Evening star., 1938-06-26
Serpice School Opportunities
Offered d. C.. Guardsmen
Chemical Warfare, Coast Artillery and
Quartermaster Motor Transport
Schools Opened for Members.

three officers and one enlisted man
Of the District National Guard to get
some advanced training in their mill
tary professional work at the Army
service schools this fall and winter,
according to information received 1T
headquarters here. The announce
ments Of the allotments have been
made early 20 that officers may look
over the requisites for entering the
schools. The requirements are be-
coming more and more stringent each
year, and those selected for the courses
not only must be on the top in their
own units, but they must have COM
piled with certain study requirements
preparatory to taking the courses.
The War Department Is insisting
that the Guard keep q closer check
on the personnel 1t sends to these
schools. as they must be physically
sound in order to participate in the
strenuous physical tasks, but they
must have the educational background,
both academic and military. 1t has
been found in the past that many
Guard units throughout the country
have certified officers for these courses
who sometimes were unlit physically,
but other cases where they did not
have the educational background.
OF the three onicer courses which
have been allocated to the local Guard,
one Is to the local coast artillery unit
for An anti-aircraft artillery course
from September is to December 7.
Another is to the Quartermaster Motor
Transport School. from September 20
to November 10, and the Chemical
Warfare School. from October 23 to
December 3.
The course for an enlisted man also
goes to 4 coast artilleryman. He Is
to be- an enlisted specialist in elec-
tricity. from September IS to Decem-
Der 81. Only candidates who have
met all Of the requirements will be
considered in making the selections.
Applications from officers and men
desiring to be considered for the
courses must be at the headquarters
at least two and one-half months
prior to the date set for the courses
to begin.
Under the command of Maj. Fletcher
r. Bernsdorn, the lst Battalion Of the
104th Quartermaster Regiment made
a practice run of the motor transport
to Cascade. Md, last week. The ad-
vance guard left at O'Clock Saturday
morning, while the main body Of
troops left the city at 2:3o O'Clock.
They arrived at the camp at pm.
and spent the night in the mess halls,
which are permanent structures at
this camp. The outfit returned Sun
day night.
This organization will be divided
into two parts for its camp this year
and will be given some real field in
Struction in the movement Of troops.
One contingent will 60 with the 12lst
Regiment Of Engineers to Cascade
and will be assigned the task. in ad-
dition to the ordinary camp routine of
moving supplies while the troops are
at their base, will undertake the duty
Of assisting in the road march from
camp to Washington, when the Engi-
neers engages on the first maneuver
OF its kind in its history.
The other contingent will 60 with
the 29th Division stan, which will
have . series OF mobile camps in the
Shenandoah Valley. while carrying on
its paper campaign. This unit will be
required to move the camp equipment
and furnish supplies to the series Of
camps which will be established. in
connection with the training Of this
unit.
The local Guard will have q large
part in the Independence Day celebra-
ton the evening OF July 4 at Fifteenth
street and Constitution avenue NV.
The commander Of the l2lst Regiment
Of Engineers has been instructed to
furnish q color guard Of four armed
men and the commanders Of the l2lst
Engineers, 260th Coast Artillery and
Company A. 372d Infantry, have been
instructed to have two men each pres
ent with the colors Of their organiza-
lions to participate In the procession
Of hagS.
The commanders Of the Engineer
Regiment, 260th Coast Artillery. spe-
cial Troops and 104th Quartermaster
Regiment viii detail 100, Is, 50 and rs