Evening star., 1939-10-15
New Training Plan
lnaugurated for
Reserve Officers
Active Stotus Work
In Eight Coteeories
Is Now Available

trict Reserve officers and other Re-
serviSts in the Sd Corps Area has
been inaugurated. Under the in
structions issued by Sd Corps Area
headquarters last week, the chief
Of staff of each military area has
been directed to prepare a training
program for the units under his
jurisdiction covering the period Oc-
tober of one year to September 30
OF the ensuing year. Then in turn,
the commanding officers Of each Re-
serve regiment, separate battalion or
similar unit will prepare and sub
nit weekly, monthly, quarterly or
semi-annual schedule of inactive
status training for his unit, Under
the new system of training, March
! OF each year has been set as the
last date on which schedules for the
active status training of Reserve
units scheduled to attend camp can
be submitted.
CategOries of Training.
Under this new system of training,
District Reserve officers may receive
active status training in eight cate
gories, as follows: (a) With active
units of the Regular Army to which
assigned for mobilization; CD with
Citizens Military Training Camps;
Co in schools of minor tactics and
technique of weapons; cd in schools
OF troop and tactical training; (e)
In command post exercises; f) with
service command units; (g) indi-
vidually at Regular Army stations,
and (h) In special camps of instruc-
ton for recent graduates of r. O.
T. c. units. In training of officers
holding mobilization assignments to
Regular Army active units will be
determined by the commanding Of
f1cers OF such units. while the train
ing Of Reserve officers with the C. M.
T. C. will consist of participation in
the reception, organization, equip
ment, administration and training
OF trainees. The program of the
schools of minor tactics and tech
nique OF weapons will be prepared
with a view of familiarizing officers
with the weapons with which their
units are armed and with the en-
ployment of these weapons in
combat.
Trained in Staff Work.
The training for the schools of
troop and tactical training will be
that contemplated by paragraph 66g
of Army Regulations 14O-5, and
through command post exercises Of
flcers will be trained in command
and staff duties and will be familiar
lied with the organization and oper-
alton OF all elements of the division.
Training with service command
units will consist of the study and
solution of current problems of mob
lllzation planning, both for the corps
area as a whole and for individual
service command units, while the
training of individual officers Of the
arms except the Air Corps will be
conducted ordinarily during the
periods set aside at each post for
civilian components training, Pro-
grams for special camps of instruc-
ton for newly commissioned Off
GERS graduating from r. o. T. C,
units will contain routine drills,
maximum of terrain exercises, minor
tactical problems and other forms
OF field training involving troop
leadership.
The following officers of Washing
ton have been relieved from assign
ment to the 132Oth Service Unit:
Majs. Van A. Clarke, Tirrell j. Fer
renz and Carl J. Mess: Capt. Al
bert G. Clark; First Its. John M.
Butcher Edison H. Dimmitt. George
F. Kane, Morris Klinerman, Maurice
j. Kossow, Wilfrid v. Worland, and
Second Its. Archie N. Ashcraft,
John B. Schindel and Frederick C.
Wright.
Due to the fact that the date
originally set for the October meet
ing of Air Corps officers conflicted
with the dates on which the nation
al convention of Air Reserve Officers
is being held in New York, the Oc-
tober meeting has been postponed
until next Tuesday evening.