Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1938-08-21
Engineers Begin First Stage
Of Armory Training Program
Comprehensive Schedule Is Mapped for
d. C.. Militia Unit for Instruction
During Year.

uary II and 81, February IA and 20,
March II and 2s, April IL and as.
Second Battalion-December 10, jan
uary 10 and ~, February 7 and II,
March 7 and II, April 4 and 10, May 2.
Headquarters and Service Company
December 40, January 3 and ~, Feb
ruary 20, March 81, April rs and
May 2.
Of1cers will be required to attend
the staff and line officers school which
will be held on alternate Fridays until
March 81.
All mess officers. mess sergeants and
cooks are to attend q mess manage
ment school, which will be established
after the first OF the year.
In conformity with instructions is
sued by the War Department concern
ing the training Of the citizen soldiery
in marching, the program announces
that three foot marches will be held
during the year. The first is to be in
field uniform with light packs, and
the second and third in field uniform
with full packs. The entire drill period
is to be devoted to these marches.
In an effort to have as many mem
bers of the local militia q1alified for
commissions in the National Guard Of
the United States, local Guard head
quarters Is preparing = memorandum
to point out the advantages Of en-
listed men to take advantage Of this
opportunity to obtain . commission.
Enlisted men in the National Guard
who have the necessary qualifications
are given these commissions In the
National Guard Of the United States,
which they hold during the period they
are members Of the Guard. II they
leave the Guard for any reason, then
their commissions are revoked, 1t was
explained. However, If the Federal
Government should find it necessary
to call the militia into the field for
Federal service, then these commits
sions Immediately spring into being,
and the enlisted man Joins the COM
missioned ranks.
For second lieutenant, man must
have at least high school education,
1t was said. They may be promoted to
rank, not exceeding that Of captain,
after they have performed certain
schedules of study and work. However,
in the field during the annual en-
campments of their units they still
function as enlisted men.
Brig Gen. Albert Cox, commander
Of the local militia, it was said, is
DESTROYS Of having as many members
this opportunity to obtain war COM
mission as soon as possible and Is
going to encourage them in every way
possible.
Sergt. John M. Kailor, Company A,
104th Quartermaster Regiment, hav-
ing completed two years OF a three
year re-enlistment period, has ap-
piled for honorable discharge.
Brigade headquarters has received q
request from First 1t. Henry B. Cock
rell. commander Of Company A, lo4th
Quartermaster Regiment, for Q 10
year service medal for Sergt. Normal
L. Hoist.
As a number Of the units have not
turned into brigade headquarters their
respective histories, q notice has been
sent them that they must get them in
promptly. The manuscripts were sup
posed to be in headquarters by August
l, it was said. The papers are to be
used in the publication Of book pro-
posing to give the full history Of the
local militia, from its inception, and
Is the first effort ever made to provide
such publication.
Joseph Berst. sergeant In Battery
F. 260th Coast Artillery, has been
commissioned second lieutenant in
the National Guard Of the United
States. He also is leader Of the Coast
Artillery units provisional band.
Gen. Cox IS expected to announce
shortly comprehensive program for
the work Of training of the State staff
and attached officers during the cur
rent year. The members Of this unit
have no regular assignments with
troops, but are specialists in their
particular lines, and q special program
Of study and training Is to be provided,
1t was said.