily which the
men will take. Other branches Of
the training have been outlined in
the same way.
The programs and schedules are to
be divided into morning period,
during which minimum Of five hours
will be devoted to military training,
and an afternoon period. during which
officers and non commissioned officers
will be instructed Necessary prepa-
rations will be made for the next days
work, time will be provided for ath-
itics and recreation. ceremonies and,
when necessary, range practice. and
practice marches may be held
A regimental full field inspection
and muster will be held on the morn
ing OF August IA, the inspection to
include the pitching of shelter tents
and display of equipment On August
the regimental surgeon will deliver
lecture on personal hygiene and
sanitation to the entire regiment,
while that afternoon all officers and
selected non n-cmmissioned officers
will be required to take part in
regimental command post exercise.
On the evening of August II lee
ture on the Gettysburg campaign will
be given at the open-air movie thea
ter and on the following afternoon
the entire regiment will be taken on
. motor tour OF the battlefield. A
regimental practice march will be
held August II at 8 am, followed by
an overnight shelter tent camp at
Foxville. Md. While on the march.
the following morning, the troops will
practice engineer projects and will
return to their camp by night march
on August Is, the march to begin at
$50 o'clock.
A detail OF officers and men from
the 5th U. S. Engineer Regiment at
Fort Belvoir, Va. will visit the camp
on August 20 and give demonstra-
tion OF the divisional water purifica-
ton unit and water supply equipment.
On the morning Of August 19 there
will be field athletic meet and each
company and unit is expected to
make entries. The schedule of events
will be announced later.