GIFT OF
WAR DEPARTMENT
MILITIA BUREAU
NATIONAL GUARD
REGULATIONS
Under the Constitution and
the Laws of the United States
1919
WASHINGTON
GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE
1919
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"WAR DEPARTMENT
DOCUMENT No. 911
Militia Bureau
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WAR DEPARTMENT,
June IS, 1919.
The President of the United States directs that the following reg-
ulations governing the National Guard of the several States, Terri-
tories, and the District of Columbia, in its relations with the War
Department, under the provisions of the Constitution of the United
States and of the laws of Congress thereunder, be published for the
guidance of all concerned, and that they be strictly observed.
NEWTON D. BAKER,
Secretary of War.
Official:
J. Mel. CARTER,
Major General, General Staff,
Chief, Militia Bureau.
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TABLE OF CONTENTS.
ARTICLE- I. Constitutional provisions pertaining to the National Guard, and Federal
laws enacted in accordance therewith.
A. Constitutional provisions.
B. Federal laws prior to June 3, 1916.
C. National defense act (act of June 3, 1916).
D. Act of May 12, 1917.
II. Military discipline.
III. Rank and precedence among Regulars, Militia, and Volunteers.
IV. Organization.
A. General provisions.
B. Medical Department.
C. Coast Artillery Corps.
D. State Staff Corps and Departments.
E. Organization of new units and procedure governing the extending
of Federal recognition thereto.
* V. The National Guard Reserve and Reserve Battalions.
VI. Appointment, examination, and promotion of officers.
VII. Separation of officers from the service and transfer of officers.
VIII. Appointment of noncommissioned officers.
A. All arms except Medical Department.
B. Medical Department.
IX. Enlistment, transfer, and discharge of enlisted men.
X. Training and instruction.
A. Federal instructors.
B. Attendance at Army service schools.
1. Officers.
2. Enlisted men.
C. Officers and men of National Guard attached to Regular Army
for instruction.
D. Armory instruction.
E. Field instruction.
F. Target practice and competitions.
XI. Uniform.
XII. Inspections.
XIII. Courts-martial in the National Guard.
XIV. Target ranges.
A. Acquisition.
B. Maintenance.
> XV. Federal funds.
XVI. Federal property.
XVII. Pay for armory drill.
XVIII. Care of animals and materiel.
XIX. Returns and reports.
XX. Call and draft into Federal service.
'XXI. Militia Bureau.
A. Functions of Militia Bureau.
B. Functions of department commanders.
C. Rules of correspondence.
ERRATA.
(To follow table of contents; changes to be made in ink.)
1. Note (/), page 51, cross out word " originally."
2. Note (/), page 53, cross out word " originally."
3. Par. 302-B, page 84, after "colonel, promotion to," "22"
should be "23."
4. Par. 690, page 186, "Ordnance," 4th line, should read "Office."
-5. Par. 913, page 235, "apportionment," 10th line, should read
"allotment."
6. Par. 936, page 248, "settlement," last line, should read "en-
listment."
7. Index, page 294, paragraph reference, "Rifles: Issue of, for
civilian rifle practice," "70" should read "76."
(Changes No. 1, December 18, 1919.)
ARTICLE I.
CONSTITUTIONAL PROVISIONS PERTAINING TO THE NA-
TIONAL GUARD AND FEDERAL LAWS ENACTED IN ACCORD-
ANCE THEREWITH.
1. The relations of the War Department to the National Guard of
the several States, Territories, and District of Columbia are gov-
erned by the provisions of the Constitution of the United States
which pertain to the militia and by the Federal laws which have been
enacted by Congress pursuant to the authority conferred by the con-
stitutional provisions. These constitutional provisions and Federal
laws may be enumerated as follows :
A. CONSTITUTIONAL PROVISIONS.
2. A well-regulated militia being necessary to the security of a free
state, the right of the people to keep and bear arms shall not be
infringed. (Art. II, amendments.)
3. The Congress shall have power * * *
(a) To provide for calling forth the militia to execute the laws of
the Union, suppress insurrections, and repel invasions.
(6) To provide for organizing, arming, and disciplining the militia
and for governing such part of them as may be employed in the
service of the United States, reserving to the States, respectively,
the appointment of the officers and the authority of training the
militia according to the discipline prescribed by Congress. (Art. I,
sec. 8.)
(c) To make all laws which shall be necessary and proper for car-
rying into execution the foregoing powers and all other powers vested
by this Constitution in the Government of the United States, or in
any department or officer thereof. (Art. I, sec. 8.)
4. The executive powers shall be vested hi a President of the
United States of America. (Art. II, sec. 1.)
5. The President shall be Commander in Chief of the Army and
Navy of the United States and of the militia of the several States
when called into the actual service of the United States. (Art. II,
sec. 2.)
6. The United States shall guarantee to every State in this Union
a republican form of government, and shall protect each of them
against invasion; and on application of the legislature or of the
executive (when the legislature can not be convened) against domestic
violence. (Art. IV, sec. 4.)
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B. FEDERAL LAWS.
7. In every case in which a vessel is fitted out and armed, or
attempted to be fitted out and armed, or in which the force of any
vessel of war, cruiser, or other armed vessel is increased or augmented,
or in which any military expedition or enterprise is begun or set on
foot, contrary to the provisions and prohibitions of this title; and in
every case of the capture of a vessel within the jurisdiction or pro-
tection of the United States as before defined; and in every case in
which any process issuing out of any court of the United States is
disobeyed or resisted by any person having the custody of any vessel
of war, cruiser, or other armed vessel of any foreign prince or State,
or of any colony, district, or people, or of any subjects or citizens of
any foreign prince or State, or of any colony, district, or people, it
shall be lawful for the President, or such other person as he shall have
empowered for that purpose to employ such part of the land or naval
forces of the United States, or of the militia thereof, for the purpose of
taking possession of and detaining any such vessel, with her prizes,
if any, in order to the execution of the prohibitions and penalties of
this title, and to the restoring of such prizes in the cases hi which
restoration shall be adjudged; and also for the purpose of preventing
the carrying on of any such expedition or enterprise from the terri-
tories or jurisdiction of the United States against the territories or
dominions of any foreign prince or State, or of any colony, district,
or people with whom the United States are at peace. (Sec. 5287,
Rev. Stat.)
8. It shall be lawful for the President, or such person as he shall
empower for that purpose, to employ such part of the land or naval
forces of the United States, or of the militia thereof, as shall be
necessary to compel any foreign vessel to depart the United States ia
all cases in which, by the laws of nations or treaties of the United
States, she ought not to remain with the United States. (Sec. 5288,
Rev. Stat.)
9. In case of an insurrection hi any State against the government
thereof, it shall be lawful for the President, on application of the
legislature of such State, or of the executive, when the legislature can
not be convened, to call forth such number of the militia of any other
State or States, which may be applied for, as he deems sufficient to
suppress such insurrection; or, on like application, to employ for the
same purposes such part of the land or naval forces of the United
States as he deems necessary. (Sec. 5297, Rev. Stat.)
10. Whenever, by reason of unlawful obstructions, combinations,
or assemblages of persons, or rebellion against the authority of the
Government of the United States, it shall become impracticable, in
the judgment of the President, to enforce, by the ordinary course of
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judicial proceedings, the laws of the United States within any State
or Territory, it shall be lawful for the President to call forth the
militia of any or all the States, and to employ such parts of the land
and naval forces of the United States as he may deem necessary to
enforce the faithful execution of the laws of the United States, or to
suppress such rebellion, in whatever State or Territory thereof the
laws of the United States may be forcibly opposed or the execution
thereof forcibly obstructed. (Sec. 5298, Rev. Stat.)
11. Whenever insurrection, domestic violence, unlawful combina-
tions, or conspiracies in any State so obstructs or hinders the execu-
tion of the laws thereof, and of the United States, as to deprive any
portion or class of the people of such State of any of the rights-,
privileges, or immunities or protection named in the Constitution and
secured by the laws for the protection of such rights, privileges, or
immunities, and the constituted authorities of such State are unable
to protect, or, from any cause, fail in or refuse protection of the people
in such rights, such facts shall be deemed a denial of such State of the
equal protection of the laws to which they are entitled under the Con-
stitution of the United States, and in all such cases or whenever any
such insurrection, violence, unlawful combination, or conspiracy
opposes or obstructs the laws of the United States, or the due execu-
tion thereof, or impedes or obstructs the due course of justice under
the same, it shall be lawful for the President, and it shall be his duty
to take such measures, by the employment of the militia or the land
and naval forces of the United States, or of either, or by other means,
as he may deem necessary, for the suppression of such insurrection,
domestic violence, or combination. (Sec. 5299, Rev. Stat.)
12. It shall be unlawful to take any vessel or cargo detained under
the preceding section from the custody of the proper officers of the
customs, unless by process of some court of the United States; and
in case of any attempt otherwise to take such vessel or cargo by any
force, or combination, or assemblage of persons, too great to be over-
come by the officers of the customs, the President, or such person as
lie shaU have empowered for that purpose, may employ such part of the
Army or Navy or militia of the United States, or such force of citizen
volunteers as may be necessary, to prevent the removal of such
vessel or cargo, and to protect the officers of the customs in retaining
the custody thereof. (Sec. 5316, Rev. Stat.)
13. That when the militia is called into the actual service of the
United States, or any portion of the militia is called forth under the
provisions of this act, their pay shall commence from the day of
their appearing at the place of company rendezvous; but this pro-
vision shall not be construed to authorize any species of expenditure
previous to arriving at such places of rendezvous which is not pro-
vided by existing laws to be paid after their arrival at such places
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of rendezvous. (Sec. 11, act of Jan. 21, 1903, as amended by the
act of May 27, 1908.)
14. That the Secretary of War shall, with his annual report of
each year, transmit to Congress an abstract of the returns and reports
of the adjutants general of the States, Territories, and the District of
Columbia, with such observations thereon as he may deem necessary
for the information of Congress. (Sec. 12, act of Jan. 21, 1903, as
amended by act of May 27, 1908.)
15. The Secretary of War may assign retired officers of the Army,
with their consent, to active duty for service in connection with the
Organized Militia in the several States and Territories upon the
request of the governor thereof; and such officers while so assigned
shall receive the full pay and allowances of then* respective grades.
(Act of Apr. 23, 1904.)
A colonel or lieutenant colonel heretofore or hereafter assigned to
active duty shafl hereafter receive the same pay and allowances as
a retired major would receive under a like assignment. (Act of
June 12, 1906.)
16. Upon the request of the governors of the several States and
Territories concerned the President may detach officers of the active
list of the Army from their proper commands for duty * * * as
inspectors and instructors of the Organized Militia, as follows,
namely: Not to exceed one officer for each regiment and separate
battalion of infantry, or its equivalent of other troops. (Act of
Mar. 3, 1911.)
C. PROVISIONS OF THE NATIONAL DEFENSE ACT (ACT OF JUNE 3, 1916)
PERTAINING TO THE NATIONAL GUARD.
17. Be it enacted ly the Senate and House of Representatives of the
United States of America in Congress assembled, That the Army of
the United States shall consist of the Regular Army, the Volunteer
Army, the Officers' Reserve Corps, the Enlisted Reserve Corps, the
National Guard while hi the service of the United States, and such
other land forces as are now or may hereafter be authorized by law.
18. SEC. 28. PAY OF CERTAIN ENLISTED MEN. Hereafter the
monthly pay of enlisted men of certain grades of the Army created
in this Act shall be as follows, namely: Quartermaster sergeant,
senior grade, Quartermaster Corps; master hospital sergeant, Medi-
cal Department; master engineer, senior grade, Corps of Engineers;
and band leader, Infantry, Cavalry, Artillery, and Corps of Engineers,
$75; hospital sergeant, Medical Department; and master engineer,
junior grade, Corps of Engineers, $65; sergeant, first class, Medical
Department, $50; sergeant, first class, Corps of Engineers; regi-
mental supply sergeant, Infantry, Cavalry, Field Artillery, and Corps
of Engineers; battalion supply sergeant, Corps of Engineers; and
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assistant engineer, Coast Artillery Corps, $45; assistant band leader,
Infantry, Cavalry, Artillery, and Corps of Engineers; and sergeant
bugler, Infantry, Cavalry, Artillery, and Corps of Engineers, $40;
musicians, first class, 'Infantry, Cavalry, Artillery, and Corps of
Engineers; supply sergeant, mess sergeant, and stable sergeant,
Corps of Engineers; sergeant Medical Department, $36; supply
sergeant, Infantry, Cavalry, and Artillery; mess sergeant, Infantry,
Cavalry, and Artillery; cook, Medical Department; korseshoer,
Infantry, Cavalry, Artillery, Corps of Engineers, Signal Corps, and
Medical Department; stable sergeant, Infantry and Cavalry; radio
sergeant, Coast Artillery Corps; and musicians, second class, In-
fantry, Cavalry, Artillery, and Corps of Engineers, $30; musician,
third class, Infantry, Cavalry, Artillery, and Corps of Engineers;
corporal, Medical Department, $24; saddler, Infantry, Cavalry,
Field Artillery, Corps of Engineers, and Medical Department; me-
chanic, Infantry, Cavalry, and Field Artillery, and Medical Depart-
ment; farrier, Medical Department; and wagoner, Infantry, Field
Artillery, and Corps of Engineers, $21; private, first class, Infantry,
Cavalry, Artillery, and Medical Department, $18; private, Medical
Department, and bugler, $15. Nothing herein contained shall
operate to reduce the pay or allowances now authorized by law for
any grade of enlisted men of the Army: "Provided, That enlisted men
who are now qualified, or who may hereafter qualify, as expert mili-
tary telegraphers shall receive $5 a month; as first-class military
telegraphers, $3 a month; as military telegraphers, $2 a month;
all in addition to their pay, under such regulations as the Secretary
of War may prescribe, but no enlisted man shall receive at the same
time additional pay for more than one of the classifications named.' 7
(As amended by act of Congress approved July 9, 1918.)
SEC. 10. That all officers and enlisted men of the forces herein pro-
vided for other than the Regular Army shall be in all respects on the
same footing as to pay, allowances, and pensions as officers and en-
listed men of corresponding grades and length of service in the
Regular Army; and commencing June one, nineteen hundred and
seventeen, and continuing until the termination of the emergency,
all enlisted men of the Army of the United States in active service
whose base pay does not exceed $21 per month shall receive an in-
crease of $15 per month; those whose base pay is $24, an increase of
$12 per month; those whose base pay is $30, $36, or $40, an increase
of $8 per month; and those whose base pay is $45 or more, an increase
of $6 per month: Provided, That the increases of pay herein author-
ized shall not enter into the computation of continuous-service pay.
(Act of May 18, 1917.)
Provided, That the pro visions of section 10 of an Act entitled "An
Act to authorize the President to increase temporarily the Military
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Establishment of the United States", approved May 18, 1917, in so
for as it increases the pay of the enlisted men of the Army, be, and
the same hereby are, continued in force and effect from and after the
date and approval of this Act. (Act of July 11, 1919.)
19. SEC. 36. SERGEANTS FOR DUTY WITH THE NATIONAL GUARD.
For the purpose of assisting in the instruction of the personnel and
care of property hi the hands of the National Guard the Secretary
of War is authorized to detail from the Infantry, Cavalry, Field
Artillery, Corps of Engineers, Coast Artillery Corps, Medical Depart-
ment, and Signal Corps of the Regular Army not to exceed one thou-
sand sergeants for duty with corresponding organizations of the
National Guard and not to exceed one hundred sergeants for duty
with the disciplinary organizations at the United States Disciplinary
Barracks, who shall be additional to the sergeants authorized by
this act for the corps, companies, troops, batteries, and detach-
ments from which they may be detailed.
20. SEC. 57. COMPOSITION OF THE MILITIA. The militia of the
United States shall consist of all able-bodied male citizens of the
United States and all other able-bodied males who have or shall
have declared their intention to become citizens of the United States,
who shall be more than eighteen years of age and, except as herein-
after provided, not more than forty-five years of age, and said militia
shall be divided into three classes, the National Guard, the Naval
Militia, and the Unorganized Militia.
21. SEC. 58. COMPOSITION OF THE NATIONAL GUARD. The Na-
tional Guard shall consist of the regularly enlisted militia between
the ages of eighteen and forty-five years organized, armed, and
equipped as hereinafter provided, and of commissioned officers
between the ages of twenty-one and sixty-four years.
22. SEC. 59. EXEMPTIONS FROM MILITIA DUTY. The Vice Presi-
dent of the United States; the officers, judicial and executive, of the
Government of the United States and of the several States and
Territories; persons in the military or naval service of the United
States; customhouse clerks; persons employed by the United States
in the transmission of the mail; artificers and workmen employed
in the armories, arsenals, and navy yards of the United States;
pilots; mariners actually employed in the sea service of any citizen
or merchant within the United States, shall be exempt from militia
duty without regard to age, and all persons who because of religious
belief shall claim exemption from military service, if the conscien-
tious holding of such belief by such person shall be established under
such regulations as the President shall prescribe, shall be exempted
from militia service in a combatant capacity; but no person so
exempted shall be exempt from militia service in any capacity that
the President shall declare to be noncombatant.
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23. SEC. 60. ORGANIZATION OF NATIONAL GUARD UNITS. Except
as otherwise specifically provided herein, the organization of the
National Guard, including the composition of all units thereof, shall
be the same as that which is or may hereafter be prescribed for the
Regular Army, subject in time of peace to such general exceptions
as may be authorized by the Secretary of War. And the President
may prescribe the particular unit or units, as to branch or arm of
service, to be maintained in each State, Territory, or the District
of Columbia in order to secure a force which, when combined, shall
form complete higher tactical units.
24. SEC. 61. MAINTENANCE OF OTHER TROOPS BY THE STATES.
No State shall maintain troops in time of peace other than as author-
ized in accordance with the organization prescribed under this act:
Provided, That nothing contained in this act shall be construed as
limiting the rights of the States and Territories in the use of the
National Guard within their respective borders in time of peace:
Provided further, That nothing contained in this act shall prevent
the organization and maintenance of State police or constabulary.
25. SEC. 62. NUMBER OF THE NATIONAL GUARD. The number of
enlisted men of the National Guard to be organized under this act
within one year from its passage shall be for each State in the pro-
portion of two hundred such men for each Senator and Representa-
tive in Congress from such State, and a number to be determined
by the President for each Territory and the District of Columbia, and
shall be increased each year thereafter in the proportion of not less
than fifty per centum until a total peace strength of not less than
eight hundred enlisted men for each Senator and Representative in
Congress shall have been reached: Provided, That in States which
have but one Representative in Congress such increase shall be at
the discretion of the President: Provided further, That this shall not
be construed to prevent any State, Territory, or the District of Co-
lumbia from organizing the full number of troops required under this
section in less time than is specified in this section, or from main-
taining existing organizations if they shall conform to such rules and
regulations regarding organization, strength, and armament as the
President may prescribe: And provided further, That nothing in this
act shall be construed to prevent any State with but one Repre-
sentative in Congress from organizing one or more regiments of
troops, with such auxiliary troops as the President may prescribe;
such organizations and members of such organizations to receive all
the benefits accruing under this act under the conditions set forth
herein: Provided further, That the word Territory as used in this act
and in all laws relating to the land militia and National Guard shall
include and apply to Hawaii, Alaska, Porto Rico, and the Canal Zone,
and the militia of the Canal Zone shall be organized under such rules
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and regulations, not in conflict with the provisions of this act, as the
President may prescribe; "Provided, That the provisions of section
62 of the act entitled 'An act for making further and more effectual
provision for the national defense, and for other purposes, ' approved
June 3, 1916, shall be considered fulfilled if the first strength men-
tioned therein be attained by June 30, 1920, and the other increments
provided therein be attained by successive years thereafter: Pro-
vided further, That this shall not prevent any State from compliance
with the provisions of section 62 : Provided further, That the appro-
priations and provisions of this act referring to the National Guard
shall become applicable and available upon the approval of this
act." (Act of July 11, 1919.)
26. SEC. 63. Any corps of Artillery, Cavalry, or Infantry existing
in any of the States on the passage of the act of May eighth, seventeen
hundred and ninety-two, which by the laws, customs, or usages of
said States has been in continuous existence since the passage of said
act, under its provisions and under the provisions of section two
hundred and thirty-two and sections sixteen hundred and twenty-
five to sixteen hundred and sixty, both inclusive, of title sixteen of
the Revised Statutes of eighteen hundred and seventy-three, and the
act of January twenty-first, nineteen hundred and three, relating to
the militia, shall be allowed to retain its ancient priviliges, subject,
nevertheless, to all duties required by law of militia: Provided, That
said organizations may be a part of the National Guard and entitled
to all the privileges of this act, and shall conform in all respects to
the organization, discipline, and training of the National Guard in
time of war: Provided further, That for purposes of training and when
on active duty in the service of the United States they may be assigned
to higher units, as the President may direct, and shall be subject to
the orders of officers under whom they shall be serving.
27. SEC. 64. ASSIGNMENT OF NATIONAL GUARD TO BRIGADES AND
DIVISIONS. For the purpose of main taming appropriate organiza-
tion and to assist in instruction and training, the President may
assign the National Guard of the several States and Territories and
the District of Columbia to divisions, brigades, and other tactical
units, and may detail officers either from the National Guard or the
Regular Army to command such units: Provided, That where com-
plete units are organized within a State, Territory, or the District
of Columbia the commanding officers thereof shall not be displaced
under the provisions of this section.
28. SEC. 65. CHIEFS OF STAFF OF NATIONAL GUARD DIVISIONS.
The President may detail one officer of the Regular Army as chief
of staff and one officer of the Regular Army or the National Guard
as assistant to the chief of staff of any division of the National Guard
in the service of the United States as a National Guard organization:
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Provided, That in order to insure the prompt mobilization of the
National Guard in time of war or other emergency, the President
may, in time of peace, detail an officer of the Regular Army to
perform the duties of chief of staff for each fully organized tactical
division of the National Guard.
29. SEC. 66. ADJUTANTS GENERAL OF STATES, AND so FORTH.
The adjutants general of the States, Territories, and the District of
Columbia and the officers of the National Guard shall make such
returns and reports to the Secretary of War, or to such officers as he
may designate, at such times and in such form as the Secretary of
War may from time to time prescribe: Provided, That the adjutants
general of the Territories and of the District of Columbia shall be
appointed by the President with such rank and qualifications as he
may prescribe, and each adjutant general for a Territory shall be a
citizen of the Territory for which he is appointed.
30. SEC. 67. APPROPRIATION, APPORTIONMENT, AND DISBURSE-
MENT OF FUNDS FOR THE NATIONAL GUARD. A sum of money shall
hereafter be appropriated annually, to be paid out of any money
in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, for the support of the
National Guard, including the expense of providing arms, ordnance
stores, quartermaster stores, and camp equipage, and all other
military supplies for issue to the National Guard, and such other
expenses pertaining to said guard as are now or may hereafter be
authorized by law.
The appropriation provided for in this section shall be apportioned
among the several States and Territories under just and equitable
procedure to be prescribed by the Secretary of War and in direct
ratio to the number of enlisted men in active service in the National
Guard existing in such States and Territories at the date of appor-
tionment of said appropriation, and to the District of Columbia,
under such regulations as the President may prescribe: Provided,
That the sum so apportioned among the several States, Territories,
and the District of Columbia, shall be available under such rules as
may be prescribed by the Secretary of War for the actual and
necessary expenses incurred by officers and enlisted men of the
Regular Army when traveling on duty in connection with the
National Guard; for the transportation of supplies furnished to the
National Guard for the permanent equipment thereof; for office rent
and necessary office expenses of officers of the Regular Army on duty
with the National Guard; for the expenses of the Militia Bureau,
including clerical services, now authorized for the Division of Militia
Affairs; for expenses of enlisted men of the Regular Army on duty
with the Natipnal Guard, including quarters, fuel, light, medicines,
and medical attendance; and such expenses shall constitute a charge
against the whole sum annually appropriated for the support of
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the National Guard, and shall be paid therefrom and not from the
allotment duly apportioned to any particular State, Territory, or
the District of Columbia; for the promotion of rifle practice, includ-
ing the acquisition, construction, maintenance, and equipment of
shooting gaUeries and suitable target ranges; for the hiring of
horses and draft animals for the use of mounted troops, batteries,
and wagons; for forage for the same; and for such other incidental
expenses in connection with lawfully authorized encampments,
maneuvers, and field instruction as the Secretary of War may deem
necessary, and for such other expenses pertaining to the National
Guard as are now or may hereafter be authorized by law.
"The governor of each State and Territory and the Commanding
General of the National Guard of the District of Columbia shall
appoint, designate, or detail, subject to the approval of the Secretary
of War, the Adjutant General or an officer of the National Guard
of the State, Territory, or District of Columbia, who shall be regarded
as property and disbursing officer of the United States." (As
amended by act of Congress, approved July 9, 1918).
He shall receipt and account for all funds and property belonging
to the United States in possession of the National Guard of his
State, Territory, or District, and shall make such returns and reports
concerning the same as may be required by the Secretary of War.
The Secretary of War is authorized, on the requisition of the governor
of a State or Territory or the Commanding General of the National
Guard of the District of Columbia, to pay to the property and
disbursing officer thereof so much of its allotment out of the annual
appropriation for the support of the National Guard as shall, in the
judgment of the Secretary of War, be necessary for the purposes
enumerated therein. He shall render, through the War Department,
such accounts of Federal funds intrusted to him for disbursement as
may be required by the Treasury Department. Before entering
upon the performance of his duties as property and disbursing
officer he shall be required to give good and sufficient bond to the
United States, the amount thereof to be determined by the Secre-
tary of War, for the faithful performance of his duties and for the
safe-keeping and proper disposition of the Federal property and
funds intrusted to his care. He shall, after having qualified as
property and disbursing officer, receive pay for his services at a
rate to be fixed by the Secretary of War, and such compensation
shall be a charge against the whole SU T Q annually appropriated for
the support of the National Guard: Provided, That when traveling
in the performance of his official duties under orders issued by the
proper authorities he shall be reimbursed for his actual necessary
traveling expenses, the sum to be made a charge against the allot-
ment of the State, Territory, or District of Columbia: Provided
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further, That the Secretary of War shall cause an inspection of the
accounts and records of the property and disbursing officer to be
made by an inspector general of the Army at least once each year:
And provided further, That the Secretary of War is empowered to
make all rules and regulations necessary to carry into effect the
provisions of this section.
31. SEC. 68. LOCATION OF UNITS. The States and Territories
shall have the right to determine and fix the location of the units
and headquarters of the National Guard within their respective bor-
ders: Provided, That no organization of the National Guard, mem-
bers of which shall be entitled to and shall have received compensation
under the provisions of this Act, shall be disbanded without the
consent of the President, nor, without such consent, shall the com-
missioned or enlisted strength of any such organization be reduced
below the minimum that shall be prescribed therefor by the
President.
32. SEC. 69. ENLISTMENTS IN THE NATIONAL GUARD. Hereafter
the period of enlistment in the National Guard shall be the same as
is, or may be, prescribed for the Regular Army: Provided, That all
persons who have served as enlisted men in the Army of the United
States, or the Organized Militia of the several States, subsequent to
April 6, 1917, and who have been honorably discharged from such
service, may within six months after such discharge or within six
months after the passage of this Act, enlist in the National Guard for
a period of one year and may reenlist for like periods, and that such
enlistments shall not be counted in computing the proportion author-
ized to be enlisted for one year to conform to the period of enlistment
prescribed for the Regular Army: Provided further, That enlisted
men in the National Guard of the several States now serving under
contracts providing for a six-year period of enlistment three yeara
in an active organization and the remaining three years in the
National Guard Reserve shall be afforded an opportunity to enlist
for the periods specified above, and upon entering into a new contract
of enlistment for a period of three years under this authority shall be
given credit for the period served under the old enlistment contract
and the previous enlistment shall in such cases and with the consent
of the enlisted man be canceled. (Act of July 11, 1919.)
33. SEC. 70. FEDERAL ENLISTMENT CONTRACT. Enlisted men in
the National Guard of the several States, Territories, and the District
of Columbia now serving under enlistment contracts which contain
an obligation to defend the Constitution of the United States and to
obey the orders of the President of the United States shall be recog-
nized as members of the National Guard under the provisions of this
Act for the unexpired portion of their present enlistment contracts.
When any such enlistment contract does not contain such obligation,
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the enlisted man shall not be recognized as a member of the National
Guard until he shall have signed an enlistment contract and taken
and subscribed to the following oath of enlistment, upon signing which
credit shall be given for the period already served under the old
enlistment contract: "I do hereby acknowledge to have voluntarily
enlisted this day of , 19 , as a soldier in the National Guard
of the United States and of the State of , for the period of one
or three years, under the conditions prescribed by law, unless sooner
discharged by proper authority. And I do solemnly swear that I
will bear true faith and allegiance to the United States of America
and to the State of , and that I will serve them honestly and
faithfully against all their enemies whomsoever, and that I will obey
the orders of the President of the United States and the governor f
the State of , and of the officers appointed over me accord-
ing to law and the rules and articles of war." (As amended by the
act of July 11, 1919.)
34. SEC. 71. Hereafter all men enlisting for service in the National
Guard shall sign an enlistment contract and take and subscribe
to the oath prescribed in the preceding section of this act.
35. SEC. 72. DISCHARGE OF ENLISTED MEN PROM THE NATIONAL
GUARD. An enlisted man discharged from service in the National
Guard shall receive a discharge in writing in such form and with
such classification as is or shall be prescribed for the Regular Army,
and in time of peace discharges may be given prior to the expiration
of terms of enlistment under such regulations as the President
may prescribe.
36. SEC. 73. FEDERAL OATH FOR NATIONAL GUARD OFFICERS.
Commissioned officers of the National Guard of the several States,
Territories, and the District of Columbia now serving under com-
missions regularly issuud shall continue in office, as officers of the
National Guard, without the issuance of new commissions: Provided,
That said officers have taken, or shall take and subscribe to the
following oath of office: "I, , do solemnly swear that I will
support and defend the Constitution of the United States and the
constitution of the State of , against all enemies, foreign and
domestic; that I will bear true faith and allegiance to the same;
that I will obey the orders of the President of the United States
and of the governor of the State of ; that I make this, obligation
freely, without any mental reservation or purpose of evasion, and that
I will well and faithfully" discharge the duties of the office of in
the National Guard of the United States and of the State of
upon which I am about to enter, so help me God."
37. SEC. 74. QUALIFICATIONS FOR NATIONAL GUARD OFFICERS.
Persons hereafter commissioned as officers of the National Guard
shall not be recognized as such under any of the provisions of tliis
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act unless they shall have been selected from the following classes
and shall have taken and subscribed to the oath of office prescribed
in the preceding section of this act: Officers or enlisted men of the
National Guard; officers on the reserve or unassigned list of the
National Guard; officers, active or retired, and former officers of the
United States Army, Navy, and Marine Corps; graduates of the
United States Military and Naval Academies and graduates of
schools, colleges, and universities where military science is taught
under the supervision of an officer of the Regular Army, and, for the
technical branches and staff corps or departments, such other civilians
as may be especially qualified for duty therein.
38. SEC. 75. The provisions of this act shall not apply to any
person hereafter appointed an officer of the National Guard unless
he first shall have successfully passed such tests as to his physical,
moral, and professional fitness as the President shall prescribe.
The examination to determine such qualifications for commission
shall be conducted by a board of three commissioned officers appointed
by the Secretary of War from the Regular Army or the National
Guard, or both.
39. SEC. 76. FILLING OF VACANCIES WHEN DRAFTED INTO FEDERAL
SERVICE. All vacancies ocurring in any grade of commissioned
officers in any organization in the military service of the United
States and composed of persons drafted from the National Guard
under the provision of this act shall be filled by the President, as far
as practicable, by the appointment of persons similarly taken from
said guard, and in the manner prescribed by law for filling similar
vacancies occurring in the volunteer forces.
40. SEC. 77. ELIMINATION AND DISPOSITION OF OFFICERS. At
any time the moral character, capacity, and general fitness for the
service of any National Guard officer may be determined by an
efficiency board of three commissioned officers, senior in rank to the
officer whose fitness for service shall be under investigation, and if
the findings of such board be unfavorable to such officer and be
approved by the official authorized to appoint such an officer, he
shall be discharged. Commissions of officers of the National Guard
may be vacated upon resignation, absence without leave for three
months, upon the recommendation of an efficiency board, or pursuant
to sentence of a court-martial. Officers of said guard rendered
surplus by the disbandment of their organizations shall be placed
in the National Guard Reserve. Officers may, upon their own appli-
cation, be placed in the said reserve.
41. SEC. 78. THE NATIONAL GUARD RESERVE. Subject to such
rules and regulations as the President may prescribe, a National
Guard Reserve shall be organized in each State, Territory, and the
District of Columbia, and shall consist of such organizations, officers,
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and enlisted men as the President may prescribe, or members thereof
may be assigned as reserves to an active organization of the National
Guard: Provided, That members of said reserve, when engaged in
field or coast-defense training with the active National Guard, shall
receive the same Federal pay and allowances as enlisted men of like
grade on the active list of said guard when likewise engaged: Pro-
vided further, That, except as otherwise specifically provided in this
act, no commissioned or enlisted reservist shall receive any pay or
allowances out of any appropriation made by Congress for National
Guard purposes.
42. SEC. 79. RESERVE BATTALIONS FOR RECRUIT TRAINING.
When members of the National Guard and the enlisted reserve
thereof of any State, Territory, or the District of Columbia shall
have been brought into the service of the United States in time of
war, there shall be immediately organized, either from such enlisted
reserve, or from the unorganized militia, in such State, Territory,
or District, one reserve battalion for each regiment of Infantry or
Cavalry, or each nine batteries of Field Artillery, or each twelve
companies of Coast Artillery, brought into the service of the United
States, and such reserve battalion shall constitute the fourth bat-
talion of any such regiment or twelve companies of Coast Artillery.
Reserve battalions shall consist of four companies of such strength
as may be prescribed by the President of the United States. When
the members of three or more regiments of the National Guard of
any State, Territory, or District shall have been brought into the
service of the United States, the reserve battalions of such regiments
may be organized into provisional regiments and higher units. If
for any reason there shall not be enough voluntary enlistments to
keep the reserve battalions at the prescribed strength, a sufficient
number of the unorganized militia shall be drafted into the ser-
vice of the United States to maintain each of such battalions at
the proper strength. As vacancies occur from death or other causes
in any organization in the service of the United States and composed
of men taken from the National Guard, men shall be transferred
from the reserve battalions to the organizations in the field so that
such organizations may be maintained at war strength. Officers
for the reserve battalions provided for herein shall be drafted from
the National Guard Reserve or Coast Artillery companies of the
National Guard or the Officers' Reserve Corps, such officers to be
taken, if practicable, from the States, respectively, in which the bat-
talions shall be organized. Officers and noncommissioned officers
returned to their home stations because of their inability to perform
active field service may be assigned to reserve battalions for duty,
and all soldiers invalided home shall be assigned to and carried on
the rolls of reserve battalions until returned to duty or until discharged.
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43. SEC. 80. LEAVES OF ABSENCE FOR CERTAIN GOVERNMENT
EMPLOYEES. All officers and employees of the United States and
of the District of Columbia who shall be members of the National
Guard shall be entitled to leave of absence from their respective
duties, without loss of pay, tune, or efficiency rating, on all days
during which they shall be engaged in field or coast-defense training
ordered or authorized under the provisions of this act.
44. SEC. 81. MILITIA BUREAU OF THE WAR DEPARTMENT. The
National Militia Board created by section eleven of the act of May
twenty-seventh, nineteen hundred and eight, amending section
twenty of the act of January twenty-first, nineteen hundred and three,
shall, from the date of the approval of this act, be abolished. The
Militia Division now existing in the War Department shall hereafter
be known as the Militia Bureau of said department, shall, like other
bureaus of said department, be under the immediate supervision of
the Secretary of War, and shall not form a part of any other bureau,
office, or other organization, but the Chief of the Militia Bureau shall
be ex officio a member of the General Staff Corps: Provided, That
the President may, in his discretion, assign to duty in the Militia
Bureau as assistants to the chief thereof not to exceed one colonel
and one lieutenant colonel of the National Guard, for terms of four
years, and any such officer while so assigned shall, subject to such
regulations as the President may prescribe, receive out of the whole
fund appropriated for the support of the militia the pay and allowances
of a Regular Army officer having the same rank and length of service
as said National Guard officer, whose prior service in the Organized
Militia shall be counted in ascertaining his rights under this proviso.
45. SEC. 82. ARMAMENT, EQUIPMENT, AND UNIFORM OF THE NA-
TIONAL GUARD. The National Guard of the United States shall, as far
as practicable, be uniformed, armed, and equipped with the same type
of uniforms, arms, and equipments as are or shall be provided for the
Regular Army.
46. SEC. 83. The Secretary of War is hereby authorized to procure,
under such regulations as the President may prescribe, by pur-
chase or manufacture, within the limits of available appropriations
made by Congress, and to issue from time to time to the National
Guard, upon requisition of the governors of the several States and
Territories or the commanding general of the National Guard of the
District of Columbia, such number of United States service arms, with
all accessories, field artillery materiel, engineer, coast artillery, signal,
and sanitary materiel, accouterments, field uniforms, clothing, equip-
age, publications, and military stores of all kinds, including public ani-
mals, as are necessary to arm, uniform, and equip for field service the
National Guard in the several States, Territories, and the District of
Columbia: Provided, That as a condition precedent to the issue of any
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property as provided for by this act, the State, Territory, or the Dis-
trict of Columbia desiring such issue shall make adequate provision,
to the satisfaction of the Secretary of War, for the protection and care
of such property: Provided further, That, whenever it shall be shown
to the satisfaction of the Secretary of War that the National Guard
of any State, Territory, or the District of Columbia, is properly
organized, armed, and equipped for field service, funds allotted to that
State, Territory, or District for the support of its National Guard may
be used for the purchase, from the War Department, of any article
issued by any of the supply departments of the Army.
47. SEC. 84. Under such regulations as the President may pre-
scribe, whenever a new type of equipment, small arm, or field gun
shall have been issued to the National Guard of the several States,
Territories, and the District of Columbia, such equipment, small
arms, and field guns, including all accessories, shall be furnished
without charging the cost or value thereof or any expense connected
therewith against the appropriations provided for the support of the
National Guard.
48. SEC. 85. Each State, Territory, and the District of Columbia
shall, on the receipt of new property issued to replace obsolete or
condemned prior issues, turn in to the War Department or other-
wise dispose of, in accordance with the directions of the Secretary
of War, all property so replaced or condemned, and shall not receive
any money credit therefor.
49. SEC. 86. Any State, Territory, or the District of Columbia
may, with the approval of the Secretary of War, purchase for cash
from the War Department for the use of the National Guard, includ-
ing the officers thereof, any stores, supplies, material of war, and
military publications furnished to the Army, in addition to those
issued under the provisions of this act, at the price at which they
shall be listed to the Army, with cost of transportation added. The
funds received from such sale shall be credited to the appropriation
to which they shall belong, shall not be covered into the Treasury,
and shall be available until expended to replace therewith the supplies
sold to the States in the manner herein authorized: Provided, That
stores, supplies, and materiel of war so purchased by a State, Terri-
tory, or the District of Columbia may, in time of actual or threatened
war, be requisitioned by the United States for use in the military
service thereof, and when so requisitioned by the United States and
delivered credit for the ultimate return of such property in kind shall
be allowed to such State, Territory, or the District of Columbia.
50. SEC. 87. DISPOSITION AND REPLACEMENT OF DAMAGED PROP-
ERTY, AND so FORTH. All military property issued to the National
Guard as herein provided shall remain the property of the United
States. Whenever any such property issued to the National Guard
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in any State or Territory or the District of Columbia shall have been
lost, damaged, or destroyed, or become unserviceable or unsuitable
by use in service or from any other cause, it shall be examined by a
disinterested surveying officer of the Regular Army or the National
Guard, detailed by the Secretary of War, and the report of such sur-
veying officer shall be forwarded to the Secretary of War, or to such
officer as he shall designate to receive such reports; and if it shall
appear to the Secretary of War from the record of survey that the
property was lost, damaged, or destroyed through unavoidable causes,
he is hereby authorized to relieve the State or Territory or the Dis-
trict of Columbia from further accountability therefor. If it shall
appear that the loss, damage, or destruction of property was due to
carelessness or neglect, or that its loss, damage, or destruction could
have been avoided by the exercise of reasonable care, the money
value of such property shall be charged to the accountable State r
Territory, or District of Columbia, to be paid from State, Territory,
or District funds, or any funds other than Federal. If the articles
so surveyed are found to be unserviceable or unsuitable, the Secretary
of War shall direct what disposition, by sale or otherwise, shall be
made of them; and if sold, the proceeds of such sale, as well as stop-
pages against officers and enlisted men, and the net proceeds of col-
lections made from any person or from any State, Territory, or Dis-
trict to reimburse the Government for the loss, damage, or destruc-
tion of any property, shall be deposited in the Treasury of the United
States as a credit to said State, Territory, or the District of Columbia,
accountable for said property, and as a part of and in addition to
that portion of its allotment set aside for the purchase of similar sup-
plies, stores, or material of war: Provided further, That if any State,
Territory, or the District of Columbia shall neglect or refuse to pay,
or to cause to be paid, the money equivalent of any loss, damage,
or destruction of property charged against such State, Territory, or
the District of Columbia by the Secretary of War after survey by a
disinterested officer appointed as hereinbefore provided, the Secretary
of War is hereby authorized to debar such State, Territory, or the
District of Columbia from further participation in any and all appro-
priations for the National Guard until such payment shall have been
made.
51. SEC. 88. The net proceeds of the sale of condemned stores issued
to the National Guard and not charged to State allotments shall be
covered in^o the Treasury of the United States, as shall also stoppages
against officers and enlisted men, and the net proceeds of collections
made from any person to reimburse the Government for the loss,
damage, or destruction of said property not charged against the
State allotment issued for the use of the National Guard.
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52. SEC. 89. HORSES FOR CAVALRY AND FIELD ARTILLERY OF
NATIONAL GUARD. Funds alloted by the Secretary of War for the
support of the National Guard shall be available for the purchase,
under such regulations as the Secretary of War may prescribe, of
horses conforming to the Regular Army standards for the use of Field
Artillery and Cavalry of the National Guard, said horses to remain
the property of the United States and to be used solely for military
purposes.
Horses so purchased may be issued not to exceed thirty-two to any
one battery or troop, under such regulations as the Secretary of War
may prescribe; and the Secretary of War is further authorized to
issue, in lieu of purchase, for the use of such organizations, condemned
Army horses which are no longer fit for service, but which may be
suitable for the purposes of insti notion, such horses to be sold as now
provided by law when said purposes shall have been served.
53. SEC. 90. Funds allotted by the Secretary of War for the support
of the National Guard shall be available for the purchase and issue
of forage, bedding, shoeing, and veterinary services, and supplies for
the Government horses issued to any battery or troop, and for the
compensation of competent help for the care of the material, animals,
and equipment thereof, under such regulations as the Secretary of
War may prescribe: Provided, That the men to be compensated, not
to exceed five for each battery or troop, shall be duly enlisted therein
and shall be detailed by the battery or troop commander, under such
regulations as the Secretary of War may prescribe, and shall be paid
by the United States disbursing officer in each State, Territory, and
the District of Columbia.
54. SEC. 91. DISCIPLINE TO CONFORM TO THAT OF REGULAR
ARMY. The discipline (which includes training) of the National
Guard shall conform to the system which is now or .may hereafter be
prescribed for the Regular Army, and the training shall be carried
out by the several States, Territories, and the District of Columbia
so as to conform to the provisions of this act.
55. SEC. 92. TRAINING OF THE NATIONAL GUARD. Each company,
troop, battery, and detachment in the National Guard shall assemble
for drill and instruction, including indoor target practice, not less
than forty-eight times each year, and shall, in addition thereto, par-
ticipate in encampments, maneuvers, or other exercises, including
outdoor target practice, at least fifteen days in training each year,
including target practice, unless such company, troop, battery, or
detachment shall have been excused from participation in any part
thereof by the Secretary of War: Provided, That credit for an assem-
bly for drill or for indoor target practice shall not be given unless the
number of officers and enlisted men present for duty at such assembly
shall equal or exceed a minimum to be prescribed by the President,
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nor unless tfee period of actual military duty and instruction partici-
pated in by each officer and enlisted man at each such assembly at
which he shall be credited as having been present shall be of at least
one and one-half hours' duration and the character of training such
as may be prescribed by the Secretary of War.
56. SEC. 93. INSPECTIONS OF THE NATIONAL GUARD. The Secre-
tary of War shall cause an inspection to be made at least once each
year by inspectors general, and if necessary by other officers, of the
Regular Army, detailed by him for that purpose, to determine whether
the amount and condition of the property in the hands of the
National Guard is satisfactory; whether the National Guard
is organized as hereinbefore prescribed; whether the officers and
enlisted men possess the physical and other qualifications pre-
scribed; whether the organization and the officers and enlisted men
thereof are sufficiently armed, uniformed, equipped, and being
trained and instructed for active duty in the field or coast defense,
and whether the records are being kept in accordance with the re-
quirements of this act. The reports of such inspections shall serve as
the basis for deciding as to the issue to and retention by the National
Guard of the military property provided for by this act, and for
determining what organizations and individuals shall be considered
as constituting parts of the National Guard within the meaning of
this act.
57. SEC. 94. ENCAMPMENTS AND MANEUVERS. Under such regu-
lations as the President may prescribe the Secretary of War is author-
ized to provide for the participation of the whole or any part of the
National Guard in encampments, maneuvers, or other exercises,
including outdoor target practice, for field or coast-defense instruc-
tion, either independently or in conjunction with any part of the
Regular Army, and there may be set aside from the funds appropri-
ated for that purpose and allotted to any State, Territory, or the Dis-
trict of Columbia, such portion of said funds as may be necessary for
the payment, subsistence, transportation, and other proper expenses
of such portion of the National Guard of such S^ate, Territory, or the
District of Columbia as shall participate in such encampments, ma-
neuvers, or other exercises, including outdoor target practice, for
field and coast-defense instruction; and the officers and enlisted men
of such National Guard while so engaged shall be entitled to the same
pay, subsistence, and transportation as officers and enlisted men of
corresponding grades of the Regular Army are or hereafter may be
entitled by law.
58. SEC. 95. When any part of the National Guard participates in
encampments, maneuvers, or other exercises, including outdoor target
practice, for field or coast-defense instruction at a United States
military post, or reservation, or elsewhere, if in conjunction with
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troops of the United States, the command of such military post or
reservation and of the officers and troops of the United States on
duty there or elsewhere shall remain with the commander of the
United States troops without regard to the rank of the commanding
or other officer of the National Guard temporarily engaged in the
encampments, maneuvers, or other exercises.
59. SEC. 96. USE OF REGULAR ARMY PERSONNEL. The Secretary
of War may detail one or more officers and enlisted men of the Regu-
lar Army to attend any encampment, maneuver, or other exercise
for field or coast-defense instruction of the National Guard, who shall
give such instruction and information to the officers and mei assem-
bled for such encampment, maneuver, or other exercise as may be
directed by the Secretary of War or requested by the governor or
by the commanding officer of the National Guard there on duty.
60. SEC. 97. Under such regulations as the President may pre-
scribe the Secretary of War may provide camps for the instruction
of officers and enlisted men of the National Guard. Such camps
shall be conducted by officers of the Regular Army detailed by the
Secretary of War for that purpose, and may be located either within
or without the State, Territory, or District of Columbia to which the
membeis of the National Guard designated to attend said camps shall
belong. Officers and enlisted men attending such camps shall be
entitled to pay and transportation, and enlisted men to subsistence
in addition, at the same rates as for encampments or maneuvers for
field or coast-defense instruction.
61. SEC. 98. When any portion of the National Guard shall par-
ticipate in encampments, maneuvers, or other exercises, including
outdoor target practice, for field or coast-defense instruction, under
the provisions of this Act, it may, after being duly mustered, be paid
at any time after such muster for the period from the date of leaving
the home rendezvous to date of return thereto as determined in
advance, both dates inclusive; and such payment, if otherwise cor-
rect, shall pass to the credit of the disbursing officer making the same.
62. SEC. 99. NATIONAL GUARD OFFICERS AND MEN AT SERVICE
SCHOOLS, AND so FORTH. Under such regulations as the President
may prescribe, the Secretary of War may, upon the recommendation
of the governor of any State or Territory or the commanding general
of the National Guard of the District of Columbia, authorize a lim-
ited number of selected officers or enlisted men of the National Guard
to attend and pursue a regular course of study at any military service
school of the United States, except the United States Military Acade-
my; or to be attached to an organization of the same arm, corps, or
department to which such officer or enlisted man shall belong, for
routine practical instruction at or near an Army post during a period
of field training or other outdoor exercises; and such officer or en-
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listed man shall receive, out of any National Guard allotment of
funds available for the purpose, the same travel allowances and
quarters, or commutation of quarters, and the same pay, allowances,
and subsistence to which an officer or enlisted man of the Regular
Army would be entitled for attending such school, college, or prac-
tical course of instruction under orders from proper military au-
thority, while in actual attendance at such school, college, or prac-
tical course of instruction: Provided, That in no case shall the pay
and allowances authorized by this section exceed those of a captain.
63. SEC. 100. DETAIL OF OFFICERS OF REGULAR ARMY TO DUTY
WITH THE NATIONAL GUARD. The Secretary of War shall detail
officers of the active list of the Army to duty with the National Guard
in each State, Territory, or District of Columbia, and officers so
detailed may accept commissions in the National Guard, with the
permission of the President and terminable in his discretion, without
vacating their commissions in the Regular Army or being prejudiced
in their relative or lineal standing therein. The Secretary of War
may, upon like application, detail one or more enlisted men of the
Regular Army with each State, Territory, or District of Columbia
for duty in connection with the National Guard. But nothing in this
section shall be so construed as to prevent the detail of retired officers
as now provided by law.
64. SEC. 101. NATIONAL GUARD, WHEN SUBJECT TO LAWS GOVERN-
ING REGULAR ARMY. The National Guard when called as such into
the service of the United States shall, from the time they are required
by the terms of the call to respond thereto, be subject to the laws and
regulations governing the Regular Army, so far as such laws and
regulations are applicable to officers and enlisted men whose per-
manent retention in the military service, either on the active list or
on the retired list, is not contemplated by existing law.
65. SEC. 102. SYSTEM OF COURTS-MARTIAL FOR NATIONAL GUARD.
Except in organizations in the service of the United States, courts-
martial in the National Guard shall be of three kinds, namely, general
courts-martial, special courts-martial, and summary courts-martial.
They shall be constituted like, and have cognizance of the same sub-
jects, and possess like powers, except as to punishments, as similar
courts provided for by the laws and regulations governing the Army
of the United States, and the proceedings of courts-martial of the
National Guard shall follow the forms and modes of procedure pre-
scribed for said similar courts.
66. SEC. 103. General courts-martial of the National Guard not
in the service of the United States may be convened by orders of the
President, or of the governors of the respective States and Territories,
or by the commanding general of the National Guard of the District
of Columbia, and such courts shall have the power to impose fines not
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exceeding $200; to sentence to forfeiture of pay and allowances; to a
reprimand; to dismissal or dishonorable discharge from the service;
to reduction of noncommissioned officers to the ranks ; or any two or
more of such punishments may be combined in the sentences imposed
by such courts.
67. SEC. 104. In the National Guard, not in the service of the
United States, the commanding officer of each garrison, fort, post,
camp, or other place, brigade, regiment, detached battalion, or other
detached command, may appoint special courts-martial for his com-
mand; but such special courts-martial may in any case be appointed
by superior authority wl^en by the latter deemed desirable. Special
courts-martial shall have power to try any person subject to military
law, except a commissioned officer, for any crime or offense made
punishable by the military laws of the United States, and such special
courts-martial shall have the same powers of punishment as do
general courts-martial, except that fines imposed by such courts
shall not exceed $100.
68. SEC. 105. In the National Guard, not in the service of the
United States, the commanding officer of each garrison, fort, post,
or other place, regiment or corps, detached battalion, company, or
other detachment of the National Guard may appoint for such place
or command a summary court to consist of one officer, who shall
have power to administer oaths and to try the enlisted men of such
place or command for breaches of discipline and violations of laws
governing such organizations; and said court, when satisfied of the
guilt of such soldier, may impose fines not exceeding $25 for any
single offense ; may sentence noncommissioned officer to reduction to
the ranks; may sentence to forfeiture of pay and allowances. The
proceedings of such court shall be informal, and the minutes thereof
shall be the same as prescribed for summary courts of the Army of
the United States.
69. SEC. 106. All courts-martial of the National Guard not in the
service of the United States, including summary courts, shall have
power to sentence to confinement in lieu of fines authorized to be im-
posed : Provided, That such sentences of confinement shall not exceed
one day for each dollar of fine authorized.
70. SEC. 107. No sentence of dismissal from the service or dishon-
orable discharge, imposed by a National Guard court-martial, not in
the service of the United States, shall be executed until approved by
the governor of the State or Territory concerned or by the command-
ing general of the National Guard of the District of Columbia.
71. SEC. 108. In the National Guard, not in the service of the
United States, presidents of courts-martial and summary court officers
shall have power to issue warrants to arrest accused persons and to
bring them before the court for trial whenever such persons shall have
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disobeyed an order in writing from the convening authority to appear
before such court, a copy of the charge or charges having been delivered
to the accused with such order, and to issue subpoenas and subpoenas
duces tecum and to enforce by attachment attendance of witnesses
and the production of books and papers, and to sentence for a refusal
to be sworn or to answer as provided in actions before civil courts.
All processes and sentences of said courts shall be executed by such
civil officers as may be prescribed by the laws of the several States
and Territories, and in any State where no provision shall have been
made for such action, and in the Territories and the District of Colum-
bia,- such processes and sentences shall be executed by a United States
marshal or his duly appointed deputy, and it shall be the duty of any
United States marshal to execute all such processes and sentences and
make return thereof to the officer issuing or imposing the same.
72. SEC. 109. PAY FOR NATIONAL GUARD OFFICERS. Certain com-
missioned officers on the active list belonging to organizations of the
National Guard of each State, Territory, and the District of Columbia
participating in the apportionment of the annual appropriation for
the support of the National Guard shall receive compensation for their
services, except during periods of service for which they may become
lawfully entitled to the same pay as officers of corresponding grades of
the Regular Army, as follows, not to include longevity pay: A captain
$500 per year, and the same pay shall be paid to every officer of higher
rank than that of captain, a first lieutenant $240 per year, and a second
lieutenant $200 per year. Regulations to be prescribed by the Secre-
tary of War shaU determine the amount and character of service that
must be rendered by officers to entitle them to the whole or specific
parts of the maximum pay hereinbefore authorized : Provided, That all
staff officers, aids-de-camp, and chaplains shall receive not to exceed
one-half of the pay of a captain, except that regimental adjutants,
and majors and captains in command of machine-gun companies,
ambulance companies, field hospital companies, or sanitary troops
shall receive the pay hereinbefore authorized for a captain.
73. SEC. 110. PAT FOR NATIONAL GUARD ENLISTED MEN. Each
enlisted man on the active list belonging to an organization of the
National Guard of a State, Territory, or the District of Columbia,
participating in the apportionment of the annual appropriation for
the support of the National Guard, shall receive compensation for his
services, except during periods of service for which he may become
lawfully entitled to the same pay as an enlisted man of corresponding
grade in the Regular Army, at a rate equal to twenty-five per centum
of the initial pay now provided by law for enlisted men of corre-
sponding grades of the Regular Army: Provided, That such enlisted
man shall receive the compensation herein provided if he shall have
attended not less than forty-eight regular drills during any one year,
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and a proportionate amount for attendance upon a lesser number of
such drills, not less than twenty-four; and no such enlisted man shall
receive any part of said compensation except as authorized by this
proviso and the three provisos next following: Provided further, That
the compensation provided herein shall be computed for semiannual
periods, beginning the first day of January and the first day of July of
each year, in proportion to the number of drills attended; and no
compensation shall be paid to any enlisted man for the first semi-
annual period of any year unless he shall have attended during said
period at least twenty-four drills, but any lesser number of drills
attended during said period shall be reckoned witlnthe drills attended
during the second semiannual period in computing the compensation,
if any, due him for that year: Pro vided further, That when any man
enters into an enlistment other than an immediate reenlistmei^t he
shall be entitled to proportional compensation for thq^ year if during
the remainder of the j-ear he shall attend a number of drills whose
ratio to twenty-four is not less than the ratio of the part of the year
so served to the whole year; and when any man's enlistment shall
expire the compensation, if any, to which he may be entitled shall be
determined in like manner: Provided further, That periods of any
actual military duty equivalent to the drills herein prescribed (except
those periods of service for which members of the National Guard
may become lawfully entitled to the same pay as officers and enlisted
men of the corresponding grades in the Regular Army) may be ac-
cepted as service in lieu of such drills when so provided by the
Secretary of War.
All amounts appropriated for the purpose of this and the last
preceding section shall be disbursed and accounted for by the officers
and agents of the Quartermaster Corps of the Army, and all dis-
bursements under the foregoing provisions of this section shall be
made as soon as practicable after the thirty-first day of December
and the thirtieth day of June of each year upon pay rolls prepared and
authenticated in the manner to be prescribed by the Secretary of
War: Provided, That stoppages may be made against the compen-
sation payable to any officer or enlisted man hereunder to cover the
cost of public property lost or destroyed by and chargeable to such
officer or enlisted man.
Except as otherwise specifically provided herein, no money appro-
priated under the provisions of this or the last preceding section shall
be paid to any person not on the active list, nor to any person over
sixty-four }^ears of age, nor to any person who shall fail to qualify as
to fitness for military service under such regulations as the Secretary
of War shall prescribe, nor to any State, Territory, or District, or
officer or enlisted man in the National Guard thereof, unless and until
such State, Territory, or District provides by law that staff officers,
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including officers of the Pay, Inspection, Subsistence, and Medical
Departments, hereafter appointed shall have had previous military
experience and shall hold their positions until they shall have reached
the age of sixty-four years, unless retired prior to that time by reason
of resignation, disability, or for cause to be determined by a court-
martial legally convened for that purpose, and that vacancies among
said officers shall be filled by appointment from the officers of the
militia of such State, Territory, or District: Provided further, That
the preceding proviso shall not apply to any State, Territory, or Dis-
trict until sixty days next after the adjournment of the next session
of its legislature held after the approval of this act.
74. SEC. 111. NATIONAL GUAED WHEN DRAFTED INTO FEDERAL
SERVICE. When Congress shall have authorized the use of the
arm^d land forces of the United States, for any purpose requiring
the use of troops in excess of those of the Regular Army, the President
may, under such regulations, including such physical examination,
as he may prescribe, draft into the military service of the United
States, 'to serve therein for the period of the war unless sooner dis-
charged, any or all members of the National Guard and of the
National Guard Reserve. All persons so drafted shall, from the
date of their draft, stand discharged from the militia, and shall
from said date be subject to such laws and regulations for the
government of the Army of the United States as may be applicable
to members of the Volunteer Army, and shall be embodied in organ-
izations corresponding as far as practicable to those of the Regular
Army or shall be otherwise assigned as the President may direct.
The commissioned officers of said organizations shall be appointed
from among the members thereof, officers with rank not above that
of colonel to be appointed by the President alone, and all other
officers to be appointed by the President by and with the advice
and consent of the Senate. Officers and enlisted men in the service
of the United States under the terms of this section shall have the
same pay and allowances as officers and enlisted men of the Regular
Army of the same grades and the same prior service.
75. SEC. 112. RIGHTS TO PENSIONS. When any officer or enlisted
man of the National Guard drafted into the service of the United
States in time of war is disabled by reason of wounds or disability
received or incurred while in the active service of the United States
in time of war, he shall be entitled to all the benefits of the pension
laws existing at the time of his service, and in case such officer or
enlisted man dies in the active service of the United States in time
of war or in returning to his place of residence after being mustered
out of such service, or at any other time in consequence of wounds
or disabilities received in such active service, his widow and children,
if any, shall be entitled to all the benefits of such pension laws.
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76. SEC. 113. ENCOURAGEMENT OF RIFLE PRACTICE. The Secre-
tary of War shall annually submit to Congress recommendations
and estimates for the establishment and maintenance of indoor and
outdoor rifle ranges, under such a comprehensive plan as will ulti-
mately result in providing adequate facilities for rifle practice in all
sections of the country. And that all ranges so established and all
ranges which may have already been constructed, in whole or in
part, with funds provided by Congress shall be open for use by those
in any branch of the military or naval service of the United States
and by all able-bodied males capable of bearing arms, under reason-
able regulations to be prescribed by the controlling authorities and
approved by the Secretary of War. That the President may detail
capable officers and noncommissioned officers of the Regular Army
and National Guard to duty at such ranges as instructors for the
purpose of training the citizenry in the use of the military arm.
Where rifle ranges shall have been so established and instructors
assigned to duty thereat, the Secretary of War shall be authorized
to provide for the issue of a reasonable number of standard military
rifles and such quantities of ammunition as may be available for
use in conducting such rifle practice.
77. SEC. 114. TEMPORARY VACANCIES IN REGULAR ARMY DUE
TO DETAILS TO THE NATIONAL GUARD. In time of war the tempo-
rary vacancies created in any grade not above that of colonel among
the commissioned personnel of any arm, staff corps, or department
of the Regular Army, through appointments of officers thereof to
higher rank in organizations composed of members taken from the
National Guard, shall be filled by temporary promotions according
to seniority in rank from officers holding commissions in the next
lower grade hi said arm, staff corps, or department, and all vacancies
created in any grade by such temporary promotions shall be in like
manner filled from, and thus create temporary vacancies in, the
next lower grade, and the vacancies that shall remain thereafter in
said arm, staff corps, or department and that can not be filled by
temporary promotions, as prescribed in this section, may be filled
by the temporary appointment of officers of such number and grade
or grades as shall maintain said arm, corps, or department at the
full commissioned strength authorized by law: Provided, That in
the staff corps and departments subject to the provisions of sections
twenty-six and twenty-seven of the act of February second, nineteen
hundred and one, and acts amendatory thereof, temporary vacancies
that can not be filled by temporary promotions as hereinbefore pre-
scribed shall be filled by temporary details in the manner prescribed
in said sections twenty-six and twenty-seven, and acts amendatory
thereof, and the resulting temporary vacancies in the branches of
the Army from which the details shall be so made shall be filled as
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hereinbefore in this section prescribed: Provided further, That officers
temporarily promoted or appointed under the terms of this section
shall be promoted or appointed by the President, by and with the
advice and consent of the Senate, for terms that shall not extend
beyond the war or the passing of the emergency for which additional
forces were brought into the military service of the United States,
and at the termination of the war or the passing of the emergency
said officers shall be discharged from the positions held by them
under their temporary commissions or appointments, and officers
detailed as herein authorized shall be relieved from their temporary
details: And provided further, That officers temporarily promoted
under the provisions of this section shall not vacate their permanent
commissions nor be prejudiced in their relative or lineal standing in
the Regular Army.
78. SEC. 115. PHYSICAL EXAMINATION. Every officer and enlisted
man of the National Guard who shall be called into the service of the
United States as such shall be examined as to his physical fitness
under such regulations as the President may prescribe without fur-
ther commission or enlistment: Provided, That immediately pre-
ceding the muster out of an officer or enlisted man called into the
active service of the United States he shall be physically examined
under rules prescribed by the President of the United States, and
the record thereof shall be kept in the War Department.
79. SEC. 116. NONCOMPLIANCE WITH FEDERAL ACT. Whenever
any State shall, within a limit of time to be fixed by the President,
have failed or refused to comply with or enforce any requirement of
this act, or any regulation promulgated thereunder and in aid thereof
by the President or the Secretary of War, the National Guard of
such State shall be debarred, wholly or in part, as the President may
direct, from receiving from the United States any pecuniary or other
aid, benefit, or privilege authorized or provided by this act or any
other law.
80. SEC. 117. APPLICABLE TO LAND FORCES ONLY. The provisions
of this act in respect to the militia shall be applicable only to militia
organized as a land force and not to the Naval Militia, which shall
consist of such part of the militia as may be prescribed by the Presi-
dent for each State, Territory, or District : Provided, That each State,
Territory, or District maintaining a Naval Militia as herein prescribed
may be credited to the extent of the number thereof in the quota
that would otherwise be required by section sixty-two of this act.
(Proviso repealed by act of Congress approved July 1, 1918. Op. J.
A. G., May 3, 1919.)
81. SEC. 118. NECESSARY RULES AND REGULATIONS. The Presi-
dent shall make all necessary rules and regulations and issue such
orders as may be necessary for the thorough organization, discipline,
and government of the militia provided for in this act.
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82. SEC. 119. ANNUAL ESTIMATES REQUIRED. The Secretary of
War shall cause to be estimated annually the amount necessary for
carrying out the provisions of so much of this act as relates to the
militia, and no money shall be expended under said provisions except
as shall from time to time be appropriated for carrying them out.
83. SEC. 125. PROTECTION OF THE UNIFORM. It shall be unlaw-
ful for any person not an officer or enlisted man of the United States
Army, Navy, or Marine Corps, to wear the duly prescribed uniform
of the United States Army, Navy, or Marine Corps, or any distinc-
tive part of such uniform, or a uniform any part of which is similar
to a distinctive part of the duly prescribed uniform of the United
States Army, Navy, or Marine Corps: Provided, That the foregoing
provision shall not be construed so as to prevent officers or enlisted
men of the National Guard from wearing, in pursuance of law and
regulations, the uniform lawfully prescribed to be worn by such
officers or enlisted man of the National Guard; nor to prevent mem-
bers of the organization known as the Boy Scouts of America, or the
Naval Militia, or such other oganizations as the Secretary of War
may designate, from wearing their prescribed uniforms; nor to pre-
vent persons who in time of war have served honorably as officers of
the United States Army, Navy, or Marine Corps, Regular or Volun-
teer, and whose most recent service was terminated by an honorable
discharge, muster out, or resignation, from wearing, upon occasions
of ceremony, the uniform of the highest grade they have held by
brevet or other commission in such Regular or Volunteer service;
nor to prevent any person who has been honorably discharged from
the United States Army, Navy, or Marine Corps, Regular or Volun-
teer, from wearing his uniform from the place of his discharge to his
home, within three months after the date of such discharge; nor to
prevent the members of military societies composed entirely of hon-
orably discharged officers or enlisted men, or both, of the United
States Army, Navy, or Marine Corps, Regular or Volunteer, from
wearing, upon occasions of ceremony, the uniform duly prescribed
by such societies to be worn by the members thereof; nor to prevent
the instructors and members of the duly organized cadet corps of a
State university, State college, or public high school offering a regular
course in military instruction from wearing the uniform duly pre-
scribed by the authorities of such university, college, or public high
school for wear by the instructors and members of such cadet corps;
nor to prevent the instructors and members of the duly organized
cadet corps of any other institution of learning offering a regular
course in military instruction, and at which an officer or enlisted man
of the United States Army, Navy, or Marine Corps is lawfully detailed
for duty as instructor in military science and tactics, from wearing
the uniform duly prescribed by the authorities of such institution of
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learning for wear by the instructors and members of such cadet
corps; nor to pi event civilians attendant upon a course of military
or naval instruction authorized and conducted by the military or
naval authorities of the United States from wearing, while in atten-
dance upon such course of instruction, the uniform authorized and
prescribed by such military or naval authorities for wear during such
course of instruction; nor to prevent any person from wearing the
uniform of the United States Army, Navy, or Marine Corps in any
playhouse or theater or in moving-picture films while actually engaged
in representing therein a military or naval character not tending to
bring discredit or reproach upon the United States Army, Navy, or
Marine Corps: Provided further, That the uniforms worn by officers
or enlisted men of the National Guard, or by the members of the
military societies or the instructors and members of the cadet corps
referred to in the preceding proviso shall include some distinctive
mark or insignia to be prescribed by the Secretary of War to dis-
tinguish such uniforms from the uniforms of the United States Army,
Navy, and Marine Corps: And provided further, That the members
of the military societies and the instructors and members of the
cadet corps hereinbefore mentioned shall not wear the insignia of
rank prescribed to be worn by officers of the United States Army,
Navy, or Marine Corps, or any insignia of rank similar thereto.
Any person who offends against the provisions of this section
shall, on conviction, be punished by a fine not exceeding $300, or by
imprisonment not exceeding six months, or by both such fine and
imprisonment; "Provided, That hereafter, upon the discharge or
furlough to the Reserve of an enlisted man, all uniform outer cloth-
ing then in his possession, except such articles as he may be per-
mitted to wear from the place of termination of his active service
to his home, as authorized by this section, will be retained for mili-
tary use; and within four months after such termination of his
active service he shall return all uniform clothing, which he was so
permitted to retain for wear to his home by mail, under a franked
label which shall be furnished him for the purpose, and in conformity
with the instructions given him at the time of such termination of
his active service; and in case he shall fail to return the same within
such period, and in accordance with such instructions he shall be
deemed guilty of a misdemeanor, and, upon conviction, suffer the
punishment prescribed by this section: Provided further, That upon
the release from Federal service of an enlisted man of the National
Guard called as such into the service of the United States, all uniform
outer clothing then in his possession shall be taken up and accounted
for as property issued to the National Guard of the State to which
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the enlisted man belongs, in the manner prescribed by section sixty-
seven of said act: And provided further, That when an enlisted man
is discharged otherwise than honorably, all uniform outer clothing
in his possession shall be retained for military use, and, when author-
ized by regulations prescribed by the Secretary of War, a suit of
citizen's outer clothing to cost not exceeding $15 may be issued to
such enlisted man: And provided further, That officers and members
of the National Home for Disabled Volunteer Soldiers may, regard-
less of the preceding provisions of said act, wear such uniforms as
the Secretary of War may authorize." (As amended by act of Con-
gress, approved July 9, 1918).
D. ACT OF MAY 12, 1917.
84. "Provided, That the National Guard of any State, Territory,
or the District of Columbia, shall include such officers and enlisted
men of the staff corps and departments, corresponding to those of
the Regular Army, as may be authorized by the Secretary of War."
(Act of Congress approved May 12, 1917.)
ARTICLE II.
MILITARY DISCIPLINE.
85. All persons in the military service are required to obey strictly
and to execute promptly the lawful orders of their superiors.
86. Military authority will be exercised with firmness, kindness,
and justice. Punishments must conform to law and follow offenses
as promptly as circumstances will permit.
87. Superiors are forbidden to injure those under their authority
by tyrannical or capricious conduct or by abusive language. While
maintaining discipline and the thorough and prompt performance of
military duty, all officers, in dealing with enlisted men, will bear in
mind the absolute necessity of so treating them as to preserve their
self-respect. Officers will keep in as close touch as possible with the
men under their command and will strive to build up such relations
of confidence and sympathy as will insure the free approach of their
men to them for counsel and assistance. This relationship may be
gained and maintained without relaxation of the bonds of discipline
and with great benefit to the service as a whole.
88. Courtesy among military men is indispensable to discipline;
respect to superiors will not be confined to obedience on duty, but
will be extended on all occasions.
89. Deliberations or discussions among military men conveying
praise or censure, or any mark of approbation, toward others in the
military service, and all publications relating to private or personal
transactions between officers, are prohibited. Efforts to influence
Congressional legislation affecting the National Guard, or to procure
personal favor or consideration, should never be made except through
regular military channels ; the adoption of any other method by any
officer or enlisted man will be noted in the military record of those
concerned.
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ARTICLE III.
RANK AND PRECEDENCE AMONG REGULARS, MILITIA, AND
VOLUNTEERS.
90. That in time of war or public danger, when two or more officers
of the same grade are 011 duty in the same field, department, or com-
mand, or of organizations thereof, the President may assign the com-
mand of the forces of such field, department, or command, or of any
organization thereof, without regard to seniority of rank in the same
grade. In the absence of such assignment by the President, officers
of the same grade shall rank and have precedence in the following
order, without regard to date of rank or commission as between offi-
cers of different classes, namely: First, officers of the Regular Army
and officers of the Marine Corps, detached for service with the Army
by order of the President; second, officers of forces drafted or called
into the service of the United States; and third, officers of the vol-
unteer forces: Provided, That officers of the Regular Army holding
commissions in forces drafted or called into the service of the United
States or hi the volunteer forces shall rank and have precedence
under said commissions as if they were commissions in the Regular
Army; the rank of officers of the Regular Army under commissions
in the National Guard as such shall not, for the purposes of this
article, be held to antedate the acceptance of such officers into the
service of the United States under said commissions. (Article of
War 119.)
91. When different corps or commands of the military forces of
the United States happen to join or do duty together, the officer
highest in rank of the line of the Regular Army, Marine Corps, forces
drafted or called into the service of the United States or Volunteers,
there on duty, shall, subject to the provisions of the last preceding
article, command the whole and give orders for what is needful hi the
service, unless otherwise directed by the President. (Article of
War 120.)
ARTICLE IV.
ORGANIZATION.
A. GENERAL PROVISIONS.
92. The organization of the National Guard, including the com-
position of all units thereof, will be the same as that which is, or may
hereafter be, prescribed for the Regular Army in Organization Tables,
subject in time of peace to such general exceptions as may be author-
ized by the Secretary of War. The War Department will prescribe
the particular unit or units, as to branch or arm of service, to be
maintained in each State, Territory, or the District of Columbia in
order to secure a force which, when combined, shall form complete
higher tactical units.
93. The National Guard will be organized into higher tactical units
as far as practicable. The tactical division will be the basis of organi-
zation, and the proportion of troops of the different arms as they exist
in the tactical division will ordinarily determine the allotment of
troops of the different arms to different States.
94. For the purpose of maintaining appropriate organization and
to assist in instruction and training, the National Guard of the several
States and Territories and the District of Columbia may be assigned
to divisions, brigades, and other tactical units, and officers either
from the National Guard or the Regular Army may be detailed by
the War Department to command such units.
95. The location of the units and headquarters of the National
Guard, within their respective borders, will be fixed by the governors
of States and Territories. After Federal recognition has been ex-
tended to a unit, it has a Federal status in addition to its State status
and no change of station will be made without the express authority
of the Secretary of War. (Changes No. 1, December 18, 1919.)
96. No organization of the National Guard, members of which
shall be entitled to and shall have received compensation under the
provisions of the act of Congress of June 3, 1916, will be disbanded
without previously securing the consent of the President, through
application to the Chief of the Militia Bureau.
97. The number of enlisted men of the National Guard to be
organized by June 30, 1920 (act of June 3, 1916, and act of July 11,
1919), will be 200 for each State for each Senator and Representative
in Congress, and a number to be determined by the President
for each Territory and the District of Columbia, and will be increased
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each year thereafter by not less than 50 per cent until a total peace
strength of not less than 800 enlisted men for each Senator and Repre-
sentative in Congress will have been reached. The word "Terri-
tory" as used in laws relating to the land militia and National Guard
includes and applies to Hawaii, Alaska, Porto Rico, and to the Canal
Zone. (CJianges No. 1, December 18, 1919.)
98. (a) The strength of units of the National Guard will be the
same as that prescribed by Tables of Organization for the minimum
strength of like units of the Regular Army, except that particular
organizations, upon application, may be authorized by the War
Department to be enlisted to the maximum strength. National
Guard organizations outside the territorial limits of the United States
are authorized to recruit to maximum strength authorized for like
organizations of the Regular Army. For the purposes of maintenance
only, variations in strength of not exceeding 10 per cent above or
below the prescribed strength will be waived.
(6) When, in the judgment of the adjutant general of a State, the
required strength of a lettered Infantry, Engineer, and Coast Artil-
lery company, and lettered Cavalry troop, can not be maintained in
a town, due to local conditions, such company or troop may be
divided into platoons, one or more of which may be stationed sepa-
rately, provided there are proper armory facilities for each detached
platoon. The action of an adjutant general in forming a detached
platoon will be promptly reported to the Chief of the Militia Bureau.
99. When authority is given to disband an organization which has
been Federally recognized or when Federal recognition is withdrawn,
enlisted men of the organization should be discharged or transferred
to an active organization.
100. No State shall maintain troops in tune of peace other than as
authorized in accordance with the organization prescribed under the
act of June 3, 1916 (sec. 61).
101. A tentative organization composed of youths under the age
of 18 can not be, under the law, a part of the National Guard, and its
being organized and uniformed by or in a State does not make it so;
such a body is therefore not entitled to receive any benefits, including
equipment or other Government supplies, provided for the National
Guard by Federal laws.
B. MEDICAL DEPARTMENT.
GENERAL PROVISIONS.
102. The Medical Department is charged with the duty of investi-
gating the sanitary condition of the National Guard and making
recommendations in reference thereto, of advising with reference to
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the location of camps and posts, the quality of the water supply,
and the disposal of wastes, with the duty of caring for the sick and
wounded, making physical examinations of officers and enlisted
men, the management and control of military hospitals, the recruit-
ment, instruction, and control of the enlisted force of the Medical
Department.
ORGANIZATION MEDICAL DEPARTMENT.
103. The Medical Department of the National Guard of the several
States, Territories, and the District of Columbia shall consist of
officers and enlisted men of: (1) the Medical Corps; (2) the Dental
Corps; and (3) the Veterinary Corps. These shall conform in organi-
zation, discipline, and equipment to like units of the Medical Depart-
ment of the Regular Army.
104. The personnel of the Medical Department and all other
persons assigned to duty therewith shall be collectively known as
sanitary troops.
105. For the purpose of service the sanitary troops will be divided
into: (a) those assigned to regiments or lesser line organizations,
which shall be known as sanitary detachments; (b) those organized
into sanitary units, such as field hospital companies and ambulance
companies; (c) those belonging to State staff corps and departments.
ENLISTED FORCE.
106. The enlisted force of the Medical Department of the National
Guard for the several States, Territories, and the District of Columbia,
will consist of such number of sergeants first class, sergeants, cor-
porals, cooks, horseshoers, saddlers, farriers, mechanics, privates
first class and privates, as may be required for the sanitary service
in accordance with the provisions of Tables of Organization pub-
lished from time to time by the War Department.
107. All enlistments, reenlistments in, or transfers to the Medical
Department will, except as hereinafter specified, be in the grade of
private Medical Department.
108. Under the direction of the adjutants general of the several
States, Territories, and the District of Columbia, and under the super-
vision of the State, Territorial, or District surgeon thereof, the com-
manding officer of each field hospital company, ambulance company
or sanitary detachment assigned to an authorized line organization,
is authorized to enlist for his organization or detachment, sufficient
men to maintain at all times the number prescribed by the Wai-
Department in Tables of Organization for each sanitary unit or
detachment
40 NATIONAL, GUAED REGULATIONS.
109. Commanding officers of field hospitals, ambulance companies
and sanitary detachments are authorized to reenlist sergeants first
class, sergeants, corporals, cooks, horseshoers, saddlers, farriers,
mechanics and privates first class, and continue their warrants and
grades provided the reenlistment of the above class of enlisted men
takes place the day following their discharge from the Medical De-
partment of the National Guard with character at least "good/ 1
Appropriate notation showing their former status, together with
this authority, will be made on their enlistment papers and warrants
by the officer authorized to make the reenlistment.
110. Transfer of enlisted men of the line to the Medical Department
in the grade of private is authorized if approved by the commanding
officer of the organization to which the man belongs. The transfer
of enlisted men of the Medical Department to the line will not be
made without the approval of the State, Territorial, or District
Surgeon and the authority of the adjutant general of the State, Ter-
ritory, or District of Columbia.
MEDICAL CORPS.
ORGANIZATION.
111. The Medical Corps of the National Guard of the several
States, Territories, and the District of Columbia, will consist of such
number of medical officers and in such grades as prescribed in Tables
of Organization, published by the War Department from time to
time, and in the State staff corps and departments authorized by
these Regulations.
112. The medical officer selected as State surgeon should be an
officer of experience, initiative, and administrative ability and well
qualified for all the duties required.
113. With the permission of the President, an officer of the Medical
Corps, United States Army, can be commissioned in the National
Guard of any State, Territory, or the District of Columbia, and such
officer can be selected as State, Territorial, or District surgeon thereof.
(Sec. 100, act of Congress approved June 3, 1916.)
DUTIES OF STATE, TERRITORIAL, OR DISTRICT SURGEON.
114. The State surgeon is properly a member of the State staff
corps or department, but he may be detailed as such from an organ-
ization of the Medical Corps. He shall be in control of and super-
vise the Medical Department of the National Guard of the State,
subordinate only to the officer commanding the tactical unit, if any,
to which he is attached, and the governor as commander in chief,
acting through his representative, the adjutant general.
NATIONAL GUARD REGULATIONS. 41
115. Pie will act in the capacity of chief sanitary adviser and as
such will make any recommendations deemed necessary for the
health of the commands. He will have general supervision over
the sanitary troops of the National Guard and will be held respon-
sible for their discipline, instruction, and efficiency. In addition to
the above his duties will, in time of peace, be to:
(a) Report on the efficiency of each officer of the Medical Depart-
ment in his State, Territory, or District of Columbia.
(6) To authorize enlistments in, and recommend the transfer of
enlisted men of the line to, the Medical Department.
(c) To supervise the examination of corporals, privates first class,
and privates of the Medical Department for appointment as sergeants
therein, also for the examination of sergeants for the grade of
sergeants first class, in the Medical Department, in accordance with
the instructions prescribed by the War Department.
(d) To supervise the instruction of sanitary troops in accordance
with regulations prescribed by the War Department.
(e) To examine certificates of disability and to recommend the
discharges thereon of all soldiers permanently unfitted for military
service because of wounds or disease.
(f) To recommend appropriate action upon application for sick
leave for officers, applications for sick furlough for enlisted men and
applications for furlough for the enlisted men of the Medical Depart-
ment.
(g) To recommend appropriate action to be taken to provide
adequate armory facilities for drill, instruction and housing sanitary
troops and for the proper storage and care of Federal property
issued to the sanitary troops.
(Ji) To examine requisitions for medical supplies and to take
appropriate action thereon.
(i) To recommend appropriate disposition of condemned medical
property on survey proceedings referred to him for remark.
(7) To examine the reports of sick and wounded, and initiate
measures for their correction when necessary.
DENTAL CORPS.
(Act Approved October 6, 1917. Bulletin 61, Section V, W. D. 1917.)
ORGANIZATION.
116. The Dental Corps of the National Guard of the several
States, Territories, and the District of Columbia, will consist of one
officer for each 1,000 of the total strength of the National Guard
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authorized and recognized for each State, Territory, and the District
of Columbia, and in such grades as prescribed in the following table:
Strengths.
Grades.
Colonel.
Lieutenant
colonel.
Major.
Captain or
lieutenant.
1
2
3
4
4
5
5
6
7
7
7
8
9
10
10
10
11
12
12
13
14
15
16
16
17
18
19
18
19
20
21
22
22
23
24
24
1 000 or less
1 500-2 500
2500-3 500
3 500-4 500
4,500-5*500
1
1
2
2
2
2
3
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
5
5
6
6
6
6
7
7
7
7
7
8
8
8
9
5500-6 500
6 500-7 500
7.500-8,500 .
8 500-9 500 .
9500-10500
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
i
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
10 500-11 500
n',500-12'500
12 500-13 500
13 500-14 500
14 500-15 500
15*500-16 500
1
16500-17500
17 500-18 500
18.500-19'500
19 500-20 500
20 500-21 500
21,500-22'500
22 500-23 500 .
23 500-24 500
24 500-25.500
25 500-26 500
26 500-27 500
27.500-28.500
28 500-29 500
29 500-30 500 ...
30 500-31 500
31 500-32,500
32 500-33 500
33,500-34.500
34,590-35.500
35 500-36 500
NOTE. (a) The National Guard is given the benefit of all major fractions in making calculations.
(6) One private, first class, medical department (in addition to others authorized), is authorized as
dental assistant for each dental surgeon.
117. One dental officer may be selected from among the senior
dental officers of each State, Territory, or the District of Columbia,
who may be designated as State, Territorial or District dental
surgeon. He should be an officer of experience, initiative and
administrative ability, and well qualified for all the duties required
of a State dental surgeon.
118. The State dental surgeon, in addition to any other duties he
may have as a member of or attached to any organization unit,
will under the supervision and direction of the State surgeon direct
such matters pertaining to the Dental Corps of the National Guard
as may be referred to him by proper authority. He is charged,
under the supervision of the State surgeon, with providing adequate
dental service for the personnel of the National Guard when in
active service, rendition of reports and returns required by regulation
for dental cases, and such other duties within the scope of the
functions of the Dental Corps as may be assigned to him by proper
authority.
NATIONAL GUARD REGULATIONS. 43
DUTIES OF OFFICERS OF THE DENTAL CORPS.
119. The duties of officers of the Dental Corps are for the most
part to render professional services to such persons of the military
forces entitled to dental treatment, coming within the scope of their
training and their recognized functions in civil practice. Their
administrative functions are limited to such as may be necessary to
carry out the provisions of regulations as prescribed for an officer
of the military forces in the matter of personnel assigned to assist
them in the performance of their professional duties, to render such
reports and 'returns in the manner prescribed by regulations, and
such other duties coming within the scope of their professional train-
ing and such military duties to which they may be assigned by
proper military authority.
VETERINARY CORPS.
(Section 16, act Approved June 3, 1916.)
ORGANIZATION.
120. The Veterinary Corps of the National Guard of the several
States, Territories and the District of Columbia, consists of veter-
inarians and assistant veterinarians not to exceed two such officers
for each regiment of Cavalry, one for every three batteries oi Field
Artillery, and one for each mounted battalion of Engineers author-
ized by the War Department to which Federal recognition has been
extended.
121. One veterinarian may be selected from the senior veterin-
arians of each State, Territory or District of Columbia, authorized to
have such officers, who may be designated as State, Territorial or
District veterinarian. He should be an officer of experience, initi-
ative and administrative ability, and well qualified for all the duties
required of such an officer.
122. The State veterinarian in addition to any other duties he
may have as a member of, or attached to any organization or unit,
will under the supervision and direction of the State surgeon direct
such matters pertaining to the Veterinary Corps of the National
Guard as may be referred to him by proper authority. He is charged,
under the supervision of the State surgeon, with providing adequate
veterinary service for the animals authorized for the National Guard,
rendition of reports and returns required by regulations for the
Veterinary Corps, and such other duties within the scope of the
functions of officers ol the Veterinary Corps as may be assigned to
him by proper authority.
DUTIES OF OFFICERS OF THE VETERINARY CORPS.
123. The duties of officers of the Veterinary Corps are for the
most part to render professional services to such animals of the
44 NATIONAL GUARD REGULATIONS.
military forces as are entitled to veterinary treatment, coming
within the scope of their training and their recognized functions in
civil practice. Their administrative functions are limited to such
as may be necessary to carry out the provisions of regulations as
prescribed for an officer of the military forces in the matter of
personnel assigned to assist them in the performance of their pro-
fessional duties, to render such reports and returns in the manner
prescribed by regulations, and such other duties coming within the
scope of their professional training, and such military duties as may
be assigned to them by proper military authority.
C. THE COAST ARTILLERY CORPS.
124. The Coast Artillery Corps of the National Guard of each of the
States, the Territory of Hawaii, and the District of Columbia shall
be organized into coast-defense commands. The field and staff offi-
cers, noncommissioned staff officers, and bands authorized for organ-
izations consisting of from 1 to 36 companies are shown in Table A,
paragraph 132.
125. For purposes of drill and instruction, coast-defense . com-
manders may assign officers, noncommissioned staff officers, and com-
panies to fort commands and fire commands. The assignment of
National Guard Coast Artillery to fortifications and to batteries
thereat will be made by the War Department.
126. Coast Artillery of the National Guard will be organized into
Heavy Artillery regiments when authorized by the War Department.
The organization of these regiments will conform to Tables of Organi-
zation for the Regular Army. (See par. 92, General Provisions, Or-
ganization.) Such regiments will be trained with the armament
with which they are equipped, as well as in the duties of the Coast
Defense command to which they are assigned.
127. The officers, noncommissioned officers, cooks, mechanics,
buglers, privates, first class, and privates authorized in a company of
Coast Artillery are shown in the following table:
Captains 1
First lieutenants 1
Second lieutenants 1
First sergeants 1
gupply sergeants 1
Mess sergeants 1
Sergeants 7
Corporals lO
Cooks 2
Mechanics 2
Buglers 2
Privates, first class 17
Privates 57
Total enlisted.. . 100
NATIONAL GUARD REGULATIONS. 45
128. The allowance of rated men per company will be as follows:
I plotter; 1 observer, first class; 1 observer, second class; 2 gun com-
manders; 2 gun pointers.
129. Each Coast Artillery band shall consist of: 1 band leader, 1
assistant band leader, 1 first sergeant, 2 band sergeants, 4 band cor-
porals, 2 musicians, first class; 4 musicians, second class; 14 musicians,
third class; 2 cooks.
130. Examinations for first and second-class gunners and ratings
will be held under the provisions of Drill Regulations for Coast Artil-
lery and War Department circulars. Qualifications and ratings will
be made as prescribed by War Department orders and by paragraph
1343, Army Regulations, 1913, as amended by Changes No. 43, War
Department, 1916.
131. Attached personnel for coast defense commands will be author-
ized as indicated below:
MEDICAL DEPARTMENT.
(a) For a coast-defense command of not less than 4 nor more than
7 companies: One captain or lieutenant, 1 sergeant or corporal, 8
privates, first class, or privates.
(b) For a coast-defense command of not less than 8 nor more than
II companies: Two captains or lieutenants; 1 sergeant, first class; 2
sergeants or corporals; 16 privates, first class, or privates.
(/O For a coast-defense command of not less than 12 companies:
One major; 3 captains or lieutenants; 1 sergeant, first class; 3 sergeants
or corporals; 24 privates, first class, or privates.
QUARTERMASTER CORPS.
(a) For a coast-defense command of not less than 6 nor more than
11 companies: One sergeant, first class, or sergeant.
(&) For a coast-defense command of not less than 12 companies:
Two sergeants, first class, or sergeants.
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NATIONAL GUARD REGULATIONS.
ORDNANCE DEPARTMENT.
(a) For a coast-defense command of not less than 12 companies:
One sergeant, first class; 2 privates.
132.
TABLE A.
Companies.
1
2
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
Colonels
1
3
3
3
3
1
1
3
2
3
4
12
1
1
3
3
3
3
1
1
3
2
3
4
13
1
1
3
3
3
3
1
1
3
o
3
4
14
1
1
3
3
3
3
1
1
3
2
3
5
15
4
4
4
4
2
4
2
4
6
16
1
2
4
4
4
4
1
2
4
2
4
5
17
1
2
4
4
4
4
1
2
4
3
4
6
18
6
6
4
2
Lieutenant colonels
2
2
2
2
1
2
2
2
2
1
2
2
2
2
1
2
2
2
2
Majors
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Captains, unassigned, for
staff duty
First lieutenants, Unas-
signed for staff duty .
Second lieutenants, un-
assigned. for staff duty .
Chaplains
Sergeants major, senior
grade
1
2
1
2
2
8
2
2
2
2
1
1
2
1
2
3
9
3
3
3
2
1
1
2
1
2
3
10
3
3
3
2
1
1
2
1
2
3
11
3
3
3
2
1
Sergeants major, junior
grade
1
1
1
1
1
2
6
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
2
7
2
2
2
1
Master electricians
Engineers
1
1
5
1
1
1
Electrician sergeants,
first class
1
3
1
1
1
Assistant engineers
1
2
Electrician sergeants,
Firemen
4
4
3
1
4
4
3
1
4
4
3
1
5
5
3
5
5
4
1
5
5
4
2
Radio sergeants .
Master gunners
Bands
Companies.
19
20
21
22
23
24
25
26
27
28
29
30
31
32
33
34
35
36
Colonels
1
2
4
4
4
4
1
2
4
3
4
6
19
6
6
6
4
2
1
2
5
5
5
5
1
2
5
3
5
6
20
6
6
6
5
2
1
2
5
5
B
5
1
2
5
3
5
7
21
7
7
7
5
2
1
2
5
5
5
5
1
2
5
3
5
7
22
7
7
7
5
2
1
2
B
5
5
B
2
5
3
5
7
23
7
7
7
5
2
2
2
6
6
6
6
2
2
6
4
6
8
24
8
8
8
6
2
2
2
6
6
6
6
2
3
6
4
6
8
25
8
8
8
6
2
2
2
6
6
6
6
2
3
6
4
6
8
26
8
8
8
6
2
2
2
6
6
6
6
2
3
6
4
6
9
27
9
9
9
6
2
2
3
7
7
7
7
2
3
7
4
7
9
28
9
9
9
7
3
2
3
7
7
7
7
2
3
7
4
7
9
29
9
9
9
7
3
2
3
7
7
7
7
2
3
7
5
7
10
30
10
10
10
7
3
2
3
7
7
7
7
2
3
7
5
7
10
31
10
10
10
7
3
2
3
8
8
8
8
2
3
8
5
8
10
32
10
10
10
8
3
2
3
8
8
8
8
2
3
8
5
8
11
33
11
11
11
8
3
2
3
8
8
8
8
2
3
8
5
8
11
34
11
11
11
8
3
2
3
8
8
8
8
2
3
8
5
8
11
35
11
11
11
8
3
4
3
10
10
10
10
3
3
9
6
9
12
36
12
12
12
9
3
Lieutenant colonels
Majors
Captains, unassigned, for
staff duty .
First lieutenants. Unas-
signed, for staff duty . .
Second lieutenants, un-
assigned, forstaff duty .
Chaplains
Sergeants major, senior
grade
Sergeants major, junior
grade
Master electricians
Engineers
Electrician sergeants,
first class
Assistant engineers
Electrician sergeants,
second class
Firemen
Radio sergeants .
Master gunners
Bands
NATIONAL GUARD REGULATIONS. 47
D. STATE STAFF CORPS AND DEPARTMENTS.
(Act of Congress Approved May 12, 1917.)
133. Under the provisions of the act of Congress approved May 12,
1917, the Secretary of War authorizes the numbers of officers and
enlisted men of the staff corps and departments, National Guard,
set forth in the tables in paragraph 144. These officers and enlisted
men are in addition to officers and enlisted men of staff corps and
departments who are authorized for tactical units (regiments, bri-
gades, divisions, etc.) in accordance with Tables of Organization.
The several States (including Territories, Districts, etc.) are author-
ized to maintain the officers and men listed in the following tables
for purposes of administration, supply, and sanitation, their functions
to correspond to those of like staff corps and departments in the
Regular Army.
134. The following are the specific purposes for which these officers
and enlisted men of the State staff corps and departments, National
Guard, are authorized by the Secretary of War:
(a) To provide officers and enlisted men for administrative, sani-
tary, and supply purposes for the National Guard before and after
the organization of the higher tactical units has been completed.
(6) To provide administrative, sanitary, and supply personnel for
mobilization and recruiting purposes for the National Guard in
Federal service.
(c) To provide administrative, sanitary, and supply personnel for
camps of instruction held under section 94, act of June 3, 1916,
except when such camps are of a complete higher tactical unit com-
prising a staff for administration, sanitation, and supply.
(d) For training National Guard officers and enlisted men in time
of peace in duties of administration, sanitation, and supply.
135. The designation of the officers and enlisted men of the several
staff corps and departments shall correspond to those of the Regular
Army, as major, adjutant general's department, Louisiana National
Guard; lieutenant colonel, Medical corps, Missouri National Guard;
major, inspector-general's department, North Carolina National
Guard; sergeant, medical department, New York National Guard.
136. The senior officer of the State staff in each corps or depart-
ment except the adjutant general shall be designated in the same
manner as the senior staff officer of territorial departments of the
Regular Army, substituting the word "State" (" Territorial," or
" District") for "department," thus: State inspector, instead of de-
partment inspector; State surgeon, instead of department surgeon, etc.
48 NATIONAL GUAKD REGULATIONS.
137. The adjutant general of a State, by virtue of his office, is a
civil official and can not qualify as an officer of the National Guard
solely in that capacity. Kecognition will be extended to him by the
War Department as an officer of the National Guard not by virtue
of his civil office, but by qualifying as an officer of the adjutant
general's department of the staff corps or departments. The appointive
power of a State or Territory may exercise its power of appointment
by appointing the civil adjutant general in the grade authorized, in
the adjutant general's department of the National Guard, subject to
the provisions of section 75, act of June 3, 1916, and the regulations
thereunder. Such an appointment, however, is not compulsory, and
if it be made, it must always be borne in mind that the two offices
held by the appointee are entirely separate and distinct, one being
civil and the other military.
138. The tenure of the civil office of adjutant general depends
upon the laws of the State or Territory, but the military office of the
adjutant general's department is not affected when the holder thereof
ceases to hold the civil office of adjutant general. The officer may
continue as an officer of the National Guard in the adjutant general's
department, if desired by the Governor and provided there is a vacancy,
or may, upon the approval of the War Department, be transferred
to the National Guard Reserve. He ceases to be an active National
Guard officer upon reaching the age of 64, but may continue be-
yond that age in the civil office of adjutant general. These instruc-
tions in no way modify authority for the adjutant general of a State
in his civil capacity to wear the uniform of the National Guard.
(Changes No. 1, Dec. 18, 1919.)
139. All States and Territories now having recognized National
Guard units will be entitled, to have the adjutant general recognized
as an officer of the National Guard of the adjutant general's depart-
ment, provided the requirements of law or regulations concerning
Federal recognition of National Guard officers are complied with.
The appointee to this position in the adjutant general's department
shall be selected from the eligible classes under section 74, act of
Congress approved June 3, 1916, shall be physically qualified for
active service, shall have had prior military service, and shall be
within the age limits prescribed for his grade.
140. Engineer and signal officers for State staff corps and depart-
ments are not authorized. In States where tactical organizations
of not less than one battalion of signal or engineer troops are main-
tained as part of the National Guard, an engineer or signal officer
may be detailed from line organizations of the engineer and signal
corps to perform the necessary duties on the State staff, in addition
to their other duties.
NATIONAL, GUARD REGULATIONS. 49
141. Officers or enlisted men of the staff not included in the tables
herewith and not recognized by the War Department as pertaining
to the staffs of tactical organizations are not considered to be members
of the National Guard within the meaning of the law.
142. Officers on the staff of the Governor not detailed from Na-
tional Guard organizations of the line or of the staff corps and depart-
ments are not a part of the National Guard under existing laws.
143. No United States funds can be used, under the provisions of
section 109, National Defense act, for pay of members of a State staff
corps and department for administrative and instructional work in
States having no National Guard, or in States which have not com-
plied with the last paragraph of section 110, act of June 3, 1916,.
which requires that officers of the State staff corps and departments
shall have had prior military service. Property and disbursing
officers in States having no National Guard may be paid for the
performance of their duties as such at rates prescribed by the Secre-
tary of War. (See par. 645.)
144. The following table gives the numbers of officers and enlisted
men authorized for the various State staff corps and departments.
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E. ORGANIZATION OF NEW UNITS AND PROCEDURE GOVERNING THE
EXTENDING OF FEDERAL RECOGNITION THERETO.
145. The National Guard consists of the regularly enlisted Militia
between the ages of 18 and 45 years, and of commissioned officers
between the ages of 21 and 64 years, organized, armed and equipped
as provided for in these regulations, and recognized by the War
Department as National Guard under the provisions of the act of
Congress of June 3, 1916.
146. The act of June 3, 1916, is designed to give Federal aid and
assistance and a certain amount of supervision from the Federal
Government, in the organization and training of National Guard troops
in the various States, with a view of providing them with a suitable
military force for emergency use. The Federal Government retains
the right to call the National Guard into Federal service when nec-
essary, and to prescribe the particular unit or units which when com-
bined will further the formation of higher tactical units.
147. State troops by whatever name designated and officers of
such forces, as well as officers of the Organized Militia existing prior
to the act of June 3, 1916, are not a part of the National Guard as
contemplated by that act, unless they have specifically qualified for,
and have received, recognition as National Guard by the War De-
partment.
148. "Federal recognition " is defined as the acceptance by the
Federal Government as National Guard, of officers or a body of
enrolled officers and men who have complied with the provisions of
the act of June 3, 1916, and who are entitled to the benefits of the act.
149. Certain conditions set forth hereafter are requisite for Fed-
eral recognition. The National Guard plan does not extend to or
embrace the organization of new units, with no armories, no group-
ing of personnel according to localities, and no probable permanency
of existence, but contemplates the development of a force, equipped
and trained as far as possible in time of peace, which can be called
upon for service in time of emergency.
150. Recognition of National Guard units will be extended by the
Militia Bureau upon the following conditions:
(a) The organization shall be specifically authorized by the Militia
Bureau.
(&) Suitable armories and storage facilities shall be provided by the
State or Territory. This extends to and includes stable facilities for
mounted troops and satisfactory housing for vehicles and armaments.
(c) There shall be proper localization of units, with the personnel
drawn from the immediate vicinity.
(d) There shall be a reasonable probability that the organization
can be maintained for a period of years, and kept alive by reenlist-
ments and the acquisition of recruits.
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(e) There shall be a reasonable certainty of the necessary number
of assemblies for drill and training prescribed by the War Department.
(f) All units shall be organized under approved Tables of Organi-
zation, unless general exceptions are authorized by the Secretary of
War in time of peace.
(g) Units shall be recruited to the strength prescribed by the
Militia Bureau as necessary for Federal recognition.
No new units will be inspected for recognition unless organized
pursuant to authorization from the Militia Bureau of the War De-
partment.
151. Men should not be recruited for the National Guard and
required to sign the Federal enlistment contract under section 70 of
the act of Congress, approved June 3, 1916, prior to the authorization
by the Militia Bureau of the particular organization to which these
men will be eventually assigned.
152. Prior to the receipt of Federal recognition as National Guard,
an organization or an individual belonging thereto has the status of
State forces not yet a part of the National Guard. (Changes No. 1,
December 18, 1919.)
153. (a) After units have been allotted to a State, Territory, or the
District of Columbia, the adjutant general of the State, Territory, or
the District of Columbia concerned will advise the Chief of the Militia
Bureau by letter of the units it is desired to organize, describing them
accurately.
(b) When authority has been extended for organization, officers
will be selected or appointed in accordance with the provisions of
section 74, act of June 3, 1916, and within the age limit for the several
grades as prescribed in paragraph 232 of these regulations. While
these officers will not be extended Federal recognition until the organi-
zations to which they belong have been inspected and recognized by the
War Department, any such officer who, according to State statute,
is authorized to administer oaths, is eligible to administer the oath
of office to officers as prescribed in section 73, act of June 3, 1916,
and the oath of enlistment prescribed in section 70, idem. (Changes
No. 1, December 18, 1919.)
(c) The adjutant general of the State, Territory, or the District of
Columbia will then cause the organization to be inspected by an
officer of the State, Territory, or District of Columbia to determine
whether or not the conditions contemplated by law for Federal
recognition can be met by the new organizations (par. 150, supra).
(d) An inspection by a Regular Army officer is required prior to
Federal recognition. When a State is ready to have an organization
inspected report will be made to the Militia Bureau, and the depart-
ment commander will be directed by the War Department to cause
the inspection to be made. The inspector will verify the members
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from the enlistment papers (Form 22-1, A. G. O.), check the propor-
tion of one-year and three-year enlistments, and see that all the men
presented have been properly examined physically (Form 135-1,
A. G. O.) and properly enlisted, and that their general appearance is~
satisfactory. He will make such inquiry and examination of the
officers as will enable him to report upon their qualifications and suit-
ability for the grade in which they have been commissioned, and will
report his conclusions on each officer under head of " Remarks" on
Form 113, M. B. He will base his recommendation as to recognition
upon compliance by the organization with the conditions set forth
above. Should the result of his inspection justify Federal recogni-
tion, the inspector will, upon its conclusion, administer the dual
oath, unless there is conclusive proof that the enlistment oath has
been administered by a National Guard officer who has been extended
Federal recognition by the Militia Bureau, or by a State military
officer who lias not yet received Federal recognition but who, under
the statutes of the particular State, is authorized to administer oaths.
Upon completion of the inspection the inspecting officer will mail his
report (Form 113, M. B.), with a complete roster of the company,
troop, battery or detachment (Form 104, M. B.) and his recom-
mendations, together with the following, to the department comman-
der for transmission to the Militia Bureau :
(1) Accomplished Form 95, Militia Bureau, for all officers;
(2) Accomplished Form 92, Militia Bureau, for all officers of the
Medical, Dental, and Veterinary Corps ;
(3) Accomplished Form 108, Militia Bureau, for all officers not enu-
merated in (2) ;
(4) Two letters of recommendation as to the character, morals, and
habits of each applicant for original Federal recognition.
(5) Notice of appointment of each applicant for Federal recognition.
(6) Accomplished Oath of Office (Form 337-1, A. G. 0.) for all
officers.
On Form No. 113, W. D., M. B., under the heading "Remarks,"
information concerning the administration of the dual oath should
be set forth fully. The name or names of the National Guard officer
or officers administering the oaths will be stated. (Changes No. 1,
December 18, 1919.)
(e) The Militia Bureau will carefully examine such report and recom-
mendations as are made by the inspector, and if the organization com-
plies with the requirements of law, the Secretary of War will send,
through the Militia Bureau, a notification to the State and to the de-
partment headquarters that the organization inspected has been recog-
nized as National Guard.
(/) Before receiving final Federal recognition officers will be re-
quired to pass such portion of the examination prescribed by the
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Militia Bureau as may be deemed expedient, which portion will in
general include an inquiry into the candidate's antecedents, morals,
and character, educational opportunities and qualifications, business
and professional experience, conduct, efficiency, and soldierly habits
while a member of the Regular, Militia, or Volunteer forces, and his
probable efficiency and aptitude for the service. The elementary and
professional examination will be completed when practicable.
154. The most common errors noted at Federal inspections for
recognition are the following: (a) presentation of a company not
properly organized, sometimes lacking required officers, noncommis-
sioned officers, etc.; (ft) naming of officers not qualified by law (see
section 74,' act of June 3, 1916); (c) the enlistment of boys under
eighteen years of age ; (d) same as to men over forty-five (except reen-
listment); (e) lack of record of physical competence of personnel;
(/) failure to complete Form 108, M. B., for each officer, except
officers of Medical Department. In case of latter, Form 92, M. B., is
required. (Changes No. 1, December 18, 1919.)
155. Requisitions for supplies for new organizations, except for
necessary blank forms, can not be honored until the organization has
first been authorized, inspected, and recognized by the War Depart-
ment as National Guard. (Changes No. 1, December 18, 1919.)
156. Recognition may be extended to units as small as a separate
company.
157. Headquarters, machine-gun, and supply companies or troops
will not be organized unless specially authorized or a complete regi-
ment has been authorized by the Militia Bureau.
158. Field officers and corresponding staff officers will not be recog-
nized as such until all the component parts of the commands to which
they pertain are inspected and accepted; State staff officers will be
recognized as needed, provided at least one National Guard unit has
been recognized hi the State.
159. There is, however, no objection to a field or staff officer, who
can not be recognized immediately, presenting himself to an inspector
at any time with the understanding that formal recognition will be
deferred until his corresponding unit has qualified and has been
accepted.
160. In applying for authority to organize new units of National
Guard, and for subsequent inspection for Federal recognition, such
action will be expressly understood by the War Department as being
in strict compliance with the foregoing policy, and the adjutants
general of all States, Territories, and the District of Columbia will be
governed accordingly.
ARTICLE V.
THE NATIONAL GUARD RESERVE.
161. The National Guard Reserve of each State, Territory, and
the District of Columbia shall consist of officers transferred and
appointed thereto, of soldiers furloughed thereto under the six-year
contract of enlistment entered into prior to July 11, 1919, and of
soldiers enlisted therein pursuant to section 78, act of June 3, 1916.
No enlistments shall be made in the National Guard Reserve until
authorization is extended by the Secretary of War. (Changes No. 1,
December 18, 1919.)
162. The Reserve consists of the following classes:
(a) The assigned Reserve, comprising enlisted men assigned as
reserves to active organizations.
(5) The unassigned Reserve, comprising enlisted men not assigned
as reserves to active organizations and all reserve officers.
163. Members of the assigned National Guard Reserve shall be
required to attend field training and will be considered in computing
the minimum strength required for participation in field training.
164. The records of all officers and enlisted men of the unassigned
National Guard Reserve shall be kept by the adjutant general of
the State, Territory, or the District of Columbia, Records of assigned
reservists will be kept by the commanding officers of the organiza-
tions to which they are assigned.
165. Every officer and enlisted man of the unassigned National
Guard Reserve will report his address, preferably by postal card,
on the last day of March, June, September, and December of each
year to the adjutant general of the State, Territory, or the District
of Columbia of which he is a reservist and will in addition report
each change of address.
166. The adjutant general of each State, Territory, or the Dis-
trict of Columbia will render a quarterly return of the unassigned
National Guard Reserve of his State, Territory, or the District of
Columbia to the department commander for transmission to the
Chief of the Militia Bureau. This return will be made on a form
furnished by the Chief of Militia Bureau and in accordance with the
directions printed on the form. Whenever an officer is transferred
or appointed to or removed from the National Guard Reserve a
report of the name, rank, arm, department, or corps, and of the date
of transfer, appointment, or removal will similarly be made on
Form No. 105, M. B.
167. Officers and enlisted men of the unassigned National Guard
Reserve, upon their own request, may be authorized by the Secretary
of War to attend camps with active organizations of the National
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Guard, but not as members of such organizations, for not to exceed
15 days each year for field or coast-defense training. When engaged
in field or coast-defense training with active organizations they
will be attached thereto or organized into provisional units as reserv-
ists, and in no case will they be counted as forming any part of the
minimum strength required by the War Department for the attend-
ance of active organizations for field or coast-defense training.
When engaged in field and coast-defense training with the active
organizations of the National Guard they shall receive the same
basic Federal pay and allowances as officers and enlisted men of like
grade on the active list of the National Guard.
168. Officers and enlisted men of the assigned and unassigned
National Guard Reserve, upon their own request, may be authorized
to attend the armory instruction of active organizations, but they
will not form any part of the minimum strength of attendance
required by the War Department at such instruction nor be entitled
to armory pay or allowances.
169. In tune of peace the National Guard Reserve shall not be
organized into tactical or other units, except for temporary purposes
during field or coast-defense training.
170. An unassigned list, a retired list, or similar list has no
Federal status within the law and National Guard officers can not
be transferred or assigned to an unassigned list and retain Federal
recognition.
171. Officers of the National Guard Reserve are obtained from the
following classes:
(a) In time of peace officers may, upon their own application,
be transferred to the National Guard Reserve after completing three
years commissioned service in an active organization of the National
Guard, including commissioned service in the United States Army,
and such officers shall have precedence over reserve officers who
have not had such service, in drafting officers to active organizations
in time of war under the provisions of section 79, act of June 3, 1916.
Officers of less than three years service with an active organization
shall not be transferred to the National Guard Reserve except in
cases where the active organizations to which they are assigned
have been disbanded.
(&) Upon the disbanding of an organization of the National
Guard, authorized by the Militia Bureau, all commissioned officers
qualified for active service, except those transferred or assigned to
active units, will be transferred in the grade in which they are com-
missioned to the National Guard Reserve.
(c) When approved by the Secretary of War, civilians who have
served with credit as commissioned officers of the United States
Army, between April 6, 1917, and November 11, 1918, and who have
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not been discharged for inefficiency or physical disability, may be
appointed as officers in the National Guard Reserve in the arm,
corps, or department and grade in which they were serving, or in
another arm, corps, or department when the applicant presents
satisfactory evidence of having special qualifications therefor, subject
to the limiting age of fifty-nine years; such appointments may be
made in the grade up to and including that held by the officer at the
time of discharge and may be made in the next higher grade than that
held at time of discharge when the termination of hostilities pre-
vented a promotion which had been definitely recommended: Pro-
vided, That no appointment of officers in the National Guard Reserve
will be made in grade higher than colonel except in the case of officers
of the line or other branches who may be specially authorized by the
Secretary of War. (Changes No. 1, Dec. 18, 1919.)
(d) Former officers of the National Guard who have served for
three or more years may be appointed to the National Guard Reserve
within six months from date of separation.
(e) Civilians may be appointed to commissions in the National
Guard Reserve for the Engineer and Signal Corps, if they are within
the required age limits for their grades and qualify by examination
for the particular technical branch. This examination shall be the
same as that specified for active officers.
(/) Civilians may be appointed to commissions in the National
Guard Reserve for staff corps and departments, viz, adjutant general,
inspector general, judge advocate general, quartermaster corps, ord-
nance department, and medical department, provided they have
prior military service in the United States Army, Marine Corps, or
National Guard, are within the prescribed age limits for their grades,
and pass the required examination.
172. Rescinded. (Changes No. 1, Dec. 18, 1919.)
173. No approval will issue for the appointment of an officer to the
National Guard Reserve without the submission of his personal and
military history, and other recommendations and evidences of
efficiency on Form No. 108, Militia Bureau.
174. Except as provided in paragraph 171 (c), no approval will issue
for the original appointment of a second lieutenant in the National
Guard Reserve after he shall have reached the age of 36 years, a first
lieutenant after the age of 40 years, a captain after the age of 45 years,
and a major after the age of 50 years. (Changes No. 1, Dec. 18, 1919.)
175. The age limit for appointment in the National Guard Reserve
may be waived by the War Department upon application, provided
that special aptitude, qualification, and physical fitness for special
service in the line, staff corps, or department concerned is clearly
established.
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176. No applicant will be examined for commission in the National
Guard Reserve if it appears that, due to the age limits, he will have
less than one year to serve in the grade which he seeks.
177. If the applicant is an employee or is under the control of any
department of the Federal Government, the application shall be
submitted through the head of such department.
178. When an officer of the National Guard Reserve shall have
reached the maximum age limit fixed for appointment or reappoint-
ment in the grade in which commissioned, unless recommissioned in a
higher grade, he shall be honorably discharged from the National
Guard Reserve; he will be entitled to retain his official title and on
occasions of ceremony to wear the uniform of the highest grade he
held in the National Guard Reserve.
179. Upon application he may be examined for reappointment in
the next higher grade and if successful be commissioned in said grade.
The examination for appointment shall be the same as that pre-
scribed for officers on the active list of the National Guard.
180. Officers of the National Guard Reserve can not become mem-
bers of the active National Guard in time of peace, except by appoint-
ment. Their status as reserve officers provides eligibility only for
appointment to the active list (sec. 74, act of June 3, 1916). They
may be drafted in tune of war for the Reserve battalions for recruit
training under section 79, act of June 3, 1916. They may engage in
field training or coast defense training with the active National
Guard when authorized by proper authority.
181. All officers of the National Guard Reserve will be discharged
upon reaching the age of 64 years. They will be entitled to wear the
uniform as authorized for former officers of the National Guard
Reserve in paragraph 178.
182. Officers of the National Guard Reserve may, upon their own
request, and in the discretion of the governor of their State or Terri-
tory, or of the President for the District of Columbia, be appointed
to vacancies in the active organizations with the rank held by them
as reserve officers. In tune of peace, the age of an officer so appointed
shall not exceed the maximum age limit prescribed for appointment
to the next higher grade hi the active National Guard. All officers
so appointed shall qualify under the same examination as prescribed
for officers on the active list*
183. Officers of the National Guard Reserve shall be examined
physically each year as required for officers of the National Guard,
and like reports will be made in each case. (See par. 220.)
184. Officers of the National Guard Reserve are authorized to
wear, on official occasions, the uniform of the grade actually held
by them in such reserve.
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185. Commissions of officers of the National Guard Reserve may be
vacated as in the case of officers of the National Guard.
186. At any time, the moral character, capacity, and general
fitness for service of any officer of the National Guard Reserve may
be determined by an efficiency board as in the case of an officer of the
National Guard.
187. Officers of the National Guard, both active and reserve, may
be examined for the Officers' Reserve Corps of the Regular Army,
provided their applications for examination are approved by the
governor of the State or Territory or by the commanding general,
District of Columbia Militia. They can not be commissioned as
officers of the Officers' Reserve Corps until receipt of evidence of
their separation from the National Guard.
188. Officers of the National Guard Reserve will rank according to
grade and to length of service in grade.
189. The enlisted Reserve consists of enlisted men who have been
furloughed to the Reserve under the six year contract of enlistment
entered into prior to July 11, 1919, and of those men regularly enlisted
in the Reserve under the authorization of the Secretary of War.
(Changes No. 1, December 18, 1919.)
190. Enlisted men of the National Guard Reserve may be assigned
as reserves to active organizations when authorized by the War
Department in order to fill such organizations to the strength required
by Tables of Organization.
191. Members of the National Guard Reserve assigned to organ-
izations under provisions of paragraph 190 will not be placed on
active duty nor be entitled to Federal pay and allowances except
under a call or draft by the Federal Government or when engaged
in field or coast defense training.
192. When members of the National Guard Reserve are attached
to active organizations for the purpose of field or coast defense train-
ing they will receive the pay and allowances of enlisted men of the
National Guard of like grade.
193. WTien members of the National Guard Reserve are drafted
into the United States service they will report in the grade of private,
to take effect on the date of reporting for duty.
194. Members of the National Guard Reserve assigned to any
particular unit who remove from the vicinity of their organization
will be transferred to the unassigned National Guard Reserve and
their papers forwarded to the State adjutant general; the vacated
positions in the organization must be immediately filled.
195. Members of the unassigned National Guard Reserve who make
a permanent change of residence to another State will be discharged
upon presentation of satisfactory evidence that the change of resi-
dence is bona fide and of a permanent character.
196. In the case of the death of an unassigned reservist, a note of
this fact will be made on the copy of the reservist's descriptive card
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by the adjutant general of the State, Territory, or the District of
Columbia. The death of an assigned reservist will be reported as
prescribed by Army Regulations.
197. Reservists during their term of service as such will be per-
mitted to enlist in the Army, Navy, or Marine Corps, upon the au-
thority of the adjutant general of the State, Territory, or the District
of Columbia, but they shall be discharged from the National Guard
Reserve prior to such enlistment.
198. Enlisted men of the National Guard, both active and reserve,
if citizens of the United States, are eligible for examination for com-
missions in the National Guard Reserve after completing three years'
active service in the United States Army, the Marine Corps, or the
National Guard, or service in any two, or all, of those branches which
will total three years. They will not be discharged for the purpose of
accepting such commissions without the express authority of the War
Department.
199. Enlisted members of the National Guard, both active and
reserve, may be examined for commissions in the Officers' Reserve
Corps of the Regular Army, and notified of the results of such exami-
nations. They will be held eligible for the commissions for which
they shall have been recommended, and will be honorably discharged
from the National Guard on the date of formal acceptance of the com-
mission in the Officers' Reserve Corps. (Changes No. 1, December 18,
1919.)
200. Any officer having knowledge of the fact that a reservist, is
imprisoned under sentence of a civil court will report the case to the
adjutant general of the State, Territory, or the District of Columbia.
201. Enlisted men of the unassigned National Guard Reserve shall
be discharged and furnished with the necessary discharge certificates
signed by the adjutant general of the State, Territory, or the District
of Columbia concerned whenever they become entitled to such dis-
charge under the regulations prescribed by the President. Enlisted
men of the assigned National Guard Reserve will be furnished with
discharge certificates by the organization commander to which they
are assigned as reservists.
202. When members of the National Guard Reserve have been
brought into the service of the United States in tune of war, or when
they are authorized to engage in field or coast defense training, each
officer and enlisted man of the National Guard Reserve, as soon as
practicable after reporting personally under the summons or author-
ity, will be examined physically by a medical officer of the Regular
Army or of the National Guard on duty at the place of training or
mobilization. In case he is found to be physically disqualified for
the kind of service that would be required of him in tune of war, he
will at once be relieved from further field training or mobilization and
returned to his home. Steps will then be taken for his discharge on
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certificate of disability in accordance with the regulations governing
discharges in such cases, when reporting under call or draft, by Fed-
eral authority ; when reporting for field training or other State service,
by the State authorities.
203. Arms, ammunition, and equipment for enlisted men of the
unassigned National Guard Reserve during authorized field training
will be furnished by the adjutant general of the State, Territory, or
the District of Columbia concerned. They will be issued by staff
officers at places selected for this purpose or by organization com-
manders. The value of any articles lost or rendered unserviceable
through fault or neglect will be deducted from any pay due or to be-
come due to the officer or soldier found responsible. The assigned
National Guard reservists will be armed and equipped by the organi-
zation to which they are assigned.
204. Each enlisted man of the unassigned National Guard Reserve
upon reporting for field or coast defense training will be furnished by
the adjutant general of the State, Territory, or the District of Colum-
bia concerned with the following clothing: 1 service hat, 1 hat cord,
2 olive-drab flannel shirts, 1 pair of service breeches, 1 pair leggins, 1
pair of russet shoes (unless he brings a pair of shoes of uniform type).
The above articles will be issued to the reservist when he reports
at the place designated for such issue. These articles will remain
the property of the United States and at the end of each period of
training will be turned in to the proper officer of the State, Territory,
or District of Columbia designated to receive them. When necessary,
they will be cleaned and renovated before reissue. The value of the
shoes issued may be charged against the reservist on the pay rolls
and become his property.
205. In case of loss or destruction of, or damage to, any of the arti-
cles so issued, the articles lost, destroyed, or damaged shall be replaced
by issue to the reservist and the value thereof deducted from any pay
due or to become due him, unless it shall be made to appear that such
loss, destruction, or damage was not due to neglect or other fault on
his part. Any clothing issued to reservists which shall have become
unserviceable through ordinary wear and tear in the service of the
United States shall be received back by the State, Territory, or the
District of Columbia, and serviceable like articles issued in lieu
thereof.
206. The adjutant general of a State will forward the descriptive
card or service record of the reservists not enlisted in or assigned to
organizations to the commanding officer of the camp where the re-
servists are sent for field training or mobilization, and when the de-
scriptive cards have served their purpose they will be indorsed with
the date of last payment, or other action taken, and returned to the
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adjutant general of the State. The records of reservists enlisted for
or assigned to particular organizations will be kept in their organiza-
tions until the reservists are transferred or are discharged at which
time the records will be forwarded to the adjutant general of the
State.
207. When attending camp for field or coast defense training,
officers and enlisted men of the unassigned National Guard Keserve
will be paid on detachment rolls and not on rolls of any active organi-
zation. Upon mobilization in case of war, they will be paid on the
rolls of the organizations to which assigned.
208. The adjutant general of each State or Territory or the Dis-
trict of Columbia will direct each officer and enlisted man of the un-
assigned National Guard Reserve brought into active service in time
of war to report at a designated place. Transportation requests will
be mailed to his last reported address without waiting for acknowledg-
ment of the summons.
209. Upon reporting for service in time of war, reservists will be
armed, equipped, and clothed for field service according to the arm,
corps, or department to which they are assigned for service.
Officers and enlisted men of the unassigned National Guard Reserve
may be called to active service with any arm, but, as far as practicable,
they shall be called to serve with the organization, arm, department,
or corps to which they belonged during the period of active service.
RESERVE BATTALIONS.
210. When members of the National Guard and the enlisted re-
serve thereof of any State, Territory, or the District of Columbia shall
have been brought into the service of the United States in time of
war, the adjutant general of the State, Territory, or the District of
Columbia shall immediately organize, from the unassigned enlisted
Reserve, or from the unorganized militia, in such State, Territory, or
the District of Columbia, 1 reserve battalion for each regiment of
Infantry or Cavalry or each 9 batteries of Field Artillery or each 12
companies of Coast Artillery brought into the service of the United
States, and such reserve battalion shall constitute the fourth bat-
talion of any such regiment or 9 batteries of Field Artillery or 12
companies of Coast Artillery. Where the active organizations of
the National Guard brought into the service of the United States,
from any State, Territory, or the District of Columbia shall be less
than one regiment of Infantry or Cavalry or 9 batteries of Field Ar-
tillery or 12 companies of Coast Artillery, the Reserve units to be
organized in such State, Territory, or District of Columbia shall be
proportional to one battalion for a regiment of Infantry or Cavalry,
or 9 batteries of Field Artillery, or 12 companies of Coast Artillery.
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211. Reserve battalions shall consist of battalion or squadron head-
quarters and four companies, troops, or batteries of the war strength
and of the same organization as is prescribed for battalion or squad-
ron headquarters and for companies, troops, or batteries of the re-
spective arms of the Regular Army.
212. If for any reason there shall not be enough unassigned reserv-
ists or enough voluntary enlistments to organize or to keep the Re-
serve battalions at the prescribed strength, a sufficient number of
the unorganized militia shall be drafted by the President into the
service of the United States to maintain such battalion or other lesser
Reserve unit at the prescribed strength. The object of such Reserve
battalions or other lesser Reserve units is to train recruits and to
replace losses or to fill vacancies in active organizations.
213. As vacancies occur from death or other causes in any organi-
zation in active service of the United States and composed of men
taken from the National Guard, officers and enlisted men shall be
transferred from the Reserve battalions or other lesser Reserve units
to the organizations in the field, so that such organizations may be
maintained at war strength.
214. Officers for the Reserve battalions or other lesser Reserve
units shall be drafted by the President from the National Guard
Reserve or Coast Artillery companies of the National Guard or the
Officers' Reserve Corps, such officers to be taken, if practicable, from
the State, Territory, or the District of Columbia in which the Reserve
battalions or lesser Reserve units shall be organized.
215. Each regimental or other corresponding commander of an
active organization will requisition, through channels, upon the com-
manding officer of the depot at which the Reserve unit of his organi-
zation is located for such officers and enlisted men as are required to
replace wastage. When directed by higher authority, the command-
ing officer of the depot will select the officers and enlisted men re-
quired from the Reserve units and will arrange for the journey and
issue the necessary travel orders for the persons so selected to join
the active command.
216. The officer or noncommissioned officer in charge of each such
detachment shall carry with him a complete roll of the detachment
and a descriptive card of each officer and enlisted man, all of which
will be delivered to the commanding officer of the active organization
to which assignment has been or is to be made. The commanding
officer of the depot will forward a copy of the roll to The Adjutant
General of the Army.
217. Officers and noncommissioned officers of active organizations
returned to their home stations by furlough, leaves, or any other
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proper authority, because of their inability to perform active field
service, and all such persons discharged from hospitals near their
home stations, will be directed to report at the proper time to the
commanding officer of the depot where the Reserve unit of their regi-
ment or other corresponding command is located, and they will be
assigned by such commanding officer to Reserve battalions or other
lesser Reserve units.
218. Reserve battalions and other lesser Reserve units shall be
armed, uniformed, and equipped, as far as practicable, as shall be
prescribed for the Regular Army.
219. When officers and enlisted men are sent from Reserve bat-
talions or other lesser Reserve units to fill vacancies in active organi-
zations such officers and enlisted men shall be sent fully uniformed,
armed, and equipped for the service that will be required of them*
ARTICLE VI.
APPOINTMENTS, EXAMINATIONS, PROMOTIONS OF
COMMISSIONED OFFICERS.
220. Every officer of the National Guard shall be examined physi-
cally each year by a medical officer of the Regular Army or the Na-
tional Guard and a report rendered to the Chief of the Militia Bureau
on forms prescribed by the War Department (Form 378-1, A. G. O.);
all defects, whether disqualifying or not, will be carefully recorded.
In case of disqualification for active military service, the reason
therefor will be fully set forth.
221. Persons who may be commissioned on and after June 3, 1916,
as officers of the National Guard, shall not be recognized as such
under any of the provisions of the act of Congress approved June 3,
1916, unless they shall have successfully passed the tests prescribed
herein as to then" physical, moral and professional fitness and shall
have taken and subscribed to the oath of office provided by the
foregoing act.
222. Under the provisions of section 75 of the act of Congress ap-
proved June 3, 1916, and upon the recommendation of the governor
of a State or Territory, or of the commanding general of the District
of Columbia Militia, the tests for moral and professional fitness may
be waived by the War Department upon application in the case of
officers appointed in the National Guard who have held commissions
as officers of the United States Army or Marine Corps and who
have served creditably, have not been discharged for incompetency
or physical defects, and who have been honorably separated from the
United States Army or Marine Corps since April 6, 1917; Provided,
That such appointees are appointed in the National Guard to the
same branch and in the same or lower grades as those in which they
served in the United States Army or Marine Corps and are appointed
in the National Guard within one year from the date of separation
from the United States Army or Marine Corps.
223. Persons commissioned as officers in the National Guard after
June 3, 1916, shall not be recognized as such under any of the pro-
visions of the act of June 3, 1916, unless they shall have been selected
from the following classes: Officers and enlisted men of the National
Guard; officers of the reserve or unassigned list of the National Guard;
officers, active or retired, and former officers of the United States
Army, Navy, or Marine Corps; graduates of the United States Mili-
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tary and Naval Academies, and graduates of schools, colleges, and
universities where military science was taught them under the su-
pervision of an officer of the Regular Army, and for the technical
branches and staff corps or departments such other civilians as may
be specially qualified for duty therein.
224. Officers of the Reserve Corps, United States Army, are not
eligible for appointment in the National Guard, active or reserve,
while members of such Reserve Corps.
225. When a vacancy occurs in any commissioned grade of the
National Guard, except when in Federal service under draft, the
appointing authority of the State, Territory, or National Guard of
the District of Columbia, where such vacancy exists, will appoint an
eligible person to fill the vacant grade.
The papers enumerated from (1) to (6), inclusive, in paragraph
153 (d) will be forwarded direct to the Militia Bureau in each case.
Officers so appointed will be authorized to report for examina-
tion at such a time and at such places as may be designated in each
case, and as near their homes as practicable. The examination will
be conducted by a board, appointed by the department commander
in cooperation with the State authorities. Except for the exam-
ination of officers of the Medical Corps, an examining board will
consist of three officers, one from the Medical Corps, selected
without regard to rank, and two, chosen when practicable, from the
corps, department, or arm to which the officer being examined be-
longs. In the examination of chaplains, one member of the board
will, when practicable, be a chaplain. All three members of the
board shall be commissioned officers of the Regular Army or the
National Guard, or both. (Changes No. 1, December 18, 1919.)
226. When appointments to fill vacancies are made by the gov-
ernor of a State or Territory, such appointees will not be considered
as commissioned officers of the National Guard as contemplated by
the act of June 3, 1916, unless and until recognition is extended to
them by the War Department.
227. For cogent reasons, a reasonable period of time may be granted
to enable a person appointed or promoted as an officer to prepare
himself for the examination, or recognition may be extended con-
ditional upon future examination.
228. When the proceedings of an examining board have been ap-
proved by the Secretary of War, the governor of the State or Terri-
tory or the commanding general of the District of Columbia Militia
concerned will be informed as to whether the candidate has passed
the examination successful!}' and as to the grade, arm, department,
or corps for which qualified. Persons who have been found qualified
for one grade and arm, department, or corps will not be entitled to
the benefits of the act of June 3, 1916, in any other grade, arm, de-
partment, or corps unless examined and found qualified therefor.
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229. A candidate for original appointment or for promotion may
be tentatively recognized as an officer of the National Guard, by the
Militia Bureau, subject to future examination. In the event a candi-
date for an original appointment fails to pass the required examina-
tion, such tentative recognition will be withdrawn by the Militia
Bureau, and the officer concerned ceases to be a member of the Na-
tional Guard, as contemplated by the act of June 3, 1916, and shall
be dropped from the rolls; Provided, That upon application to and
approval by the Militia Bureau and for cogent reasons, the provi-
sions of paragraph 231, relative to reexamination for promotion may
be extended to original appointments.
230. In the event an officer has been recognized in one grade sub-
ject to future examination and is not examined until he is appointed
to a higher grade and then fails to pass the required examination, he
shall revert to his former grade and be required to take the examina-
tions covering his appointment in the lower grade.
231. A candidate for promotion as an officer who fails to pass suc-
cessfully the professional examination for the office for which he is
designated, may be authorized to take another examination for the
same grade as soon as practicable after the expiration of one year
from the date of the first examination, Provided, That a candidate
may, upon his own application, be reexamined after the expiration
of six months from the date of the first examination. Should the
candidate fail to pass successfully the second examination or fail to
appear at the time appointed, he shall be prohibited from again ap-
pearing for examination for the same or for any higher grade without
special authority from the Secretary of War, and he shall be ordered
to appear before an efficiency board under the provisions of section
77 of the act of June 3, 1916. (See par. 304.)
232. No candidate will be examined whose examination has not
been authorized by the Secretary of War; who is not a citizen of the
United States or has not declared his intention to become such;
who, in the judgment of the board, is not physically qualified to dis-
charge all the duties of an officer in active service; who has any
mental infirmity; whose moral fitness has not been clearly estab-
lished; who is less than 21 years of age or more than 60; or who,
being designated for commission, other than by promotion, as second
lieutenant, shall be more than 32; as first lieutenant, more than
36; as captain, more than 40; as major, more than 45; as lieutenant
colonel, more than 50; as colonel, more than 55; or as a general
officer, more than 60 years old.
233. The duties of the medical officer of the board shall be confined
to inquiring into and reporting upon the physical qualifications of
the candidates.
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234. The duties of the officers of the board, except the medical
officer, shall be to pass upon the moral qualifications of each candi-
date; to inquire into the general suitability of candidates; to deter-
mine the suitability for mounted service of candidates recommended
for grades or arms requiring them to be mounted; and to supervise
and conduct the professional examination.
,235. The senior officer, not a medical officer, of the examining
board will be president of the board; the junior officer not a
medical officer will act as recorder.
236. The organization of the boards shall conform to that of
retiring boards of the Regular Army. The recorder will swear the
several members, including the medical officer, faithfully and impar-
tially to examine and report upon the candidates about to be exam-
ined, and the president of the board will then swear the recorder to
the faithful performance of his duty. Separate proceedings shall be
made in the case of each candidate. Medical officers shall not take
part in the professional examination except on boards composed
exclusively of officers of the Medical Department. They shall make
the necessary physical examination of all candidates and shall submit
to the president of the board their opinions in writing. All ques-
tions relating to the physical condition of applicants shall be deter-
mined by the full board. All public proceedings shall be in the
presence of the candidate under examination. The conclusion
reached and tlie recommendations entered will be regarded as confidential.
237. The proceedings of the board, accompanied by the examina-
tion papers and certificates of the medical officer, will be forwarded
through the Department Commander to the Chief of the Militia
Bureau. The proceedings will follow the form given in these Regu-
lations (par. 302).
238. An examining board (including medical members) having
assembled and the officer to be examined having appeared before it,
the recorder will read the orders or instructions convening the board
and directing the officer to report for examination. If all the mem-
bers of the board are not present, the board will adjourn from time
to time until a full attendance can be secured. If for any reason the
attendance of any member can not be expected within a reasonable
time, the president of the board will report the facts to the convening
authority.
239. The right of challenge having been accorded arid all the mem-
bers being present, the recorder in the presence of the officer to be
examined will administer the following oath to the members:
"You (naming the members other than himself) do swear (or
affirm) that you will faithfully and impartially discharge your duties
as members of this board in the matter now before you. So help
you God."
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The president will then administer the following oath to the
recorder:
"You (naming him) do swear (or affirm) that you will faithfully
and impartially discharge your duties as a member of this board in
the matter now before you, and that you will, according to your
best ability, accurately and impartially record the proceedings of
this board and the evidence to be given in the case in hearing. So
help you God."
In case of affirmation the closing sentence of adjuration will be
omitted.
240. Should any question arise during the examination requiring
the introduction of evidence, the testimony of witnesses will be taken,
orally, if the witnesses are immediately available, and it can be done
without expense to the Government, otherwise, as a rule, by inter-
rogatories and depositions prepared in accordance with the require-
ments of the Manual for Courts-Martial. Should it become neces-
sary, in the opinion of the board, to procure the oral testimony of a
witness not immediately available, the facts will be reported to the
convening authority for action. All witnesses examined orally will
be sworn by the recorder, the oath being the same as that adminis-
tered to witnesses in trials by courts-martial. During such proceed-
ings the officer being examined will be permitted to cross-examine
witnesses and to submit evidence in his own behalf. All hearings of
this nature will be conducted in open board and in the presence of
the officer being examined.
241. The examination will be conducted in the following order:
(a) As to physical fitness, (b) as to general efficiency, (c) as to
professional fitness and skill in horsemanship.
242. The board will make a thorough inquiry into and report
upon the following with reference to each candidate: His antece-
dents; his morals and character; his educational opportunities and
qualifications; his business and professional experience; his con-
duct, efficiency, and soldierly habits while a member of the Regular,
Militia, or Volunteer forces: and his probable efficiency and aptitude
for the service. The board is authorized to call on candidates to
submit in writing any desired information not in its possession.
243. If a candidate has served in the United States Army, the
Regular Army, Navy, or Marine Corps, of the United States, or in
any of the volunteer forces of the United States, or in the Organized
Militia or National Guard of any State, Territory, or the District of
Columbia, he shall submit his discharge papers for each term of
service; if still in any of the services mentioned, he shall submit
recommendations of his immediate commanders.
244. If an applicant has attended a prescribed regular course of
instruction in any military school or college of the United States
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Army, or has graduated from any educational institution to which
an officer of the Army, Navy, or Marine Corps has been detailed as
commandant or instructor pursuant to law, he shall be required to
present the diploma or certificate from such military school, college,
or educational institution.
245. The Chief of the Militia Bureau will refer to the board all the
data in the War Department bearing on the qualifications of the
candidates whose records are before the board for consideration.
246. Each candidate will submit to the board the following indi-
vidual record:
(a) Give the exact date and place of birth.
(b) Are you a citizen of the United States? If not, have you
declared your intention to become a citizen of the United States,
and if so, when ?
(c) What schools or colleges have you attended? Give dates of
attendance and designations of schools, etc., and state whether or
not you were graduated, together with degree, if any, received.
(d) In what professions or occupations have you been employed
since boyhood and how long have you been engaged in your present
occupation? Give names and occupation of your employers.
(e) Have you ever served in the volunteers, the Organized Militia
or the National Guard, or in the United States Army, the Regular
Army, Navy, or Marine Corps ? If so, state the rank held and the
dates of service.
Of) State the place of your present residence.
(g) Are you married or single ? If married, state number of minor
children.
247. In addition to the above information the candidate will
submit to the board testimonials or certificates as to his moral char-
acter and fitness for the position of a commissioned officer, and these
testimonials and certificates will be forwarded with the report of
the board.
248. The board will conduct such inquiries as will enable it to
render an opinion, based upon observation, oral questioning of the
candidate, and upon all available data, as to whether the candidate
possesses the qualifications to be desired in a commissioned officer.
249. The physical examination will take place first. If this is
satisfactory, the examination as to moral character and general
qualifications will follow. If these are satisfactory, the board will
proceed with the professional examination, which will be oral, writ-
ten or practical, or all. Candidates will then be examined as to their
suitability for mounted duty when recommended therefor.
250. Before proceeding with the physical examination the applicant
about to be examined shall be required to submit, for the informa-
tion of the board, a certificate as to his physical condition. In case
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no cause for disqualification exists the certificate shall take the fol-
lowing form:
"I certify that, to the best of my knowledge and belief, I am not
affected with any form of disease or disability which would interfere
with the performance of the duties under the commission for which
I am undergoing examination. "
251. The physical examination will be rigid and shall include the
ordinary analysis of the urine, and if there be found to exist any
cause or disqualification which might in the future impair his effi-
ciency as an officer of the National Guard he will be rejected. De-
fects of vision resulting from errors of refraction which are not
excessive and which may be entirely corrected by glasses do not
disqualify unless they are due to or are accompanied by organic
disease. Examination as to physical qualifications will conform to
the standard required of recruits for the United States Army and
will include a certificate, to accompany the proceedings of the board,
of physical examination by the medical officer, which certificate will
embrace all the inf ormation required in the form for the examination
of recruits. Forms for this certificate will be furnished by the Chief
of the Militia Bureau.
In doubtful cases they will be guided by the following decision of
the Secretary of War:
An incurable disease or injury, or a disease or injury not curable
within a reasonable time, either of which is of such a character as to
disqualify an officer for duty on the active list, constitutes incapacity
for service under this act (act of October 1, 1890). If, however, a
disease or injury be curable within a reasonable time, the candidate
should be regarded as physically qualified for appointment. The
question as to the curability of a disease or injury is one for an ex-
amining board to determine upon the advice of its medical members.
If a board be unable to determine such question, it should recommend
that the candidate be reexamined after such period as, in its opinion,
may be necessary to permit a determination to be reached.
252. On the conclusion of the physical examination, the medical
officer will report his findings in writing to the board, which will then
assemble to consider and act thereon. All questions pertaining to
the physical fitness of a candidate, then or thereafter arising, will be
determined by a majority vote of the board (including the medical
member) .
253. When the board finds an applicant physically incapacitated
for service it shall conclude the examination by finding and reporting
the cause which, in its judgment, has produced the disability.
254. Whenever for any cause the board finds an applicant disquali-
fied for commission, the record shall contain a full statement of the
case.
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255. WheQ the board finds an applicant qualified for commission,
the fact shall be stated in the following form:
The board is of the opinion that has the physical, moral, and profes-
sional qualifications to perform efficiently all the duties of l , and recommends
that he be recognized as such in the National Guard of the United States and the State
of 2 .
1 Here insert the grade and arm of the service, or staff corps, or department, for a
commission in which the applicant is recommended.
2 Here insert State, Territory, or the District of Columbia.
256. Under the head of general efficiency, the board will consider
the evidence required by paragraphs 242-247, inclusive; the use
the candidate has made of his opportunities; his ability to apply
practically his professional knowledge; his general trustworthiness
and ability to command troops or control men; his personal habits,
military deportment, sobriety, and observance of discipline in his
conduct and the efficiency of any organization which may have been
under his command.
257. Should any information before the board be of a disqualifying
nature, the board will furnish a copy thereof to the candidate and
make such investigation in regard thereto as the circumstances may
warrant.
258. The professional examination shall be sufficiently compre-
hensive in scope to test properly the applicant's knowledge of the
whole subject. In the case of written examinations, the questions
and answers shall be attached to the proceedings.
259. The examination shall be especially directed to ascertain
the practical capacity of the applicant, and the record of previous
service as to discipline, training, and military efficiency shall be
considered as a part of the examination.
260. Ten questions in each subject hi which an oral or written
examination is required will be selected from lists furnished by the
War Department for the examination. The value of each question
will be 10. The time allowed for the written examination in each
subject will be four hours. Practical examinations will consist of
such exercises and tests as may be communicated by the War Depart-
ment to the board in each case. The tune allowed for practical
examination will be as communicated by the War Department to
the board in each case.
261. During the practical examination all members of the board
except the medical officer will be present. During the practical
examination in military sketching only one member of the board
need be present, in the discretion of the board. An oral examination
will be before the full board.
262. Written examinations of all candidates shall be conducted in
the presence of a member of the board who is an officer of the Regular
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Army when such an officer is on the board, and he will attach to each
examination paper the following certificate:
I certify that , the candidate for commission, has undergone the fore-
going examination in my presence without assistance from anyone.
. If no officer of the Regular Army is on the board, this duty will
be performed by any member of the board.
263. In the examination of candidates the papers in all written
examinations or the performance of the candidate in all practical
examinations will be marked by the two members of the board
other than the medical officer. After all marks have been made
the board shall reassemble to consider its findings.
264. Questions shall be given out, so that everything in the hands
of the candidate may be answered before a recess or adjournment.
A statement showing that such was the procedure during the written
examinations shall be embodied in the record. Candidates should
not leave the examination room until all the questions issued have
been answered. In case a candidate does leave the room before
completing the answers to the questions in his possession, the fact
will be entered in the record for consideration. At the conclusion
of a written examination in each subject the candidate will be called
upon to add and sign the following certificate thereto:
I have not received any assistance from unauthorized sources during the foregoing
examination.
265. In case of unpropitious weather, practical examinations will
be postponed from day to day, but never omitted or materially
curtailed.
266. In case of failure hi the practical examination on any subject,
the board will at once proceed with a second practical examination
of sufficient scope to test properly the applicant's efficiency. If
successful upon this second examination, the record shall show that
he had two practical examinations. In case of failure, an outline of
the exercises given and the percentages attained in both practical
examinations will be attached to the record.
267. Commanding officers of Regular Army posts and of National
Guard organizations at or in the vicinity of which boards may be
appointed to meet shall, without further instructions, furnish, upon
request, such available troops and materiel as may be required by
boards in the execution of this order.
268. All candidates, except for commissions as company officers
of Infantry or Coast Artillery, will be required to undergo a practical
and oral examination in equitation and in equipment of saddle
horses, the scope of which will be sufficient to decide upon their
ability to accompany a mounted command on ordinary marches, to
perform the duties of mounted staff officers, to carry dispatches in
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the field, and to saddle, unsaddle, and care for a horse in emergencies.
269. All persons commissioned as officers in the National Guard
shall take and subscribe to the following oath:
l t ? do solemnly swear that I will support and defend the Constitution
of the United States and the constitution of the State of against all enemies,
foreign or domestic; that I will bear true faith and allegiance to the same; that I
will obey the orders of the President of the United States and of the governor of the
State of ; that I make this obligation freely, without any mental reservation
or purpose of evasion; and that I will well and faithfully discharge the duties of the
office of in the National Guard of the United States and of the State of ,
upon which I am about to enter, so help me God.
This oath may be administered by the judge advocate of a court-
martial or by a notary public or other civil officer competent to
administer oaths.
270. When completed, the oath of office will be forwarded by the
adjutant general of the State, Territory, or the District of Columbia
to the Chief of the Militia Bureau. The adjutant general of the
State, Territory, or the District of Columbia will report to the Chief
of the Militia Bureau the names and dates of commission of all
officers immediately after a commission is issued.
271. The examination for a commission shall consist of two parts,
(1) the elementary examination and (2) the professional examination.
The elementary examination will embrace the following subjects:
(a) English grammar, including reading, writing, and spelling
with facility and correctness. Weight 4.
(b) Arithmetic and its application to rules and practical examples.
Weight 3.
(c) Geography, particularly in reference to North America.
Weight 4.
(d) History of the United States. Weight 3.
272. The elementary examination may be waived by the board
in case the candidate produces a diploma or certificate of graduation
from some educational institution of good repute, or when the board
is satisfied from the record of the applicant or other circumstances
that he has been sufficiently educated in the subjects mentioned.
273. The professional examination for the various arms of the
service is given in Sections A to N, paragraph 302, with the relative
weights following each subject.
274. No weights will be assigned to moral character, physical
condition, record of service, and general suitability or horsemanship;
they will be reported simply as "satisfactory" or "unsatisfactory."
275. The board shall report on each subject the mark for the
answer to each question and the percentage attained in all exami-
nations, whether written or practical, and will also report the general
average of all the subjects. In oral examinations the board will
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report only the percentage in each subject. The procedure will be
as follows:
In each subject mark each question on a basis of its weight. Add
the marks and reduce the total to a basis of 100. Then determine
the general average by assigning to each subject the relative weight
stated above. Multiply the percentage in each subject by the relative
weight as given and divide the sum of the products by the sum of the
weights. This will give the general average.
276. The method is illustrated by the following example:
Example.
(For promotion to first lieutenant of Infantry.)
No.
Subjects.
Percent-
ages.
Relative
weights.
Products.
1
PROFESSIONAL EXAMINATIONS.
70
4
280
2
Combat Infantry on'y
72
3
216
8
Drill Regulations Infantry
71
g
426
4
Minor Tactics ....' ,
68
6
408
Military Protection
83
4
332
6
Offensive Conduct of Small Units
86
6
516
7
Small- Anns Firing Manual
70
4
280
8
75
3
225
36
2 6S3
General average.
74.53
277. In order to be proficient a candidate shall receive a general
average of not less than 66 per cent and a grade in each subject
of not less than 50 per cent.
278. A candidate presenting a diploma from any of the military
schools of the United States Army or from the United States Naval
Academy, or a certificate from the War Department for the com-
pletion of any prescribed course within 5 years preceding the
examination, shall be excused, if he so desires, from examination
in the subjects covered by said diploma or certificate, his mark in
said subjects being rated at 75 per cent of the maximum.
ENGINEERS.
GENERAL QUALIFICATIONS FOR ORIGINAL APPOINTMENT.
279. To be a lieutenant. The candidate must be an engineer in
the active practice of his profession or in some business immediately
connected with or concerned in engineering matters; he must either
hold or have qualified for the grade of junior engineer, civil, electrical,
or mechanical, or higher grade in the civil service, or he must be a
graduate from an approved engineering college, or have been in
the active practice of engineering for at least 2 years; he must
pass an examination in the subjects listed for his grade in table
given in 302 E.
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280. To be a captain. The candidate must be an engineer in the
active practice of his profession or in some business immediately
connected with or concerned in engineering matters; he must either
hold or be eligible for the grade of assistant engineer in the Engineer
Department at large, or a corresponding engineer grade in the civil
service in another department of the Government service, or have
held a commission in the Corps of Engineers of the Regular Army,
or shall be a professional engineer not less than 28 years of age,
who shall have been in the active practice of his profession
for at least 8 years and have had responsible charge of work as
principal or assistant for at least 2 years; he must pass an exam-
ination in the subjects listed for his grade in table given in
302 E. The graduation from a school of engineering of recognized
reputation shall be considered as equivalent to 2 years' active
practice. The above age limit and period of professional practice
may be reduced for candidates who have served creditably in the
same or higher grade as engineer officers with engineer troops in the
United States Army since April 6, 1917.
281. To be afield officer. The candidate must be an engineer in
the active practice of his profession or in some business immediately
connected with or concerned in engineering matters; he must hold
the grade of assistant engineer in the Engineer Department at
large, or corresponding engineer grade in the civil service in another
department, or have held a commission in the Corps of Engineers of
the United States Army not more than two grades below that for
which he desires to be listed, or shall be a professional engineer not
less than 35 years of age, who shall have been in the active practice of
his profession for 15 years, and have had responsible charge of work
for at least 5 years, and shall be qualified to design as well as to
direct engineering work; he must pass an examination in the subjects
listed for his grade hi table given in 302 E. Graduation from a
school of engineering of recognized reputation shall be considered as
equivalent to two years of active practice. The above age limit and
period of professional practice may be reduced for candidates who
have served creditably in the same or higher grade as engineer
officers with engineer troops in the United States Army since April
6, 1917.
MEDICAL DEPARTMENT.
QUALIFICATIONS OF OFFICERS FOR MEDICAL CORPS.
282. In addition to the qualifications named in paragraph 232,
an individual appointed in the Medical Corps, National Guard, must
be between 21 and 36 years of age; must have a satisfactory general
education; must be a graduate of a reputable medical school legally
authorized to confer the degree of doctor of medicine; must be a
80 RATIONAL GUARD REGULATIONS.
legally qualified practitioner of the State in which he is appointed;
must be actively engaged in the practice of his profession; and
must have had at least 1 year's hospital training including practi-
cal experience in the practice of medicine and surgery, or its equiva-
lent in practice.
283. Original appointments to the grade of major, Medical Corps,
are authorized and can be made under the law; however, for cogent
reasons, such appointments should be confined to persons with
prior military service and who are eminently qualified to perform
the duties of this grade.
284. Original appointments to the grade of captain, Medical
Corps, are not authorized, and can not be made. The grade of
captain, Medical Corps, has no existence independent of the person
qualified by a period of service to fill it. Appointees to this grade
must have served as first lieutenants for the period fixed by law
(58-241 J. A. G., Aug. 14, 1916).
285. All first lieutenants of the Medical Corps of the Organized
Militia who were qualified as such under the provisions of Circular
No. 18, Division of Militia Affairs, 1914, and who were active members
of the Organized Militia on June 3, 1916, are entitled to promotion
to the grade of captain, Medical Corps, National Guard, subject to
examinations, after 3 years' service in the grade of first lieu-
tenant, Medical Corps, Organized Militia or National Guard. All
appointments in the grade of first lieutenant, Medical Corps, National
Guard, made on or after June 3, 1916, must serve a period of 5
years in this grade before they are entitled to promotion to the
grade of captain, Medical Corps.
286. Prior service as a commissioned medical officer of the Reo-u-
O
lar Army or Navy, United States Army or Navy, or as an active
commissioned medical officer of the Organized Militia or National
Guard, will be counted in computing service for promotion to the
grade of captain, Medical Corps. Service in the Medical Reserve
Corps (inactive list) and in the medical section of the Officers'
Reserve Corps, National Guard, will not be counted in computing
service for promotion to the grade of captain, Medical Corps, National
Guard.
QUALIFICATIONS OF OFFICERS FOR DENTAL CORPS.
287. An individual appointed in the Dental Corps, National Guard,
must be between 21 and 36 years of age; must be a citizen of the
United States; must have a satisfactory general education; must
be a graduate of a reputable dental school legally authorized to con-
fer the degree of doctor of dental surgery; must be a legally qualified
practitioner of dentistry in the State in which he is appointed; must
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be actively engaged in the practice of his profession; and must have
had at least one year's experience in the practice of his profession.
288. Original appointments to the grade of major, Dental Corps,
are authorized and can be made under the law; however, for cogent
reasons, such appointments should be confined to persons with prior
military service and who are. eminently qualified to perform the duties
of this grade.
289. Original appointments to the grade of captain, Dental Corps,
are not authorized and can not be made. The grade of captain,
Dental Corps, has no existence independent of the person qualified
by a period of service to fill it. Appointees to this grade must have
served as first lieutenants for the period fixed by law (58-241 J. A. G.
Aug. 14, 1916).
290. All first lieutenants of the Dental Corps of the Organized
Militia who were qualified as such under the provisions of Circular
No. 18, Division of Militia Affairs, 1914, and who were active mem-
bers of the Organized Militia on June 3, 1916, are entitled to promo-
tion to the grade of captain, Dental Corps, National Guard, subject
to examination, after three years' service in the grade of first lieu-
tenant, Dental Corps, Organized Militia or National Guard. All
appointments in the grade of first lieutenant, Dental Corps, National
Guard, made on or after June 3, 1916, must serve a period of five
years in this grade before they are entitled to promotion to the grade
of captain, Dental Corps.
291. Prior service as a commissioned dental officer of the Regular
Army or Navy, United States Army or Navy, or as an active com-
missioned dental officer of the Organized Militia or National Guard,
will be counted in computing service for promotion to the grade of
cap tain, Dental Corps. Service hi the Dental Reserve Corps (inactive
list) and in the dental section of -the Officers' Reserve Corps, National
Guard, will not be counted in computing service for promotion to the
grade of captain, Dental Corps, National Guard.
QUALIFICATIONS OF OFFICERS FOR VETERINARY CORPS.
292. An individual appointed as assistant veterinarian (second
lieutenant) in the Veterinary Corps of the National Guard must be a
citizen of the United States, between the ages of 21 and 36 years, a
resident of the State from which he is appointed, a graduate of a rec-
ognized veterinary college or university, and must be actively
engaged in the practice of his profession.
293. Original appointments in the Veterinary Corps, National
Guard, will be as assistant veterinarians, who will for the first five
years of service as such have the rank, pay, and allowances of second
lieutenant. After 5 years' service they shall have the rank, pay,
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and allowances of first lieutenant; after 15 years' service they shall
be promoted to be veterinarians with the rank, pay, and allowances
of captain, and after 20 years' service they shall have the rank, pay,
and allowances of a major.
294. Prior service as veterinarians of the Organized Militia who
were recognized by the War Department and who were members of
the Organized Militia on June 3, 1916, and who have subscribed to
the Federal oath, will be given credit for such service for promotion
to higher grades, when approved by the Secretary of War.
295. Prior service as a commissioned officer of the Veterinary
Corps of the Regular Army, National Guard, National Army, or the
United States Army will be counted hi computing service for pro-
motion to the higher grades.
296. Service in the Veterinary Reserve Corps (inactive list) and the
veterinary section of the Officers' Reserve Corps, National Guard, will
not be counted in computing service for promotion to the higher
grades hi the Veterinary Corps.
297. Veterinarians and assistant veterinarians, when authorized by
the Secretary of War to render professional services for the author-
ized animals of the National Guard, and to perform any other duties
prescribed by the Secretary of War for the National Guard not hi
Federal service, will be entitled to the pay provided for staff officers
in the act approved June 3, 1916. When called into the service of
the United States, they will have the pay and allowances of their
grade, as authorized for similar grades in the Veterinary Corps of the
Regular Army.
EXAMINATIONS OF OFFICERS FOR MEDICAL DEPARTMENT.
298. For the examination of candidates to be officers of the Med-
ical Department (including dental surgeons, veterinarians, and assist-
ant veterinarians) the board will consist of three officers of the Med-
ical Department, appointed as in the case of other examining boards.
The senior officer of the board will be the president thereof and the
junior officer the recorder.
299. The physical examination of candidates to be officers of the
Medical Department will be made by the full board, all the members
of which will sign the certificates required by paragraph 251.
300. In the examination of candidates to be officers of the Medical
Department, the papers hi all written examinations and the perform-
ance of the candidate in all practical examinations will be marked
by the full board.
301. Except as herein specified the qualifications for appointment
of officers of the Medical Department and the procedure governing
examining boards are as prescribed for all other officers.
NATIONAL GUARD REGULATIONS. 83
REQUIREMENTS FOB PROFESSIONAL EXAMINATION IN ALL ARMS.
302. The professional examination shall embrace the following
subjects for the different grades in the different arms:
A. INFANTRY.
Sub-
ject.
General scope of examination.
Relativ*
weight.
1 Administration (oral or written): The routine reports, returns, and rolls of company. . 3
2 Admini3tration(oralor written): Correspondence, methods, etc., pertaining to the admin-
istration, supply, and messing of a company 4
3 Administration National Guard Regulations (oral or written): General knowledge of
same 4
4 Administration (oral or written): Army Regulations, Articles I to XXIII, inclusive,
and LIII, LV, LX 4
5 Bayonet combat (W. D. Doc. No. 754) 4
6 Combat-Infantry only (oral or written): Based on Infantry Drill Regulations 3
7 Combat(oralor written): Based on Field Service Regulations and Infantry Drill Regula-
tions 3
8 Drill Regulations, Infantry (practical): Command of a squad and a platoon, alone and in
company, in drill and in field exercise 6
9 Drill Regulations, Infantry (practical): Command of a company, alone and in battalion
drill and in field exercise
10 Drill Regulations, Infantry (practical): Command of battalion, in drill and in field exer-
cise 6
11 Field Service Regulations (oral or written): General knowledge of same
12 Guard duty, Manual of Interior (oral or written): Duties of officers and enlisted men 2
13 Guard duty. Manual of Interior (oral or written): Duties of officers, including command-
ing officers 2
14 Intrenchments (oral or written): Based on Infantry Drill Regulations and Part III,
War Department No. 872
15 Military hygiene, N. C. O. Manual (oral or written): Care of men in camp and on the
march, chapters 4 and 13
16 Military law (oral or written): Based on Manual for Courts-Martial, chapters 1 to 7, in-
clusive. 13 and 14, and Appendixes 1,2, 3, and 4 5
17 Minor tactics, practical (map or terrain exercises): Exercises to include problems in-
volving patrols and command of a platoon
18 Minor tactics, practical (map or terrain exorcises): Exercises to include problems in-
volving command of a company 6
19 Minor tactics, practical (map or terrain exercise): Exercises to include problems in-
volving command of a battalion of infantry 6
20 Minor tactics, practical (map or terrain exercise): Exercises to include problems invol-
vingcommand of a regiment 6
21 Military protection, riot duty (War Department Doc. No. 882) 4
22 Military courtesy (oral or written): Noncommissioned Officers' Manual, chapters land 14. 2
23 Offensive conduct of small units (War Department Doc. No. 802, pp. 51 to 63, inclusive
pi. la, 16, II. Ill, and IV; pt. I; Pt. II, omitting chaps. Ill and IV; Ft. Ill) 6
24 Practical efficiency: Based on the ability or probable ability of the candidate to handle
men and perform well the other normal duties of an officer as j udged by his experience
in civil life ()
25 Small- Arms Firing Manual Theoretical principles of individual practice (oral or written),
and Chapter II, sections 1, 2, and 3. Manual, .Noncommissioned Officers 4
26 Small-Arms Firing Manual Theoretical principles of combat firing (oral or written):
Based on Small Arms Firing Manual and "Synopsis of Rifle in War" 3
27 Topography (practical): Map reading 2
28 Topography (practical): Route sketch of not less than 2 miles or position of one-fourth
square mile 3
(6) Table showing subjects in which applicants shall be examined.
Grade.
Subject (Numbers refer to above list).
Second lieutenant, original appointment.
First lieutenant, for promotion to
First lieutenant, original appointment. . .
Captain, for promotion to
Captain, for original appointment
Major, for promotion to
Major, for original appointment
Lieu tenant colonel, for promotion to
Lieutenant colonel, original appointment
Colonel, for promotion to
Colonel, original appoinment
1,6,8,12,14,17,22,24,27.
5,6,8,17,21,23,25,28.
1, 5, 6, 8, 12, 14, 17, 21, 22, 24, 25, 28.
2, 6, 9, 13, 15, 16, 18, 23, 25, 26.
1, 2, 5, 6, 9, 13, 14, 15, 16, 18, 20, 21, 22, 24, 25, 26, 28.
3,7,9,10,13,15,16,19,21.
2,3,7,10,13,15,16,19,21,24.
4,7,10,11,20.
3, 4, 7, 10, 11, 13, 14, 16, 20, 21, 24, 26.
10,20.
3, 4, 7, 10, 11, 13, 14, 16, 20, 21, 24, 26.
i One-third of the total of all other subjects.
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B. CAVALRY.
Sub-
ject.
General scope of examination.
Relative
weight.
1 Administration (oral or written"): The routine reports, returns, and rolls of company. .. 3
2 Administration (oral or written): Correspondence, methods, etc., pertaining to the
administration, supply, and messing of a company
3 Administration, National Guard Regulations (oral or written): General knowledge of
same
4 Administration, Army Regulations (oral or written): Articles 1 to 23, inclusive, and 53,
55, and 60
5 Combat (oral or written): Based on Cavalrv Drill Regulations
6 Combat (oral or written): Based on Field Service Regulations and Cavalry Drill Regu-
lations
7 Drill Regulations, Cavalry (practical): Command of a squad and a platoon, alone and
in the troop, in drill and in field exercise
8 Drill Regulations, Cavalry (practical): Command of troop, alone and in the squadron,
in drilland in field exercise
9 Drill Regulations, Cavalry (practical): Command of a squadron in drill and in field
exercise
10 Field Service Regulations (oral or written): General knowledge of same
11 Guard duty, Manual of Interior (oral or written): Duties of officers and enlisted men 2
12 Guard duty, Manual of Interior (oral or written): Duties of officers, including command-
ing officers
13 Hippology (oral or written): The Cavalry horse: nomenclature, conformation: examina-
tion for soundness; age of horses; endurance of horses; bits, bitting, and training: sad-
dles: seats, transportation of horses: the horse's foot; stable management; forage
14 Hippology (oral, written, or practical): Army Horse in Accident and Disease, omitting
prescriptions and tropical diseases
15 Intrenchments (oral or written): Based on Infantry Drill Regulations and Part III,
War Department Document, No. 872
16 Military Hygiene. Noncommissioned Officers' Manual (oral or written), chapters 4 and 13.
17 Military law (oral or written): Based on Manual for Courts-Martial (chaps. 1 to 7, inclu-
sive, 13 and 14, and appendixes 1, 2, 3, and 4) 5
18 Military discipline and courtesy (oral or written): Noncommissioned Officers' Manual,
1 and' 1 4
19 Military protection, riot duty (War Department Document, No. 882)
20 Minor tactics (map or terrain exercise): Problems involving command of squad and
platoon
21 Minor tactics (map exercise) : Problems involving command of troop
22 Minor tactics (map or terrain exercise): Problems involving command of a squadron...
23 Minor tactics (map or terrain exercise): Problems involving command of a regiment 6
24 Practical efficiency: Based on the ability or probable ability of the candidate to handle
men and perform well the other normal duties of an officer as judged by his experience
in civil life 0)
25 Target practice (oral or written): Including care and nomenclature of the rifle and pistol
and "individual instruction" S. A. F. M., 1913, and Chapter II, sections 1, 2, and 3,
Noncommissioned Officers' Manual 4
26 Target practice, including "Combat Practice" and "Course for Organized Militia"
27 Topography (practical): Map reading 2
28 Topography (practical): Route sketch of not less than 3 miles and position sketch one-
fourth mile square
(b) Table showing subjects in which applicants shall be examined.
Grade.
Subject (numbers refer to above list).
Second lieutenant, original appointment
First lieutenant, for promotion to
First lieutenant, original appointment
Captain, for promotion to
Captain, original appointment
Major, for promotion to
Major, original appointment
Lieutenant colonel, for promotion to
Lieutenant colonel, original appointment
Colonel, promotion to
Colonel, original appointment
1, 5, 7, 11, 16, 18, 24, 27.
5, 7, 13, 19, 20, 26.
1, 5, 7, 11, 13, 16, 18, 19, 24, 26, 27.
2, 5, 8, 12, 13, 14, 15, 17, 20, 25.
1,2, 5, 8, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 21, 24, 2
3 6,9,10,22.
2, 6, 9, 12, 14, 15, 17, 19, 22, 24, 26.
4, 6, 9, 10, 22.
3, 4, 6, 9, 10, 12, 14, 15, 17, 19, 23, 24, 26.
9,22.
3, 4, 6, 9, 10, 12, 14, 15, 17, 19, 23, 21, 26.
One-third of the total of all other subjects.
NATIONAL GUARD REGULATIONS.
C. FIELD ARTILLERY.
85
Sub-
ject.
General scope of examination.
Relative
weight.
1 Administration (oral or written) : The routine reports, returns and rolls of a battery 8
2 Administration (oral or written): Correspondence, methods, etc., pertaining to the ad-
ministration, supply, and messing of a battery 4
3 Administration, National Guard Regulations, general knowledge of (oral or written) 4
4 Administration, Army Regulations, general knowledge of Articles I to XXIII, inclusive,
LIII, LV, and LX (oral or written) 4
5 Drill and Service Regulations for Field Artillery, Provisional (oral, written, or practical) :
Volu rne 1 6
Drill and Service Regulations for Field Artillery, Provisional (oral, written, or practical):
Volume III
7 Drill and Service Regulations for Field Artillery, Provisional (oral, written, or practical):
Volumes II and IV
Field Fortifications (oral or written): Notes on Field Fortifications, Army Service
Schools
9 Field Service Repul vtions (oral or written): Marches and convoys; shelter; administra-
tion. Tables of organization for a battery of each type
10 Field Service Regulations (oral or written): Information; security; orders; combat; trans-
portation. Tables of Organization of all Field Artillery units
11 Guard duty, Manual of Interior (oral or written): Duties of officers and enlisted men 2
12 Guard dut v, Manual of Interior (oral or written): Duties of officers, including command-
ing office: s 2
13 Gunnery. Practical qualification as a gunner in the examination for batteries. (Par. 7,
G. O. 'No. 61, W. D. 1915.)
14 Gunnerv. Practical qualification as a gunner for headquarters, staffs, etc. (Par. 8,
G. O.'No. 61, W. D. 1915.) 4
15 Gunnery (oral, written, or practical): Field Gunnery, School of Fire. Accuracy of fire .. 6
16 Hippology and Stable Management (oral, written, or practical): The cavalry horse; draft
horse; nomenclature; conformation; examination for soundness; age and endurance of
horses; bits, bitting and training; saddles: seats; transportation of horses; the horse's
foot: stable management. Handbook for Farriers and Wagoners, D. M. A., 1914 4
17 Hippology (oral, written, or practical): Army Horse in Accident and Disease, omitting j
preemptions and tropical diseases 3
18 Map Problem. Reconnoitering, selecting and occupying a position with a battery.
Practical, if possible 4
19 Materiel, Handbook of the gun with which the organization is equipped (oral, written,
or practical) 6
20 Military discipline and courtesy (oral or written): N. C. O. Manual, Chapters 1 to 14. ...
21 Military hygiene. Manual N. C. O. and Privates, 1917, chapters 4 and 8 (oral or written): !
Personal h g'ene ! 3
22 Military law (oral or written): Manual for courts-martial (chap. 1 to 7, inclusive, 13 and 14,
and Appendixes 1, 2, 3, and 4) t 5
23 Military protection (oral or written): War Department Document No. 882 j 3
24 Minortactics. Notes on Field Artillery. Spaulding. Employment of headquarters de- ;
tails. Provisional Drill and Service Regulations for Field Artillery. Problem involv- j
ing the posting and employment of a battalion. When troops are not available a map
problem will be solved (oral, written, or practical, or combined) 5
25 Minor tactics. Studies in Minor Tactics Army School of the Line. Map problem, in- :
volving the employment of an Artillery regiment as a part of a mixed command.
Tables of Organization to include the brigade of each arm of the line (oral or written) . . 5
Minor tactics. Technique of Modern Tactics. Bond and McDonough. Map problem
involving the employment of an Artillery brigade operating with an Infantry division.
Tables of Organization of an Infantry division and a Cavalry division (oral or written) . . 5
27 Practical efficiency, based on the ability or probable ability of the candidate to handle
men and perform well the other normal duties of an officer, as judged by his experience
in civil life ()
28 Small- Arms Firing Manual. Pistol or revolver practice, preliminary drills, position and
aiming drills, dismounted. Revolver and pistol range practice. The dismounted
course (oral or written) 2
29 Topography (practical): Map reading 2
30 Topography (practical): Route sketch of not less than 2 miles or position sketch of not
less than one quarter mile square...... 3
(6) Table showing subjects in which candidate shall be examined.
Grade.
Subject (numbers refer to above list).
Second lieutenant original appointment. .
First lieutenant, for promotion to
First lieutenant, original appointment. . ..
Captain, for promotion to
Captain, original appointment
Major, for promotion to
Major, original appointment
Lieutenant colonel, for promotion to
Lieutenant colonel, original appointment.
Colonel, for promotion to
Colonel, original appointment
1, 5, 11, 13, 19, 20, 21, 27, 28, 29.
6, 9, 14, 16, 18, 19, 23.
1, 5, 6, 9, 11, 13, 14, 15, 16, IS, 19, 20, 21, 23, 27, 29
2, 7, 12, 17, 22, 30.
1, 2, 5, 6, 7, 9, 12, 14. 16. 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 27, 30.
3, 8, 10, 24.
2, 3, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 12, 16, 17, 22, 23, 24. 27.
4,25.
3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 12, 17, 22, 23, 25, 27.
4,26.
3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 12, 17, 22, 23, 25, 26, 27.
One-third of the total of all other subjects.
NATIONAL GUARD REGULATIONS.
D. COAST ARTILLERY.
(NOTE. Where a particular book or pamphlet, is specified under any subject, only so much of the book
or pamphlet as pertains to the subject need be considered.)
General scope of examination.
Relative
weight.
Administration (oral or written): The routine reports, returns, and rolls of a company.
The officer will be furnished the necessary blank forms and be permitted to consult the
following: Army Regulations, Manuals for Staff Departments, War Department Gen-
eral Orders,
Administration (oral or written): Preparation of the ordinary returns, rolls, requisi-
tions, and other papers with which an officer must be familiar in order to perform the
duties of a company commander, and of a staff officer of a fort, coast defense, battalion,
or regiment. The officer will be furnished the necessary blank forms and will be per-
mitted to r-onsult the following: Army Regulations, Manuals for Staff Departments,
War Department General Orders ".
Administration (oral or written): National Guard Regulations; Army Regulations, Ar-
ticles I to XIII, inclusive, XXVI, XXVII, XXIX to XXXVI, Inclusive, XLVII,
LIU, LV, and LX ! '...
Drill Regulations, Coast Artillery (practical): Duties of a lieutenant of a battery in drill
or in practical exercise. Candidate may select the type of battery upon which he will
be examined
Drill Regulations, Coast Artillery (practical): Command of battery of type which candi-
date may elect, alone or in battalion or fire command, in drill or in practical exercise..,
Drill Regulations, Coast Artillery (practical): Command of battalion or of fire command,
of typo which candidate may elect, in drill or in practical exercise
Drill Regulations, Coast Artillery (practical): Command of regiment, fort, or coast de-
fense, of type selected by candidate, in drill or in practical exercise
Drill Regulations, Infantry (practical): Command of a squad and a platoon, alone or in
the company, in close order drill
Drill Regulations, Infantry (practical): Command of a company, alone or in battalion,
in close order drill.
Electrical Engineering (oral, written, or practical): Knowledge of electrical units and
measurements; ability to supervise the care and operation of dynamos, motors, storage
batteries, and searchlights. Based on Elements of Electrical Engineering. D. C.
(Franklin and Esty), and on pamphlets issued with the various electrical appliances..
Field Service Regulations (oral or written): Parts land II
Field Service Regulations (oral or written): Kntire text, omitting appendixes
Guard Duty, Manual of Interior (oral or written): Entire text, omitting paragraphs 308
to 336, inclusive, and appendixes
Gunnery (oral or written): Heavy Artillery Gunnery for Field Service. Thorough
knowfed ge of entire text
Gunnery (oral or written): Heavy Artillery Gunnery for Field Service. General knowl-
edge of Parts I and II, thorough knowledge of Part III
Materiel (oral or written): Detailed knowledge of all materiel of the battery to which last
assigned. Based on Drill Regulations for ("oast Artillery, pamphlets issued by the
Ordnance Department, and Signal Corps Manual No. 8
Materiel (oral or written): General knowledge of all the artillery materiel of a battalion
or fire command, of type selected by the candidate. Based on Drill Regulations for
Coast Artillery, pamphlets issued by the Ordnance Department, and Signal Corps
Manual "0.8
Materiel (oral or written): Care and preservation of artillery materiel. Based on Drill
Regulations for Coast Artillery, pamphlets Issued by the Ordnance Department, and
Signal Corps Manual No. 8
Mechanical engineering (oral or written): Ability to supervise the care and operation of
internal combustion engines. Based on Motor Transportation for Heavy Artillery and
on pamphlets issued with the various machines
Military discipline and courtesy (oral or written): Manual for noncommissioned offi-
cers and privates of Coast Artillery
Military explosives (oral or written): Storage and handling of explosives and ammuni-
tion. Based on Drill Regulations for Coast Artillery
Military field engineering (oral or written): Construction of emplacements and dugouts.
Camouflage of positions. Based on Engineer Field ^otes
Military hygiene (oral or written): Personal hygiene. First aid. Care of men in camp
and on the march. Camp sanitation. Based on Elements of Military Hygiene (Ash-
burn)
Military law (oral or written): Manual for Courts-Martial, Chapters I to VII, inclusive,
XIII and XIV, and Appendixes L 2, 3, and 4
Motor transport (oral or written): Motor Transportation for Heavy Artillery, Chapters
1, and 30 to 33, inclusive
Orientation (oral, written, or practical): Knowledge of duties of orientation officer.
Establishment of base lines. Based on Orientation for Heavy Artillery, entire text. ..
Practical efficiency. Based on the ability or probable ability of the candidate to handle
men and to perform well the normal duties of an officer, as determined by the personal
observations of the examining board during the entire examination and from such
records and reports concerning the candidate as may be available
Tactics (map or terrain exercise): Problems involving command of a battalion of tractor
or railway artillery or of a fire command. Candidate will be examined on the type of
artillery which he may elect
Tactics (map or terrain exercise): Problems involving command of a regiment of tractor
or railway artillery or of a fort or coast defense command. Candidate will be examined
on the type of artillery which he may elect
Target practice (oral or practical): Problems involving command of battery, of type
selected by the candidate
Topography (practical): Map reading. Based on Orientation for Heavy Artillery, Part I.
Topography (practical): Position and panoramic sketching. Based on Military Sketch-
ing and Map Reading (Grieves)
One-third of the total of all other subjects.
NATIONAL GUARD REGULATIONS. 87
(6) Table showing subjects in which candidates shall be examined.
Grade.
Subject (numbers refer to above list).
Second lieutenant, original appointment.
First lieutenant, for promotion to
Firstlieutenant, original appointment. . .
Captain, for promotion to
Captain, original appointment .
Major, for promotion to
Major, original appointment
Lieutenant colonel, for promotion to
Lieutenant colonel, original appointment
Colonel, promotion to
Colonel, original appointment
4, S, 13,20,23,27,31.
1, 4, 8, 11, 14, 16, 21, 22, 24, 25, 2fi, 27, 32.
1, 4, 8, 11, 13, 14, 16, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 31,
32.
2, 5, 9, 10, 14, 16, 18, 19, 27, 30.
2, 5, 9, 10, 11, 13, 14, 16, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25,
26,27,30,31,32.
3, 6, 12, 17, 27, 28.
3, 6, 10, 12, 14, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 23, 24, 25, 27, 28, 31.
3, 7, 12, 17, 27, 29.
3, 7, 12, 15, 17, 20, 23, 24, 27, 29, 31.
7, 12, 17, 27, 29.
3, 7, 12, 15, 17, 20, 23, 24, 27, 29, 31.
E. ENGINEERS.
Sub-
ject.
General scope of examination.
Relative
weight.
1 Administration (oral or written) to include official correspondence, and routine rolls,
reports and returns, and methods pertaining to the administration, supply, and
messing of a company 4
2 Administration (oral or written) general knowledge of National Guard Regulations; and
Army Regulations, Article I-XXIII, inclusive, LIII, LV, and LX 4
3 Animal transportation (oral or written) based on Part VI, Engineer Field Manual
4 Bayonet combat (oral or written) based on Bayonet Training Manual, 1918, War Depart-
ment Document No. 754 '. 3
5 Demolitions (oral or written ) care and use of explosives, paragraphs 206-231, Part V, En-
gineer Field Manual, 191 S 3
6 Demolitions (oral or written) military demolitions, paragraphs 237-266, Part V, Engineer
Field Manual, 1918 3
7 Duties of Engineers (practical, terrain exercise) to include problems involving use of a
platoon on engineering work (see appendixes Nos. 2 and 3 to Training Circular No. 1,
O. C. E., OcC29, 1018) 12
8 Duties of Engineers (practical, terrain exercise) to include problems involving use of a
company on engineering work (see appendixes Nos. 2 and 3 to Training Circular
No. 1,O. C. E., Oct. 29, 191S) 12
9 Duties of Engineers (practical terrain exercise) to include problems involving use of a
battalion on engineering work (see appendixes Nos. 2 and 3 to Training Circular No. 1,
O. C. E., Oct. 29, 191S) 12
10 Duties of Engineers (practical, terrain exercise) to include problems involving use of a
regiment as divisional engineers on engineering work (see appendixes Nos. 2 and 3
to Training Circular No. 1, O. C. E., Oct. 29, 1918 12
Engineering, civil (oral or written ) general theory and practice 10
12 Engineering, electi ical (oral or written) general theory and practice 5
13 Engineering, mechanical (oral or written) general theory and practice 5
14 Field fortifications (oral or written) elementary school, as given in Part III, War Depart-
ment Document No. 872 3
15 Field fortifications (oral or written) advanced, including the organization of the ground
for defense as given in Part I, War Department Document No. 872 3
16 Field Service Regulations (oral or written) to include "information," "security," "or-
ders," and "marches and convoys" (Art. I-IV, inclusive, Pt. II. F. S. R., 1914) 3
17 Field Service Regulations (oral or written) toinclude "combat," "shelter," "administra-
tion" (Art. V-VI, Pt. II, and all of Pt. Ill, F. S.R.,1914) and latest Organization Tables. 3
$ Guard duty, Manual of Interior (oral or written) duties of officers and enlisted men 2
19 Guard duty, Manual of Interior (oral or written), duties of officers, including command-
ing officers 2
20 Infantry Drill Regulations (practical), command of a squad and a platoon, alone and in
company, at drill or in the field 6
21 Infantry Drill Regulations (practical), command of a company alone and in battalion,
at drill or in the field 6
22 Infantry Drill Regulations (practical), command of a batallion alone and in regiment, at
drill or in the field 6
23 Military bridges (oral or written) rigging, spar, trestle, and pile bridges, paragraphs 1-80,
inclusive, Pt. II, Engineer Field Manual, 1918 1 3
24 Military bridges (oral or written) floating, cantilever , truss, and suspension bridges, para-
graphs 1-162, inclusive, Pt. II, Engineer Field Manual, 1918 3
25 Military discipline and courtesy (oral or written) to include Chapters I and XIV, Manual
for Noncommissioned Officers and Privates of Infantry 2
26 Military hygiene (oral or written) to include Chapters IV and XIII, Manual for Noncom-
missioned Officers and Privates of Infantry 2
27 Military law (oral or written) to include Manual for Courts-martial, United States Army,
Chapters I- VII inclusive, XIII and XIV, and appendixes 1, 2,3, and 4 5
28 Military protection (oral or written) based on War Department Document No. 882 3
29 Minor tactics (practical, map or terrain exercise) to include problems involving patrols
and command of a platoon as infantry 6
30 Minor tactics (practical, map or terrain exercise) to include problems involving command
of a company as infantry 8
88
NATIONAL GUAKD REGULATIONS.
E. ENGINEERS Continued.
Sub-
ject.
General scope of examination.
Relative
weight.
31
Minor tactics (practical, map or terrain exercise) to include problems involving com-
mand of a battalion as infantry
6-
32
Minor tactics (practical, map or terrain exercise) to include problems involving com-
mand of a regiment as infantry
6
33
Practical efficiency based on the ability or probable ability of the candidate to handle
men and perform well the other normal duties of an officer as judged by his experience
incivillife
(!)
34
Roads (oral or written) based on Part III, Engineer Field Manual, 1918
; 4
35
36
Target practice (oral or written) including care and nomenclature of the rifle and pistol,
and ''individual instruction" (Pt. II, Small Arms Firing Manual)
Target practice (oral or vrritten) including "combat practice" and "courses for organ-
ized militia" (Pts. Ill and V, Small Arms Firing Manual)
3
3
37
Topography (practical) map reading
2
38
Topography (practical) route sketch of not less than 2 miles, and position sketch of not
less than one-quarter mile square
4
39
Topography (oral or written) theory and practice of map making as given in Part I,
Engineer Field Manual
6
(b] Table showing subjects for examination for each grade.
Subject (numbers refer to above list).
Second lieutenant, original appointment.
First lieutenant, for promotion to
First lieutenant, original appointment. . .
Captain, for promotion to
Captain, original appointment
Ma]or, for promotion to
Major, original appointment
Lieutenant colonel or colonel, for promotion to
Lieutenant colonel or colonel, original appointment.
18, 20, 25, 26, 33, 37.
1, 4, 5, 7, 14 , 20, 23, 28, 29, 35, 38.
1, 4, 5, 7, 14, 18, 20, 23, 25, 26, 28, 29, 33, 35, 38.
3, 6, 8, 15, 16, 19, 21, 24, 30, 34, 36. 39.
1, 3, 4, 5, 6. 8, 14, 15, 16, 19, 21, 23, 24, 25, 26, 28,
30, 33, 34, 35, 36, 39.
2, 9, 11. 12, 13, 17, 22, 27, 31.
1, 2, 3, 9, 11, 12\ li, 15, 16, 17, 19, 22, 27, 28, 31, 33.
10, 22, 32.
2, 3, 10, 11, 12, 13, 15, 16, 17, 19, 22, 27, 28, 32, 33.
F. SIGNAL CORPS.
The appointee should be a telephone, telegraph, or radio engineer
in the active practice of his profession or some business immediately
connected with or concerned in such engineering matters, or other-
wise suitably qualified.
Sub-
ject.
General scope of examination.
Relative
weight.
12
Ability as an operator (practical). Sending and receiving either American or Interna-
tional Morse Code, with buzzer or sounder, at rate of 15 words per minute
Administration (oral and written). All records and duties relating to the administration,
supply and messing of a Signal Corps company. Correspondence, routine reports,
returns, and rolls of a company. Special Regulations No. 57
Administration (oral and written). General knowledge of National Guard Regu-
lations and Army Regulations. Art. I-XXIII, inclusive, Lin, LV, and LX
Drill Regulations for Signal Troops (practical). Command of a platoon at drill and
in a field problem
Drill Regulations for Signal Troops (practical). Command of a company at drill and
in a field problem
Drill Regulations for Signal Troops (practical). Command of a battalion in a field prob-
lem
Drill Regulations for Signal Troops (practical). Dismounted instruction; duties of one
type of Signal Corps company ,
Drill Regulations for Signal Troops (oral or written). Entire text excepting those por-
tions covered under subjects 1, 20, 23, 24, 25, 26
Elementary electricity (oral or written). Fundamental principles of direct and alter-
nating currents; units and measurements; primary and secondary batteries; genera-
tors and motors, based on "Lessons in Practical Electricity," Swope, or other text of
similar scope
Field Service Regulations (oral or written): Entire text
Field Service Regulations (oral or written): Information, security, orders, marches, com-
bat, shelter
Liaison for all Arms (oral or written): Entire text, War Department Document 830....
i One-third of the total of all other subjects.
(Changes No. 1, December 18, 1919.)
NATIONAL GUARD REGULATIONS.
F. SIGNAL CORPS Continued.
89
Sub-
ject.
General scope of examination.
Relative
weight.
13 Liaison (oral or written): Based on "Liaison for All Arms" (War Department Docu- j
ment830) ! 4
14 Manual of Interior Guard Duty. Entire text i 2
15 Military Law (oral or written): Manual for Courts-Martial, 1917, Chapters I to VII, j
inclusive, XIII, XIV, and Appendixes 1, 2, 3 and 4; also Art. XII, National Guard
Regulations, 1919 3
16 Military Hygiene (oral or written): Chaps, IV and VII, Manual for Noncommissioned
Officers and Privates of Infantry, 1917 2
17 Small Arms Firing Manual (oral or written): Chap. XI and Manual of the Auto-
matic Pistol, Cal. .45, War Department Document 801
18 Practical efficiency: Based on the rrobable or demonstrated ability of the candidate to
handle men and to perform well the other normal duties of a Signal Corps officer
*19 Radio communications (oral or written and practical): Operation of the radio telegraph
sets assigned to Field Signal troops 4
*20 Radio communications (oral or written and practical): Theory of radio telegraphy, de-
scription and operation of all types of Signal Corps radio equipment 6
21 Topography (practical): Map reading 2
22 Topography (practical): Road or position sketch (route sketch not less than two miles
or position sketch not less than one-quarter mile square) 3
23 Visual communications (practical): Ability to send and receive with lamp and flag at
rate of 15 mixed characters per minute 2
24 Visual communications (oral or written and practical): All forms of visual signaling; de-
scription and operation of equipment
f25 Wire communications (oral or written and practical): Field telephones, buzzers and
buzzer phones. Construction of field lines '. 4
f26 Wire communications (oral or written and practical): Local and common battery
telephony, telegraphy; description and operation of all types Signal Corps wire equip-
ment furnished to field troops, Signal Corps. Construction and maintenance of
wire lines in open and trench warfare
i
* For company officers of radio company. f For company officers of wire and outpost companies,
i One-third the total of all other subjects.
(6) Table showing subjects in which applicants shall be examined.
Grade. Subject (numbers refer to above list).
Second lietenant, original appointment 7,9, 14, 18, 21, 23.
First lieutenant, for promotion to 1 , 2, 4, 8, 11, 12, 15, 16, 17, 18, (x)19, 22, 24, (z)25.
First lieutenant, original appointment 1, 2, 4, 8, 9. 11, 12, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, (x)19, 21, 22,
23, 24, (z)25.
Captain, for promotion to 1, 3, 5, 8, 10, 13, 15, 16, 18, (x)20, 24, (z)26.
Captain, original appointment 1, 3, 5,8, 9, 10, 13, 15, 16, 17, 18, (x)20, 21, 22, 24,
Major, for promotion to.. . . . G, 8, 13, 18, 20, 26.
Major, for original appointment 6, 8, 10, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 20, 21, 24, 26.
(x) For officers of radio company.
(z) For officers of wire and outpost companies.
(Changes No. l t December 18, 1919.)
89A
NATIONAL GUARD REGULATIONS,
G. MEDICAL DEPARTMENT.
Sub-
ject.
General scope of examination.
Relative
weight.
1 Anatomy
2 Chemistry
3 Hygiene
4 Materia medica and therapeutics
5 Obstetrics and gynecology
6 Physiology and histology
7 Practice of medicine
8 Surgery
9 Army Regulations and National Guard Regulations as far as they relate to the Medical
Department or to the medical officer as an officer of the Army and the National Guard,
1917
10 Field Service Regulations
11 Manual for the Medical Department, 1917
12 Drill Regulations and Service Manual for Sanitary Troops ,1917
13 Manual for Courts-Martial, 1917: Chapters I to VII, inclusive, XIII, XIV, and Appen-
dixes 1, 2, 3, and 4
14 Medical Department Administration (oral)
15 Military correspondence
16 Recruiting and finger printing
17 Practice of medicine, including tropical diseases and recent progress in etiology, pathol-
ogy, and therapeutics (oral)
18 Surgery, including recent progress in etiology, pathology, and therapeutics (oral)
19 Hygiene, general and military (oral)
20 Organization and administration of the Medical Department in war, including map
reading (oral)
21 Recent progress in medicine and surgery and in hygiene (oral)
22 Medico-military map problem. This problem will be so drawn as to test the candi-
date's ability to apply practically his knowledge of the duties of a division surgeon,
including sanitation, sanitary tactics, and the proper handling of the medical per-
sonnel of a division in campaign
I
i One-third of the total of all other subjects.
[Continued on page 90]
NATIONAL GUARD REGULATIONS.
G. MEDICAL DEPARTMENT Continued.
90
Sub-
ject.
General scope of examination.
Relative
weight.
23
24
A medico- military map problem. This problem will be so drawn as to test the ability of
the candidate to apply his knowledge in the practical solution of any of the large prob-
lems concerning organization, supply, sanitation, and the medico-military matters
which may confront the chief surgeon of higher tactical units either at home or abroad .
Bacteriology
25
Physics and metallurgy
26
27
Clinical examination (dental)
28
Army Regulations and National Guard Regulations so far as they relato to the Dental
Corps of the U. S. Army and the National Guard as officers of the U. S. Army and
National Guard ..
29
Manual for the Medical Department so far as it relates to the Dental Corps
30
Orthodontia
31
Operative dentistry, including recent progress in etiology, pathology, therapeutics, and
operative procedure
32
Hygiene including feeding and watering, stabling, heat, light and ventilation
33
34
Inspection of animal foods, as meat and milk, and quarantine rules and regulations
35
Pathology, bacteriology and parasitology
36
Practice 01 medicine
87
Surgery (general, operative, dental, and of the feet, including shoeing)
8
The practical examination for veterinary surgeons will comprise the physical examina-
tion of the animal, with diagnosis and treatment ; the conformation of the animal and the
examination of tne animal for soundness; and a demonstration of the principles of
shoein"
(6) Table showing subjects in which applicants shall be examined.
Grade.
Subject (numbers refer to above list).
MEDICAL CORPS.
First lieutenant, original appointment
Captain, for promotion to
Major, original appointment
Major, for promotion to
Lieutenant colonel, original appointment.
Lieutenant colonel, for promotio'n to
Colonel, original appointment
Colonel, for promotion to
DENTAL CORPS.
pointment.
First lieutenant, <
Captain, for promotion to
Appointment or promotion to higher grades .
VETERINARY CORPS.
Second lieutenant, original appointment
Appointment or promotion to higher grades .
1 to 8, Inclusive.
9 to 18, Inclusive.
1 to 20, inclusive.
20 and 21.
1 to 22, inclusive.
22.
1 to 23, Inclusive.
1.2,4,6.24.25.26,27.
13, 28, 2d, 30, 3i.
Same as prescribed for same grade In Dental
Corps, U. S. Army.
1, 2, 4, 6, 32, 33, 34. 35, 36, 37, 38.
Same as prescribed for same grade in Veterinary
Corps, U. S. Army.
H. THE QUARTERMASTER CORPS.
For all officers.
Sub-
ject.
General scope of examination.
Relative
weight.
1
Administration: Army Regulations, Articles XLIX, L, LI, LII, LIV, LV, LVI,
LXXIII i , . i i
3
2
General duties: Manual of the Quartermaster Corps; exemplification of use of blank forms
in preparation of contracts, bonds, returns, accounts current, bills of lading, transporta-
tion requests, public vouchers, pay rolls, etc
5
3
Transportation: United States Army Transport Regulations; Field Service Regulations,
Articles IV and VI; Practical efficiency in transporting troops and impedimenta by
land (rail, wagon, and pack) and water; care of animals on cars and transports
2
4
Military law: Manual for Courts-Martial; the law of War; civil functions and relations of
the military; Instructions for the government of armies of the United States in the field
(Rules of Land Warfare, with appendixes)
3
5
Hippology: The cavalry horse; draft horses; mules; inspection and purchase; nomen-
clature; conformation; examination for soundness; age of horses; endurance of horses;
care of animals, feeding, watering, the horse's foot; shoeing; stable management.
Stables: construction, lighting, ventilation. Forage: Kinds and relative values;
Inspection of; r>ansp.s nf fjptfirlnratinn; prnpT rarP nf ,...
2
NATIONAL GUARD REGULATIONS. 91
I. THE ORDNANCE DEPARTMENT.
For all officers.
Sub-
ject.
General scope of examination.
Relative
weight.
1
Administration: Army Regulations, Articles I-V. IX-XIII, and XXIX-XXXII, all
inclusive, and Articles XXXIX, XL, L-LVI, LX, LXI, LXXVI; Ordnance Regu-
4
2
General duties of ordnance officers in the field in accordance with functions assigned by
Tables of Organization ........
6
3
Property: Equipment manuals of all arms
2
4
Transportation: Held Service Regulations, Article IV, Ammunition Service. Regula-
tions for the Transportation of E xplosives , Interstate Commerce Commission
4
5
Military law: Manual of Courts-Martial, Chapters I- VII, inclusive, XIII, XIV, and Ap-
pendixes 1 2, 3, and 4 .
3
6
Materiel: Practical; description and care of different types of ordnance materiel
4
7
Experience of officers in civil life analogous to practical duties of ordnance officers in
the field
6
K. INSPECTOR-GENERAL'S DEPARTMENT.
To be eligible for appointment in Inspector General's Department
an officer must have had at least five years' service in the line.
For all officers.
Sub-
ject.
General scope of examination.
Relative
weight.
1
Administration: Army Regulations, Articles LII, LIIT, and LXVII; National Guard
Regulations, complete
5
2
Drill Regulations oflnfantry, Cavalry, Field Artillery, and Coast Artillery, forcomoany,
troop battery battalion and regiment
3
3
Field Service Regulations, complete; Tables of Organization toinclude the brigade
3
4
5
6
Hippology: The cavalry horse, draft horses, mules, inspection and purchase; nomencla-
ture; conformation; examination for soundness; age of horses; endurance of horses,
bits, bitting, and training; saddles, seats; transportation of horses; the horse's foot;
care of horses; feeding, watering. Stables: Construction, lighting, ventilating. For-
age: Kinds, relative value; inspection of; causes of deterioration; proper kind of .>
Inspection, service of armies in the field: Special Regulations No. 69, W. D., 1917
Manual of Guard Duty Complete
3
5
3
7
Military law: Manual for Courts-Martial, Chapters I to VII, inclusive, XIII and XIV,
and Appendixes 123 and 4
3
g
5
L. THE JUDGE ADVOCATE GENERAL'S DEPARTMENT.
For all officers.
The candidate shall produce a diploma from a regularly established
law school of good reputation, and shall submit evidence showing
that he has been a practicing attorney in good standing for a period
of at least two years. The evidence should include letters from
judges before whom he has practiced, a list of the more important
cases in which he has appeared, a list of any legal writings or treatises
of which he is the author, and such other testimonials or evidence
of his legal qualifications as he may care to submit.
Sub-
ject.
General scope of examination.
Relative
weight.
1
Administration: Army Regulations, complete, but especially Articles XLIV, XLV1I,
LXVIII, LXIX, LXX, LXXI, LXXlf, and the Articles of War; Regulations for the
National Guard complete
5
2
4
3
International Law (Davis) . .... .......
3
4
Military Government and Martial Law (Birkhimer)
4
5
Military Law: Manual for Courts-Martial complete
6
6
Revised Statutes and acts of Congress relating to the organization of the Military Estab-
lishment of the United States, including the Regular, volunteer and drafted forces,
and the National Guard
fi
92 NATIONAL GUARD REGULATIONS.
M. CHAPLAINS.
To be first lieutenant.
General: In addition to the general requirements for appointment
as officers, the candidate must submit evidence showing: first, that
he is a regularly ordained minister of some religious denomination;
second, that he is in good standing in such denomination; third, that
he is recommended for appointment by some authorized ecclesiastical
body, or by not fewer than five accredited ministers of the same;
and fourth, that he has had pastoral work as a clergyman.
Essay: An essay of not fewer than 2,000 words upon any subject
selected by the candidate.
To be captain.
The subjects required for an examination to be first lieutenant,
except in cases where the candidate holds a commission as first
lieutenant, and in addition thereto, the following subjects:
Service: Evidence that the candidate has completed seven years' service.
Administration: So much of Army Regulations and general orders of the War
Department as relate to the duties of chaplains 3
Military Law: Manual of Courts-Martial, Chapters I to VII, inclusive, XIII
and XIV, and Appendixes 1, 2, 3, and 4 3
Essay: An essay of not fewer than 3,000 words upon the work of a chaplain in
the military sendee, and the methods by which it may be accomplished.... 6
N. ADJUTANT GENERAL'S DEPARTMENT.
(Including assistants to the Chief of Staff of Infantry Divisions.)
For all officers.
Sub-
ject.
General scope of examination.
Relative
weight.
1
Administration: Army Regulations, Articles I to XXVI, inclusive; XXVHI to XLIV.
inclusive; LXVII, LIII, LV, LVIII to LXV, inclusive; LXIX to LXXI, inclusive;
Bulletin 16, War Department, 1916; correspondence, General Order No. 23, War De-
partment, 1912; National Guard Regulations, complete
g
2
Drill Regulations: For brigade adjutants: Drill regulations of own arm of service. For
division adjutants: Drill regulations of Infantry, Cavalry, and Field Artillery.
3
3
Field Service Regulations, complete ....
4
4
Map Problems: One map problem: a brigade or reenforced brigade in security, attack,
and defense based on Field Service Regulations
3
5
Military Law: Manual for Courts-Martials, Chapters I to VII, inclusive, XIII, XIV,
4
FORM OF RECORD OF AN EXAMINING BOARD.
RECORD OF AN EXAMINING BOARD.
No Candidate
Organization
State
For appointment as
(Rank.) (Arm.)
Proceedings of an examining board appointed to meet at pursuant
to War Department, dated and
Place
Date. .
NATIONAL GUAED REGULATIONS. 93
The board met pursuant to the foregoing instructions at o'clock . . m.
Present:
Absent:
The order directing to report for examination and the
order. . detailing the members of the board were read, and the officer to be examined
was asked if he objected to any member of the board, to which he replied l
The members of the board and the recorder were duly sworn.
The board then proceeded to examine
, , and continued the examination
(Name.) (Organization.) (Stale.)
until it was completed,
(Date.)
The following papers are submitted:
Certificate of the medical officer.
Records from the Chief of the Militia Bureau.
Individual record of the candidate.
Candidate's certificate as to physical condition.
testimonial . . as to moral character.
recommendation. . from his superior officer. ..
Questions and answers in the written examination in the following subjects:
The elementary examination was waived for the reason that.
The candidate was excused from examination in the subjects required for a com-
mission in the following lower grades for the reason that he presented commissions
dated , ,
showing that he had previously passed the examination in those subjects:
The candidate was excused from examination in the following subjects for the rea-
son that he presented a diploma from the United States Military or Naval Academy
or such military school of the United States Army:
or
certificate
from the War Department dated ,
, , and , showing that
he had completed satisfactorily course .. embracing the .. subject ...
1 Should an officer express no objection, the words "in the negative '' will be entered here and the record
continued on the following page. Should he object tc any member, the objection and the proceedings
of the board with reference thereto will follow. The introduction of counsel, if any, the testimony taken,
and the final action will be recorded, additional sheets beinginserted in the record when necessary. Should
an objection be sustained, the adjournment of the board, the report to the convening authority, his action
in the premises, and the reassembling of the board with all members present will be similarly recorded.
Any further challenges will be entered in the same manner, the record being continued en inserted sheets
until the composition of the board by which the officer is finally examined, and the convening of this board
with all members present, are shown.
94
NATIONAL, GUARD REGULATIONS.
Questions were given out so that everything in the hands of the candidate could be
answered before a recess or adjournment.
The candidate
leave the room before completing the answers to the ques-
tions in his possession.
The candidate and the president of the board have signed the required certificates
on the examination papers in each subject.
The candidate had Ue practical examination. . in. . , . .and the marks in
two
the examination., are recorded. The outline of the exercises given is as follows
(enter in the case of failure only):
Upon the completion of the examination the board reassembled and finds as follows:
The candidate is disqualified by reason of
The cause of his physical disability is as follows:
His moral character is satisfactory.
His physical condition is satisfactory.
His record of service and general suitability are satisfactory.
His horsemanship is satisfactory.
The board marked every question in each subject of the examination, and the fol-
lowing marks are awarded.
No.
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
Subjects.
Marks for each question.
Per cent-
ages.
1 Relative
1 weights.
I Products.
Elementary examination.
Professional examination.
NATIONAL, GUARD REGULATIONS. 95
General average,
The board is of the opinion that has the physical, moral, and
professional qualifications to perform efficiently all the duties of
(Grade and arm, corps or department.)
and recommends that he be recognized as such in the National Guard of
under the provisions of the national defense act.
(State, Territory, or District of Columbia.)
(President.)
(Member.)
(Recorder.)
NOTE. This form will be used in reporting the proceedings of examining boards for officers of the National
Guard. Portions not applicable will be lined out. The conclusions and recommendations of the board
will be regarded as confidential. The proceedings will be completed, verified, and forwarded without
delay to the chief of the Militia Bureau, War Department. Only one copy is required.
ARTICLE VH.
SEPARATION OF OFFICERS FROM THE SERVICE AND
TRANSFER OF OFFICERS.
303. The commissions of officers of the National Guard are vacated
by death, upon receipt by them of notification of acceptance by
proper authority of resignation, by dismissal pursuant to sentence
of a court-martial, by dropping from the rolls for an absence without
leave for three months, and for failure to qualify under sections 74
and 75, act of June 3, 1916, and by discharge (a) for physical disa-
bility on recommendation of a board of medical officers, or (b) upon
recommendation of an efficiency board, or (c) when they reach the
age of 64 years.
304. At any time the moral character, capacity, and general
fitness for the service of any officer may be determined by an effi-
ciency board of three commissioned officers senior in rank to the
officer whose fitness for service shall be under investigation. In case
of an officer of the National Guard in the service of the United States,
the board will be appointed by the Secretary of War or the command-
ing officer of a territorial department, a separate brigade, a tactical
division, or a higher tactical unit. If the officer under investigation
s not in the service of the United States, the board will be appointed
by the governor of the State or Territory, or by the Secretary of War
for the District of Columbia Militia. In cases where there are not
sufficient officers of the National Guard senior in rank to the officers
under investigation, the governor of the State or Territory concerned
can apply to the Secretary of War for the detail of officers from the
Regular Army or National Guard to act as members of efficiency
boards. Allowances tor actual and necessary expenses of such
officers will be as outlined in paragraph 726 of these regulations, the
expenses of officers of the Regular Army being chargeable against
funds appropriated for travel of Federal officers and noncommissioned
officers on duty with the National Guard, and those of officers of the
National Guard being chargeable against funds apportioned to the
State, Territory, or District of Columbia, under the sub appropriation
"General expenses, equipment and instruction, National Guard,"
apportionment for "Equipment and incidental expenses," provided
sufficient funds remain to the credit of the State, Territory, or Dis-
trict of Columbia for the purpose, otherwise from funds other than
Federal. Expense accounts of officers of the Regular Army for such
NATIONAL GUARD REGULATIONS. 97
travel will be settled in accordance with the provisions of paragraph
659 (a). If the findings of such board be unfavorable to such officer,
and be approved by the official authorized to appoint such officer, he
shall be discharged. Boards so convened will be governed, as far as
practicable, by the rules of procedure and evidence applicable to
special courts-martial. The board has no authority to function,
except to adjourn, unless all members are present. Separate pro-
ceedings will be made in each case and will include:
(a) The order convening the board.
(b) The organization of the board, including the place and date
and the names of the members present and absent.
(c) The full name, rank, and organization of the officer whose
case is before the board for investigation as to his fitness for service,
and a statement to the effect that such officer appeared before the
board, was permitted to challenge for cause, was permitted to be
present during the hearing of all evidence, and was afforded oppor-
tunity to be represented by counsel, to question adverse witnesses,
to submit evidence, and to make a statement, either in his proper
person or by counsel.
(d) The full name, rank, and organization of each witness, a
statement that each witness was duly sworn, and a transcript or
summary of the testimony given by each witness.
(e) True copies of all written evidence considered by the board.
(/) A transcript or summary of any evidence given or statement
made by the officer undergoing the investigation, and a copy or
synopsis of any argument made by counsel.
(g] The findings and recommendation of the board.
Qi) A minority report by any member who dissents from the
findings of the board.
305. The proceedings, in duplicate, should be signed by all mem-
bers, and if the findings be unfavorable to the officer investigated
they shall be forwarded, with the recommendations of the convening
authority, to the governor of the State or Territory concerned, or
to the Secretary of War for the National Guard of the District of
Columbia, and the duplicate copy to the Chief of the Militia Bureau.
If the officer under investigation is in the service of the United
States under call, proceedings, upon approval by the governor, will
be forwarded to The Adjutant General of the Army for the action of
the President. If the officer is not in the service of the United
States his discharge may be ordered by the governor of the State
or Territory concerned, or by the President for the District of
Columbia.
306. An officer not in the service of the United States who desires
to resign will submit his resignation to the adjutant general of his
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State or Territory through military channels, and the action thereon
by the governor of the State or Territory will be final. In the Dis-
trict of Columbia resignations will be submitted through military
channels to the Chief of the Militia Bureau for the action of the
President.
307. An officer of the National Guard in the service of the United
States who desires to resign will submit his resignation, through
prescribed channels, to the War department for the decision of the
President.
308. The commissions of officers will be vacated when they reach
the age of 64 years. This separation from service will be accom-
plished by an order issued by the governor of the State or Territory
to which the officer belongs and by the commanding general, District
of Columbia Militia, in the case of the District of Columbia.
309. Officers may be transferred to the National Guard Reserve
upon their own application after completing three years' service in
an active organization or when rendered surplus by the disband-
ment of their organizations. Transfers to the National Guard
Reserve shall be made by the governor of the State or Territory or
by the President for the District of Columbia Militia.
310. Officers who have been brought into the service of the United
States under call and who desire to be transferred to the National
Guard Reserve will submit their applications through official chan-
nels to The Adjutant General of the Army.
311. All appointments, promotions, resignations, discharges, and
all transfers to the National Guard Reserve of officers will be re-
ported immediately to the Chief of the Militia Bureau, with the
name, rank, and organization of the officer and the date of change
in his status, on Form 105, M. B. Copy of orders should be furnished.
312. Whenever an officer of the National Guard brought into the
service of the United States other than by draft is separated from
the service through death, discharge, or otherwise, or is transferred
to another organization, or to the reserve, his commanding officer
will at once notify the adjutant general of the State, Territory, or
the District of Columbia, to which the command belongs and will
furnish such adjutant general copies of all orders issued in each case.
ARTICLE VIII.
APPOINTMENT OF NONCOMMISSIONED OFFICERS.
A. ALL ARMS EXCEPT MEDICAL DEPARTMENT.
313. Noncommissioned staff officers and company noncommis-
sioned officers of all arms except Medical Department are appointed,
reduced, and furnished with warrants when the National Guard is
not in Federal service, as provided for in Army Regulations, except
where the constitution or laws of a State specifically prescribe other-
wise. (See pars. 256, 271 to 274, inclusive, 276 to 278, inclusive, and
310, A. R., 1913.)
314. Where Army Regulations provide for the appointment of
noncommissioned officers by the Secretary of War or a chief of bureau,
the appointment to corresponding positions in the National Guard
will be made by the Governor of a State or Territory or by the
commanding general for the District of Columbia.
B. MEDICAL DEPARTMENT.
315. No person will be appointed a sergeant first class or sergeant
in the Medical Department of the National Guard unless he shall
have passed a satisfactory examination before a board of one or
more medical officers as to his qualifications for the position, in
conformity with such rules and regulations as may be prescribed
from time to time by the Secretary of War.
316. Sergeants who have served as such for one year in the Medical
Department of the National Guard or United States Army, are
eligible to take the examination for the grade of sergeant first class.
317. Corporals, privates, first class, or privates are eligible to
take the examination for the grade of sergeant at any time but
should not be recommended for advancement to this grade until
sufficient tune has elapsed to demonstrate their fitness for the
position.
318. The commanding officers of sanitary trains, separate field
hospitals, separate ambulance companies, and of sanitary detach-
ments, are authorized to appoint sergeants first class, sergeants, and
corporals to fill vacancies in these grades accruing in their organ-
izations under such examinations as may be prescribed by the
Chief of the Militia Bureau.
319. Application should be made to the adjutant general of the
State, Territory, or District of Columbia, for appointment of boards
to conduct these examinations.
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320. The questions for these examinations will be furnished by the
senior inspector-instructor of sanitary troops assigned to the State,
Territory, or District of Columbia. In the event there is no inspector-
instructor, the board will prepare a list of questions from those
furnished by the Militia Bureau.
321. The papers for each candidate undergoing examination
will be marked by the board and a report rendered on the form
prescribed by the Militia Bureau (Form 89, M. B). The proceed-
ings of the board, together with the examination papers of each
candidate, will be forwarded to the senior inspector-instructor of the
sanitary troops, who will approve or disapprove the findings of the
board; if there be no inspector-instructor of sanitary troops on
duty in the State, Territory, or District, the proceedings will be
forwarded to the State, Territorial, or District surgeon for approval
or disapproval.
322. When the proceedings of the board have been approved by
proper authority, the papers in the case will be returned to the
State, Territorial, or District surgeon concerned, who will take
steps to issue a warrant to the candidate on the form prescribed by
the War Department.
323. Corporals and privates, first class, Medical Department, can
be reduced to privates by commanding officers authorized to appoint
them.
324. When sanitary units or detachments, on account of recent
organization, discharge, or for other causes, are without required
sergeants, first class, and sergeants, the commanding officer thereof
may appoint, without examination, selected privates, first class, as
lance corporals, to be acting sergeants, first class, or sergeants until
the vacancies can be filled by duly qualified and warranted non-
commissioned officers.
325. Immediate commanding officers of sanitary units and
detachments may appoint and reduce corporals, cooks, horseshoers,
saddlers, farriers, mechanics, or privates, first class, not to exceed the
number authorized by Tables of Organization, War Department,
under such examinations and tests as may be prescribed from
tune to time by the inspector-instructor of sanitary troops of the
State, Territory, or District of Columbia.
EXAMINATIONS FOR SERGEANTS, FIRST CLASS, AND SERGEANTS,
MEDICAL DEPARTMENT.
326. The questions for written examinations for appointment to
the grades of sergeant, first class, and sergeant, Medical Department,
will be prepared in the Militia Bureau. The examinations will be
oral, practical, and written. They will embrace the same subjects
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for both grades, but the examination for sergeants will be less
difficult.
327. The examining board will investigate and report upon the
candidate's qualifications under the following heads: (a) physical
condition, (&) character and habits, especially as to the use of stim-
ulants and narcotics, (c) discipline and control of men, (d) knowledge
of regulations (Army and National Guard), (e) nursing, (/) dis-
pensary work, (g) clerical work, (h) recruiting, including the making
of finger prints, (i) principles of cooking and mess management,
(j) drill for sanitary troops, (fc) minor survey and first aid. The
candidate will also be required to prepare a full set of papers per-
taining to the Medical Department or sanitary detachment or unit
in the field, and will be required to drill a detachment of enlisted
men sufficiently to demonstrate his knowledge of drill regulations
for sanitary troops.
328. The written examination will embrace the following subjects:
(a) Arithmetic, (6) materia medica (drugs and field supplies), (c)
pharmacy (field service only), (d) care of sick and ward manage-
ment, (e) minor surgery and first aid, (/) elementary hygiene. Ten
questions will be required in each subject. Proficiency in pen-
manship and orthography will be estimated from the papers sub-
mitted.
ARTICLE IX.
ENLISTMENT, TRANSFER, AND DISCHARGE OF ENLISTED
MEN.
A. ENLISTMENT.
329. (a) The period of enlistment in the National Guard shall
be the same as is, or may be, prescribed for the Regular Army.
(&) Those men who served as enlisted men in the United States
Army, or in the Organized Militia of the several States or the District
of Columbia, since April 6, 1917, and have been honorably dis-
charged, may, within six months after July 11, 1919, or if discharged
subsequently to July 11, 1919, within six months after such dis-
charge, enlist in tbe National Guard for a period of one year and
may reenlist for like periods.
(c) All other qualified men shall be enlisted for a period of one
year, or for a period of three years. In each organization the pro-
portion of one-year enlistments to three-year enlistments shall be
in proportion of one to two, and in determining this proportion all
enlistments made under (&) will be excluded. This proportion
of one to two applies only to enlistments. The requirements of law
are met if enlistments in each organization are maintained in the
proper ratio, regardless of subsequent changes.
(d) On and after January 11, 1920, all enlistments for a period
of one year will be counted against the proportion of one- third author-
ized for that period in any organization, provided that reenlistments
from soldiers in the classes specified in subparagraph (5) above,
including enlistments made within six months of discharge, will be
excluded from this proportion.
(e) The term " Organized Militia of the several States," as used
in the above paragraph, is held to mean military organizations in
which soldiers are regularly enlisted, which are maintained and
recognized as Organized Militia by the State, Territorial, or District
authorities.
(/) The enlistment in the National Guard for periods of one and
three years carries with it no obligation to serve in the National
Guard Reserve.
(g) Enlisted men in the National Guard of the several States
serving on July 11, 1919, under contracts providing for a six-year
period of enlistment three years in an active organization and the
remaining three years in the National Guard Reserve shall be
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afforded at any time an opportunity to enlist for one or three year
periods, and upon entering into a new contract of enlistment for a
period of three years under this authority, shall be given credit for
the period served under the old enlistment contract, and the previous
enlistment shall in such cases and with the consent of the enlisted
man be canceled. Notation on enlistment paper will be similar to
that given in paragraph 373. (Changes No. 1, December 18, 1919.)
(h) The provisions of the act of Congress approved July 11, 1919,
relative to the proportion of one and three year enlistments are
mandatory. At inspections for Federal recognition the inspecting
officer will check the enlistment papers, and Federal recognition
will not be extended unless the enlistments are in proportion in the
organization undergoing inspection.
330. An officer for each regiment and for each battalion, squad-
ron, company, troop, battery, or detachment stationed separately
shall be detailed by the commanding officer thereof to enlist for the
regiment, battalion, squadron, company, troop, battery, or detach-
ment.
331. Any male citizen of the United States and of the State,
Territory, or the District of Columbia concerned, or person who has
legally declared his intention to become a citizen, if above the age of
18 and under the age of 45 years, able-bodied, free from disease, of
good character and temperate habits, may be accepted for enlistment
in the National Guard of any State, Territory, or the District of
Columbia, with the exceptions herein stated. The restriction as to
maximum age and citizenship shall not apply to soldiers who have
previously served honestly and faithfully in the United States
Army, Regular Army, the Organized Militia, or the National Guard.
332. The following persons are exempt by law from militia duty
and their enlistment is discouraged: Customhouse clerks; persons
employed by the United States in the transmission of the mail;
artificers and workmen employed in the armories, arsenals, and
navy yards of the United States; pilots; mariners employed in the
sea service of any citizen or merchant within the United States.
333. The enlistment of persons of any of the following classes is
prohibited: Persons who because of religious belief shall claim
exemption from military service; insane or intoxicated persons;
persons who have been convicted of a felony or who have been
imprisoned under sentence of a court in a reformatory, jail, or peni-
tentiary; persons under 18 years of age and, for original enlistment,
persons over 45 years of age; for first enlistment in time of peace,
any person (except an Indian) who is not a citizen of the United
States or Porto Rico, or who has not made legal declaration of his
intention to become a citizen of the United States, or who can not
speak, read, and write the English language; deserters from the
military or naval service of the United States; persons in the military
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or naval service of the United States; persons drawing a military
pension from the United States or from any State; members of the
Regular Army Reserve; members of the Officers' Reserve Corps;
members of the Reserve Officers' Training Corps; members of the
Enlisted Reserve Corps; and a former member of the United States
Army, the Regular Army, Navy, or Marine Corps, the Organized
Militia, or the National Guard whose services during the last pre-
ceding term of enlistment have not been honest and faithful or whose
discharge certificate from the last preceding enlistment bears the
notation "is not recommended for reenlistment."
334. The enlistment or reenlistment of married men or of persons
having others dependent upon them for support is to be discouraged
and will be permitted only for some good reason in the public interest?
such as for the purpose of becoming an officer. In no case will it
be authorized when the person's family or dependents would be left
without support in case he should be called into the service of the
United States. Applications for such enlistments and reenlistments
will be determined finally by the regimental or other higher command-
ing officer if there be no regimental organization. No release from
service will be extended to a married man on account of a marriage
contracted after entry into the service.
335. Applications to enlist in the National Guard from persons
who have not been residents of the community in which enlistment
is desired for at least three months immediately preceding the appli-
cation will not be granted without special authority from the regi-
mental or other higher commanding officer, if there be no regimental
organization.
336. Applicants for original enlistment and men who apply to
enter the National Guard after an interval of more than three months
from date of discharge from the Regular Army, Navy, or Marine
Corps, or from the Organized Militia or the National Guard will be
required to furnish evidence of good character.
337. Former members of the United States Army, the Regular
Army, Navy, or Marine Corps, the Organized Militia, or the National
Guard, who apply to enter or reenter the National Guard, and who
can not pass the required examinations in all respects, will not be
enlisted without special authority from the Secretary of War. In
such cases the applicant will be subjected to the complete exami-
nation and the results will be reported when application is made for
special authority for his enlistment or reenlistment.
338. The enlistment of a minor under 18 years of age with or
without parental consent is prohibited. Should a minor under the
age of 18 enlist by falsely representing himself to be over that age,
he will render himself liable to punishment for fraudulent enlistment.
Parental consent is not necessary for the enlistment of a minor whose
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age is 18 years or over, and such consent will not be recognized or
accepted.
339. Recruiting officers will be very particular to ascertain the
true age of every applicant for enlistment. If any doubt exists as
to the applicant's statement regarding his age, his oath will not be
taken as conclusive evidence of the fact, and if he can not furnish
competent proof to support his statement he will be rejected.
340. Recruiting officers will be held to a rigid accountability for
accepting men who may be found unfitted for the service. If a man
after having been enlisted be discharged because of unfitness for
service, and it appears that the enlistment was carelessly made and
in violation of these regulations, the officer responsible will be liable
to trial by court-martial.
341. The date on which the enlistment of any man is actually
completed by administering the oath is the date of that enlistment,
and must invariably be shown on the enlistment paper above the
signature of the officer who administered the oath and thereby
enlisted the man.
342. Recruiting officers will not allow any man to be enticed into
the service by false representations, but will in person explain to
every man before he signs the enlistment papers, the nature and
terms of the enlistment contract, length of the term of service, and
the amount of pay and other allowances to which he is entitled by
law. He will read to him ike declaration of applicant on enlistment
papers before the applicant signs same, after which the oath of en-
listment will be administered, and signed by the applicant after
it has been read and explained to him, and will then be subscribed
to by an officer of the Regular Army or an officer of the National
Guard detailed as recruiting officer.
343. Articles 1, 2, and 29, 54 to 96, inclusive, and 104 to 109,
inclusive, of the Articles of War shall be read and explained to every
soldier at the time of his enlistment, or within six days thereafter.
344. Enlisted men of good character and faithful service who at the
expiration of their terms are undergoing treatment for injuries in-
curred or disease contracted in the line of duty may be reenlisted
if they so elect, and if the disability prove to be permanent they will
subsequently be discharged on certificates of disability. An enlisted
man not under treatment, but who has contracted in the line of duty
infirmities that may raise a question of physical eligibility for reen-
listment, but not such as to prevent his performing the duties of a
soldier, may be reenlisted by authority of the War Department on
application made through the examining surgeon and proper mili-
tary channels in time to receive a decision before the date of discharge.
345. An enlistment paper (Form 22-1, A. G. O.) will be made in
the case of each soldier enlisted or reenlisted for the National Guard
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and filed with the records of the organization to which the soldier
is assigned. When an organization is called or drafted into the serv-
ice of the United States the enlistment paper of every member thereof,
whether present or absent, will be delivered to the United States
mustering officer, to be indorsed by him as indicated on the blank
form and forwarded to The Adjutant General of the Army. The
enlistment paper of a soldier enlisting or reenlisting for an organiza-
tion of the National Guard in the Federal service will be forwarded
directly to The Adjutant General of the Army with the recruiting
officer's trimonthly report. In this case a Service Record (Form 29,
A. G. O.) will also be prepared and transmitted in accordance with
the instructions printed on the blank form. A duplicate of each
enlistment paper will be furnished to the adjutant general of the
State, Territory, or District of Columbia by the recruiting officer.
346. The enlistment papers (Form 22-1, A. G. O.), report of physi-
cal examination (Form 135-1, A. G. O.), service record (Form 29,
A. G. O.), register of vaccination (Form 81-1, S. G. O.), and identi-
fication record card (Form 260, A. G. O.), of .all soldiers on the active
list of the National Guard, and of members of the National Guard
Eeserve, will be inspected and verified from time to time by inspector-
instructors. If the file of the above-named papers of the active
and reserve members of an organization is incomplete, or if the
papers themselves are incomplete, or otherwise defective, prompt
report of the matter will be made to the Chief of the Militia Bureau.
Enlistment and other papers of men that have been discharged,
retired, or otherwise separated from the active or reserve service, will
not be filed with those of soldiers still on the rolls of the organization
(active and reserve).
347. The physical examination of all applicants for enlistment or
reenlistment will be conducted by an officer of the Medical Corps,
active or reserve, of the Regular Army or National Guard. Inspector-
instructors of sanitary troops are charged with the supervision of the
physical examinations for enlistment, so far as is consistent with the
visits authorized to the places where such examinations are con-
ducted. They will report all irregularities and neglects to the
adjutant general of the State, Territory, or the District of Columbia,
and to the Chief of the Militia Bureau, through the department com-
mander, with a view to having deficiencies corrected.
348. The standards of physical examination for enlistment in the
National Guard are those fixed for the Regular Army with such ex-
ceptions and modifications as may be announced from time to time
by the Militia Bureau.
349. All applicants for enlistment or reenlistment will be examined
by the surgeon to ascertain whether vaccination against smallpox and
typhoid is required. In all cases where there is not positive evidence
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of successful inoculations the operations for both purposes will be
performed immediately after the completion of the enlistment. Vac-
cine for both will be supplied by the Surgeon General of the Army.
A record of vaccination will be made on forms furnished by the War
Department (Form 81-1, S. G. O.) and filed with the enlistment
papers.
350. Applicants for enlistment will be sent by the authorized
recruiting officer to the examining surgeon designated for the organ-
ization for which enlistment is desired. The surgeon will make a
careful and thorough examination and will state whether he is
satisfied that the applicant is within the required age limits and
conforms in every respect to the requirements for enlistment in the
National Guard. If, in the opinion of the examining surgeon, the
applicant is disqualified in any particular, he will be rejected by the
recruiting officer. If the applicant is found physically qualified and
is recommended for enlistment by the surgeon, the recruiting officer
will determine whether the applicant fulfills all other requirements
for enlistment, and if so he may be enlisted.
351. For the purpose of identification of soldiers in time of war and
for the purpose of instruction of medical officers in this work an
outline figure and finger-print record will be made of each enlisted
man by the medical officer making the physical examination, on forms
prescribed by the War Department. (Form 260, A. G. O.)
352. This record when completed will be filed with the soldier's
report of physical examination on file with the records of the organ-
ization to which the man belongs and will be inspected and verified
by the inspector-instructor of sanitary troops at the time the physical
record of the soldier is verified.
353. If at any time it shall appear that any soldier enlisted for the
National Guard is physically disqualified for such enlistment, a
reexamination of such man may be made by an officer of the Medical
Corps of the Regular Army, upon the direction of the Secretary of
War. If in the opinion of this officer the disqualification is of such a
character that it should have been discovered by the examining
surgeon or by the recruiting officer who accepted the soldier, an
opportunity will be given these officers to be heard in the case. A
report will then be made to the Chief of the Militia Bureau, through
the department commander, showing whether the disqualification
existed prior to acceptance, when, where, and by whom the soldier
was examined and accepted, and whether in the opinion of the officer
who conducted the reexamination the discovery should have been
made prior to enlistment.
354. A report of physical examination on the form prescribed by
the War Department will be made in the case of each soldier enlisted
or reenlisted for the National Guard and filed with the records of the
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organization to which the soldier is assigned. When an organization
is called or drafted into the service of the United States, the report of
physical examination of every member thereof, whether present or
absent, will be delivered to the medical officer designated to make
the examination as to physical fitness prescribed by section 115, act
of June 3, 1916, who will fill in the certificate provided on the reports
and turn them over, together with the identification record cards and
vaccination register, to the mustering officer, who will forward them
to The Adjutant General of the Army, by indorsement, describing
fully the physical condition of each man at the time. If a soldier
has been recommended for discharge on a certificate of disability,
that fact will be noted in the indorsement on the report of physical
examination. The report of physical examination of a soldier
enlisting or reenlisting for an organization of the National Guard hi
the Federal service will be forwarded, with the identification record
card and vaccination register, directly to The Adjutant General of
the Army.
355. Reports of physical examination will be inspected and verified
and reports of deficiencies made to the Chief of the Militia Bureau,
as required by paragraph 346 of these regulations in the case of
enlistment papers.
356. An individual who has sworn and subscribed to the enlistment
contract, is not a member of the National Guard within the meaning
of the act of June 3, 1916, unless and until he has been extended
Federal recognition by the War Department. His status is that of
an enlisted man in the State forces not yet constituting a part of the
National Guard, and who has not completed his qualification as a
National Guardsman. The disposition of such an individual rests
entirely with the State authorities, who may discharge him, but can
not transfer him to a recognized organization or to the National
Guard Reserve. In order to join an organization of the National
Guard, he should be discharged from his former contract, and enlist
in a recognized unit of the National Guard.
B. TRANSFER.
357. When a soldier of the National Guard changes his residence
within a State or Territory, he shall be transferred to a unit of the
National Guard located at the place of his new residence. When
there is no organization of the National Guard located at his new
residence the soldier shall be discharged.
358 (a). There is no authority under existing law for the transfer of
enlisted men from an organization of the National Guard in the service
of the United States to an organization of the National Guard not in
the service of the United States, or vice versa.
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(I) Transfers of enlisted men between organizations of the National
Guard of the same State, Territory, or District of Columbia, when
called into the service of the United States, will be made only when
manifestly for the best interests of the service, and will be effected
as prescribed in paragraph 114, Army Regulations 1913.
C. DISCHARGE.
359. In time of peace an enlisted man who has been extended
Federal recognition as a member of the National Guard will not be
discharged before the expiration of his period of enlistment except
(a) By order of the President or the Secretary of War.
(5) By sentence of a general court-martial.
(c) By direction of the governor of a State, Territory, or the com-
manding general of the District of Columbia Militia on account of
disability; on account of a sentence of imprisonment by a civil
court, whether suspended or not; on account of a bona fide per-
manent change of residence to another State, Territory, or the Dis-
trict of Columbia; in accordance with the provisions of paragraph 357;
on account of the action provided for in paragraph 365 of these
regulations; in compliance with an order of one of the United States
courts, or a justice or a judge thereof; on a writ of habeas corpus;
and for the purpose of enlisting in the Regular Army, Navy, or
Marine Corps. (Changes No. 1, Dec. 18, 1919.)
360. No enlisted man, lawfully inducted into the National Guard
service, shall be discharged from said service without a certificate of
discharge, signed by a field officer of the regiment or other organiza-
tion to which the enlisted man belongs or by the commanding officer
when no such field officer is present, except when drafted under the
provisions of Section 111, Act of June 3, 1916.
361. The statement of service and the character given on a dis-
charge will be certified by the company or detachment commander,
and great care will be taken that no injustice is done the soldier.
Where, upon expiration of term of service, the company or detach-
ment commander is of the opinion that the soldier's reenlistment
should not be recommended, he shall, if practicable, so notify the
soldier at least 30 days prior to discharge and shall at the same time
notify the regimental commander, if there be one, or, if there be none,
the Adjutant General of the State, Territory, or the District of
Columbia, who will in every such case direct the battalion commander
or officer of equivalent rank and duties of any arm, department, or
corps to determine whether the soldier's reenlistment should or should
not be recommended, and the kind of discharge that should be given
him. The soldier will in every case be given an opportunity to be
heard. The findings of this officer, when approved by the directing
authority, will be final. The written report of the officer under this
paragraph, showing all facts pertinent to the inquiry, will be for-
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warded by the directing authority directly to the adjutant general
of the State, Territory, or the District of Columbia. ^
362. Blank forms for discharge will be provided by the War
Department and will be retained under lock in the personal custody
of company or detachment commanders. Discharge certificates will
be used in the discharge of enlisted men, and for no other purpose,
and will be of three classes: For honorable discharge, for discharge,
and for dishonorable discharge. They will be used as follows .
(a) The blank for honorable discharge, when the soldier's conduct
has been such as to warrant his reenlistment and his service has
been honest and faithful.
(6) The blank for dishonorable discharge, for dishonorable dis-
charge by sentence of a court-martial.
(c) The blank for discharge, when a soldier is discharged except as
specified above under sections (a) and (&).
363. The discharge of a soldier takes effect on the date of notice
to him of such discharge, either actual, by delivery of the discharge
certificate; or constructive, as where such delivery can not be made
owing to his absence for his own convenience or through his own
fault, in which case the receipt at the soldier's proper station of the
order directing his discharge will be deemed sufficient notice. In the
latter case the date of the receipt of the order and the reason why
actual notice thereof was not given to the soldier will be entered upon
the muster roll which shows the separation of the soldier from the
service, and will be indorsed upon the discharge certificate should
one have been prepared. If a soldier is absent in desertion when
the order for his discharge is received, the discharge will not be exe-
cuted, but the soldier will be dropped from the rolls as a deserter.
The dishonorable discharge of a soldier against whom general court-
martial charges are pending will be deferred until the charges are
finally disposed of by the official exercising general court-martial
jurisdiction.
364. When an enlisted man of the National Guard, not in Federal
service, absents himself without leave, and there is reason to believe
that he does not intend to return, he may be dropped from the rolls
as a deserter, but only with the express authority of the governor or,
in the District of Columbia, of the commanding general. No special
period of time is prescribed before such action is taken, but each case
will be decided according to circumstances. A soldier dropped as a
deserter may, on application made by him in which he admits his
desertion, be restored to duty by the governor of a State or Territory
or, in the District of Columbia, by the commanding general, and the
same authority may set aside the charge of desertion as having been
erroneously made.
365. When the National Guard is not in the Federal service and an
enlisted man is found to be inapt, or does not possess the required
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degree of adaptability for the military service, or gives evidence of
habits or traits of character which serve to render his retention in the
service undesirable, or is disqualified for service, physically or in
character, through his own misconduct, his company or detachment
commander will report the facts to the regimental or separate bat-
talion commander, or commanding officer of a unit equivalent to a
separate battalion, who will convene a board of three officers to
determine whether or not the soldier should be discharged prior to
the expiration of his term of enlistment. The company or detach-
ment commander is not competent to convene a board for this pur-
pose. If discharge be recommended, the board will also recommend
the character to be given on the discharge, and the proceedings of
the board, when approved by the convening authority, will be for-
warded to the adjutant general of the State, Territory, or the Dis-
trict of Columbia, for final action by the governor of the State or
Territory or the Commanding General, District of Columbia Militia.
If the findings of the board are approved, the soldier will be dis-
charged and the proceedings will be filed by the adjutant general of
the State or the District of Columbia.
The discharge to be given to soldiers under the provisions of this
paragraph will in all cases be that prescribed by section (c) of para-
graph 362.
366. When the findings of the board indicate disqualification
through physical disability, the proceedings will be accompanied by
certificate of disability.
367. When a soldier is sentenced by court-martial to confinement
without dishonorable discharge for a period extending beyond the
expiration of his term of enlistment, he will be discharged on the
date of the expiration of the term of enlistment, but will be held to
serve out his sentence. If an honorable discharge is given to the
soldier he can be reenlisted before the expiration of the period of his
confinement only upon the remission by competent military authority
of the unexecuted portion of his sentence. When, however, a sol-
dier's term of enlistment expires while he is awaiting trial or sentence,
he will be discharged on the date of the receipt of an order publishing
the case or otherwise disposing of it, and the discharge certificate
will be delivered to the man on his release from confinement, and
not until then. On the date of the discharge personal notice thereof
will be given to the soldier by an officer, and the fact that such notice
was given will be indorsed upon the discharge certificate.
368. Whenever an enlisted man is discharged prior to the expira-
tion of his period of enlistment the actual cause of discharge will be
stated in the order directing the discharge and fully stated on the
discharge certificate. Where a discharge is ordered on account of
the soldier's misconduct, or unfitness for the service, physical or in
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character, due to the soldier's misconduct, a statement to that effect
will be set forth in the order and will be noted on the discharge certifi-
cate. Except as provided in paragraph 365, such discharges will be
ordered only by the Secretary of War.
369. When an enlisted man is permanently unfitted for military
service because of wounds or disease, he should, if practicable, be
discharged on certificate of disability before the expiration of the term
of service in which the disability was incurred. Certificates of disa-
bility for discharge will not be made in duplicate.
370. Certificates of disability will be prepared by the soldier's
company commander and sent by him to the examining surgeon of the
organization to which the soldier belongs. They will be completed by
the surgeon and transmitted to the regimental commander, \vho will
forward them to the adjutant general of the State, Territory, or the
District of Columbia. If approved by the governor of the State or
Territory, or the commanding general, District of Columbia Militia,
he will order the discharge.
371. In order to entitle a soldier to discharge because of a change of
residence, satisfactory evidence must be presented showing that the
change to another State, Territory, or the District of Columbia is
bona fide and of a permanent character; that the employment or
occupation in which the soldier engages at his new residence is such
as to support the claim of a change of residence; and that the distance
to which he has removed from his former residence will prevent him
from attending the prescribed military duties with the organization
to which he belongs.
372. When an enlisted man makes a temporary change of resi-
dence to another State which he anticipates will not exceed six
months in duration, his absence from his organization should be
accounted for by the issue of a furlough. When an enlisted man
makes a change of residence to another State which he anticipates will
exceed six months in duration he will be discharged.
373. When an enlisted man makes a permanent change of resi-
dence to a State other than that in which he enlisted, he will be
discharged under the conditions prescribed in paragraph 371. If
within three months after arrival in the State of his new residence
he elects to enlist in the National Guard therein he shall, in time of
peace, be given credit upon such enlistment for the time served
under the enlistment from which discharged in the State of his
former residence. The new enlistment will be for the full period,
but a note will be made by the recruiting officer on the enlistment
paper as follows:
1 ' Entitled to be discharged, unless in time of war, years,
months, days, in advance of expiration of period for which
enlisted on account of credit allowed for service in the National Guard
in the State of . _."
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In time of peace this notation will operate to advance the date of
his final discharge, and shorten the period of his service by the length
he served in his last enlistment in the State from which he changed
residence.
374. No enlisted men of the National Guard, called into the service
of the United States, can be discharged from the service except by
expiration of enlistment, without the approval of the proper authority
competent to direct such discharge under Army Regulations. When
the National Guard is drafted into the service of the United States,
enlisted men thereof shall be discharged as provided hi Army Regula-
tions.
375. Whenever an enlisted man of the National Guard, brought
into the service of the United States under a call, is separated from
the service through death, discharge, or otherwise, or is transferred
to another organization, his commanding officer will at once notify
the adjutant general of the State, Territory, or the District of Co-
lumbia, to which the command belongs and will furnish such adjutant
general copies of all orders issued in each case.
376. Enlisted men of the National Guard shall not be enlisted hi the
Regular Army, unless a discharge in writing from the National Guard
authorities of a State, Territory or the District of Columbia has been
duly prepared.
377. Where an enlisted man of the National Guard applies for
enlistment in the Regular Army, and the State authorities authorize
his discharge from the National Guard for this purpose, the adjutant
general of the State, Territory or District of Columbia, shall send the
discharge certificates to the recruiting officer to whom the applicant
has applied for enlistment in the Regular Army. If the applicant
is accepted for the Regular Army, the recruiting officer will forward
the discharge by mail to the recruit depot or point where the enlist-
ment of the applicant is accomplished. In case the applicant is not
accepted for enlistment or fails to present himself for actual enlist-
ment after acceptance, the officer concerned, who has in his possession
the discharge certificate, when the case is finally settled, will return the
discharge certificate to the adjutant general of the State, Territory,
or the District of Columbia, notifying him that the applicant was not
enlisted in the Regular Army, and has not been discharged from the
National Guard.
378. When the applicant is actually enlisted in the United States
Army, the enlisting officer will personally hand him his discharge
from the National Guard of the State, and notify the adjutant general
of the State, Territory, or District of Columbia, that he has been
discharged and enlisted in the Regular Army. Recruiting officers
should correspond direct with the adjutants general of States, Ter-
ritory of Hawaii and District of Columbia, on this subject.
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AKTICLE X.
A. FEDERAL INSTRUCTORS.
1. INSPECTOR-INSTRUCTORS.
379. Officers of the active list of the Regular Army who are
detached for regular tours of duty with the National Guard under
the provisions of section 100 of the act of June 3, 1916, will be known
as inspector-instructors. The period of such duty will ordinarily
be for four years.
380. The act of June 3, 1916, has modified the relation with
regard to the National Guard which existed between the United
States and the several States. It conveys to the United States
increased powers in the control of the National Guard; the State
authorities are required to comply with the act itself and with the nec-
essary rules and regulations made by the President to render the
act effective. The failure of a State to comply therewith may debar
it from participating in the apportionment of Federal appropria-
tions for the National Guard.
381. Inspector-instructors of the Regular Army are detailed
for duty with the National Guard to instruct it, and also to inspect
it to see that the provisions of the act and the regulations of the
War Department thereunder are carried out. It is not within the
power of inspector-instructors so detailed to enforce the provisions
of law or the regulations; as agents of the Federal Government they
assist the States in the manner prescribed by the Secretary of War in
rendering these provisions of law and the regulations thereunder
effective and they report noncompliance therewith to the Chief of
the Militia Bureau through the department commanders.
382. Inspector-instructors on duty with the National Guard are
under the orders of the Federal military authorities and have certain
definite instructions which they must carry out. They are not
under the orders of the State authorities nor of National Guard officers,
but are in the States as instructors for the Federal Government.
They are detailed to assist in carrying out the law and regulations
and should be allowed to do so in accordance with their instructions
and in the manner they deem best adapted to accomplish the end.
In order to secure the greatest benefit from their services, they
should be consulted freely by the State authorities and their methods
of instruction and their system of imparting such instruction must
be followed.
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383. The scheme of instruction outlined by the War Department
is published to all concerned and inspector-instructors are required
to carry out the general plan and afford all assistance possible to
make it a success. They must not in any way be hampered or
restricted in the performance of their duties.
384. Inspector-instructors on duty with the National Guard will
not be relieved from duty at the request of State authorities, except
for cogent reasons. Any charges which may arise against them
will be fully investigated and they will be given opportunity to reply
thereto and submit such evidence as they may desire before any
action looking to their relief will be taken by the War Department.
385. Under section 100, act of June 3, 1916, officers of the active
list of the Army detailed to duty with the National Guard may
accept commissions in the National Guard with the permission of
the President. The matter must originate with State authorities.
When a commission is tendered the inspector-instructor, if he desires
to accept, he should apply for permission to The Adjutant General
of the Army through the department commander and the Chief,
Militia Bureau. Inspector-instructors will not as a rule be granted
permission to accept subordinate positions, nor the command of
smaller units than a regiment or separate organization nor com-
missions in arms other than their own.
386. The fact that an inspector-instructor is commissioned in
the National Guard will not change his status as inspector-instructor,
neither will it prevent nor excuse him from carrying out the orders
and instructions given him as inspector-instructor by the War
Department.
387. Inspector-instructors will not accompany National Guard
organizations ordered out by the governor of a State for riot or other
duty to suppress disorder or carry out the State laws. In case an
inspector-instructor is also a National Guard officer, he is authorized
to accompany his National Guard organization on any such duty
in the capacity of a National Guard officer. He will, upon entering
on such duty, immediately report the fact by telegram to the Chief
of the Militia Bureau and the department commander and similar
reports by letter will be rendered when such duty is terminated.
388. It should be clearly understood that inspector-instructors
can not legally be placed under the orders of any State official or
National Guard officer, except when commissioned hi the National
Guard. While recognizing this and being governed by the knowledge,
it should be remembered that the utmost tact and good judgment
must be used, and that it is only when there is an assumption on the
part of the State authorities or National Guard officers which is not
warranted, and the intent is clear that such authorities are endeavor-
ing to assume a control to which they have no right, that they should
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be courteously informed of the status of the inspector-instructors
in this respect.
389. Officers of Infantry and Coast Artillery and in a few cases
of Cavalry and Field Artillery will be assigned to duty with a par-
ticular State or Territory. Officers of other arms and corps and in
general of Cavalry and Field Artillery detailed as inspector-instructors
of the National Guard will not be assigned directly to any State
or Territory, but will be given such stations and orders by the Secre-
tary of War as will permit them to best instruct and inspect the
National Guard organizations of their respective arms of the service
within the prescribed limits of the instruction districts to which
assigned. They should not make any permanent arrangements
within the prescribed limits of their districts as first designated that
would interfere with their making a change of station should condi-
tions later show that the work could be better and perhaps more
economically performed from a different station. All work must be
intelligently and logically arranged so that the best results may be
obtained with the least travel and expense to the United States.
390. Upon taking station, inspector-instructors of the Regular
Army, whether assigned for duty with a particular State, Territory,
or District of Columbia, or to an instruction district comprising
several States or Territories, will report by letter for instructions to
the commanding general of the territorial department in which they
are to serve; they will also report by letter to the Chief, Militia
Bureau, stating their mail address. When called upon, inspector-
instructors will act in an advisory capacity to the military author-
ities of the State, and may instruct, at the request of these author-
ities, such arms and corps of the National Guard as have no inspector-
instructor detailed. They will be available for making, on behalf of
the War Department, such reports, inspections, examinations, etc.,
of the National Guard as may be required by the laws of the United
States or directed by the War Department.
391. Inspector-instructors of senior rank will, as far as practi-
cable, be distributed in their assignments to stations so that there
will be one in each divisional district of the tactical divisions pre-
scribed for the National Guard. Officers so assigned will be known
as the division inspector-instructor of the district to which assigned.
They will perform the duties of inspector-instructors and will be
governed by the rules and regulations prescribed by the War Depart-
ment for other officers assigned to duty with the National Guard
under the provisions of section 100 of the act of June 3, 1916.
392. The division inspector-instructors of districts will supervise
the instruction of the National Guard in their respective districts,
subject to the control exercised by the Militia Bureau and by depart-
ment commanders. They will in addition perform the duties of
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chief of staff of the tactical divisions of the National Guard when
so assigned by the War Department as contemplated by section 65,
act of June 3, 1916, and will, as chief of staff, be responsible for the
selection, training, and organization of the division staff and the
several supply departments of the division. They will conduct such
schools as are necessary to achieve this end.
393. The officer detailed as chief of staff of a tactical division in
time of peace will, under the direction of the department com-
mander, make a study of the mobilization of the division to which
he is assigned. He will in advance devise measures for supply and
equipment and make plans which will facilitate the mobilization of
the troops of the division in time of war and their preparation for
war service.
394. Medical officers of the Army of senior rank will be assigned
to each of the divisional districts as senior inspector-instructors of
sanitary troops of the division, and such officers of The Adjutant
General's Department, Inspector General's Department, Judge Advo-
cate General's Department, Quartermaster Corps and Ordnance De-
partment as are necessary may be detailed to perform similar functions
in connection with the training of division staff, supply departments,
and troops of their departments or corps. All such officers will be
assigned to the same station as, report to, and perform their duties
under the direction of, the division inspector-instructor or the chief
of staff of the division when so detailed.
395. Inspector-instructors will make one or more visits of instruc-
tion in each half year to all units of the organizations with which
they are detailed and which are located at stations other than their
own. These visits may be made with or without warning to the
commanding officers of units and should be made on the date of the
regular scheduled drill of the units to be visited. Application for
orders to make these visits will be made direct to the department
commander for the semiannual periods ending June 30 and December
31, with a statement of the number of visits to be made, the stations
to be visited, and an estimate of the expense involved.
396. For instructions as to the use of transportation requests by
inspector-instructors when traveling on duty with the National
Guard see paragraph 661.
397. Inspector-instructors will be available for duty in making
the annual inspections of the National Guard under the Inspector
General of the Army. When practicable inspections will be so
arranged that an inspector-instructor, during his tour of duty as
such, will not make more than one " annual inspection" (under the
provisions of sec. 93, act of June 3, 1916) of the organizations with
which he is associated as an instructor.
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398. Instruction will be imparted according to general plans
announced from the Militia Bureau of the War Department, and
inspector-instructors will, except as otherwise specified, perform
their duties under the direct supervision of the department com-
mander. In regard to a prescribed course of instruction to be
adhered to, or a system to be followed in imparting instruction,
attention is invited to the circulars issued by the Militia Bureau
from time to time prescribing the armory and field instruction for
each arm or corps of the National Guard. Where a system of
instruction has already been instituted in a State, Territory, or
instruction district by a former inspector-instructor, no change
should be made until the new inspector-instructor has had ample
time to study the conditions.
399. It is not the desire of the Militia Bureau to prescribe the
manner in detail in which inspector-instructors are to perform their
duties, particularly with regard to instruction. This is within their
province of initiation. It is deemed sufficient to state that adherence
to the general plan of instruction as prescribed by the War Depart-
ment for each arm and corps is required in order to secure uniform
training in the National Guard as a whole, and any radical depar-
ture therefrom should be taken up by letter with the Chief of the
Militia Bureau through the department commander before it is put
into effect. In general the instruction should be made as practical
as possible and only sufficient theory to insure intelligent practical
work should be included in the schedule of instruction. It is the
function of officers and noncommissioned officers of the National
Guard to instruct the enlisted men and the function of the inspector-
instructors to aid National Guard officers and noncommissioned
officers in becoming good instructors.
400. The inspector-instructor is not responsible for the training
of the regiment or other organization with which he is on duty;
the responsibility rests upon the commanding officer of the National
Guard organization. When the inspector-instructor has carried out
his instructions from the War Department fully and completely,
has arranged the details of his instruction to the best of his ability,
and has constantly maintained the attitude of an enthusiastic,
willing, and encouraging helper and a friendly critic, he has per-
formed the full measure of his duty within his authority.
401. Where more than one inspector-instructor of the same arm
or corps is detailed to a State or instruction district, the senior will
be charged, in addition to his own duties of detailed instruction,
with the general direction of the instruction and work in his arm
or corps, which will be divided among all as far as possible. It is
not the intention of the War Department that a senior inspector-
instructor shall exercise supervisory powers to the exclusion of
detailed instruction on his own part.
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402. The inspector-instructors of the several arms or corps on
duty with a State or Territory, while independent concerning the
details and methods of instruction for their own arm or corps, will
endeavor to coordinate and systematize the same. All inspector-
instructors are enjoined to work in harmonious cooperation with
each other, and are particularly cautioned against participating in
any factional or internal disagreements in the National Guard, and
are expressly forbidden to engage in politics, either directly or
indirectly.
403. Inspector-instructors will devote their entire official time
and attention to the work for which they are detailed. Therefore,
engaging in any avocation or devoting any portion of their time
to delivering lectures or taking a course of instruction in public
institutions, or engaging in any other occupation not strictly per-
taining to their duties as inspector-instructors, will not be permitted
without authorization from the Chief of the Militia Bureau.
404. Inspector-instructors will not leave the States or districts to
which assigned for more than twenty-four hours, except under
authority emanating from the War Department or department
commanders.
405. (a) The senior inspector-instructor of each arm, other than
the division inspector-instructor, will render a quarterly report to
the Chief of the Militia Bureau through the department commander
on March 31, June 30, September 30, and December 31. In case an
officer of the Regular Army has been detailed as chief of staff of the
National Guard Division or as senior inspector-instructor therewith
copies of the report will be furnished him. This report will be for
the purpose of informing the Militia Bureau as to the progress made
in instruction work during the period and will include such comment
on the general condition of the National Guard not previously cov-
ered in special reports as inspector-instructors may desire to bring
to the attention of the War Department.
(6) All other inspector-instructors will render similar reports
through the senior inspector-instructor of their arm and through the
department commander to the Chief of the Militia Bureau, giving
a general description of the duties performed during the quarter.
(c) The quarterly reports required above will be forwarded by
the senior inspector-instructor of the State, Territory, District of
Columbia, or instruction district within seven days after the end of
the quarter.
(d) The reports will be subdivided as follows:
PART I.
To include a brief resume" of duties performed in connection with
(a) service schools; (6) correspondence schools; (c) drills; (<Z) prac-
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ticai instruction; (e) camps and field duty; (/) field firing; (g) target
practice; (&) property accountability.
PART II.
General comments and progress made, with recommendation look-
ing toward improving and coordinating the methods of instruction
throughout the United States. It is desired that the office of the
Chief of the Militia Bureau be used as a bureau for the interchange
of ideas to the end of rendering mutual assistance to the officers on
duty with the National Guard.
PART III.
(a) Care or neglect of Federal property.
(b) Important changes in the State militia laws or the National
Guard personnel.
(c) New mobilization or recruiting plans.
(d) Serious defects and irregularities of any nature.
0) Exceptional events of marked importance occurring in the
State that may involve the use of the military forces thereof.
(/) Exceptional local conditions bearing upon military efficiency
of the National Guard.
(g) Any direct or flagrant violations of the provisions of the act
of June 3, 1916, or of the rules and regulations issued by the Secre-
tary of War with a view to making effective and carrying out said act.
406. Quarterly reports should be accompanied by copies of orders,
instruction schemes, all bulletins, circulars, examination papers, etc.,
issued by the inspector-instructor, or by the State at the instance
of the inspector-instructor, for the purpose of instruction. Where
possible it is requested that matter of this character which might be
of benefit to inspector-instructors on duty with other States or in-
struction districts be forwarded direct to them or to the Militia
Bureau in sufficient quantities to admit of issuing copies to each
inspector-instructor of the arm of the service concerned.
407. Keports of conditions, or events, which it is considered advisa-
ble to forward before the end of the quarter may be submitted at
any time, through channels, as prescribed in paragraph 405.
408. Quarterly reports will be rendered by the senior inspector-
instructor of each arm (except the division inspector-instructor) to
the adjutant general of the State or Territory, giving a brief re'sume'
of the work accomplished during the period with recommendations
as to matters which are beyond the control of the commanders of
the National Guard organizations with which the inspector-instructor
is serving.
409. Whenever an inspector-instructor is present at any assembly
for armory drill and instruction, including indoor target practice, of
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any troop, battery, or detachment, he will record the attendance
separately for each unit on Form 107, Militia Bureau, as follows:
(a) Designation and station of organization.
(6) Date of drill.
(c) Enrolled strength of company at date of drill.
(d) Duration of drill.
(e) Number of enlisted men present in each grade and the total
thereof.
(/) Names and rank of officers of organization present with it.
(g) Names and rank of officers other than of organization who
are present in an official capacity.
Qi) Such remarks, if any, as are appropriate.
410. At the end of each month records of attendance at all armory
drills attended by inspector-instructors will be forwarded to the
senior inspector-instructor of the State, Territory, District of Co-
lumbia, or instruction district, and, together with similar reports sub-
mitted by retired officers and sergeant-instructors on duty with the
National Guard, will be forwarded by the senior inspector-instructor
direct to the department commander.
411. Particular attention is called to Tables of Organization issued
by the War Department in conforming to the provisions of the acts
of Congress. Inspector-instructors should be familiar with these
tables.
412. The Federal appropriations made for the support of the
National Guard are defined in an analysis circular published yearly
from the Militia Bureau. Also the amounts under the several sub-
appropriation headings apportioned to the several States, Territory
of Hawaii, and the District of Columbia, for each year, are promul-
gated in circulars issued by the Militia Bureau (fiscal years 1919
and 1920 excepted). It is important that inspector-instructors be
thoroughly familiar with these circulars.
413. It is the duty of inspector-instructors to provide themselves
with a complete set of official publications of the War Department
pertaining to their duties as well as a set of blank forms authorized
for the use of the National Guard. These publications and blank
forms, together with correspondence files, retained copies of reports
and other papers pertaining to the office of the inspector-instructor,
should be preserved and turned over to his successor.
414. One copy of necessary publications for reference will bfe
retained in the office of the inspector-ins true tor; one copy of those
publications required by sergeant-instructors will be issued by the
inspector-instructor to each sergeant-instructor for his use while on
duty as sergeant-instructor.
415. Communications relating to the duties, or affecting the status
of inspector-instructors or their relations with the State authorities,
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will be addressed to the Chief of the Militia Bureau and forwarded
through department commanders, except as provided in paragraph
826, Army Regulations.
416. In connection with the use of penalty envelopes by inspector-
instructors in conducting correspondence pertaining to the work for
which detailed, the Postmaster General, under date of November 6,
1913, ruled as follows:
Such correspondence relates to the official duties of the officer, and under
the law may be sent by him in the mails, free of postage, under cover of a
penalty envelope.
Members of the Organized Militia are not entitled to use penalty envelopes
to send matter in the mails, free of postage, except when such envelopes have been
furnished them by an officer of the Government.
If the correspondence to be sent by a member of the Organized Militia of a State
or Territory to an officer of the Army detailed by you as an inspector-instructor, under
the provisions of the act of March 3, 1911, constitutes official information requested
by such officer, it would appear proper for the officer to furnish such member penalty
envelopes for use in mailing it.
417. It is intended that the States, Territories, and the District of
Columbia shall provide offices and office furniture for inspector-
instructors. Wherever it is impracticable to do this, the Militia
Bureau will authorize, as far as appropriations permit, the hire of
offices for the official use of inspector-instructors, the furnishings in
such rented offices to be limited to the necessary desks, chairs, and
filing equipment. Clerical assistants can not be furnished inspector-
instructors by the Militia Bureau, except that they are authorized
to utilize the services of suitable sergeant-instructors for this pur-
pose. Such office expenses as are authorized by the Militia Bureau
will be paid from the general appropriation for the National Guard.
418. The actual and necessary expenses incurred by inspector-
instructors, when traveling on duty in connection with the National
Guard, will be paid from the general appropriation for the support
of the National Guard. Certain States have anti-tipping laws, and
prohibited tips in such States can not be considered for reimburse-
ment. (See paragraph 723.)
The method of payment for expenses is set forth in paragraph 726.
(CJianges No. 1, December 18, 1919.)
419. Accounts for expenses of inspector-instructors will be settled
in accordance with the provisions as set forth in paragraph 659 (a)
and (b). (CJianges No. 1, December 18, 1919.)
% 420. Inspector-instructors will make the inspection of animals
required by paragraph 966 at all visits of inspection or instruction
to the units to which they are assigned; they will, from time to time,
inspect the enlistment papers and other records of organizations as
provided for in paragraph 346, paying particular attention to the
proportion of one-year and three-year enlistments. They will also
inspect care and use of motor transportation furnished by the
Federal government.
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421. Inspector-instructors, when on duty inspecting or instructing
troops, will wear the prescribed uniform.
422. Officers of the Regular Army detailed for temporary duty as
inspectors of the National Guard, or as instructors at National
Guard camps of instruction, will be known as acting inspector-instruc-
tors; they will forward their expense accounts to the Chief, Militia
Bureau, for settlement.
2. SERGEANT-INSTRUCTORS.
423. Sergeants of the Regular Army detailed for duty with the
National Guard under the provisions of section 36, act of June 3,
1916, will be known as sergeant-instructors. They are additional
in their branch of service, and are carried as unassigned at their
respective department headquarters. The period of such duty
will ordinarily be for three years.
424. Sergeant-instructors detailed for duty with a particular
regiment or other unit will report to, and be under the orders of,
the inspector-instructor assigned to that regiment or other unit;
if there be no inspector-instructor on duty with that regiment or
other unit, the sergeant instructor will report to and be under the
orders of the senior inspector-instructor of his arm of service hi the
State, Territory or district, or if there be none of such arm, then to
the senior inspector-instructor in the State, Territory or district.
425. Upon arriving at their respective stations, sergeant-instruc-
tors will report in person or in writing to the proper inspector-
instructor for duty, and through that officer to the department
commander for instructions; they will also report by letter to
the Chief, Militia Bureau, giving the date of arrival and mail address.
(Changes No. 1, Dec. 18, 1919.)
426. The duties of sergeant-instructors include all matters per-
taining to the theoretical and practical instruction of the National
Guard of the State, Territory, District of Columbia, or instruction
district to which they are detailed. The Militia Bureau desires that
full advantage shall be taken of the experience which sergeant-
instructors have had in, and the knowledge they have of, matters
of drill, instruction, discipline, and customs of fke service.
427. It must be clearly understood that sergeant-instructors sJiaU
not be employed in any other than a military capacity; their services
will be restricted to their duties as instructors with the National
Guard and they are not available to perform the duties of caretakers
for United States property issued to the National Guard, nor as
clerks, janitors, laborers, etc., classifying, assorting, boxing, and
shipping military stores, making inventories, checking property,
keeping property records, receiving and filing reports of company
commanders, and clerical work in the office of the Adjutant General
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or in any other office. It is proper, however, for sergeant-instruc-
tors to assist the inspector-instructors to whom they report in
clerical or other duties pertaining to the instruction of the National
Guard.
428. Sergeant-instructors are under the orders of the commanding
general of the Territorial department in which they serve and under
the immediate orders of the inspector-instructor to whom they report.
429. Sergeant-instructors are not under the orders of the State
authorities nor National Guard officers, but they are expected to
exercise tact and good judgment and to maintain harmonious rela-
tions with all. If they believe the performance of their duty is being
interfered with by National Guard officers or enlisted men, they are
forbidden to enter into any dispute or discussion with them about
the matter, but they will make an immediate report of all the cir-
cumstances to the inspector-instructor under whom they are serving.
430. Sergeant-instructors are expressly forbidden to interfere with,
or express opinions on, the discipline, administration, or command of
organizations of the National Guard. They are not only prohibited
from taking sides in any question of politics, but they will take no
action which might lead to the charge, made either through ignorance
or malice, that they were in any way involved, either directly or
indirectly.
431. A sergeant-instructor must constantly bear in mind the re-
sponsibilities of his position and the necessity for maintaining, in his
bearing and deportment, the standard required of him in the Regular
service. He must realize the importance of conducting himself in
such a manner as to cause those with whom he is associated to respect
him as a man as well as to respect his ability as an instructor and
professional soldier. Any defection or misconduct on his part will
seriously affect, if not altogether destroy, his value as an instructor.
432. Sergeant-instructors will not be relieved from duty with the
National Guard at' the request of State authorities except for cogent
reasons; any charges which may arise against them will be fully
investigated and they will be given opportunity to reply thereto and
submit such evidence as they may desire before any action looking
to their relief will be taken by the War Department.
433. Sergeant-instructors will not accompany National Guard
organizations ordered out by the governor of a State for riot duty
or other duty to suppress disorder or carry out the State laws, nor
will they become involved therein in any way whatever.
434. Sergeant-instructors will make such visits of instruction as
their inspector-instructors may deem necessary to units of the organ-
ization with which they are detailed and which are located at stations
other than their own. Application for orders to make these visits
will be made by inspector-instructors direct to the department com-
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mander for the semiannual periods ending June 30 and December 31,
with a statement of the number of visits to be made, the stations to
be visited, and an estimate of the expense involved.
435. With the approval of the immediate superior inspector-
instructor, sergeant-instructors may make other visits of instruction
provided the expense therefor be borne by the States to which they
are assigned.
436. For instructions as to the use of transportation requests by
sergeant-instructors when traveling on duty with the National Guard
see paragraph 661.
437. Permission to be absent from duty for not more than 24 hours
may be granted sergeant-instructors by inspector-instructors under
whom the} 7 serve; application for a pass or furlough in excess of 24
hours will be submitted through the proper inspector-instructor to
the department commander.
438. Sergeant-instructors will make quarterly reports on March
31, June 30, September 30, and December 31, to the Chief, Militia Bu-
reau, on Form No. 42, Militia Bureau. These reports will be forwarded
through the inspector-instructor under whom they are serving, the
senior inspector-instructor on duty in the State, Territory, District
of Columbia, or instruction district, and the department commander
within 7 days after the end of each quarter. They will make special
reports on the same form when relieved from duty with the National
Guard, giving the date of relief or discharge, as the case may be, and
citing the orders involved. Should they re-enlist and continue on
duty with the National Guard, that fact should be reported on the
first quarterly report thereafter.
439. All official correspondence and reports of sergeant-instructors
will be made through the inspector-instructor under whom they serve
and through the senior inspector-instructor of their arm of the service
in the State, Territory, District of Columbia, or instruction district
to which detailed; if no inspector-instructor of their arm of the service
is on duty in the State, Territory, District of Columbia, or instruc-
tion district to which sergeant-instructors are detailed, their corre-
spondence and reports will be made through the senior inspector-
instructor.
440. Whenever a sergeant-instructor is present at any assembly
for armory drill and instruction, including indoor target practice, of
any company, troop, battery, or detachment, he will render a report
of attendance thereat separately for each unit as provided for in para-
graph 409.
441. The publications furnished sergeant-instructors by the Militia
Bureau for use in connection with their duties of instruction of the
National Guard remain the property of the War Department, and
when a sergeant-instructor is relieved from duty with a State and
returned to duty with troops, or discharged and not reenlisted, they
will be turned over to the inspector-instructor of the same arm or
corps, for delivery to his successor.
442. Since it is necessary for the Militia Bureau to communicate
directly with sergeant-instructors from time to time, they will report
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promptly any permanent change of address to the Chief, Militia
Bureau.
443. Inasmuch as sergeant-instructors are detailed with States
for the purpose of improving the military efficiency of the National
Guard by personal instruction of the personnel, all stationery "chat
may be required by them in connection with the performance of
their duties as sergeant-instructors should be furnished by the State
authorities, and their requests for stationery should be made to the
inspector-instructor under whom they are serving, who will submit
them to the adjutant general of the State.
444. The service records and accounts of pay and clothing of
sergeant-instructors will be kept in the office of the senior inspector-
instructor of the State in which they are detailed. They will be paid,
clothed and have their rations commuted by the headquarters of the
territorial department in which they serve. (Changes No. 1, December
18, 1919.)
445. The expenses (except for clothing and commutation of
rations) of enlisted men of the Regular Army on duty with the
National Guard, including quarters, fuel, light, medicines and medical
attendance (where medical attendance by a medical officer of the
Army or hospital service in an Army hospital is not available) , will be
paid from the general appropriation for the support of the National
Guard. Pay, commutation of rations, and clothing allowances, for
such enlisted men are paid by the Quartermaster Corps, TJ. S. Army,
from funds appropriated for the Regular Army, and all vouchers cover-
ing such expenses should be handled in the same manner as though the
enlisted men were on any other detached service. The necessary forms
for such vouchers are not supplied by the Militia Bureau, but should be
obtained from the supply sources of the Regular Army. (Changes No.
1, December 18, 1919.)
446. The method of payment for the actual and necessary expenses
incurred by noncommissioned officers of the Regular Army when
traveling on duty in connection with the National Guard is set forth
in paragraph 726. Attention is invited to the fact that when trav-
eling the allowance for commutation of rations paid from the Regular
Army appropriation is deducted from the allowances for subsistence.
(See par. 728.) Certain States have anti-tipping laws, and pro-
hibited tips in such States can not be considered for reimbursement.
(See par. 723.) (Changes No. 1, December 18, 1919.)
447. Accounts for expenses of sergeant-instructors will be settled
in accordance with the provisions as set forth in paragraph 659
(a) and (b). (Changes No. 1, December 18, 1919.)
448. Car fare is not allowed sergeant-instructors from Federal
funds for travel from homes to armories or offices or vice versa.
Special trips made from armories or offices to which assigned to
other armories or offices where the distance justifies it, are properly
chargeable to funds appropriated for travel in connection with
expenses of sergeant-instructors. Such trips should not exceed
twenty-five in any one month.
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449. To secure suitable quarters, sergeant-instructors will submit
a request in the form given below through the senior inspector-
instructor to the Chief, Militia Bureau. It is desired that senior
inspector-instructors see that sergeant-instructors have suitable
quarters and yet not more than circumstances demand. The total
for quarters, heat, and light should not exceed $30 per month, except
possibly in localities where extreme cold climate exists.
FORM FOR APPLICATION FOR RENTAL OF QUARTERS.
Place
Date
From: Sergt , Sergeant-Instructor.
To: Col , Inspector-Instructor, N. G.
of
Subject: Application for Quarters, Fuel, and Light.
1. Request that quarters situated at No
be rented for myself and family (wife and one child) at a rate of $ per month;
from to
2. Fuel and light, in kind, also requested, if not included in the rent. Estimated
cost per month, fuel $ , light $
3. Reference had to S. 0. No. , W. D., 1916, and S. 0. No. , State
of
(Sgd)
Sergeant- Instructor.
Istlnd.
Senior Inspector-Instructor, at , (date)
To the Chief, Militia Bureau.
Recommending action as requested above.
' (Sgd)
Colonel, Infantry.
NOTE. When an apartment is rented where heat and light or either is included in the rental, a statement
to that effect should be made.
Payment of expenses for quarters, light, and fnel, for enlisted men
of the Regular Army detailed with the National Guard will be made
by the United States Property and Disbursing Officer for the State
concerned, upon vouchers (public voucher, Purchases and Services
other than Personal, War Dept. Form No. 330), made out in the name
of the person furnishing the service, no reimbursement to the enlisted
man for such payments being authorized. (Changes No. 1, December
18, 1919.)
450. Noncommissioned officers of the Quartermaster Corps de-
tailed to duty with the National Guard of a State are governed by the
same regulations as prescribed for sergeant-instructors. They will
report to the senior inspector-instructor in the State, Territory, Dis-
trict of Columbia, or instruction district and perform their duties
under his direction and supervision. All official correspondence and
reports will be made through him. Their services will be restricted to
the supervision of the care of all United States property issued to
the National Guard of the State and the instruction of officers and
noncommissioned officers of the National Guard in connection with
accountability for United States property. They are not available to
perform the duties of clerks, storekeepers, or caretakers of property
of the United States or of the property belonging to the State.
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3. RETIRED OFFICERS.
451. Retired officers of the Army, with their consent, may be as-
signed to active duty for service in connection with the Organized
Militia in the several States and Territories upon the request of the
governor thereof. (Act of April 23, 1904.) The period of such duty
will ordinarily be for four years. Retired officers can not be detailed
as inspector-instructors under section 100 of the act of June 3, 1916.
452. Upon taking station retired officers will report by letter as
follows :
(a) For instructions to the Chief, Militia Bureau, and to the Com-
manding General of the territorial department hi which they are to
serve.
(6) Their arrival to the Governor of the State or Territory to which
they are assigned.
453. Retired officers on duty with the Organized Militia are not
available for duty hi connection with Federal inspections of the
National Guard. They will act in an advisory capacity to the mili-
tary authorities of the State, and under the direction of the senior
inspector-instructor on duty in the State, may assist in conducting ex-
aminations, schools, target practice, in the instruction in the keeping
of records, the care of and accountability for property, and in render-
ing reports of attendance at drills. It is essential in carrying out the
policy of the War Department that retired officers work harmoniously
with the senior inspector-instructor of the State, and that advice given
to State authorities be in strict conformity with the approved policy
of the War Department and the methods of the senior inspector-
instructor in carrying it out.
454. No Federal appropriations for the support of the National
Guard are payable to retired officers for expenses incident to their
duties with the National Guard. All such expenses must be paid
from funds appropriated by the State, Territory, or District to which
they are detailed.
455. Retired officers of the Regular Army may accompany the
National Guard when ordered out by the Governor of a State for riot
duty or other duty to suppress disorder or carry out the State laws.
456. Retired officers will render a quarterly report to the Chief of
the Militia Bureau through the department commander on March 31,
June 30, September 30, and December 31. This report will be for the
same purpose as, and will be similar to, the quarterly report rendered
by inspector-instructors. (See Par. 405.)
457. Retired officers of the Regular Army on duty with the Na-
tional Guard will not be relieved from duty at the request of State
authorities, except for cogent reasons. Any charges which may arise
against them will be fully investigated and they will be given oppor-
tunity to reply thereto and submit such evidence as they may desire
before any action looking to their relief will be taken by the War
Department.
458. Whenever a retired officer of the Regular Army on duty with
the Organized Militia is present at any assembly for armory drill and
instruction including indoor target practice, of any company, troop
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battery, or detachment, he will render a report of attendance thereat
separately for each unit as provided for in paragraph 409.
459. The Federal appropriations made for the support of the
National Guard are defined in an analysis circular published yearly
from the Militia Bureau. Also the amounts under the several sub-
appropriation headings apportioned to the several States, Territory
of Hawaii, and the District of Columbia, for each year, except for the
fiscal years 1919 and 1920, are promulgated in circulars issued by the
Militia Bureau. It is important that retired officers on duty with the
Organized Militia be thoroughly familiar with these circulars,
460. All communications relating to the duties, or affecting the
status of retired officers of the Regular Army on duty with the
Organized Militia will be addressed to or forwarded through the
Chief of the Militia Bureau, except as provided in paragraph 826,
Army Regulations, and the reports of armory and field inspections,
and camps of instruction, which are made direct to department com-
manders.
461. Particular attention is called to Tables of Organization issued
by the War Department hi conforming to the provisions of the Acts
of Congress. Retired officers should be familiar with these tables.
B. ATTENDANCE AT ARMY SERVICE SCHOOLS.
OFFICERS.
462. When authorized by the ^President, upon the recommenda-
tion of the governors of their respective States or Territories or of
the commanding general of the District of Columbia Militia, officers
of the National Guard may attend and pursue a regular course of
study at any Army service school except the United States Military
Academy. The number and character of Army service schools to
which National Guard officers are eligible will be published from time
to time in circulars from the Militia Bureau.
Regulations governing these schools and information as to the
courses of study, proficiency, and examination are published in
orders from the War Department.
463. Except for admission to the Army War College, which will be
governed by War Department Regulations, an officer must not be
above the grade of colonel, must be of sound health, and must have
such preliminary educational qualifications as will enable him to
participate profitably in the course of instruction. Applications for
admission to service schools will be submitted through military chan-
nels in time to reach the Chief of the Militia Bureau at least two
months before the commencement of the school year.
464. Such officers as have complied with the necessary preliminary
requirements and who may be selected by the Secretary of War as
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130 NATIONAL GUARD REGULATIONS.
candidates, will be authorized to report to an inspector-instructor
for a written examination, the scope of which will be announced by
the Chief of the Militia Bureau.
465. The course of instruction for National Guard officers will be
the same as that for officers of the Regular Army, and they will,
upon graduation, receive a diploma or certificate of proficiency in
such subjects as have been satisfactorily completed by them and
they will be classified in the same manner as Regular Army graduates
of the service school.
466. When a National Guard officer is graduated from a school, the
fact of his graduation will be reported by the commandant to the
Chief of the Militia Bureau, who will notify the governor of his State
or Territory or the commanding general of the District of Columbia
Militia.
467. Each officer attending a school must provide himself, at his
own expense, with the required textbooks and with the proper uni-
form of his own State, Territory, or District, and he shall observe the
uniform regulations of the school which he is attending.
468. While in actual attendance at any Army service school,
officers of the National Guard shall receive the same travel allow-
ances and quarters, or commutation of quarters, and the same pay
and allowances to which an officer of the Regular Army of the same
grade would be entitled for attending such school: Provided, That
the pay and allowances authorized shall in no case exceed those of a
captain. .
469. Leaves of absence will not be granted, except for exceptional
reasons. The method of granting sick and ordinary leaves of ab-
sence will be the same as those prescribed in Army Regulations for
officers of the Regular Army. The former will be limited to 20 days
and the latter to 10 days within any one school year.
470. The attendance of officers of the National Guard pursuing a
course of study at a service school shall be certified to by the com-
mandant. If officers attend all sessions of the school during the
month, the certificate shall cover the entire month; the inclusive
dates of all absences shall be stated in the certificates, and these
certificates will be filed with the officers' accounts for pay and allow-
ances. The first account will also be accompanied by a copy of the
authority under which officers reported at the school.
ENLISTED MEN.
471. When authorized by the President, upon recommendation of
governors of their respective States or Territories or the commanding
general of the District of Columbia Militia, enlisted men of the Na-
tional Guard may attend and pursue a regular course of study at any
Army service school appropriate to their arm of the service and to
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which enlisted men of the Regular Army are eligible. The number
and character of Army service schools to which enlisted men of the
National Guard are eligible will be published from time to time in
circulars from the Militia Bureau.
472. Under the provisions of section 2, act of Congress approved
May 4, 1916, the President is authorized to appoint cadets to the
United States Military Academy from among enlisted men divided
in number as nearly equal as practicable between the Regular Army
and the National Guard, between the ages of 19 and 22 years, who
have served as enlisted men not less than one year, to be selected
under such regulations as the President may prescribe.
These appointments will be made on the recommendations of the
governors of the several States and Territories and the Commanding
general, District of Columbia Militia, and correspondence relative
thereto should be forwarded direct to The Adjutant General of the
Army.
473. In order to be eligible for detail to attend service schools, en-
listed men of the National Guard must be of sound health, of good
moral character, and must have such educational qualifications as will
enable them to participate profitably in the regular course of instruc-
tion at the school.
474. As a necessary preliminary to obtaining permission to attend
a service school enlisted men of the National Guard must be recom-
mended to the Secretary of War by the governors of their respective
States or Territories or by the commanding general of the District
of Columbia Militia. The recommendation in each case should be
accompanied (a) by information as to the age of the applicant and
length and character of his service in the National Guard, the course
he desired to pursue, his educational qualifications, and his experi-
ence and instruction, if any, in the kind of work for which he requests
instruction; and (6) by satisfactory evidence that the applicant is
of sound health and of good moral character.
475. Upon receipt of authority to attend an Army service school
enlisted men will be discharged and reenlisted for the organization
to which they belonged, in order that the United States will derive
the benefit of the service of such men for a full term of enlistment, and
that no discharges will accrue while in attendance at Army Service
Schools.
476. Enlisted men attending a service school must be provided
with the proper uniforms of the organization to which they belong.
477. While in actual attendance at a service school enlisted men
of the National Guard shall receive the same travel allowances and
quarters, or commutation of quarters, and the same pay, allowance,
and subsistence to which enlisted men of like grade in the Regular
Army would be entitled for attending such school. They are not
132 NATIONAL GUARD REGULATIONS.
entitled to pay or allowances while absent for a period in excess of
10 days.
478. If any enlisted man of the National Guard attending a service
school should show inability to take the prescribed course with
profit, or neglect his school work, or disregard orders, or show him-
self as being unsuitable to remain at the school, he will be relieved
from the school and ordered to his home.
479. When an enlisted man of the National Guard is relieved from
attendance at a service school, the commandant thereof will issue him
a certificate of proficiency in those subjects which have been satis-
factorily completed, and will inform the Chief of the Militia Bureau
as to the course in which such enlisted man is proficient, with the
view to conveying the information to the governor of the State or
Territory or the commanding general of the District of Columbia
Militia, as the case may be.
480. The accounts of officers and enlisted men attending service
schools will be settled by the property and disbursing officer for the
United States in the State or Territory or District of Columbia in
which they are commissioned or enlisted.
C. OFFICERS AND MEN OF THE NATIONAL GUARD ATTACHED TO THE
REGULAR ARMY FOR INSTRUCTION.
481. When authorized by the President, upon the recommendation
of the governors of their respective States or Territories or of the
commanding general of the District of Columbia Militia, a limited
number of selected officers or enlisted men of the National Guard
may be attached to the Regular Army for routine practical instruc-
tion at or near an Army post during a period of field training or other
outdoor exercises. Applications for detail to duty with regular
troops should be submitted through military channels in tune to
reach the Chief of the Militia Bureau at least two months before the
commencement of the exercises.
482. Assignments will be limited to organizations of the same arm,
corps, or department to which the officers or enlisted men of the
National Guard belong.
483. Officers must not be more than 60 years of age, must not be
above the grade of colonel, and must be of sound health. Applica-
tions from enlisted men will be limited to those who are noncom-
missioned officers, and the complete record and history of mili-
tary service will be submitted with each application.
484. While participating in such exercises or practical courses of
instruction officers and enlisted men of the National Guard will
receive the same pay, allowances, and subsistence to which officers or
enlisted men of the Regular Army of like grade would be entitled:
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Provided, That in no case shall the pay and allowances of an officer
exceed those of a captain.
485. The accounts of officers and enlisted men attached to the
Regular Army for routine practical instruction will be settled by the
property and disbursing officer for the United States in the State or
Territory or District of Columbia in which they are commissioned or
enlisted, and must be accompanied by a copy of authority under
which the officer or enlisted man reported, together with certificate
of the commanding officer of the Regular Army unit to which at-
tached as to the presence of such student during the period for
which he is paid.
D. ARMORY INSTRUCTION.
486. Training courses for each arm and corps will be published by
the War Department. It will be the duty of inspector-instructors to
prepare schedules covering the courses prescribed for their arms and
corps and to supervise the execution of the details of such courses.
Special reports will be made to the department commanders for ref-
erence to the Chief, Militia Bureau, of all neglects on the part of
organizations to conform to the schedules.
487. Each company, troop, battery, and detachment in the
National Guard shall assemble for armory drill and instruction, in-
cluding indoor target practice, not less than 48 times each calendar
year and not less than 24 times each semiannual period beginning
January 1 and July 1 of each year. Each and every assembly shall
be of at least one and one-half hours' duration.
488. The commanding officer of a company is responsible for the
instruction, tactical efficiency, and preparedness for field service of
his company, for its appearance and discipline, for the care and
preservation of its equipment, and for the proper performance of
duties connected with its pay, clothing, accounts, reports, and
returns.
489. In the absence of its captain, the command of a company
devolves upon the subaltern next in rank who is serving with it,
unless otherwise especially directed by higher authority.
490. Captains will require their lieutenants to assist in the per-
formance of all company duties and to exercise command of the com-
pany in field and armory instruction. They will ordinarily assign
each of their subaltern officers to a specific position in the adminis-
tration of the company and hold them responsible for results attained.
One subaltern should be assigned to administrative duties, including
the preparation of rosters, accounts, reports and returns, relieving
the captain of the details of paper work required by regulations.
One subaltern should be assigned to and placed in charge of the arms,
equipment, and other property issued to the company. The assign-
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ment of a subaltern to positions as given above does not relieve the
captain of responsibility for the complete efficiency of the company
and proper care of property, nor the subaltern for efficiency in his
personal instruction and training.
491. As a condition to the payment of officers and enlisted men
for armory service, in addition to their individual attendance, their
average attendance at drills must be as follows:
(a) For officers and men of a company, troop, battery, or detach-
ment, the attendance at armory drills for each semiannual period
after January 1, 1920, must be 50 per cent or more of the actual com-
missioned strength of the company, troop, battery, or detachment
for officers and be not less than 60 per cent of the authorized mini-
mum enlisted peace strength of the company, troop, battery, or de-
tachment for enlisted men, provided that credit for attendance at
drills shall not be given unless the period of actual military instruction
participated in by each officer and enlisted man at each assembly,
exclusive of rests and interruption, is at least one and one-half hours
in duration, and provided further that the character of the instruction
is such as may be prescribed by the Secretary of War. Credit for
drill attendance of company officers and enlisted men will not be
allowed on account of time occupied with correspondence schools.
(Changes No. 1, Dec. 18, 1919.)
(b) The commanding officer of a company, troop, or battery may
designate not to exceed one officer, one noncommissioned officer, and
one private who may be authorized to spend the drill period in work
on the company records, care of arms, equipment, and property,
preparation of work for noncommissioned officers' schools, and
conduct of authorized examinations.
(c) The word " drill" will not necessarily be restricted to tactical
evolutions, but it may be interpreted to include practical and theo-
retical instruction in duties pertaining to the special arms or in such
subjects as guard duty, care of the rifle, equipment, and special
arms, instruction in tent pitching, combat, patrols, outposts, minor
tactics, problems on the sand table, field fortifications, talks on
marches, camps, care of the feet, sanitation, first aid to the injured,
making and breaking camp, packing wagons, railroad transportation,
care of animals, making of pay rolls, military courtesy and customs
of the service, the Articles of War, gallery practice, instruction and
examination of gunners, rated men, and noncommissioned officers.
(d) A company may participate in an out-door exercise or maneu-
ver and take credit for the same as an armory drill, provided that
such exercise or maneuver shall be of not less than one and one-half
hours' duration.
(e) Credit for not to exceed one assembly for armory drill Ln any one
week and not to exceed eight such credits in any one calendar year
may be given to a soldier for participation in target practice on a
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rifle range, provided that the target practice shall be supervised by a
commissioned officer, and that not less than 8 enlisted men of the
same company, troop, or battery shall be present and engage in
target practice for a continuous period of not less than 1 hours, and
provided further that the above provisions shall not apply to camps
of instruction for field training or for camps for rifle practice.
(f) Credit for more than one drill will not be allowed for any one day,
except by special authority of the Secretary of War.
DRILLS.
492. For all organizations:
(a) Two drills held within a week (commencing Sunday and ending
Saturday, inclusive) may be counted as one assembly: Provided, That
the attendance at each drill be not less than one officer and 30 per
cent of the authorized minimum enlisted strength, or of the enrolled
strength where it exceeds the authorized minimum of a company,
troop, battery, or detachment ; Provided further, That credit can not
be claimed for the attendance of the same personnel at both drills
and no officer or enlisted man can secure credit for more than one
drill of this character even though he may attend both, and his
attendance at one drill and not both drills shall be considered in
computing the percentage required for the semiannual period: Pro-
vided further, That the average attendance required for each semi-
annual period as prescribed in paragraph 491 (a) above is not in any
manner waived or changed.
(b) The drills authorized in this paragraph will be recorded sepa-
rately on proper forms, using a column for each drill to show the
attendance thereat.
(c) Officers and enlisted men in a company, troop, battery, or
detachment can not qualify for pay separately. Both officers and
enlisted men must have the required average attendance for the semi-
annual period for either class to receive pay.
493. In order to receive credit for drill, a member of an organization
must drill or participate in exercises with his own organization.
However, the personnel of headquarters and supply companies or
troops is such as to permit certain exceptions to be made to this regu-
lation without loss of efficiency in the training of these organizations.
The exceptions authorized are fully stated below:
HEADQUARTERS COMPANY, TROOP, OR DETACHMENT.
(a) The commanding officer, regimental sergeant major, color ser-
geants, first sergeant, mess sergeant, supply sergeants, stable ser-
geant, sergeants, sergeant bugler, corporals (Field Artillery), cooks,
buglers (Field Artillery), mechanic (Field Artillery), privates, first
class, and privates, will be located at one station. Credit for drill
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will be given these members only for drills or exercises with this
portion of the company.
(6) The battalion or squadron sergeants major are authorized to
be located at the stations of their respective battalion or squadron
commanders, and credit for drills will be given them for periods of
instruction given them by their respective battalion or squadron
commanders or battalion or squadron adjutants.
(e) The band section is authorized to be located at a station other
than that of its company or troop, provided there is a commissioned
officer and an organization of the same arm at that station, and
credit for drills will be given, provided the drills or exercises are
supervised by a commissioned officer.
(d) Horseshoers, saddlers, and wagoners are authorized to be
located at a station other than that of the company or troop, where
a company, battery, or troop of the regiment is stationed, provided
there are no animals issued to the headquarters company or troop,
and credit for drills will be given when they drill with an organiza-
tion of their own arm, provided they are horseshoers, saddlers, or
teamsters, respectively, by occupation.
(e) When all of the batteries of a Field Artillery regiment are not
located in one place, one battalion section and one officer of a head-
quarters company or a supply company may be located at a station
other than that of its company and credit for drills will be given.
Where battalion sections have been so located, credit for drills given
to such sections under a commissioned officer is authorized.
(f) Master engineers will be used as instructors with any companies
of the battalion or regiment to which they belong, and may be located
at such stations as will best permit them to carry out such duties,
and will be given credit for drills or exercises which they attend in
that capacity.
SUPPLY COMPANY, TROOP, OR DETACHMENT.
(g) Commissioned officers, regimental supply sergeants, first ser-
geants, mess sergeants, stable sergeants, corporals, cooks, and pri-
vates (Field Artillery), will be located at one station. Credit for
drill will be given these members only for drills or exercises with
this portion of the company.
(Ji) Detachments of headquarters and supply companies or troops
authorized for battalions of Field Artillery and squadrons of Cav-
alry not forming a part of a regiment will be located at one station,
except horseshoers, saddlers, and wagoners. Credit for drill will be
allowed the members of these detachments only for drills or exer-
cises with their own detachments. The exceptions extended to
horseshoers, saddlers, and wagoners of headquarters and supply
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companies will be extended to these members of detachments of
headquarters and supply companies.
(i) The attendance of any member of a headquarters or supply
company or troop, or of a detachment of a headquarters or supply
company or troop authorized to drill with a company or troop other
than his own, will be recorded on the form "Record of monthly
attendance at drills" with the organization with which he drills.
However, it will be the duty of his company or troop commander
to secure evidence of his attendance at such drill and report the
attendance of such member on the form "Record of monthly attend-
ance at drills" of his own company or detachment.
HEADQUARTERS AND STAFF.
(7) Colonels, lieutenant colonels, and majors will be required to
attend the number of assemblies for armory drill and instruction,
and of the same duration as prescribed for officers of companies.
Their duties will consist of participating in tactical evolutions with
their commands when the latter are drilled as units, close supervision
of the training, appropriate practical work in administration, and
such administrative and tactical studies and exercises as may be
prescribed by the inspector-instructor. They will visit the various
units of their commands and exercise a constant and close super-
vision of the manner in which the prescribed drills and exercises are
executed, and will conduct a critique at the end of each drill wit-
nessed. Their remarks will include an enumeration of the deficien-
cies observed and a statement of the means to be taken to correct
them.
(k) Staff officers and noncommissioned staff officers of a regiment,
battalion, or similar command will be required to attend the number
of drills and of the same duration prescribed for officers of companies.
Their duties will consist of participating in tactical evolutions with
their commands when the latter are drilled as units, and of appro-
priate administrative and tactical studies and exercises prescribed
by the inspector-instructor when their commands are not so drilled.
(I) Staff officers (except those commanding companies, troops,
and sanitary units) of The Adjutant General's Department, Inspec-
tor General's Department, Judge Advocate General's Department,
Quartermaster Corps, and the Ordnance Department will be required
to attend the number of assemblies for drills and of the same duration
prescribed for officers of companies. Their duties in uniform in
armory office will consist of appropriate practical work in adminis-
tration, supply, mobilization, equipment, and records, and in such
administrative and tactical studies and exercises as may be pre-
scribed by the inspector-instructor in carrying out the program
prescribed by the War Department.
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494. The enlisted personnel of staff corps and departments assigned
to divisions and of State administrative staff and brigade head-
quarters detachments will be required to attend the number of
assemblies for drill, such assemblies to be of the same duration
prescribed for companies. Their duties in uniform in armories,
arsenals, and storehouses will consist of appropriate practical work
in administration, supply, mobilization, equipment, and records,
and in such appropriate studies and exercises as may be prescribed
by the inspector-instructor.
495. The location of the enlisted personnel of staff corps and depart-
ments assigned to divisions and of State administrative staff will be
such that they may be instructed by the officers of their own corps
or department, and no such enlisted man should be stationed at a
town where there is no officer of his corps or department.
496. Aids-de-camp will be required to attend drills with the or-
ganizations from which they are detailed, or to which they are at-
tached, as required for company officers.
497. Chaplains will be required to be in armory or in camp, avail-
able for consultation, for an equal number of periods of the same
duration prescribed for officers of companies. Credit will be given
for sermons delivered to a military command or visits to sick soldiers
in hospital or at their homes. Chaplains are charged with the welfare
and entertainment of enlisted men.
498. General officers will be required to visit the various units of
the commands for the purpose of inspection. It is not intended that
their visits will be occasions of ceremony as a rule, but that they will
time their trips so as to observe the troops in their routine drills and
training. A definite number of trips is not prescribed, but general
officers will be expected to keep themselves informed as to the prog-
gress of all the units in their commands, both as to training and equip-
ment, and as to their general efficiency. At each visit of inspection
they will conduct a conference and direct means calculated to correct
the deficiencies which are observed. They will also submit efficiency
reports on commissioned officers and formal recommendations to the
adjutant general of the State, covering defects which they are unable
to remedy. When practicable, the inspection visits of general officers
will be made in company with inspector-instructors.
499. In addition to such requirements as may be prescribed in the
special regulations for the instruction of officers of the Medical Corps,
the State, territorial or district surgeon of a State, Territory, or the
District of Columbia, will be required to make official visits to sanitary
detachments and units for the purpose of observing the progress of
their training, condition of their equipment, and general efficiency.
The total number of such visits during a semiannual period must be
not less than three, and, if practicable, the itineraries will be arranged
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so that all sanitary troops will be visited at least once during a semi-
annual period.
500. Field and staff officers who do not reside at the station of their
command will be required to take such correspondence courses, in
lieu of attending drills, as may be prescribed by inspector-instructors.
501. The expense incident to the travel of general officers, field
officers, staff officers, and noncommissioned staff officers in attendance
at drills prescribed for them is not a proper charge against Federal
funds.
502. The commanding officer of each company, troop, battery,
and detachment shall keep, on a form furnished by the Militia Bu-
reau, a monthly record, in triplicate, of each officer and enlisted man
of his organization at every drill or assembly for inst ruction, showing
the name of the person, the date of the drill, the period during which
he was actually present and under instruction in uniform, and the
character of the drill and instruction for the entire period. This
roster of attendance certified to by the senior officer on duty with the
organization will be again certified to by the battalion commander
or officer of corresponding command, providing he is on duty at the
station of the company, and delivered or mailed to the regimental
commander immediately after the last drill or instruction of each
month. Regimental or separate battalion, company, troop, battery,
and detachment commanders will forward the original reports of
attendance directly to the department commander, and the duplicate
copies to the adjutant general of the State. The triplicate copies
will be retained in the organization records.
Battalion commanders and officers of corresponding command will
ascertain that it represents an exact statement of the drill and in-
struction undergone during the monthly period.
503. A monthly record of attendance will be kept on the form and
as prescribed for companies, as follows:
(a) For general officers, aids-de-camp, and staff officers of a divi-
sion or brigade commander by the senior officer.
(&) For the field and staff officers, chaplains, and noncommissioned
staff officers of a regiment, separate battalion, or similar command
by the regimental, separate battalion, or similar commander.
(c) For the officers of staff corps or detachments not provided for
above, by the senior line officer at the station or town of said officer.
(d) It will be the duty of all officers to see that their attendance
at armory drill and instruction is duly reported as required by these
regulations.
(e) One copy of each of the rosters of attendance required above
will be forwarded by the officer named directly to the department
commander at the end of each month and a duplicate copy to the ad-
jutant general of the State.
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504. Armory drills will be supplemented by such armory schools,
courses, and questions and answers, as may be prescribed by the War
Department for officers and enlisted men. Inspector-instructors
will conduct these courses and the examinations thereon in accord-
ance with the directions in each case. It shall be the duty of officers
and enlisted men of the National Guard to pursue the studies pre-
scribed in such armory schools, correspondence courses, and ques-
tions, and to take the examinations thereon. All stationery, maps,
and material required for such armory schools and correspondence
courses will be procured by requisition upon the Chief, Militia Bu-
reau, the cost thereof, to be charged against the State's apportion-
ments under section 67 of the Act of June 3, 1916.
E. FIELD INSTRUCTION.
(See sees. 94, 95, 96, and 97, act of June 3, 1916.)
505. Each company, troop, battery, and detachment in the
National Guard shall participate in encampments, maneuvers, or
other exercises, including outdoor target pratice, at least 15 days
each year, unless excused from participation in any part thereof by
the Secretary of War.
506. To insure progress and uniformity in instruction, the Militia
Bureau will formulate on or before March 1 of each year a general
scheme of instruction for the ensuing summer period for the informa-
tion of department commanders and Coast Artillery district com-
manders. Subject to the requirements of the general scheme and to
the limitations imposed by available funds, department commanders
will, after direct correspondence with the adjutants general of the
States, initiate plans for summer camps for the National Guard
within their respective departments.
507. Based upon the general scheme of instruction referred to in
the preceding paragraph, programs of instruction for the National
Guard at encampments or field exercises will be prepared under the
direction of the department commander well in advance of the date
set for the encampment or exercise. Programs for coast-defense
exercises will be submitted in a similar manner and for final approval
to the commanding officer of the Coast Artillery district in which the
exercises are to be held. Copies of all programs of instruction will
be sent through department commanders to the Chief of the Militia
Bureau by those preparing them. Programs will provide for a daily
period of instruction of not less than 8 hours, Sundays and holidays
excepted.
508. Subject to such general directions as the Secretary of War
may issue to insure uniformity in the instruction of the National
Guard, department commanders will have charge of all encampments,
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maneuvers, and other exercises of the National Guard held in their
respective departments.
509. The Regular Army personnel necessary for instruction at
authorized encampments and maneuvers and for field or coast-
defense exercises of the National Guard will be provided through
direct correspondence between the adjutants general and commanders
of departments in which the State is located.
510. Of the officers sent to attend encampments, manuevers, or
field or coast- defense exercises, including inspector-instructors regu-
larly detailed with the National Guard, as many will be assigned by
department commanders to make the field inspections as may be
necessary, the number usually not to exceed one for each battalion.
When practicable, officers will be assigned to their own arms of the
service for inspection duty. Reports of field inspections will be
made on the prescribed forms and forwarded to the Chief of the
Militia Bureau through department commanders.
511. Inspector-instructors and sergeant-instructors will be at the
disposition of department commanders during the summer encamp-
ment period, and will be available as instructors at any authorized
National Guard camp, manuever, field or coast-defense exercise
within the limits of the department.
512. Credit for attendance at encampments, maneuvers, or exer-
cises shall not be given unless the average number present for duty
during the encampment period shall exceed 50 per cent of the
prescribed minimum strength of officers and be not less than 80
per cent of the prescribed minimum strength of enlisted men of the
company, troop, battery, or detachment; nor unless the periods of
actual military duty and instruction participated in by each officer
and enlisted man on each day on which he shall be credited as having
been present, and the character of training engaged in, shall be such
as may be prescribed by the Secretary of War for the encampment.
In order to receive credit for attendance all men present, except
cooks or kitchen police and noncommissioned officers in charge of
quarters or camp, and those on sick report, must actually participate
in the maneuvers, target practice, or other exercises. No officer or
enlisted man shall receive pay for attendance at such encampment,
maneuver, or exercise unless he shall have been present and partici-
pated during at least one-half of the number of days authorized for
attendance of the organization to which such officer or enlisted man
belongs.
513. Unless otherwise directed by department commanders, it
shall be the duty of the inspector-instructor or other regular officer
detailed as instructor at such camps to verify the attendance in his
organization at each day's duties and to report to the senior inspector-
instructor the attendance of officers and enlisted men with the char-
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acter of instruction pursued and the time devoted to the exercises
prescribed in the approved program of instruction.
514. The location and suitability of the camp sites and ranges for
encampments, maneuvers, or other exercises, for field or coast-
defense instruction and outdoor target practice shall be determined
or approved by the Secretary of War, or by department commanders
under instructions from the Secretary of War.
515. No bills should be contracted or obligations incurred by any
officer of the National Guard in connection with the participation of
the National Guard in joint camps of instruction or maneuvers, pro-
viding for payment to be made by the United States, except in
accordance with the provisions of the National Guard Regulations
and the acts of Congress appropriating funds for the support of the
National Guard.
516. Requisitions for supplies for joint encampments of instruc-
tion must be made to the proper supply officers of the Regular Army
in charge of issuing supplies thereat, and should specify, as near as
possible, the exact quantities of supplies that will be required. The
military authorities of the States, Territories, and the District of
Columbia should inform the supply officer of the camp as far as
possible in advance of the date of the joint exercises or encampments
the probable quantities of supplies of each kind that will be required
in anticipation of the requisitions that will be submitted to the
supply officers later at the encampments.
517. Care should be exercised that no supplies in excess of absolute
necessity are requisitioned for. The cost of any supplies ordered, if
met from Federal funds, must be charged against funds under the
subappropriation " General expenses, equipment and instruction,
National Guard," apportionment for " Equipment and incidental
expenses," provided sufficient funds remain to the credit of the State,
Territory, or District of Columbia, otherwise from funds other than
Federal.
518. As the National Guard while participating in joint maneuvers
or encampments is not " called forth" in the manner or for any of
the purposes prescribed in the Constitution, they continue to be State
forces and do not at any time pass into the service of the United
States.
519. Officers and enlisted men of the National Guard while attend-
ing national rifle contests or joint camps of instruction may be
admitted to field hospitals of the Army on the approval, respectively,
of the executive officer of the national matches or the commanding
officer of the joint camp of instruction. For subsistence charges in
above case, see paragraph 724.
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520. Officers of the National Guard not belonging to organizations
attending maneuvers may be assigned to duties of grades correspond-
ing to those held by them, respectively, to fill vacancies which may
exist temporarily in such organizations, and may be paid the pay due
their grade from Federal funds for the performance of such duties.
They shall be entered on pay rolls, in red ink, after the roll proper,
and reported as " attached. "
521. Each command must be mustered for pay as provided in para-
graph 720. For regulations governing pay, transportation, and sub-
sistence of the National Guard while participating in encampments,
maneuvers, or other exercises, including outdoor target practice, see
Article XV.
F. TARGET PRACTICE AND COMPETITIONS.
TARGET PRACTICE.
522. Outdoor target practice is included under the classification
of encampments and maneuvers in section 92, act of June 3, 1916.
Outdoor target practice must therefore be in the nature of camps of
instruction under canvas or in cantonments to be credited as part of
the 15 days in training required by the act, or to entitle the members
of the National Guard to pay, transportation, and subsistence, except
that when authorized by the department commander, detachments
of not less than 1 officer and 8 enlisted men from the same organ-
ization may engage in outdoor target practice in accordance with
properly prepared schedules.
523. All small-arms target practice will be conducted in accordance
with the provisions of the Small-Arms Firing Manual and other
regulations of the War Department. The expenditure of ammuni-
tion, issued by the Federal Government, for purposes other than those
authorized in the Small-Arms Firing Manual and other regulations
of the War Department, is prohibited. Officers and enlisted men
not belonging to organizations armed with the rifle, pistol, 01 machine
gun are not authorized to participate in small-arms practice.
524. All practice must take place under the immediate super-
vision of a commissioned officer of the National Guard, who shall be
responsible that the requirements of the regulations are complied
with.
525. Regulations concerning the disposition of empty cartridge
cases, empty packing boxes, bandoleers, and clips, derived from the
expenditure of small-arms ammunition issued to the National Guard
by the Ordnance Department, are contained in paragraphs 907 and
908.
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526. Under the provisions of Small-Arms Firing Manual, company
and regimental figures of merit will be calculated by multiplying
The number of expert riflemen (including hold-over expert
riflemen) by 120
The number of sharpshooters by 110
The number of marksmen by 100
The number of first-class men by 60
The number of second-class men by 40
The number of unqualified by
Total.
(a) The company figure of merit is obtained by dividing the sum of
the products by the total number in the six classes, provided the total
number equals or is below the prescribed minimum strength of
officers and men of the company. When the total number in the six
classes is greater than the prescribed minimum strength of officers
and men of the company the divisor will be the actual commissioned
and enlisted strength of the company diminished by the number of
officers and enlisted men authorized but not required to fire, who did
not fire.
Figure of merit will not be separately computed for headquarters,
machine-gun, and supply companies.
(b) The regimental figure of merit will be obtained by taking the
total number of the different classes for the entire regiment, multi-
plied by the proper multiplier, and divided by the authorized mini-
muni strength of officers and men where the strength of the organ-
ization equals or is below the minimum, and by the actual number in
the organization where the total is in excess of the minimum strength.
Those authorized but not required to fire will be included only when
they do fire.
(c) Acting inspectors of small-arms practice are not recognized as
a part of the National Guard by the War Department and should
not be considered in computing figure of merit The report of small-
arms firing should be signed by the commanding officer of the camp
where the firing was conducted in place of the inspector of small-
arms practice.
527. The figure of merit for the National trophy awarded annually
by the War Department will be computed by multiplying.
(a) The number of expert riflemen, sharpshooters, marksmen by 1.00
(6) The number of first-class men by .60
(c) The number of second-class men by .40
And adding the products thus obtained.
WHO WILL FIRE KNOWN DISTANCE PRACTICE REQUIRED TO FIRE.
528. All officers and enlisted men of regiments of Infantry, Cav-
alry, and Engineers, and of mounted battalions of Engineers, except
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those authorized but not required to fire, and except bandsmen,
will fire.
All officers and enlisted men of companies of Coast Artillery will
fire Special Course A.
AUTHORIZED BUT NOT REQUIRED TO FIRE.
529. Staff departments, except medical and chaplains, all officers
and enlisted men.
Staff Corps, all officers and enlisted men.
Field and staff officers of regiments of Infantry, Cavalry, and
Engineers, of mounted battalions of Engineers, and of the Coast
Artillery Corps.
Enlisted men of headquarters, supply, and machine-gun troops and
companies of Cavalry and Infantry. Enlisted men of regiments
and mounted battalions of Engineers who do not belong to com-
panies. Noncommissioned staff officers of the Coast Artillery Corps.
All officers enumerated above of over 10 years' commissioned or
commissioned and enlisted service, except officers of the Medical
Department and chaplains, are authorized but not required to fire.
Cooks may be excused from firing.
Officers and enlisted men authorized but not required to fire, and
who are not on duty with a company or troop which takes target
practice, will, if they fire, be attached to organizations for practice
and will be classified on the report of the organization to which so
attached.
530. Small arms practice will be recorded on the following forms:
No. 70, M. B. Individual record All arms Rule practice.
Nos. 75 and 75 (a) M. B. Companies Infantry, Cavalry, and
Engineers Small- Arms Practice.
Nos. 15 and 15 (a) M. B. Regiments, separate organizations
Infantry, Cavalry, and Engineers. Adjutants general of States
Small- Arms Practice.
No. 409, A.G.O. Special Course "A," Companies Coast Artil-
lery Rifle practice.
No. 305, A.G.O. Individual record All arms Pistol Practice.
No. 308, A.G.O. Classification companies, Field Artillery and
Coast Artillery Pistol practice.
531. The annual report of small-arms firing rendered by the adju-
tants general of States should show the consolidated reports of regi-
ments and separate organizations of Infantry, Cavalry, and Engi-
neers in rifle and pistol practice; pistol practice for Field Artillery,
and pistol practice and rifle practice Special Course "A' 1 for Coast
Artillery, omitting the figure of merit.
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RIFLE CAMPS OF INSTRUCTION.
532. Rifle camps of instruction must conform in all respects to the
regulations governing field instruction, (pars. 505 to 521 inclusive).
The executive personnel will be detailed from the officers of the
organizations participating.
533. Markers, telephone men, and laborers will ordinarily be
detailed from the organizations participating in target practice.
Where, however, it is specifically shown that this procedure would
increase the number of days necessary for the camp, and thereby
increase the total cost of the same, markers may be employed at a rate
not to exceed two markers for every ten enlisted men or major frac-
tion thereof hi excess of five participating in small-arms practice and
firing on each and every day of service, and at a rate of pay not to
exceed 25 cents per hour for each hour of actual employment as such,
but no marker or telephone man shall receive pay hi excess of $2 per
day. Civilians employed for this purpose are paid from the appor-
tionment for " Rifle practice and target ranges." Enlisted men of
organizations not participating in the encampment may be employed
and paid as civilians. Payments for transportation or subsistence
are not authorized to civilians or enlisted men employed as such.
Vouchers covering the pay of markers will be accompanied by a cer-
tificate of the executive officer that the conditions of this paragraph
have been complied with.
534. The necessity of using telephones on rifle ranges must be
clearly set forth and have the approval of the governor of the State
or Territory, or the commanding general of the District of Columbia
Militia, together with his certificate that the expense was for the
use of the National Guard and essential for the promotion of rifle
practice. The same requirements govern an expense in connection
with repairing telephones.
RIFLE COMPETITIONS.
(Sees. 92, 109, 110, act of June 3, 1916.)
535. Service at rifle competitions will not be reckoned in the assem-
blies for drill and instruction nor as part of period of encampment or
maneuvers prescribed in section 92. Periods of service at com-
petition under Federal pay are periods for which officers and enlisted
men are lawfully entitled to the same pay as officers and enlisted
men of the corresponding grades in the Regular Army, in the meaning
of sections 109 and 110, act of June 3, 1916, and such periods can not
therefore be reckoned in periods for which compensation is paid
under the provisions of those sections.
536. Pay for officers and pay and subsistence for enlisted men
who are members of the national rifle team of a State, or are included
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hi the additional personnel authorized in orders of the War Depart-
ment, are authorized for the following periods, viz:
Fourteen days' preliminary practice, exclusive of the preliminary
team practice allowed by the national match rules after arrival at
the national match range; and
The period of the national match, including the period of author-
ized matches held in conjunction with the national matches and the
necessary tune of travel in going to and returning from the national
match range.
Pay and subsistence for the above periods except subsistence during
the period of the national match are payable from funds under the
sub appropriation "Expenses, camps of instruction," appropriation
" Arming, equipping, and training the National Guard." Expenses
other than pay during the period of the national match are met from
funds specially appropriated for the national match.
537. Competitions held for the purpose of selecting a national
rifle team must conform in all respects to the rules hereinafter pre-
scribed for State competitions.
538. Interstate rifle competitions are not authorized, except after
special approval in each case of the War Department. To obtain
authority for this purpose the entire scheme must be submitted to
the War Department, and conditions under which the competition
can be carried out as a charge against Federal funds must be spe-
cifically described. Each State planning to participate must submit
an application to the Militia Bureau, with a certificate showing that
at least 75 per cent of the National Guard of the State armed with the
rifle have fired the prescribed course in small-arms firing during the
current season. Before the expenses of a State team can be paid
from Federal funds for participation in an interstate competition
specific authority in the case of each team must be obtained from the
Secretary of War.
539. Pay and transportation for officers and pay, transportation
and subsistence for enlisted men participating in State rifle compe-
titions are payable from the funds under the sub-appropriation
''Expenses, camps of instructions," appropriation "Arming, equip-
ping, and training of the National Guard," provided the following
conditions are complied with, viz:
(a) The competition shall include in the course of fire for each
competitor the record practice, Regular Army course. For com-
petitors belonging to organizations all of whose members are armed
with the pistol, it shall include the record practice, dismounted
pistol course, as prescribed in Small-Arms Firing Manual.
(6) To be eligible as a competitor an officer or enlisted man must
belong to an organization armed with the rifle in which not less than
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75 per cent enlisted strength shall have completed the prescribed
course of target practice during the current target year.
(c) There must be present and participating on each and every
day of the competition at least 40 competitors. No officer or enlisted
man shall be eligible as a competitor who during the year in which
the competition is held has not previously completed the prescribed
course of rifle practice, or in the case of pistol competitions, who
has not completed the prescribed course of dismounted pistol practice.
(d) At least two-thirds of the total number of competitors shall
be enlisted men who in their organizations are armed with the rifle,
or, in the case of pistol competitions, enlisted men who in their organi-
zations are armed with the pistol.
(e) Officers of grades higher than that of captain shall be ineligible
as rifle competitors.
(/). No officer or enlisted man shall be eligible to attend competi-
tions with the same arm (i. e., rifle or pistol) as a competitor for
more than three years in succession.
(g) No person shall be paid as a competitor hi State rifle competi-
tions for more than 10 days in any one calendar year.
(h) Pistol competitions are authorized only in conjunction with
rifle competitions or camps of instruction. The attendance of
officers or enlisted men at competitions for the sole purpose of com-
peting with the pistol is not authorized except from organizations
not armed with the rifle.
540. The authorized executive personnel at State rifle competi-
tions shall not exceed the following:
Where organizations represented in the competition do not exceed
50 companies or similar organizations: 1 executive officer, of grade
not to exceed that of major, who shall also act as chief range officer;
1 adjutant, of grade not to exceed that of captain, who shall also
act as statistical officer; 1 quartermaster, of grade not to exceed that
of captain; 1 medical officer, of grade not to exceed that of captain,
and assistant range officers of grade not to exceed that of captain,
and at the rate not to exceed 1 for every 20 competitors or major
fraction thereof.
Where the organizations represented in the competition exceed
50 companies or similar organizations: 1 executive officer, of grade
not to exceed that of colonel; 1 adjutant, of grade not to exceed
that of major, who shall also act as statistical officer; 1 quarter-
master, of grade not to exceed that of captain; 2 medical officers,
one of whom shall be of grade not to exceed that of major and the
other that of captain; 1 chief range officer, of grade not to exceed
that of captain; and assistant range officers of grade not to exceed
that of captain, and at the rate not to exceed 1 for every 20 com-
petitors or major fraction thereof.
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541. Enlisted men or civilians may be employed as markers and
scorers at State rifle competitions at a rate not to exceed 3 markers
and scorers for every 10 competitors present on each and every day
of the competition; not to exceed 1 enlisted man or civilian for
every 50 competitors present on each and every day of the com-
petition is authorized as assistant to the statistical officer. Two
enlisted men or civilians for every 10 targets or major fraction
thereof, or for every butt where a butt contains 5 or more targets,
may be employed as telephone operators. Two privates or civilians
as laborers for every 50 competitors or major fraction thereof present
on each and every day of the competition may be employed. Not
to exceed 2 enlisted men of the Hospital Corps are authorized for
the purpose of caring for the sick. Enlisted or civilian cooks are
authorized at a rate not to exceed 1 for every 30 enlisted men or
major fraction thereof herein authorized to attend the competition.
Civilians employed under the provisions of this paragraph are paid
from the apportionment for "Rifle practice and target ranges " and
enlisted men from the apportionment for " Equipment and incidental
expenses " not to exceed the rate of pay prescribed in paragraph
533 of these regulations.
542. All expenses of competitions paid from Federal funds must
be paid from the appropriations under section 67, act of June 3,
1916, except where special appropriations have been made by
Congress for such expenses.
543. The provisions governing State competitions apply to all
rifle and pistol competitions held within a State in which troops of
that State only participate.
544. The disbursement of Federal funds for cash prizes or for
prizes consisting of articles of merchandise is not authorized. An
annual expenditure for medals or trophies at a rate not to exceed
$100 per regiment and a proportional amount for separate organ-
izations is authorized.
545. A trophy shall be awarded by the War Department annually
to that company of Infantry, Coast Artillery, Engineers, or troop of
Cavalry of the National Guard of each State, Territory of Hawaii,
and the District of Columbia firing the course of rifle practice pre-
scribed for infantry, which attains the highest figure of merit com-
puted in accordance with instructions given in paragraph 527,
provided that the trophy shall not be awarded to any organization
in which the number of men qualifying as second-class men or better
is less than 75 per cent of the total enlisted strength borne on the
rolls of the organization during the period from June 1 to September
30. On March 1 of each year the adjutants general of the several
States, Territory of Hawaii, and the District of Columbia shall
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report to the Secretary of War, through the Chief of the Militia
Bureau, the name of the organization to which the award is to be
made for the past year in accordance with the provisions of this
paragraph, together with a copy of the report of small-arms firing
of the organization. This report will be accompanied by a certifi-
cate of the adjutant general of the State, Territory of Hawaii, or
District of Columbia to the effect that to the best of his knowledge
and belief the scores set opposite the name of each officer and
enlisted man are bona fide scores, made as prescribed in the Small
Arms Firing Manual. Upon receipt of the certificate from the
War Department making the award of the trophy the adjutant
general of the State, Territory of Hawaii, or the District of Columbia
will present the trophy to the organization, to be retained by it for
one year, together with the certificate, which will become the per-
manent property of the organization. State authorities are respon-
sible for the safekeeping of the trophy, and are obliged to replace
it in event of its loss or destruction.
AETICLE XI.
UNIFORM.
A. NATIONAL GUARD.
546. The uniform of the National Guard will be that prescribed in
the Regulations for the Uniform of the United States Army with the
exceptions hereinafter stated.
547. Uniforms issued to the National Guard and paid for from
Federal appropriations are the property of the United States, and
they will not be worn by members of the National Guard except
upon official occasions, including mobilization, assemblies for armory
training, target practice, camps of instruction and field training,
parades, and reviews. They may be worn on social occasions only
at assemblies at the authorized armory when authorized or required
by the commanding officer concerned. The wearing of uniforms on
private social occasions is expressly prohibited. The wearing of
mixed uniform and civilian dress is prohibited.
548. Officers and enlisted men of the National Guard not in the
service of the United States are authorized to wear as part of their
uniform such National Guard medals and badges as are authorized
by their respective State laws or regulations. When such badges and
medals are worn they will be worn on the left of the medals and badges
authorized in the Regulations for the Uniform of the United States
Army.
549. Under the provisions of Section 125 of the National Defense
Act of June 3, 1916, authorizing the Secretary of War to designate
organizations that may wear their prescribed uniforms, the military
organizations of each State, Territory, and the District of Columbia
constituted by the laws thereof, and including all members thereof,
whether members of the National Guard or not, are designated as
organizations whose members may wear their prescribed uniforms:
Provided, That where such prescribed uniforms are similar to the
uniforms legally prescribed for the United States Army, Navy, or
Marine Corps, distinctive marks and insignia shall be worn as a
part thereof as herein prescribed.
550. Adjutants general and officers of the staff corps and depart-
ments of States, Territories, and the District of Columbia, and organi-
zations of the National Guard recognized as such by the War De-
partment under the act of June 3, 1916, shall wear collar ornaments
and insignia as prescribed below;
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BRONZE METAL.
(a) For all officers of the federally recognized National Guard the
letters "U. S." in gothic design, five-eighths inch high, each letter
followed by a period, with letters forming the authorized abbrevia-
tion of the name of the State, not to exceed four letters, one-fourth
inch high, in gilt metal, superimposed thereon. All superimposed
letters will be gothic design.
(6) The letters "U. S." with the State abbreviation superimposed,
will be worn 1 inch from each end of the collar, with a suitable
space between the letters, and placed midway between the upper
and lower edges of the collar.
(c) The insignia of the corps, department, or arm of service, and
the insignia of aids and chiefs of staff will be worn five-eighths inch
from the letters "U. S." next to letter farthest from opening of
collar.
For all enlisted men of the federally recognized National Guard:
(d) On the right side of collar, a disk one inch hi diameter, with
raised rim encircling the letters "U. S." in bronze, with the letters
forming the authorized abbreviation of the name of the State, not to
exceed four letters, superimposed thereon in bright metal; the disk
will also bear below the letters "U. S." the number of the regiment,
or other numbered unit when applicable. When there is no unit
number the "U. S." will be in the center of the disk.
(e) On the left side of collar, a disk one inch hi diameter with
raised rim, encircling the device of the corps, department, or arm of
the service; this disk will also bear in the lower angle of the device
(except in Engineer companies where the letter will be above the
middle turret) the company letter for men in troops, batteries, or
companies, except headquarters, machine gun, and supply companies,
which will bear the letters "H. Q.," "M. G.," or "S.," respectively.
(/) Disk insignia will be worn on the service coat, edge of disk
to be 1 inch from the end of the collar, and the disk to be midway
between the upper and lower edges of the collar.
B. STATE FORCES.
551. The executive, administrative, and supply staff officers and
aids to the governor, and all other officers duly appointed, and en-
listed men of State guard or State militia troops organized and main-
tained under State laws, but who are not recognized as legally con-
stituted National Guard officers, enlisted men, or forces within the
meaning of the Act of Congress approved June 3, 1916, shall wear
(a) On overcoats, raincoats, dress and full dress and service coats,
and on olive-drab shirts when worn without a coat, a scarlet five-
pointed star of cloth or felt, measuring 1 inch from its center to
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each point thereof, on the outside of each sleeve and centered IJ
inches from the lower end thereof.
(&) Collar ornaments, bronze: Any selected by the State except
disks resembling those used by the Regular Army in size, shape, or
device, or those used by the United States Navy or Marine Corps.
(c) All sleeve braid, including overcoats: Any color except those
prescribed for Regular Army, Navy, or Marine Corps viz, brown,
gold, yellow, or black.
(d) For distinctive cap or hat device, the coat of arms of the State
or any other device except the coat of arms of the United States worn
by the United States Army and the cap devices used by the United
States Navy and Marine Corps.
552. For Home Guards, State police, constabulary, defense leagues,
etc.:
(a) Half brassard: Two inches wide, plain cadet-gray felt, across
and outside left arm from seam to seam midway between elbow and
shoulder to be sewed on overcoat, blouse, and shirt when worn
without blouse.
(6) Collar ornaments, bronze: Any selected by the State except
disks resembling those used by the Regular Army in size, shape, or
device, or those used by the United States Navy or Marine Corps.
(c) Sleeve braid: Any color except those prescribed for Regular
Army, Navy, or Marine Corps viz, brown, gold, yellow, or black.
(d) For distinctive cap or hat device, the coat of arms of the State
or any other device except the coat of arms of the United States worn
by the United States Army, and the cap devices used by the United
States Navy and Marine Corps.
553. The above requirements apply only when the State uniform
in any given case is similar to one or more of the United States
uniforms specified. If the uniform adopted by any State for any
organization is wholly unlike any of the uniforms used by the Army,
Navy, or Marine Corps in material, color, or cut, so as to be clearly dis-
tinguishable from such United States uniforms, then the foregoing
regulations do not apply.
554. The statute cited in paragraph 549 above is a penal statute,
and the final decision as to its infraction in any case can be made
only by a competent criminal court.
555. Chevrons, indicating noncommissioned-officer grades, will be
worn on the right sleeve.
AETICLE XII.
INSPECTIONS.
556. The Federal inspections of the National Guard are classified
as follows:
(a) Armory inspections.
(6) Field inspections.
(c) Special inspections.
557. Armory inspections will be made annually by officers of
the Regular Army, under the direction of the Inspector General
of the Army, and will be completed during the period from January
1 to March 31, inclusive.
The primary objects of the armory inspection are to determine:
(a) Whether the National Guard is organized as prescribed by
law and regulations.
(&) Whether the officers and enlisted men possess the physical
and other qualifications prescribed by law and regulations.
(c) Whether the organization and the officers and enlisted men
thereof are sufficiently armed, uniformed, and equipped for active
duty hi the field or coast defense.
(d) Whether the National Guard is being suitably trained and
instructed and disciplined for active duty in the field or coast defense.
(e) Whether the amount and condition of the property in the
hands of the National Guard are satisfactory.
(/) Whether the records are being kept in accordance with the law
and regulations.
(g) To test each officer by requiring him to demonstrate his
proficiency in the instruction and in the technical and tactical
handling of his command.
558. The annual armory inspections will be formal occasions, and
the reports of the inspecting officers will serve as a principal basis
for deciding as to the issue to and retention by the National Guard
of military property provided under the act of June 3, 1916, and
for determining what organizations and individuals shall be con-
sidered as constituting parts of the National Guard within the
meaning of the said act.
559. Field inspections will be made annually by officers of the
Regular Army under the direction of department commanders in
the course of such encampments, maneuvers, or field or coast defense
exercises as may be authorized by the Secretary of War.
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The primary objects of the field inspection are:
(a) To determine the preparedness of the organization for war
service.
(6) To determine the capacity of officers for the exercise, in the
field, of command appropriate to their rank.
(c) To determine the degree of care that is bestowed upon Federal
property in the field.
No formal field inspection is required. The reports will be prepared
on prescribed forms from notes made during the field service.
560. Special inspections of the National Guard will include:
(a) The accounts of property and disbursing officers.
(&) The Field Artillery materiel and Coast Artillery materiel
furnished by the Ordnance Department of the Army.
(c) The Coast Artillery materiel furnished by the Signal Corps of
the Army.
(d) Informal inspections of new organizations which are proposed
for recognition as a part of the National Guard.
(e) Such additional investigations as may be ordered by the
Secretary of War.
561. Inspections of the National Guard will be made by inspectors
general, or by other officers of the Regular Army, detailed by the
Secretary of War for that purpose. As soon as an officer receives
notice of his designation for duty as inspector of the National Guard
he will enter into correspondence with the State military authorities
with a view to making the necessary arrangements. Care should
be taken to consult the convenience of the units that are to be
inspected, and in the case of regiments composed of scattered com-
panies, or of companies composed of scattered platoons, it is not
necessary that the units shall be brought together for the purpose
of inspection, but the separate parts can be inspected at their home
armories.
562. There is no objection to State inspections being made at the
same time as the Federal inspection, with the distinct understanding,
however, that the Federal inspection takes precedence and is in no
way interferred with.
563. The inspecting officer will verbally inform the organization
commander of irregularities or deficiencies noted in connection with
the subject of organization, armament, and equipment, and will at
the same tune offer such assistance, advice, or suggestions as may be
practicable looking to their correction.
564. Only such property as is submitted to the personal examina-
tion of the inspecting officer will be included in the report, and in
determining the serviceability or unserviceability of any article the
inspector will be guided by Regular Army standards. It is incum-
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bent upon the State authorities to produce the property and not upon
the inspecting officer to institute a search therefor.
565. In computing the numerical strength of organizations credit
will be allowed only for men who are uniformed, armed, and equipped
so far as equipment has been furnished. Officers and enlisted men
who are necessarily absent from their commands at the time of the
armory inspection may be inspected with another organization of
the same State, providing they present the written authority of the
adjutant general of the State or Territory or the District of Columbia
as the case may require. A member of the National Guard can not
be attached to an organization of another State for the purpose of
inspection. Members of organizations temporarily absent from
their commands for the purpose of attending any service school will
be counted in the aggregate strength of the organization being
inspected, the circumstances being noted in the inspection report.
566. Reports of the armory and field inspections will be forwarded
to the department commander, who will examine them with a view
to detection of errors and incompleteness and their correction by the
responsible inspectors, and then forward them to the Chief of the
Militia Bureau.
567. The chief of the Militia Bureau will furnish copies of extracts
of the annual inspection reports to the States for transmittal to the
organizations concerned, and the organization commander will
report through military channels the steps that are being taken to
correct the defects noted. Federal inspections will include an exami-
nation of the records of the organization with a view to determining
whether deficiencies existing at the last inspection have been cor-
rected, and it will be incumbent upon the commanding officer thereof
to present to the inspecting officer the reports or extracts of reports
of the last annual armory and field inspections.
568. Inspection of the accounts and records of the National Guard
property and disbursing officers for the United States, required by
section 67 of the act of Congress approved June 3, 1916, will be made
at least once each year by officers of the Inspector General's Depart-
ment of the Army. The frequency of these inspections will be regu-
lated by the Secretary of War. Inspectors general will inquire into
and report upon the necessity, economy, and propriety of all dis-
bursements of the National Guard property and disbursing officers
for the United States, their strict conformity to the law appropria-
ting the money, whether these officers comply with the law hi keep-
ing their accounts and making their disbursements, and whether
their property records are complete and properly kept, and the re-
quired reports rendered. A statement of receipts and expenditures
and of the distribution of funds, with lists of outstanding checks,
on forms furnished by the Inspector General of the Army will be
submitted by the property and disbursing officer to the inspector, who
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should immediately transmit the lists of outstanding checks to the
Treasury Department. Upon return from the Treasury Department
balances will be verified and noted on the inspection report, which
will then be forwarded to the Inspector General, with a copy of each
list of outstanding checks and the indorsements thereon. The
original lists will be retained by the inspector to be used at the next
inspection of the officer's accounts and then sent to the Inspector
General.
569. The Field Artillery materiel and Coast Artillery materiel
issued to the National Guard by the Ordnance Department of the
Army will be inspected by officers of that Department designated by
the Chief of Ordnance under instructions from the Secretary of War.
Upon receipt of orders to inspect the materiel in the possession of any
State, the inspecting officer will notify the military authorities of the
State of his designation for duty and the date upon which the materiel
will be inspected by him. The proper National Guard authorities will
render such assistance as he may require, including the furnishing of
details of men for the purpose of maneuvering the materiel. When-
ever practicable not to exceed two rounds will be fired from each field
gun by the inspecting officer, the ammunition for this purpose being
furnished by the United States. Upon the completion of the in-
spection of each battery or headquarters detachment in the case of
Field Artillery, and of each armory in the case of Coast Artillery, the
inspecting officer will submit a report in duplicate on the prescribed
form to the Chief of Ordnance, w T ho will transmit one copy to the
Chief of the Militia Bureau. The report will state in detail the con-
dition of all parts of the ordnance equipment, and if defective in
any way the extent and character of the repairs required, and the cause
of the damaged condition of the property.
570. Department commanders will cause annual inspections to be
made of Signal Corps Coast Artillery equipment installed in such armo-
ries of the National Guard as may be designated by the Secretary of
War. Ordinarily such inspections will be made by the artillery engi-
neers of the coast defense commands to which the National Guard or-
ganizations are permanently assigned. Officers designated to make
these inspections will communicate with the adjutant general of the
State concerned and the National Guard authorities will furnish such
assistance as the inspector may require. Reports covering the
inspection will be prepared in duplicate on the prescribed forms and
submitted to the department commander, who will forward both
copies to The Adjutant General of the Army for reference to the
Chief of the Militia Bureau and to the Chief Signal Officer. The
report will state hi detail the condition of all parts of the signal corps
equipment, and if defective in any way the extent and character
of the repairs required and the cause of the damaged condition of the
property.
AKTICLE XIII.
COURTS-MARTIAL IN THE NATIONAL GUARD.
571. The system of courts-martial for the National Guard when
not in the service of the United States is outlined in sections 102 to
108, inclusive, act of June 3, 1916 (pars. 63-69, inclusive). Whentfo
National Guard is in the service of the United States , it is in all respects
subject to the Articles of War. In that event the sections named and
the provisions of this article have no application.
572. The provisions of this article are intended to explain wherein
the composition, jurisdiction, and procedure of courts-martial in the
National Guard differ from those of courts-martial in the Regular
Army. Except as indicated herein, the Manual for Courts-Martial
will be strictly followed. (References given below are to paragraphs,
Manual for Courts-Martial, 1917, corrected to Aug. 1, 1918.)
573. A National Guard court-martial has power to try all officers
and enlisted men of the National Guard belonging to the State, Ter-
ritory, or District from which its members are appointed, and also
officers and enlisted men of the National Guard Reserve whenever
they are called out for service or are actually engaged in training
with the active National Guard. (Par. 4, p. 2.)
574. All officers of the National Guard belonging to the State,
Territory, or District concerned, and such officers of the Reserve as
are actually engaged in service or training with the active National
Guard, are competent to serve as members of a court-martial.
Officers of the Regular Army, unless holding commissions in the
National Guard, and officers of another State, Territory, or District,
are not eligible as members. (Par. 6, p. 6.)
575. The retired list existing in many States is no part of the
National Guard within the meaning of the law, and officers whose
names are borne on such lists are not eligible to sit as members of
National Guard courts-martial. (Par. 9 (6), p. 7.)
576. A general court-martial in the National Guard may be con-
vened by:
(a) The President of the United States.
(6) The governor of a State or Territory.
(c) The commanding general of the District of Columbia Militia.
(Par. 14, p. 9.)
577. A special court-martial in the National Guard may be
appointed by the commanding officer of a garrison, fort, post, camp,
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or other place, brigade, regiment, detached battalion, or other
detached command. (Par. 21, p. 12.)
The words "other place " apply to an armory. When an entire
regiment is stationed in the same city or town, special courts should
not, as a rule, be convened by authority inferior to the regimental
commander. A battalion or other organization is to be regarded as
" detached" only when its station or armory is separate from that in
which the regimental headquarters is located.
578. A summary court in the National Guard may be appointed
by the commanding officer of a garrison, fort, post, or other place,
regiment or corps, detached battalion, company, or other detach-
ment. When a company or detachment occupies and uses an
armory with other troops, the summary court should be appointed
by the senior officer present, under the authority covered by the
words " other place," rather than under the words " company" or
"other detachment." (Par. 25, p. 13.)
579. The punishments which may be imposed by a general court-
martial are the following:
(a) Dismissal, in the case of an officer.
(6) Dishonorable discharge, in the case of an enlisted man.
(c) Reduction to the ranks, in the case of a noncommissioned
officer.
(d) Forfeiture of pay and allowances.
(e) Fine, not exceeding $200, or confinement in lieu thereof, at a
rate not exceeding one day for each dollar.
(f) Reprimand. (Par. 40, p. 21.)
580. The punishments which may be imposed by a special court-
martial are the same as those stated in the remarks in paragraph 579,
except that
(a) As an officer may not be tried by special court, dismissal can
not be imposed by it.
(6) Fines imposed by it may not exceed $100. (Par. 42, p. 22.)
581. The punishments which may be imposed by a summary
court are the following:
(a) Reduction to the ranks in the case of a noncommissioned
officer.
(b) Forfeiture of pay and allowances.
(c) Fine, not exceeding $25, or confinement in lieu thereof. (Par.
44, p. 23.)
582. All courts-martial of the National Guard shall have power to
sentence to confinement in lieu of fines authorized to be imposed, at
the rate of one day for each dollar of fine authorized. (Sec. 106,
act of June 3, 1916.) When sentences of confinement can be made
effective, such punishment may be inflicted by confinement in an
armory rather than in a jail or penitentiary.
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583. When an organization is at its armory station, the arrest
before trial should ordinarily cover the tune an officer or enlisted
man should be present with his organization. It should not extend
outside of his military status and duties. An unauthorized absence
would thus include a breach of arrest.
When an organization is in camp or otherwise away from its
station and armory for training or service, the ordinary procedure
pertaining to the Regular Army should be followed. (Par. 46, p. 25.)
584. That copy of the record of trial by summary court which in
the Regular Army is sent to the "officer exercising general court-
martial jurisdiction," is in the National Guard sent to the adjutant
general of the State, Territory, or District concerned. (Par. 79 (a),
p. 42.)
585. The top fold of the original copy of the charges in a case
tried by general court-martial, and the record of trial of said case
which in the Regular Army are finally forwarded to the Judge Advo-
cate General of the Army, are, in the National Guard, sent to the
adjutant general of the State, Territory, or District concerned.
(Par. 79 (6), p. 42.)
586. The judge advocate of a general or special court-martial in
the National Guard shall prosecute in the name of the United States
and of the State, Territory, or District of Columbia, concerned.
(Par. 95, p. 48.)
587. The compensation of a reporter for a National Guard court-
martial is dependent upon the law of the State, Territory, or District
of Columbia concerned. (Par. 13, p. 53.)
588. The judge advocate of a general or special court-martial in
the National Guard shall administer to the members the following
oath or affirmation:
"You, A. B., do swear (or affirm) that you will well and truly
try and determine, according to the evidence, the matter now before
you, between the United States of America and the State of
and the person to be tried, and that you will duly administer justice,
without partiality, favor, or affection, according to the provisions of
the rules and articles for the government of the National Guard of
the United States and of the State of - , and if any doubt
should arise, not explained by said articles, then according to your
conscience, the best of your understanding and the custom of war in
like cases; and you do further swear (or affirm) that you will noc
divulge the finding or sentence of the court until they shall be pub-
lished by the proper authority, except to the judge advocate and
assistant judge advocate; neither will you disclose or discover the
vote or opinion of any particular member of the court-martial,
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unless required to give evidence thereof as a witness by a court of
justice in due course of law. So help you God." (Par. 132, p. 61.)
589. Paragraph 138, Manual of Courts-Martial, 1917, does not
confer power on the persons therein named to administer oaths in
National Guard administration. A summary court officer is author-
ized by section 105, act of June 3, 1916, to administer oaths for
administrative purposes; as to others having that power the law of
the State must be consulted. (Par. 138, p. 63.)
590. In the National Guard it is not the judge advocate but the
president of a court-martial or the summary court who has power to
issue process to compel the attendance of witnesses. All subpoenas
should therefore be signed by him. In these matters he possesses (sec.
108) the same power as is " provided in actions before civil courts;"
to ascertain the territory within which process will run the local law
must, therefore, be consulted. (Par. 159, p. 78.)
591. When a subpoena can not conveniently be served by an officer
or enlisted man of the National Guard, the proper civil authorities
should be requested to effect service. For this purpose the president
of the court or the summary court should make formal application to
the official designated by the law of the State to execute the processes
of courts-martial. In a Territory, or the District of Columbia, or hi
a State whose law makes no provision for such action by any civil
officer, then the request should be addressed to the United States
marshal of the district in which the court is convened. A United
States marshal is not empowered to execute such process if the
State law makes provision for it. (Par. 164, p. 79.)
592. When a warrant of attachment is issued for the arrest of a
civilian who willfully neglects or refuses, after having been duly
subpoenaed, to appear as a witness before a National Guard court-
martial, a request for its execution should be addressed to the civil
authorities, as provided for service of subpoenas. (Par. 168, p. 80.)
593. Although there is no power in a court-martial of the Army to
punish a witness for not testifying, this is not the case with a court-
martial of the National Guard. By section 108, its president is
authorized " to sentence for a refusal to be sworn or to answer as pro-
vided in actions before civil courts." For the extent of this power
in any particular instance consult the local law. (Par. 170, p. 82.)
594. Where the deposition of a person residing within the State is
desired, and it is impracticable to have it taken by a military officer,
the president of the court should refer it to some civil official, for
example, a notary public, competent to administer oaths, and residing
near the place where the desired witness is at the time. If the
president does not know of any such person, the papers should be
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forwarded to the adjutant general of the State, who will see that they
are referred to a proper person.
If the witness resides beyond the limits of the State, the papers
will be forwarded to the adjutant general of the State in which the
court is convened. The. State authorities will transmit them to those
of the State where the witness resides, and the deposition will be
secured as provided in similar cases for civil courts. (Par. 177, p. 85.)
595. The United States Government does not provide for the pay-
ment of expenses of courts-martial of the National Guard not in the
service of the United States. As to the fees, mileage, and expenses of
witnesses, the payment of reporters and experts and all other ex-
penses, the laws of the State, Territory, or District concerned must
be consulted. (Pars. 183-193, pp. 88-90.)
596. Courts-martial in the National Guard may not impose
punishments other than those specifically mentioned in paragraphs
579, 580, and 581; they have no general punishing power. (Pars.
310-328, pp. 146-149.)
597. The record of the proceedings of a National Guard court-
martial appointed by the President will be sent by the trial judge
advocate to the Chief of the Militia Bureau. (Par. 366, p. 179.)
598. The records of proceedings of general and special courts-
martial appointed by other authority than the President will not
be forwarded to the War Department, but two copies of the order
promulgating the action in the case will be sent to the Chief of the
Militia Bureau. Records of trials by summary court will be filed in
the office of the adjutant general of the State and no order will be
issued. (Par. 367, p. 179.)
599. Approval or confirmation by the governor, or in the District
of Columbia by the commanding general, is necessary before a
sentence of dismissal or dishonorable discharge is executed. (Par.
378, p. 185.)
600. It should be borne in mind that absence from drill, camp,
etc., of itself debars the absentee from Federal pay for the period,
without the sentence of a court-martial. This is not a punishment,
but merely the withholding of money that has not been earned,
which necessarily takes place whether the absence is with or without
fault on the part of the soldier. If the absence is willful and unjusti-
fiable the offender should be tried and fined for the sake of the
deterrent effect upon himself and others.
601. The charging cost of articles lost is no part of a court-martial
sentence, but is an administrative act, and has nothing to do with
whether the man is tried or not.
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602. If a monetary penalty is imposed as a, fine, it will be collected
by the civil official authorized by law to do so in the State; if imposed
as & forfeiture, it will be withheld by the officer or agent of the Quarter-
master Corps from the amount otherwise due as Federal pay.
603. Upon conviction of any offense or offenses for which a fine
amounting to $10 may be adjudged, a noncommissioned officer
may also be sentenced to reduction. Dishonorable discharge, with
forfeiture of all pay and allowances due and to become due, may be
adjudged in addition to the punishment stated in the table in para-
graph 605, whenever five or more previous convictions are shown,
or whenever a soldier is convicted, on one arraignment, of two or
more offenses, the aggregate punishment for which is a fine exceed-
ing $50.
604. In order to secure some degree of uniformity in punishment
for particular offenses imposed by courts-martial of the National
Guard in different States, the following table is presented, giving the
maximum punishment recommended for certain offenses.
The maximum named for any particular offense should be imposed
only in aggravated cases, or in those where the record of previous
convictions shows the accused to be an old offender; in ordinary
cases a lighter punishment than that named should be inflicted, the
court taking into consideration all attendant circumstances and also
the previous record of the accused.
It should be clearly understood that this schedule merely repre-
sents the opinion of the Militia Bureau and those officers of the
National Guard whom there was opportunity to consult. With
experience other and better schedules will be recommended until
finally a uniform standard may be attained.
In the meanwhile it should be held in mind that the schedule K
not a binding one.
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605.
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Offense.
Fine, forfeiture, or other punishment.
Under the fifty-fourth article of war:
Fraudulent enlistment
Under the fifty-eighth article of war:
Desertion, when on riot duty or similar duty, or under call
for same.
Desertion at any other time.
Under the fifty-ninth article of war:
Advising or assisting desertion..
Under the sixty-first article of war:
Absence without leave, when in camp, or on riot duty, etc.,
or failure to attend encampment, maneuvers, or outdoor
target practice.
Failure to repair to the place appointed for assembly for roll
call, drill, etc., in camp.
Failure to attend armory drill or instruction, or indoor target
practice.
Under the sixty-third article of war:
Behaving with disrespect toward superior officer
Under the sixty-fifth article of war:
Insubordinate conduct toward noncommissioned officer
Under the eighty-third article of war:
Losing, spoiling, damaging, or wrongfully disposing of mili-
tary property.
Under the eighty-fourth article of war:
Injuring, losing, selling, or wrongfully disposing of property
issued.
Under the eighty-fifth article of war:
Drunk on guard
Drunk at drill, inspection, or other duty
Under the eighty-sixth article of war:
Sentinel drunk orsleeping on post, or quitting post
Under the eighty-ninth article of war:
Committing depredation on private property
Under the ninety-fourth article of war:
Forging or counterfeiting a signature, making a false oath,
and related offenses.
Under the ninety-sixth article of war:
Assault
Assault and battery
Breach of arrest
Disrespect to sentinel
Drunkenness
False official statement or report knowingly made to superior
by-
Noncommissioned officer
Any other enlisted man ,
Gambling, in armory or camp
Indecent exposure, or committing nuisance
Introducing intoxicating liquor into armory, camp, or
quarters
For personal consumption
For another
Larceny, or embezzlement
Perjury or false swearing.
Dishonorable discharge, forfeiture of
all pay and allowances due or to be-
come due, and $50.
Dishonorable discharge, forfeiture of
all pay and allowances due or to be-
come due, and $200.
Dishonorable discharge, forfeiture of
all pay and allowances due or to be-
come due, and $100.
Dishonorable discharge, forfeiture of
all pay and allowances due or to be-
come due, and $100.
For every day or fraction of a day of
absence, $4 for noncommissioned
officers, and $3 for any other enlisted
man.
$4 for noncommissioned officers, and
$3 for any other enlisted man.
$4 for noncommissioned officers, and
$3 for any other enlisted man.
$50.
$50.
Dishonorable discharge, forfeiture of
all pay and allowances due or to
become due, and $60.
Dishonorable discharge, forfeiture of
all pay and allowances due or to
become due, and $60.
$100.
$25.
$100.
Dishonorable discharge, forfeiture of
all pay and allowances, and $100.
Dishonorable discharge, forfeiture of
all pay and allowances due or to
become due, and $200.
$30.
S60.
$30.
$50.
$5.
$50.
S30.
S10.
S25.
810.
S25.
Dishonorable discharge, forfeiture of
all pay and allowances due or to
become due, and $200.
Dishonorable discharge, forfeiture of
all pay and allowances due or to
become due. and $200.
ARTICLE XIV.
TARGET RANGES.
A. ACQUISITION.
606. At least 25 per cent of the apportionment to the several
States and Territories and the District of Columbia under section 67
of the act of June 3, 1916, must be used for rifle practice and target
ranges, including the acquisition, construction, maintenance, and
equipment of shooting galleries and target ranges. (See par. 640.)
607. The initiative in acquiring property for shooting galleries
and target ranges rests with the governor of the State or Territory or
the commanding general of the District of Columbia Militia, and all
purchases of such property are made upon their recommendation,
approved by the Secretarj" of War.
608. When a State, Territory, or the District of Columbia desires
to purchase land and other property for target ranges under the
provisions of section 67, act of June 3, 1916, the tract of land or
other property so selected shall be inspected by an officer of the
Regular Army under the direction of the department commander.
This inspection shall determine, so far as practicable, the following
specific points in respect to the land to be purchased:
(a) Suitability of the land for target-range purposes in respect to
extent, freedom from irregularities of level and drainage and protec-
tion of the surrounding locality against bullets from the range.
(Z>) Liability of local injunctions against the use of the range.
(c) Suitability of the land for range and camp purposes in respect
to sanitation, water supply, bathing facilities, camping sites, and
training purposes.
(d) Railroads, roads, and other transportation facilities.
(e) Comparison of price with reference to the cost of surrounding
land of the same character.
The result of this inspection shall determine whether or not the Sec-
retary of War will authorize the purchase of the land in question. A
report of the inspection made will be forwarded through the depart-
ment commander to the Chief of the Militia Bureau for the consid-
eration of the Secretary of War. Title of such property must be
conveyed to the United States, but before payment therefor can be
made the title must be approved by the Attorney General of the
United States, as required by section 355, Revised Statutes, and the
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deeds and abstracts of title, certificates as to taxes, etc., necessary
for the purpose of proving the title must be transmitted to the Chief
of the Militia Bureau for reference to the Attorney General. After
the title has been approved the deed, abstract, and other papers
connected with the transaction will be returned to the State authori-
ties for the consummation of the purchase. Before payment for the
property is made the deed should be recorded and the abstract
recertified down to a date overlapping the date of recording, showing
that all taxes, assessments, and liens upon the land have been dis-
charged, and that no subsequent conveyances or mortgages have
been executed and delivered by the grantors to any person. When
the purchase has been consummated and the sale properly recorded
all papers should be forwarded to the Militia Bureau for file in the
office of the Judge Advocate General of the Army. Vouchers cov-
ering payments for such property must be made in the proper manner
and on the proper form (Form No. 330, W. D.) and in accordance
with printed instructions thereon.
609. If a rifle range be acquired by the use of State, Territorial, or
District funds, reimbursement to the amount of the purchase money
may, if approved by the Secretary of War, be made from Federal
funds accruing to the State, Territory, or the District of Columbia
under section 67 of the act of June 3, 1916, by transferring title in
the land to the United States, the title being subject to the approval
of the Attorney General of the United States under section 355,
Revised Statutes, as indicated in paragraph 608 of these regulations.
610. Shooting galleries and ranges of the Regular Army shall, so
far as practicable, be open to the National Guard and organized rifle
clubs under regulations prescribed by the Secretary of War.
611. Indoor and outdoor rifle ranges established and maintained
under the provisions of section 113, act of June 3, 1916, shall be open
for use of those in any branch of the military or naval service of the
United States and by all able-bodied males capable of bearing arms,
under regulations approved by the Secretary of War.
612. The title to property acquired by the States and Territories
or the District of Columbia for shooting galleries or target ranges,
under the authority contained in section 67, act of June 3, 1916, vests
in the United States; and the relation of the States, Territories, or
District of Columbia to such properties is that of a trustee with the
use and charged with the administration of them for the purpose for
which they were acquired.
613. The actual travel and subsistence expenses of an officer of the
National Guard properly detailed, while engaged hi the work of
acquiring and developing shooting galleries and target ranges, are
properly payable from that portion of the apportionment set aside
for "Rifle practice and target ranges, v provided sufficient funds
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remain to the credit of the State; otherwise from funds other than
Federal.
614. An officer of the National Guard while engaged in acquiring
and developing galleries and ranges is not entitled to receive the pay
of his rank from Federal funds.
615. The expenses of procuring or preparing abstracts and title
papers to lands to be purchased for target ranges and shooting gal-
leries, the cost of necessary surveys, and any other legitimate expenses
entailed in securing the consent of owners to sell, are proper charges
against that portion of the apportionment set aside for " Rifle prac-
tice and target ranges, " provided the purchase of the land involved
is accomplished.
616. In case any buildings pertain to ground leased as a target
range, and these buildings are to be used in connection with the use
of such ground for range purposes, the rental of such buildings must
in every case be covered by the lease.
617. Payment of rent in advance, either by the month, quarter, or
year, is prohibited and will not be allowed by the accounting officers
of the United States Treasury Department. (Comp. Dec. May 23,
1917, vol. 23, p. 653.)
618. The lease for a target range will be approved by the governor
of the State or Territory or the commanding general, District of
Columbia Militia, and forwarded to the chief of the Militia Bureau for
consideration as to its correctness and sufficiency. The lease will
be executed in quadruplicate, one copy for the lessor, one for the
property and disbursing officer, one for the Militia Bureau, and one
for the Auditor for the War Department.
619. The expenses of renting target ranges for the use of the
National Guard at State encampments are properly payable from
that portion of the apportionment set aside for " Rifle practice and
target ranges."
620. When any land which has been acquired by purchase for a
target range for the use of the National Guard of any State, Terri-
tory, or the District of Columbia shall become useless or is found un-
available for such purpose, the Secretary of War may cause the
same to be sold either as a whole or in two or more parts, as he may
deem best for the interests of the United States. In disposing of
such property the Secretary of War shall cause the same to be ap-
praised, either as a whole or in two or more tracts, having due refer-
ence to the requirements of any permanent improvements made
thereon; and he shall cause the property to be offered at public or
private sale for not less than the appraised value; the expenses of
advertising, appraisement, survey, and sale shall be paid from the
proceeds of the sale; and the net proceeds thereof shall be placed
to the credit of the State, Territory, or District of Columbia as addi-
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tional to its allotment under section 67 of the act of June 3, 1916,
apportionment for "Rifle practice and target ranges." (Act of Con-
gress approved May 12, 1917). For disposition of funds received
from above source see paragraph 785.
B. MAINTENANCE.
621. The construction of any buildings which are essential for
storage purposes for target materials is a proper charge against that
portion of the apportionment set aside for l i Rifle practice and target
ranges. " The erection of barracks for the accommodation of the
tioops or of buildings to be used conjointly as shooting galleries and
armories, or the rental of armories, is not a proper charge against
this apportionment. The necessity of using telephones on rifle
ranges, if any, must be clearly set forth and have the approval of the
governor of the State, Territory, or the commanding general of the
District of Columbia Militia, together with his certificate that the
expense was for use of such telephones by the National Guard and
essential for the promotion of rule practice. The same requirements
govern an expense in connection with repairing such telephones.
622. Caretakers, markers, telephone men, and such other civilian
labor as may be absolutely necessary to maintain a range in proper
condition for target practice may be employed on all ranges owned
or leased by the United States or a State and may be paid from that
portion of the apportionment set aside for "Rifle practice and target
ranges. " The pay of caretakers is limited to the range-practice
season. The employment of caretakers, markers, telephone men,
and civilian laborers is subject to the folio whig conditions:
(a) Where the necessity therefor is shown and after authority
therefor is obtained from the Secretary of War, a civilian caretaker
may be employed on a rifle range owned or leased by the United
States or a State, at a rate of pay not to exceed $60 per month,
during the range practice season. On rifle ranges having thirty or
more targets installed, which a State desires to maintain open at all
times during the range practice season, for the use of such organiza-
tions or individuals as may attend and practice thereon, there will
be authorized, after application to the Secretary of War in each
specific case, one civilian caretaker at a rate of pay not to exceed
$100 per month during the range-practice season.
(b) Such civilian markers, telephone men, and laborers on rifle
ranges as are certified to be absolutely necessary and authorized in
each specific case by the Secretary of War, may be employed as pro-
vided for in paragraph 533.
(c) Payments for transportation or subsistence are not authorized
to civilians.
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623. The rental stipulated for in the lease covers the use of the
property and all damages thereto which can be clearly foreseen as
incident to its uses for the purposes for which leased, and the provi-
sion in the lease for the ascertainment and payment of damages has
reference only to casual and unforeseen damages such as are not
ordinarily incident to the contemplated use.
624. The expenses necessary to adapt premises rented at State
encampments for use as target ranges are properly payable from
that portion of the apportionment set aside for "Rifle practice and
target ranges."
625. There is no authority of law under which purchase of animals
for work on a target range may be made from funds accruing under
section 67, act of June 3, 1916.
626. There is no authority of law under which the insurance for
public buildings can be met from Federal funds, and the buildings
that may be on land acquired for a rifle range can not be insured as
a charge against an apportionment made under section 67, act of
June 3, 1916.
627. Field Artillery target ranges will be leased or acquired solely
by the Militia Bureau and will be maintained under such instructions
as may be issued by the War Department. The Field Artillery tar-
get ranges at Sparta, Wis., Tobyhanna, Pa., and such other ranges as
may be rented or acquired for Field Artillery target practice will not
be utilized by other troops in a way to interfere with the target
practice of National Guard batteries.
628. Crops on Federal rifle ranges belong to the Federal Govern-
ment, and any proceeds from their sale must be deposited in the
Treasury of the United States to the credit of the appropriation
"Miscellaneous receipts on account of proceeds of sale of Government
property."
ARTICLE XV.
FEDERAL FUNDS.
APPROPRIATIONS.
629. The appropriations provided for by the act of Congress
approved June 3, 1916, the amounts thereof depending upon the
annual Army appropriation act, are as follows :
Under section 67:
(a) To provide arms, ordnance stores, quartermaster stores, camp
equipage, and all other military supplies for issue to the National
Guard.
(&) For payment of the actual and necessary expenses incurred by
officers and enlisted men of the Regular Army when traveling on
duty in connection with the National Guard.
(c) For transportation of supplies issued from the supplying depots
to the National Guard for the permanent equipment thereof, or final
return of such supplies to such depots.
(d) For office rent and necessary office expenses of officers of the
Regular Army on duty with the National Guard.
(e) For expenses of enlisted men of the Regular Army on duty
with the National Guard, including quarters, fuel, light, medicines,
and medical attendance.
(f) For promotion of rifle practice, including the acquisition, con-
struction, maintenance, and equipment of shooting galleries and
suitable target ranges.
($r) For hiring horses and draft animals for the use of mounted
troops, batteries, and wagons, and for forage for the same.
(7i) For such other incidental expenses in connection with lawfully
authorized encampments, maneuvers, and field instruction as the
Secretary of War may deem necessary.
(i) For such other expenses pertaining to the National Guard as
are now or may hereafter be authorized by law.
(?) For the payment of salaries of the property and disbursing
officers for the United States in each State, Territory, and the District
of Columbia.
(k) For reimbursement of the actual necessary traveling expenses
of the property and disbursing officers for the United States in each
State, Territory, and the District of Columbia, when traveling in the
performance of their official duties under orders issued by the proper
authorities.
(I) For pay and transportation of officers, and pay, transportation,
and subsistence of enlisted men participating in encampments,
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maneuvers, or other exercises, including outdoor target practice, for
field or coast defense instruction.
(m) For pay and allowances of selected officers, and pay, allow-
ances, and subsistence of selected enlisted men of the National Guard
while in attendance at and pursuing a regular course of study at any
military service school of the United States, except the United States
Military Academy, or while attached to an organization of the same
arm, corps, or department to which such officer or enlisted man
belongs, for routine practical instruction at or near an Army post
during a period of field training or other outdoor exercises.
(n) For the pay and allowances of the officers of the National
Guard assigned to duty in the Militia Bureau.
630. Under section 83 :
(a) For the purchase or manufacture and issue to the National
Guard, upon requisition of the governors of the several States and
Territories or the commanding general of the District of Columbia
Militia, such number of service arms, with all accessories, Field Artil-
lery materiel, Engineer, Coast Artillery, Signal, and sanitary mate*-
riel, accouterments, field uniforms, clothing, equipage, publications,
and military stores of all kinds, including public animals, as are nec-
essary to arm, uniform, and equip for field service the National Guard
of the several States, Territories, and the District of Columbia.
631. Under section 89:
(a) For the purchase, under such regulations as the Secretary of
War may prescribe, of animals conforming to the Regular Army
standard for the use of Field Artillery, Cavalry, Signal companies,
Engineer companies, ambulance companies, and other mounted units
of the National Guard.
632. Under section 90:
(a) For the purchase and issue of forage, bedding, shoeing, and
veterinary services and supplies for the Government animals issued
to organizations of the National Guard.
(6) For the compensation of competent help for the care of the
material, animals, and equipment issued to mounted organizations
of the National Guard.
633. Under section 109:
For the compensation for the services of certain commissioned
officers on the active list belonging to organizations of the National
Guard of each State, Territory, and the District of Columbia, except
during periods of service for which they may become lawfully entitled
to the same pay as officers of the corresponding grades of the Regular
Army.
634. Under section 110:
For the compensation for the services for enlisted men on the active
list belonging to organizations of the National Guard participating in
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the apportionment of the annual appropriation for the support of the
National Guard except during periods of service for which they may
become lawfully entitled to the same pay as enlisted men of corre-
sponding grades in the Regular Army.
635. The expenses provided for under (&), (c), (d), (e), (?), (Z), (m),
and (ri), section 67, enumerated in paragraph 629, constitute a charge
against the whole sum annually appropriated under that section and
not against the apportionment made to any particular State, Terri-
tory, or the District of Columbia provided for therein. The expenses
provided for under (a), (/), (g), ft), (i), and (Ic) do, however, consti-
tute a charge against such apportionment. The annual apportion-
ment of this appropriation will be made as prescribed in paragraph
639.
636. The appropriation provided for under section 83, enumerated
in paragraph 630, will be apportioned annually to each State, Terri-
tory, and the District of Columbia as prescribed hi paragraph 641.
637. The funds provided for under sections 89 and 90, referred to
in paragraphs 631 and 632, are not subject to apportionment, but will
be carried on the books of the Militia Bureau and applied to cover
requisitions for animals, forage, bedding, and for the compensation of
authorized help, etc., submitted from time to time by the several
States, Territories, and the District of Columbia.
638. The funds provided for in sections 109 and 110 are not subject
to apportionment, but will be carried on the books of the Militia
Bureau and allotted to the Director of Finance, General Staff, as
required, subject to disbursement as provided by law.
APPORTIONMENTS.
639. So much of the appropriation made available under the
provisions of section 67 of the act of June 3, 1916, for apportionment
will be apportioned on July 1 of each year, or as soon thereafter as
practicable, to each State, Territory, and the District of Columbia
hi direct ratio to the number of enlisted men who on the June 30th
preceding were in active service in the National Guard of the State,
Territory, or the District of Columbia on that date. Before the
apportionment is made from the appropriation made available under
the sub appropriation "General expenses, equipment and instruction,
National Guard" an amount, to be determined by the Secretary of
War and to depend upon the appropriation made by Congress for
the fiscal year, will be set aside for special allotment from time to
time, in the discretion of the Secretary of War, to meet any excep-
tional, urgent, or unforeseen needs that may arise.
640. With a view to carrying out so much of section 67 of the
act of June 3, 1916, as provides for the use of the apportionment
made as described in paragraph 639 for the promotion of rifle
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practice, including the acquisition, construction, maintenance, and
equipment of shooting galleries and suitable target ranges, not less
than 25 per cent of the apportionment to the several States, Terri-
tories, and the District of Columbia shall be used for said purpose.
This 25 per cent is not available for the use of the National Guard
for any other purpose, except after approval by the Secretary of
War in each specific case. That portion of the apportionment for
the promotion of rifle practice constitutes the minimum limit of
expenditure for the purpose, but it should be expressly understood
that no maximum limit is fixed, and a transfer of the necessary
amount from that part of the apportionment for "Equipment and
incidental expenses" to that part of the apportionment for " Rifle
practice and target ranges " will be made on the books of the War
Department upon approval by the Secretary of War whenever the
necessity arises. Transfers from the apportionment for "Rifle
practice and target ranges" will be authorized only when complete
provision in respect to local target ranges has been made for each
company or equivalent unit, or when it is shown that the State has
made every effort and tried every reasonable means for acquiring
by purchase or lease suitable target ranges, but without success.
In any case, such transfer will not be authorized unless a supply of
ammunition sufficient for firing the prescribed course by all rifle
bearers of the National Guard of the State concerned is on hand or
has been requisitioned for.
641. The appropriation made available under the provisions of
section 83 of the act of June 3, 1916, will be apportioned to each
State, Territory, and the District of Columbia on July 1 of each
year, or as soon thereafter as practicable, and will be based on the
enlisted strength present at the annual inspections made under the
provisions of section 93 of that act of Congress as reported by the
officers of the Regular Army detailed to make such inspections and
upon factors as follows: (a) For Infantry, Coast Artillery, Hospital
Corps detachments (attached to organizations), Quartermaster Corps,
Ordnance Department, and all others not hereinafter enumerated,
the number of enlisted men will be multiplied by one; (6) for field
hospitals and ambulance companies the number of enlisted men
will be multiplied by two; (c) for Field Artillery, Cavalry, Signal
Corps, Engineer Corps, and machine-gun organizations the number
of enlisted men will be multiplied by three.
642. Before any apportionment is made from the appropriation
made available under the provisions of section 83 an amount to be
determined by the Secretary of War and to depend upon the appro-
priation made by Congress for the fiscal year will be set aside for
special allotment from time to time, in the discretion of the Secretary
174 NATIONAL GUARD REGULATIONS.
of War, to meet any exceptional and urgent needs that may arise
and for the equipment of new organizations.
643. Notification of the amounts apportioned by the Secretary of
War to the several States, Territories, and the District of Columbia,
under sections 67 and 83, will be by circular issued by the Militia
Bureau as soon as practicable after July 1 of each year.
PROPERTY AND DISBURSING OFFICER.
644. There will be appointed in each State, Territory, and the
District of Columbia an officer of the National Guard, or the Adjutant
General thereof, who shall be the property and disbursing officer for
the United States hi such State, Territory, or the District of Colum-
bia. The governor of each State and Territory and the commanding
general of the District of Columbia Militia shall appoint, designate, or
detail, as such officer, subject to the approval of the Secretary of War,
the Adjutant General or an officer of the National Guard of the State,
Territory, or the District of Columbia, and report by letter the
fact of such appointment, designation, or detail, to the Chief of the
Militia Bureau, giving the name and rank of the officer concerned.
Upon receipt of the letter designating the property and disbursing
officer the Adjutant General of the State, Territory, or the District
of Columbia will be informed as to whether the appointment, desig-
nation, or detail has been approved by the Secretary of War. If
approved, the officer designated, detailed, or appointed will be
furnished a blank form of bond to be executed and notified as to the
amount of the bond required.
645. Beginning September 1, 1919, the property and disbursing
officer shall, after having qualified as such, i. e., upon approval of
the required bond, receive pay for his services from funds appro-
priated for the purpose under the provisions of section 67 of the
act of June 3, 1916, in accordance with the number of officers and
enlisted men actually enrolled in the National Guard of the State,
Territory, or the District of Columbia on June 30 of each year, as
follows: $750 for less than 500 officers and men and not more than
1,500 officers and men; $1,000 for more than 1,500 officers and
men and not more than 2,500 officers and men; $1,250 for more
than 2,500 officers and men and not more than 3,500 officers and
men; $1,500 for more than 3,500 officers and men and not more
than 4,500 officers and men; $1,750 for more than 4,500 officers
and men and not more than 5,500 officers and men; $2,000 for
more than 5,500 officers and men and not more than 7,500 officers
and men; $2,500 for more than 7,500 officers and men and not
more than 9,500 officers and men; $2,750 for more than 9,500
officers and men and not more than 12,500 officers and men; $3,000
for more than 12,500 officers and men and not more than 17,500
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officers and men; $3,250 for more than 17,500 officers and men
and not more than 25,000 officers and men; $3,500 for more than
25,000 officers and men.
646. A property and disbursing officer is not authorized to hire the
services of a clerk at Federal expense. Assistant property and dis-
bursing officers appointed in pursuance of orders of the governor of a
State or Territory or the commanding general of the District of Co-
lumbia are not entitled to pay from Federal funds for services per-
formed in that capacity. The disbursing officer appointed under
paragraph 644 is charged with the duties of his office, and such
duties do not devolve upon an officer deputized to act in his stead.
647. When traveling in the performance of his official duties under
authority granted by the Secretary of War after specific request
therefor has been submitted, together with an estimate of cost of the
travel, the property and disbursing officer shall be reimbursed for his
actual necessary traveling expenses, including railroad and Pullman
fares, such reimbursement being made from the amount apportioned
to the State, Territory, or the District of Columbia for " Equipment
and incidental expenses" of the appropriation made annually by
Congress under the provisions of sections 67 of the act of June 3, 1916,
provided sufficient funds for that purpose remain to the credit of the
State, otherwise from funds other than Federal.
BONDS.
648. Special attention should be given in the preparation of the
bond given by the property and disbursing officer, and to the notes
printed thereon, to prevent unnecessary delay in the transaction.
Bonds must be renewed after a period of four years, and steps should
be taken by the property and disbursing officers to renew their bonds
prior to the expiration of the four-year limit in order to prevent delays
and complications in filling requisitions for funds and in issuing sup-
plies at the end of the bond limit period.
649. The bond required by paragraph 644 will be made out for an
amount approximately one-half the amount of funds which it is ex-
pected will be required at any one time plus $10,000 additional to cover
property responsibility and accountability. The rules of the War De-
partment do not authorize the placing to the credit of property and dis-
bursing officers more than double the amount of the bond after de-
ducting $10,000. In having the bond executed the rate of premium
charged by the bonding company must be stated on the face of the
bond, and the revenue stamps required by law affixed on the bond.
650. Officers of the National Guard who may be furnished, under
proper authority, with funds for the purchase of coffee or other com-
ponents of the travel ration for the use of their respective commands
176 NATIONAL GUARD REGULATIONS.
are not required to furnish bonds for the safe-keeping and disburse-
ments of the same. (35 Stat. L., 117.)
651. Sureties to bonds given by property and disbursing officers
will be bonded jointly and severally for the whole amount expressed
therein, and must satisfy the Secretary of War that they are jointly
worth double such amount, each surety making affidavit that he is
worth that sum over and above his debts and liabilities and stating in
the affidavit his place of residence.
652. A company incorporated under the laws of the United States,
or of any State, and legally authorized to guarantee bonds may be
accepted as surety, subject to the limitations prescribed in regulations
of the War Department governing the acceptance of corporate surety
on bonds, as published from time to time hi circulars of the depart-
ment, which circulars also give a list of the companies that are au-
thorized to guarantee bonds.
653. No provision is made in the law for the expenses hi connec-
tion with furnishing a bond, and such cost can not be paid from any
funds appropriated for the National Guard by Congress.
654. The date of the bond, so far as the United States Government
is concerned, is the date the bond is approved by the Secretary of War,
and such date should at all time be used whenever the bond is re-
ferred to.
REQUISITION FOR FUNDS.
655. When the completed bond required by paragraph 644 is ap-
proved by the Secretary of War, and upon a receipt of a request for
funds made in accordance with paragraph 656, the Secretary of War
will make requisition on the Secretary of the Treasury to have the
amount called for placed with the Treasurer of the United States to the
official credit of the designated property and disbursing officer.
656. The governor of a State or Territory, or the commanding gen-
eral of the District of Columbia Militia must, under the law, make
requisition on the Secretary of War for funds to meet all expenses
the payment of which is to be made by the property and disbursing
officer. The requisition for these funds can not be made by any
official of the State or Territory other than the governor, or in the
District of Columbia, the commanding general of the District of Co-
lumbia Militia. Under the regulations of the War Department but
one requisition a month can be submitted, except in urgent cases,
in which cases full explanation as to the urgency must accompany the
request.
657. The requisition of the governor or the commanding general
of the District of Columbia Militia will be in letter form and must be
accompanied by a detailed estimate showing the purpose or purposes
for which the funds are required, reference to be made thereon to the
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authority granted to incur the expense. When requisitioning for
funds for purposes of pay for officers and enlisted men and subsist-
ence of enlisted men for field or camp service for instruction, the
estimate will show the number of officers and enlisted men of all
grades taking part, with the number of days of their service; the ap-
proximate amount necessary to pay the officers and enlisted men of
the command on the basis of the pay of the Regular Army, without
increase for length of service; the approximate cost of the subsistence
of enlisted men of the command for the specified number of days, on
the basis of 50 cents a day for each enlisted man when rations in kind
can be issued, 70 cents a day when traveling and when travel rations
can be supplied, and not to exceed $1.60 a day when traveling and it
is necessary to supply cooked meals; also the estimated amount of
incidental expenses, such as hiring of horses and draft animals for the
use of mounted troops, batteries, and wagons in connection with the
encampments, maneuvers, and field instruction, and the estimated
cost of miscellaneous supplies that are necessary for camps, such as
wood for cooking and heating purposes, straw for bedding, forage
for animals, and other similar supplies. When requisitioning for
funds for payment of quarters for sergeant-instructors, the name of
the sergeant-instructor, the period for which intended, and the balance
remaining to the property and disbursing officer's credit for such pur-
poses should be stated. (Changes No. 1, December IS, 1919.}
658. Requisitions will be made a sufficient time in advance of the
time funds are needed for disbursement to enable them to be acted
on by the officials of the Treasury Department. The average time
required for the Treasury Department to act on requisition for funds
and to have the funds placed to the credit of the property and dis-
bursing officer is 10 days.
DISBURSEMENT OF FUNDS.
659. The funds appropriated under the several sections of the law,
and as enumerated in paragraphs 629 to 634, inclusive, will be dis-
bursed as follows:
(a) By the property and disbursing officer for the United States
hi the State, Territory, or the District of Columbia.
For the payment of the actual and necessary expenses incurred by
officers and enlisted men of the Regular Army when traveling in
connection with visits of instruction and inspection of units of the
National Guard for Federal recognition, when the travel is entirely
within the State, Territory, or the District of Columbia; also trav-
eling expenses of officers and enlisted men of the Regular Army and
officers of the National Guard in carrying out the provisions of sec-
tion 75 of the act of June 3, 1916. Prior authority of the Secretary
of War for payments of this character is not necessary.
For office rent and necessary office expenses of officers of the Regu-
lar Army on duty with the National Guard of a State, Territory, or
the District of Columbia. Prior authority of the Secretary of War
for payments of this character is necessary.
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For expenses of enlisted men of the Regular Army on duty with
the National Guard of a State, Territory, or the District of Columbia,
for quarters, fuel, light, medicines, and medical attendance. Prior
authority of the Secretary of War for payments of this character
is necessary.
For the promotion of rifle practice, including the acquisition, con-
struction, maintenance, and equipment of shooting galleries and
suitable target ranges. Prior authority of the Secretary of War for
payments of this character is necessary.
For the hire of horses and draft animals for the use of mounted
troops, batteries, wagons, and for forage for the same. Prior au-
thority of the Secretary of War for payments of this character is
not necessary.
For such other incidental expenses in connection with lawfully
authorized encampments, maneuvers, and field instruction as the
Secretary of War may deem necessary. Prior authority of the Secre-
tary of War for payments of this character is necessary
For the payment of salaries of the property and disbursing officers
for the United States in each State, Territory, and the District of
Columbia. The authority of the Secretary of War for these pay-
ments will be given at the beginning of each fiscal year.
For the reimbursement of the actual necessary traveling expenses
of the property and disbursing officer for the United States in each
State, Territory, and the District of Columbia, when traveling in the
performance of his official duties under orders issued by the proper
authorities as provided for in paragraph 647. Prior authority of the
Secretary of War for payments of this character is necessary.
For the pay of officers and the pay and subsistence of enlisted men
participating in encampments, maneuvers, and other exercises, in-
cluding outdoor target practice for field or coast-defense instruction.
Prior approval of the Secretary of War for payments of this char-
acter is not necessary.
For the pay and allowances of selected officers and the pay, allow-
ances, and subsistence of selected enlisted men of the National Guard
while in attendance and pursuing a regular course of study at any
military service school of the United States, except the United States
Military Academy, or while attached to an organization of the same
arm, corps, or department to which the officer or enlisted man be-
longs, for routine practical instruction at or near an Army post during
a period of field training or other outdoor exercises. Payments of
this character will be limited to selected officers and enlisted men
belonging to the National Guard of the State, Territory, or the Dis-
trict of Columbia for which the property and disbursing officer is
appointed. Prior authority of the Secretary of War for payments of
this character is necessary.
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For the compensation of competent help, for the care of materiel,
animals, and equipment issued to organizations of the National
Guard. Prior authority of the Secretary of War for payments of
this character is not necessary.
(6) By an officer on duty in the Militia Bureau and designated by
the Secretary of War.
For the payment of the actual and necessary expenses of officers and
enlisted men of the Regular Army on duty in connection with the
National Guard when making inspections in accordance with sec-
tion 93 of the act of June 3, 1916; in joining at State stations for
duty and returning to duty at other stations upon relief from duty
with the National Guard; in connection with camps of instruction;
inspection of target ranges; inspection of materiel, Field Artillery,
Coast Artillery and Signal Corps; and on visits of instruction and
inspection of units for Federal recognition when the latter travel is
interstate.
The pay and allowances of officers of the National Guard assigned
to duty in the Militia Bureau.
TRANSPORTATION ACCOUNTS,
660. General and detailed instructions covering the issue and use
of transportation requests are contained in United States Army
Regulations, 1913, corrected to April 15, 1917, as amended, para-
graphs 1116 to 1125, and the Manual for the Quartermaster's Corps,
1916, paragraphs 3353 to 3398. Blank forms of transportation re-
quests (original and duplicate) will be obtained for the use of the
National Guard and officers traveling in connection therewith, upon
requisition submitted to the Militia Bureau. Each United States
property and disbursing officer is designated as the transportation
officer for the State in which he is acting as such property and dis-
bursing officer, and such requests will be issued only by him so far
as the National Guard of his State is concerned. When a trans-
portation request is issued by such officer, the original request will
be delivered by him to the person or persons in whose favor the
request is drawn, and the memorandum copy will be immediately
forwarded by the property and disbursing officer to the zone finance
officer, transportation and telegraph section, Pettus Building, Wash-
ington, D. C. Each transportation request issued in connection
with the National Guard should contain on both the original and
the duplicate a notation to the effect that payment is "chargeable
to the appropriation 'Arming, equipping, and training the National
Guard'" with the appropriate fiscal year added. Following the
signature of the property and disbursing officer on each request
issued, the title "U. S. Property and Disbursing Officer for the State
of " should be plainly indicated so as to enable the settling
180 NATIONAL GUARD REGULATIONS.
officer to determine the State against which the charge is to be
made. No consolidated and periodical report of transportation
requests issued will, as heretofore, be rendered by the issuing officer.
Property and disbursing officers will not pay accounts for services
rendered by carriers on transportion requests, all such accounts
being settled by the zone finance officer, transportation and tele-
graph section, Pettus Building, Washington, D. C. Blank forms of
transportation requests will not be invoiced to, nor carried on the
property accounts of, the property and disbursing officers, but will
be issued to them on memorandum receipts. A property and dis-
bursing officer relieved from duty will turn over unused transporta-
tion form blanks in his possession to his successor, taking the lat-
ter's receipt therefor in duplicate and forwarding one copy of such
receipt to the chief of transportation, rail transportation branch,
through the Chief of the Militia Bureau. In the event that no suc-
cessor is appointed, the unused forms will be forwarded by the
property and disbursing officer to the chief of transportation service,
rail transportation branch, through the Chief of the Militia Bureau.
661. The travel of inspector-instructors and sergeant-instructors of
the Regular Army when traveling on duty with the National Guard
under proper orders should be on transportation requests when any
or all of the travel is over land grant roads. Also transportation
requests may be used for such travel where no land grant is involved
when the cost of the travel amounts to $5 or more. Transportation
requests will not be used for travel where no land grant is involved
when the cost of the same is less than $5. The same requirements
apply to the use of transportation requests issued by the State au-
thorities for travel of officers and enlisted men of the National Guard
when traveling under proper orders.
Transportation requests for travel of inspector-instructors or
sergeant-instructors should be obtained from the nearest quarter-
master and those for use of the National Guard will be furnished the
property and disbursing officer upon receipt of a request therefor
submitted to the Militia Bureau.
662. Officers issuing transportation requests are cautioned in the
preparation thereof to strictly adhere to the provisions of para-
graph 660, and when such requests are issued they must be plainly
indorsed showing that the cost of the transportation is chargeable
against the National Guard appropriation " Arming, equipping, and
training the national guard, 19 ."
663. The expenses in connection with the travel, other than the
railroad fare and Pullman transportation, will be settled as indi-
cated in paragraph 659 (a) or 659 (6). When transportation re-
quests are used for travel, with the voucher covering the expenses, a
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statement should be furnished to the effect that transportation was
furnished on transportation request.
664. The law makes no provision for payment of mileage to officers
and enlisted men of the Regular Army and the National Guard while
traveling in connection with armory or field instruction, inspection,
or changing stations. The transportation for which provision is
made by law is the actual cost thereof, reimbursement therefor to
be made in accordance with paragraph 726.
665. The National Guard, when traveling with a view to partici-
pating in State encampments or in joint maneuvers, for field instruc-
tion with the Regular Army, under the provisions of section 94 of
the act of June 3, 1916, is included in the term " troops" as used in
the land grant act of July 25, 1866 (14 Stat., 241), and similar acts,
and payment by the United States for transportation of officers and
men of the National Guard so traveling is subject to the same re-
strictions under land grant acts as the transportation of Regular
troops.
CONSOLIDATED INSTRUCTIONS AND REGULATIONS GOVERNING BILLS
OF LADING AND TRANSPORTATION OF SUPPLIES.
>. The property and disbursing officer for the United States in
a State, Territory, or the District of Columbia will not pay accounts
for bills of lading. All payments of this character will be made by
designated officers of the Quartermaster Corps of the Regular Army.
667. Bills of lading involving the shipment of Government (United
States) property, which shipments are properly payable from appro-
priations made by Congress for the benefit of the National Guard,
will be issued only by the property and disbursing officer for the
United States in the State, Territory, and the District of Columbia.
668. The original bill of lading form (QMC-153) will be numbered
serially, put up in pads of 100 each, and supplied by the Rail Trans-
portation Branch, Transportation Service, Washington, D. C., on
requisitions which should be made periodically to cover three months'
requirements. There will be no change in the present form of
shipping order, memorandum bill of lading, and extra sheet fjorms.
Those forms must be numbered by the issuing officer to correspond
with the number appearing on the original bill of lading used. The
method prescribed hi paragraph 3403, Manual for the Quartermaster
Corps, for numbering bills of lading, will be discontinued after June
30, 1919, except at points outside the continental limits of the United
States, when the provisions of this Bulletin will be effective upon
receipt of the necessary forms.
669. The five parts of Government bill of lading will be prepared and
disposed of as provided in paragraph 677.
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670. The present supply of shipping order, memorandum bill of
lading and extra sheet forms will be used until exhausted, after
which requisitions therefor will be forwarded to the Rail Transpor-
tation Branch, Transportation Service, Washington, D. C. All un-
numbered original bill of lading forms on hand July 1, 1919, will be
disposed of in the same manner as provided for waste paper.
671. The numbered original bill of lading forms will be furnished
on memorandum receipt, showing numbers, as Nos. to ,
inclusive. In cases of transfer the officer making the transfer will
secure memorandum receipt in the same form signed in triplicate by
the receiving officer. The original receipt will be forwarded to the
Rail Transportation Branch, Transportation Service, Washington,
D. C., and one of the copies will be retained by each of the trans-
ferring and receiving officers.
672. In cases of emergency shipments of Government property by
freight or express, no Government bill of lading having been issued,
the officer who arranged for the shipment will advise the transporta-
tion officer at destination that the shipment consists of Government
property, that the transportation thereof is a proper charge against
public funds, and that no Government bill of lading or express receipt
covering the shipment be attached to a serially numbered Govern-
ment bill of lading form. The certificate of delivery on such gov-
ernment bill of lading form will then be accomplished and the com-
pleted papers surrendered to the delivering carrier. A memorandum
copy thereof, bearing the same serial number as the original, will be
prepared by the transportation officer at destination and forwarded
to the Zone Finance Officer, Transportation and Telegraph Section
Washington, D. C.
673. In no case will contractors be permitted to forward shipments
of Government property on "shipper's order" bills of lading.
674. No report of issuance of bills of lading is required, but can-
celed original bills of lading will be plainly indorsed with the word
" canceled" and forwarded to the Zone Finance Officer, Transporta-
tion and Telegraph Section, Washington, D. C., for file.
675. These instructions apply from the time a bill of lading is
originated until it has been accomplished to the carrier, and mailed
to the proper accounting officer for financial settlement. They do
not cover the settlement, payment, or accounting for bills of lading,
or the settlement of loss and damage, demurrage, or overcharge
claims, but show in a general way the relation between the shipping
and the accounting functions of a transportation unit.
676. These instructions are intended to assist shipping and receiv-
ing officers in the proper and expeditious handling of shipments from
their depots, in order to minimize delays and errors, and to avoid
claims caused by improper shipping methods. They should, therefore,
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be carefully studied and followed. They are not, however, intended
to cover all situations, and specific instructions should accordingly be
requested when exceptional cases arise.
677. The prescribed form of Government bill of lading consists of
five (5) parts, viz: The original (Q. M. C. Form 153); the shipping
order (Q. M. C. 156), and three (3) memorandum copies (Q. M. C.
Form 154), which should be made simultaneously by the use of carbon
paper. One of the three memorandum copies should be plainly
stamped or indorsed " Property-received copy," and another " Prop-
erty-shipped copy." There is also an " extra sheet" (Q. M. C. Form
155) to be used as an additional sheet to the five (5) parts named
when the items of shipment are so numerous as to require more than
one sheet.
678. In issuing Government bills of lading the name as well as
the official designation of the issuing officer or agent will be stated on
the forms (Q. M. C. Forms 153, 154, and 156) in the space provided
for " Consignor." The office authorizing shipment should also be
inserted on line provided therefor immediately following and under-
neath the bill of lading number.
679. The consignee should be carefully designated as provided by
instructions in United States Railroad Administration General Order
No. 38, issued July 24, 1918, and reading as follows:
Pursuant to the act approved March 21, 1918, entitled "An act to provide for the
operation of transportation systems while under Federal control, for the just compen-
sation of their owners, and for other purposes," it is ordered that on and after the 15th
day of August, 1918, the following requirements and provisions shall apply and be
observed in respect to the shipments hereinafter described:
Shipments intended for use of any one of the Government departments, either
directly or through a contractor with the United States Government, shall not be
entitled to or receive any privilege which may be accorded on account of being
intended for use of one of the United States Government departments, either directly
or indirectly, through a contractor with the United States Government, where said
shipments are consigned otherwise than in one of the following ways:
(a) To a Government officer designated, not by the name of the individual, but by
the title of his position, as for example:
Supply Officer, Naval Inspector, or Contracting Quartermaster.
(6) To a Government officer designated, not by name, but by title as above, fol-
lowed by the words "For account of," and then followed by the name of the contrac-
tor or agent for the Government engaged on the work at the point of destination.
(c) On some contracts the Government has entered into an agreement designating
certain parties as agent, or agents for the Government on that particular contract.
Shipments for such parties shall be consigned to the particular department for which
the work is being done, followed by the words "For account of," and then followed
by the name of the agent, as, for instance:
Ordnance Department: For account of Dupont Engineering Co., Agent, Penni-
man, Williamsburg, Va.
or,
Ordnance Department: For account of T. A. Gillespie Loading Co., Agents, South
Amboy, N. J.
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(cf) Shipments of material, equipment, and supplies for any person requiring or
building ships under the supervision of the United States Shipping Board Emer-
gency Fleet Corporation, shall be consigned only to the United States Shipping
Board Emergency Fleet Corporation, followed by the words "For account of," and
then followed by the name and location of the particular concern performing the
work, as, for instance:
United States Shipping Board Emergency Fleet Corporation, For account of Ameri-
can International Shipbuilding Corporation, Hog Island, Pa.
(2) It is forbidden
(a) In consigning a shipment to use the words "United States Government," or
substantially that term , or abbreviations thereof, as the sole description of the consignee.
(6) Or to consign a shipment to and in the name of the United States Government
followed by words indicating that it is sent "care of " a private person, firm, or cor-
poration.
(c) Or to consign a shipment to a Government official or to an officer of the Army or
Navy followed by words indicating that it is sent "care of" a private person, firm or
corporation.
(3) No shipper or other person seeking or obtaining any privilege which may be
accorded on account of the shipment being intended for the use of any one of the
United States Government departments, either directly or indirectly through a con-
tractor with the United States Government, shall, without authority, use or cause
to be used as consignee the name or title of the United States or of any department,
bureau, agency, employee, or officer thereof, or of the United States Shipping Board
Emergency Fleet Corporation or of any officer, agent, employee thereof, or of any other
person or the designation "Emergency Fleet Corporation:" nor shall any shipper or
other person offer or cause to be received for carriage, or transported, without au-
thority, any such shipment consigned as specified in the foregoing paragraphs
Nos. 1 and 2 for the purpose of securing by such consignment, any privilege which
may be accorded on account of the shipment being intended for the use of any one
of the United States Government departments, either directly or indirectly through
a contractor with the United States Government.
Agents are forbidden to sign or issue bills of lading or receipts for shipments which
in any manner conflict with any of the foregoing provisions.
(Violation of the foregoing order is punishable by fine of not more than $5,000 or
by imprisonment of not more than two years, or by both such fine and imprisonment.)
WM. G. McAoop,
Director General of Railroads.
NOTE. Shipment of supplies, equipment, raw materials, or freight of any char-
acter (other than the personal property of officers and civilian employees), which
is not actually the property of the United States Government, War Department,
ehall not be consigned to or in care of an officer of the Army. (P. S. and T. Office
Order No. 9, 1918.)
680. Bills of lading should be prepared, as indicated in para-
graph 677, with typewriter at one writing, making one original and
four carbon copies, except where a typewriter is not available,
when an indelible pencil should be used.
681. The shipping order will be signed by officer making the ship-
ment and; together with the original and unstamped memorandum
cop}', will be sent to the carrier's agent, who will retain the shipping
order for his record and sign and return to the shipping officer the
original and memorandum copy. Wherever practicable, the three
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parts of bill of lading mentioned above should accompany the ship-
ment when delivered to the carrier, but at large shipping points
where this can not be done and it is the practice to take receipts
for property on dray (shipping) tickets, bills of lading should be fur-
nished the carrier as soon after delivery of shipment as possible.
682. The original bill of lading will be promptly mailed to the
consignee, or to the quartermaster or supply officer, in whose care
the goods are shipped. The different copies will be disposed of as
follows :
(a) In any case where such consignee or receiving officer is not
the officer accountable for the property, or in charge of the con-
tract, on which the goods are shipped, an additional memorandum
copy of the bill of lading, signed by the agent of the receiving car-
rier, will be prepared and sent directly to the accountable officer.
(6) The unstamped memorandum copy will be mailed to the
disbursing officer charged with the settlement of the accounts of the
carrier concerned.
(c) The memorandum marked " property received copy" will
be mailed to the consignee, as soon as prepared in an envelope sep-
arate from that in which the original bill of lading is mailed. Upon
receipt of this copy in the consignee's office, it will be filed as a
record of property received.
(d) The memorandum marked "property shipped copy 77 will
be retained by the consignor as an office file.
683. A bill of lading should describe the articles to be shipped by
their commercial names, giving separately such weights, dimensions
or values, and manner of packing, as may be necessary to ascertain
classifications and rates, and to enable recovery in case of loss or
damage. For instance: Undershirts should be billed as "cotton
knit undershirts 77 or "merino knit undershirts/' as the case may be,
instead of merely " undershirts. " The term "merchandise" should
never be used, as carriers will assess double first class freight rates
on a shipment billed as "merchandise." In no case should the con-
soli dated weight of same commodity, contained in different kind of
packages, be shown on B/L; separate weights should be shown for
each kind of packages. Thus:
Two (2) bundles castings, 263 pounds.
Three (3) crates castings, 480 pounds.
Four (4) boxes castings, 620 pounds.
684. The number of packages must be written in full and also
inserted in figures, thus:
Ten (10) cases shoes.
One hundred (100) barrels flour.
685. A bill of lading covering the shipment of property in carload
lots wifl have noted thereon the initials and numbers of cars in which
the property is loaded, and reference to car seals when known.
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686. No erasures, interlineations, or alterations in bills of lading
should be made where it can be avoided, and where unavoidable
should be authenticated and explained by officer who issues or ac-
complishes the bill of lading, as the case may be.
687. When it becomes necessary to issue a copy of bill of lading, the
" memorandum" form must be used and the word "copy" will be
written in ink or stamped on its face. Payment can not be made to
carriers on duplicates or copies of bills of lading.
688. Through bills of lading will be issued in all instances between
initial and ultimate points of shipments, except on export or import
shipments, when separate bills of lading will be issued to and from
ports, and also except where rates more advantageous to the Govern-
ment may be otherwise obtained.
689. Where shipments are made by contractors or persons other
than accredited representatives of Government, they should be
required to show on bills of lading, reference to order, contract, or
requisition number, so that shipment may be properly identified and
bills of lading promptly accomplished.
690. In no case will a second bill of lading be issued for any ship-
ment, nor will a bill of lading be issued after the transportation has
been performed, except as provided by existing regulations in regard
to coal, coke, hay, etc., as set forth in Ordnance Quartermaster
General Notice No. 178, 1918.
691. The issuance of a Government bill of lading is prima facie
evidence of liability of the Government for payment of transporta-
tion charges, even though the property may have been purchased
subject to inspection and final acceptance at point of delivery. When
the service requested in a Government bill of lading has been properly
performed, the consignee or receiving officer will accomplish and
surrender the original bill of lading to the carrier making delivery,
being careful to note on the reverse side of the bill of lading complete
information as to any loss or damage that may exist, the accomplished
bill of lading then becoming the evidence upon which settlement of
transportation charges will be made. This method will be followed
irrespective of whether the whole or any part of shipment is rejected
on account of not coming up to requirements of purchase order or
contract; but where there is sufficient loss or damage in transit to
cause rejection of the entire shipment the property will be left in
the hands of the carrier for such disposition as it may elect, and the
original bill of lading, instead of being surrendered to the carrier,
will be forwarded to the disbursing officer with information noted
thereon as to loss or damage and amount to be collected therefor.
692. When the rejection of a shipment is due to defects in the
property or failure of the shipper or contractor to fulfill the terms of
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187
the purchase order or contract , the transportation lines, having
performed the service required under the conditions of the bill of
lading, are not to be penalized by refusal of the Government to pay
for the service rendered by them in good faith. It is to the con-
tractor and his bondsmen that the Government must look for reim-
bursement for all damages, including freight paid on the rejected
portion of the shipment, which must be charged to the shipper or
contractor on basis of the commercial rate and not on basis of the
net Government rate. The purchasing or contracting officer will
be immediately notified of the charges on such account with reason
therefor.
693. Bills of lading and certificates issued in lieu thereof must be
accomplished and surrendered to agents of carriers promptly upon
receipt of property, and must not be held pending investigation as to
responsibility for any loss or damage that may be disclosed.
694. In the absence of the consignee, or on his failure to receipt,
the person receipting will certify that he is duly authorized to do so,
citing such authority.
695. In order to insure the prompt delivery of property, in case of
the failure of receiving officer or consignee to receive the bill of lading
on arrival of the shipment, or in case the bill of lading has been lost,
destroyed, or can not be located, a certificate (in duplicate) will be
accomplished in form shown herein, which will be prepared and
submitted by carrier's agent. The duplicate certificate will be re-
tained by the receiving officer, and the original will be returned to
carrier's agent. If, after the accomplishment of certificate, the
original bill of lading is received, notation to that effect will be made
thereon, showing sufficient information to enable identification of
certificate, and the bill of lading forwarded to Zone Finance Officer,
Washington, D. C.
CERTIFICATE.
In lieu of bill of lading.
(To be executed only when original bills of lading for the transportation of United
States property have been lost, destroyed, or can not be located.)
Received from R at
on , 191 .., in apparent good order and condition, except as noted
on the reverse side hereof, the following public property:
Marks.
Numbers.
Number and description of packages.
Contents.
Weight.
188 NATIONAL GUARD REGULATIONS.
Weight Ibs. Total weight, Ibs
Shipped by
Delivery Agents's Pro. No Date ,191..
Govt. B/LNo From W/B No Date ,191..
(See Note 1.)
Date Place
Receiving Officer.
NOTE 1. If Govt. B/L was issued, numbers will be inserted.
If commercial B/L was issued, insert word "commercial."
If not known whether Govt. or Commercial B/L was issued, insert words
" not known."
NOTE 2. This document, in duplicate, is issued at destination of shipment hereon
described in lieu of the original bill of lading, which can not be located. Original
should be returned to carrier's agent and duplicate retained by the receiving officer.
Receiving officer of the United States Government will certify to either of the
following conditions, as the fact may be.
IJiereby certify that no charges have been paid, and neither bill of lading nor other
receipt has been accomplished for this shipment.
Receiving officer.
Date , 191...
I hereby certify that the original bill of lading indicated above, according to my
records, was accomplished on , 191. ., in favor of
Carrier.
Receiving officer.
NOTE 3. The following certificate will not be signed by railroad agents; it is for the
use of the railroad official presenting bill to Government.
, 191...
This is to certify that in my official capacity as an officer of
R all original bills of lading for the transportation of
United States property over the lines of said company pass into my office. That the
original part of the bill of lading covering the shipment described above has not been
received, or, if it has, it can not be located. I further certify that if the said bill of
lading should later be found it will at once be sent to the proper disbursing officer of
the United States and no claim made thereon.
(Name.)
(Title.)
INSTRUCTIONS. This document, when prepared, should be presented to the Receiv-
ing Officer of the United States Government for accomplishment of either of above
certificates, as conditions may warrant. When thus accomplished, to be used by
carrier in support of bill against the Government in lieu of lost bill of lading.
696. Only one bill of lading will be issued to cover shipments of one
er more carloads in the same train, under the f olkwing conditions :
(a) For the movement of military impedimenta and supplies on
each troop train, in connection with each troop movement.
(6) For the movement over short distances of one or more carloads
of materials or supplies (comprising carload lots of the same com-
modity, such as building material, sand, or gravel), where the ship-
NATIONAL GUARD KEGTJLATIONS. 189
ment is made on the same train, from one station, by one shipper, on
one railroad, to one consignee and destination.
(c) For the continuous movement of one or more carloads of live-
stock where the shipment is made on the same train, from one station,
by one shipper, to one consignee and destination, except in cases where
the transportation of a greater number of attendants can be obtained
by issuing more than one bill of lading.
(d) For the continuous movement of solid trainloads comprising
complete carloads of materials or supplies of the same commodity,
where the shipment is made from one station, by one shipper, to one
consignee and destination.
In such cases each bill of lading and each copy thereof should show
an itemized list of contents of each car, either preceding or following
the initials and number of car in which loaded. Whenever the item-
ized lists are separate from the bill of lading they should be securely
attached thereto.
697. Freight may be reshipped without being removed from the
car or station after the consignee receipts for the property, issues new
bill of lading to cover, and changes the marks on L. C. L. shipments
to conform to new shipping instructions.
698. Requests to change the consignee or destination of freight in
transit must be made in writing to the proper representative of
carrier. When necessary to change destination of or reconsign a
shipment, when practicable to do so, the B/L originally issued for
the movement should be used and should have all facts indorsed
thereon over signature of officer changing destination of shipment in
substantially the following form :
This ^hipment reconsigned to on this B/L.
No other B/L issued to cover haul from to
Authority for reconsigning
(Signed)
699. Each package (box, crate, bundle, or loose piece) of property
shipped must be plainly marked with the information necessary to
carry it to destination and insure prompt delivery. When consigned
to a place of which there are two or more of the same name in the
same State, the name of the place and of the county also must be
shown. If there is more than one station within the limits of a city
or town, the name of the station at which delivery is desired should
be marked on the package and shown on the bill of lading and shipping
order. When consigned to place not located on the line of the
carrier, packages must be marked with the name of the station of
the last carrier at which the consignee will accept delivery. Pack-
ages should also bear serial numbers whenever practicable and should
be listed on bills of lading in consecutive order, except where more
convenient to combine items of the same description in one entry.
190 NATIONAL GUARD REGULATIONS.
Packages for export should be further marked to indicate the port
through which shipments are to pass. Old consignment marks
should be removed or effaced.
700. Receiving officer should verify the correctness of bills of
lading by carefully checking the number of articles or packages
received from carriers, especially shipments made in carload quanti-
ties and unloaded by the consignee.
701. Whenever practicable, order for minimum carload shipments
from the same locality should be arranged, so that shipments con-
signed to the same point will be loaded in same car, in order to make
as few minimum carload shipments as possible, on shipments con-
signed through to the same locality or to directly intermediate
localities. Bills of lading in such cases will be made so as to dis-
tinguish each consignment, as if handled in a separate car, as provided
in United States Railroad Administration Circular CS-12.
702. In view of the fact that in some cases an additional charge is
assessed on freight cars in excess of 36 feet in length, unless such cars
are furnished for the convenience of carrier, orders should not be
placed for cars longer than actually required, and should specify the
length of cars desired, this information also to be shown on the face
of bills of lading; for example, " 36-foot car ordered."
703. Shipping and receiving officers should keep such a record of
cars and seals as will assist in determining responsibility for loss in
transit, especially where shipments are made "shippers' load and
count," and where shipments are transferred en route.
704. Public property, except ordinary live stock, shipped by ex-
press shall, when necessary to procure the lowest rate, be released to
the valuation provided by the carrier to assure such rate. Shipping
officers are authorized to specify to this effect on bills of lading.
Claims for loss or damage shall be based upon such releases or agreed
valuation, regardless of the actual value of the property. In special
cases, however, when shipment of public property by express is
authorized, responsible officers may ship at actual valuation, and
proper charges therefor, as provided by published tariff, shall be
paid for the service actually performed. (C. A. R. No. 76, July
31, 1918.)
705. Reports of survey for damage to, or shortage of freight which
has been delivered in apparent good condition should be supported
by a statement of the shipper as to the time of packing, the quantity,
the quality, the time of delivery of the drayman, and the condition
of the property when offered for shipment; also a statement of the
consignee as to the tune of receipt from the drayman, the time of
unpacking, the quantity, the quality, and the condition of the prop-
erty. Reports of survey for loss by leakage should be accompanied
by certificates of gaugers at point of shipment and destination and by
the original or a certified copy of the bill of purchase.
NATIONAL GUARD REGULATIONS. 191
706. It having developed that in many instances tracers for delivery
of L. C. L. freight have been started after shipments were actually
delivered, in order to avoid unnecessary correspondence, future
requests of this character must be accompanied by evidence that the
property has not been delivered.
707. Requests for bills of lading, shipping orders, memorandum
bills of lading, and extra sheets, should be submitted to this office
on Militia Bureau Form No. 59, in the same manner as requests for
other blank forms.
708. The foregoing instructions will be complied with by the
property and disbursing officers beginning July 1, 1919, or imme-
diately thereafter upon receipt of instructions.
CLAIMS.
709. Claims for damages done to crops during a State encamp-
ment do not constitute a lawful charge against the allotment of the
State under section 67 of the act of June 3, 1916, unless before the
encampment and maneuvers are held and the grounds are occupied,
a lease has been executed providing for the placing of the leased
premises in the same condition in which they were at the beginning
of the encampment and maneuvers, charging the State with the
cost of such restoration. In case such lease is made the claims can
be paid not as damage cases, but as claims arising in the execution
of a contractual obligation. The extent of the damages should be
ascertained by a board of award consisting of three persons, one
selected by the State, one by the lessor, and the third by these two.
Payment of the amount due to the lessor should be made on Form
No. 330, War Department, and the report of the board should be
attached thereto as a subvoucher. Such payments when authorized
will be made by the property and disbursing officer in the State?
Territory, or the District of Columbia.
710. The appropriation under section 67, act of June 3, 1916, is
properly chargeable with claims for damages done property during
joint encampments of State and Regular troops, if it shall appear
that the damage was caused by the movement of the troops as a
whole and not by the act of an individual. Where unexpected move-
ments necessitate the entering of a demesne not covered by lease the
property so occupied is occupied subject to the rights of the owners of
the land, and the law implies a contract to pay rent to those owning
the premises so used. (See Decision of Comptroller, Mar. 10, 1909.)
711. Claim for damages on account of injuries sustained during
participation in encampments, maneuvers, or other outdoor exercises
can not be adjusted by the War Department, and should be pre-
sented to the State in whose service the parties were when the inju-
ries were received. (See Decision, War Dept., Feb. 15, 1904.)
192 NATIONAL GUARD REGULATIONS.
EXPENSES, ENCAMPMENTS, ETC.
712. If it is agreed that the State shall bear a portion of the ex-
penses of the pay of officers and enlisted men, the pay rolls will
clearly indicate the obligations which rest against Federal funds and
those which rest against State funds.
713. Where troops engage in a practice march for instruction, the
cost of wagon transportation sufficient to carry the rations, tentage,
and bedding is a proper charge against the State's allotment of funds.
Therefore, where the expenditure is reasonable and necessary to the
movements of the troops that are engaged in a practice march the
same will be allowed.
714. The National Guard of a State engaging in actual field or
camp service for instruction is entitled to receive the same pay to
which officers and enlisted men of the Regular Army are entitled by
law, and it is therefore beyond the power of the War Department
to authorize payments of any other rates from appropriations pro-
vided by Congress for the National Guard.
715. An officer or enlisted man of the National Guard is entitled
to pay only when on duty, and not while on leave, during the period
of encampment of the National Guard of which he is a member.
716. Officers and enlisted men serving as provided in sections 94
and 97 of the act of June 3, 1916, are entitled to be paid for the
actual number of days they are engaged in service at the same rates
of pay as officers and enlisted men of the corresponding grades of
the Regular Army. The act of March 2, 1903, defining division of
yearly time and computation for fractional parts of months is limited
in its application to payments made to the Regular Army. (See
Decision of Comptroller, Oct. 30, 1903.)
717. Payments of transportation of mounted officers who take
part in the actual field or camp service for instruction, pursuant to
the provisions of section 94 of the act of June 3, 1916, and for the
horses of these officers, may be made from funds allotted to the
State or Territory or the District of Columbia, under section 67 of
the act of June 3, 1916, from the home station of the officers to the
place of encampments and, returning, from the place of encampment
to the home stations of the officers, provided such horses have been
inspected by an inspector-instructor or other officer of the Regular
Army and certified to as suitable first mounts, as required for officers
of the Regular Army.
718. If a National Guard force is encamped under the provisions
of sections 94 and 97 of the act of June 3, 1916, and fines are imposed
by a court-martial for derelictions of duty, the amounts of such fines
should be entered on the pay-rolls; the officer paying the troops
should deduct the amounts of the fines from the pay of the men,
and deposit the amounts collected as indicated in paragraph 913.
NATIONAL GUARD REGULATIONS. 193
719. No man's name should be entered on a pay roll covering pay
for encampments or maneuvers, etc., unless he shall have previously
subscribed to the oath required by sections 70 and 73 of the act of
June 3, 1916.
720. Officers of the National Guard participating in en: amp-
men ts, maneuvers, or other exercises, including outdoor target
practice, for field or coast defense instruction, are entitled to pay
and transportation, and enlisted men to subsistence in addition
thereto, from the date they start from their home rendezvous
nn til their return thereto, as determined in advance, both dates
inclusive. Before pay is allowed, the men must be duly mustered
and may be paid at any time after such muster during the
period of the encampment, maneuvers, etc. In computing pay
previous service in the regular or volunteer forces of the United
States is not to be considered. (Decision of Comptroller, Aug. 20,
1903.) Previous services in the Organized Militia or National Guard
shall not be counted. The pay rolls will have entered opposite the
name of each enlisted man the date of his enlistment, and no enlisted
man will be mustered for pay who has not been a bona fide member
of the company, troop, battery, or detachment, in which paid for at
least two months prior to the date of the encampment, maneuvers,
or other exercises, including not less than 14 periods of practical pro-
gressive military instruction of at least one and one-half hours each
ha the arm of the service in which he is paid at the encampment, or
who has not had like service and instruction in the Regular Army,
Navy, or Marine Corps of the United States, or one academic year's
service at a school where military instruction in that arm is given
under the supervision of an officer of the Regular Army, Navy, or
Marine Corps. That these requirements as to service and instruction
have been fulfilled will be certified to prior to payment by the officer
having knowledge of the facts, in command of the organization
(company, troop, battery, band, or detachment) paid. In order to
entitle any member of the organization to pay, the requirements as to
average attendance, laid down in paragraph 512, must be fulfilled.
(Changes No. 1, December 18, 1919.)
721. Transportation and subsistence, but not pay, will be furnished
to enlisted men in excess of the enlisted strength required by Tables
of Organization, who participate in field or camp service for instruc-
tion, but who have not had the prior service or instruction prescribed
above. The muster and inspection prescribed herein will be made as
near as practicable at the close of the joint encampment, maneuvers,
or exercises, and at a time that will interfere as little as possible with
execution of the program of instruction.
194 NATIONAL GUARD REGULATIONS.
722. No pay is authorized to officers and enlisted men of the
National Guard for services rendered on the 31st day of a month at
encampments, maneuvers, or other exercises, including outdoor
target practice and field and coast-defense instruction. (See deci-
sion of the Comptroller, Jan. 4, 1917.)
723. The States of Arkansas, Iowa, Mississippi, South Carolina,
and Tennessee have enacted State laws prohibiting tipping within
the State. In view of these laws officers and noncommissioned
officers of the Regular Army and National Guard, when traveling
within the States enumerated, when such expenses are to be met
from Federal funds, are not authorized to tip for any services ren-
dered.
FIELD HOSPITALS.
724. Subsistence charges will be made for officers and enlisted
men of the National Guard not in Federal service admitted to field
hospitals of the Army, under paragraph 1459, Army Regulations, as
follows: For officers and enlisted men an amount equal to the com-
mutation rate prescribed for enlisted men by paragraph 1212, Army
Regulations, plus 10 cents a day. (A. R. 1460; C. A. R. No. 69,
Mar. 1, 1918.)
Paragraph 1212, Army Regulations, 1913, provides that, while
sick in hospital the ration of enlisted men will be commuted, as
follows: For all hospitals for tuberculosis patients, regardless of bed
capacity, at the actual cost of the ration plus 50 per cent. For
other hospitals: Those having a bed capacity of 100 or less at the
actual cost of the ration plus 50 per cent; those having a capacity
of more than 100, but less than 500, at the actual cost of the ration
plus 40 per cent; those having a capacity of 500 or more, but less
than 1,000, at the actual cost of the ration plus 30 per cent; those
having a capacity of 1,000 or more at the actual cost of the ration
plus 25 per cent.
The subsistence charges for both officers and enlisted men will be
accounted for with the hospital fund.
Medicine charges at the rate of 25 cents a day for both officers and
enlisted men to be deposited to the credit of the proper appropria-
tions.
725. The subsistence charges of enlisted men and the medicine
charges for officers and enlisted men will constitute charges against
funds apportioned under the subappropriation " General expenses,
equipment and instruction, National Guard" apportionment for
"Equipment and incidental expenses/' to the militia of which the
patients respectively belong, provided sufficient funds remain to the
credit of the State, Territory, or District concerned, under such appor-
tionment, otherwise from funds other than Federal.
NATIONAL GUARD REGULATIONS. 195
EXPENSES OF OFFICERS AND NONCOMMISSIONED OFFICERS WHILE
TRAVELING.
726. In determining the payments to be made under the provisions
of the act of June 3, 1916, for the actual and necessary expenses
incurred by officers and noncommissioned officers of the Regular
Army when traveling on duty in connection with the National
Guard, and of property and disbursing officers for the United States,
or officers of the National Guard (sec. 75 of the act of June 3, 1916)
when traveling in the performance of their official duties under
orders issued by the proper authorities, the following will be used
as a basis of what is allowable, the daily expense to commence with
the charge for breakfast and end with the charge for lodging.
Fares upon railroads, steamers, or other usual modes of convey-
ance, including the actual cost of transportation of personal baggage
not in excess of 150 pounds to each purchased ticket whenever an
extra charge is made therefor.
Cost of seat in parlor car, one double berth in sleeping car, or
customary accommodations on steamer, where same are not included
in the travel fare, and fees to porters or to stewards, not to exceed
25 cents for each 12 hours or fraction thereof of actual travel. Re-
ceipts for Pullman travel expenses, where reimbursement for such
expenses is claimed, must be furnished as vouchers to the account
or explanation submitted as to the failure to do so.
Hire of special transportation, either by land or water, where
there are no regular means of conveyance. Ferriage, tolls, driver's
service, and horse keeping when transportation is hired. Sub-
vouchers, properly receipted, will be required for these items when
they exceed $1. When not practicable to obtain such subvouchers,
the officer or noncommissioned officer will so certify.
Transfer coach fare en route to and from depots and hotels, or,
when there are no such conveyances, modern and necessary taxicab
or hack hire not- to exceed the authorized local rates, cost of transfers
of baggage not to exceed $1 for each transfer, and fees to porters for
handling baggage not to exceed 25 cents for each transfer of same.
Items of taxicab or hack hire require explanation as to the distance
and the necessity for same.
The actual cost of meals while traveling, where same are not
included in the travel fare, and fees to dining-room waiters on train
or boat not in excess of 15 cents per meal, provided the total charge
for these items does not exceed $5 per day. The actual cost at
hotels of meals, lodging, baths, and fees to waiters and bell boys,
not to exceed 50 cents per day, or 15 cents to waiters for single
meals at restaurants, and the actual cost of laundry, to a total not
to exceed $5 per day for the time actually and unavoidably consumed
in performing the travel, the period to be determined by the terms of
196 NATIONAL GUARD REGULATIONS.
the officer's or noncommissioned officer's orders and the approved
itinerary, counting from the day of departure from his station to the
date of return thereto, both days inclusive. Sub vouchers, properly
receipted, will be required for items of board and lodging. When
not practicable to obtain such subvouchers, the officer or noncom-
missioned officer will so certify. Charges for baths, where baths are
not included in the charge for lodging, will in every instance be
supported by subvouchers.
726J. Expense accounts covering authorized travel and other ex-
penses incurred by officers and noncommissioned officers of the Regular
Army on duty with the National Guard will be forwarded as directed
below :
1. To the Property and Disbursing Officer for the United States in
the State in which detailed:
(a) When traveling in connection with visits of instruction, or
inspection and instruction of units of the National Guard for Fed-
eral recognition, when such travel is entirely within the State in
which detailed.
(b) When traveling in connection with carrying out the provi-
sions of section 75 of the act of June 3, 1916.
(c) For office rent and necessary office expenses of inspector-
instructors.
(d) Expenses of sergeant-instructors for quarters, fuel, light, medi-
cine, and medical attendance.
2. To the Disbursing Officer on duty in the Militia Bureau:
(a) When making inspections in accordance with section 93 of
the act of June 3, 1916.
(b) When joining at station for duty.
(c) When returning to duty at other station upon relief from duty
with the National Guard.
(d) When traveling in connection with camps of instruction.
(e) When traveling in connection with inspection of target ranges.
(f) When traveling in connection with inspection of materiel,
Field Artillery, Coast Artillery, and Signal Corps.
(g) When traveling in connection with visits of instruction, or
inspection and instruction of units for federal recognition, when
such travel is interstate. (Changes No. 1, December 18, 1919.)
727. All items of actual expense authorized above are for travel by
the shortest usually traveled routes and at places named in the order
or approved itinerary and in proceeding from point to point in the
order stated therein. Expenses incurred by any deviation from the
itinerary or shortest usually traveled routes can not be considered as
actual and necessary expense of the inspection. The officer or non-
commissioned officer will certify on the detailed statement that the
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account is correct and just and that the amounts charged therein
were actually paid by him.
728. In view of tlie fact that sergeant-instructors are paid commu-
tation of rations at the rate of $1,60 per day or 53.33 cents per meal,
from Regular Army funds at all times, this amount should be deducted
by them in submitting their vouchers for reimbursement of travel
expenses from National Guard funds while traveling in connection
with the National Guard. (OTianges No. 1, December 18, 1919.)
729. The vouchers covering payment will be accompanied by a
statement, in duplicate, of the actual and necessary expenses
incurred, itemized so as to show in complete detail the nature of the
expense pertaining to each day of travel, a copy, in duplicate, of the
order directing the travel, and a copy, in duplicate, of the itinerary if
not included as a part of the order.
ORGANIZATION FUNDS.
730. All funds (except State funds) pertaining to National Guard
organizations which are carried with the unit upon induction or call
into Federal service will be taken up with the regimental and company
funds, and thereafter accounted for and disbursed according to the
regulations for funds published in Army Regulations.
731. National Guard units called or drafted into Federal service
are not authorized to retain in separate accounts any organization
funds, whatever their source. State funds will be returned to the State
authorities, unless written agreements have been made with the
State authorities to incorporate such funds within the funds author-
ized by Army Regulations.
PUBLIC MONEYS.
732. The use of moneys for purposes other than those for which
appropriated, liquidation of liabilities of one fiscal year by use of
moneys appropriated for another, and expenditures in a fiscal year
of any sum in excess of appropriations for that year, or involving the
Government in any contract for future payment of money in excess
of appropriations, are prohibited.
733. Funds will not be transferred from one appropriation or ap-
portionment for use of another, by borrowing or otherwise, except as
authorized by law.
734. Authorized transfers of funds to the credit of property and
disbursing officers of the United States will be made on the books of
the War Department on authority of the Chief of the Militia Bureau
only after a request therefor has been presented by the governor of
the State or Territory or the adjutant general in the name of the gov-
ernor, or by the commanding general of the District of Columbia
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Militia, or the adjutant general in the name of the commanding
general, setting forth in detail the nece sity for the transfer.
735. Funds appropriated for a fiscal year can not be utilized for
expenses incurred prior to or after the close of the fiscal year for which
the funds are appropriated.
736. The giving or taking of a receipt for public money in blank or
in advance of actual payment, or the signing of a check for public
money hi blank, is prohibited.
737. All funds advanced to property and disbursing officers on
approved requisitions are placed to their official credit with the
Treasurer of the United States, and all such officers' checks will be
drawn on the Treasurer of the United States. All checks drawn on
the Treasurer are payable by the Treasury, any subtreasuries, or
active designated national-bank depositaries.
738. Money accounts of property and disbursing officers must be
kept separately under each bond. When a new bond is given, the
property and disbursing officer should close his money account under
his former bond by depositing to his personal credit any unexpended
balance remaining to his official credit, not represented by outstand-
ing checks, to the credit of the Treasurer of the United States and
forward a final account current covering the deposit to the Militia
Bureau, before a request for funds is made under the new bond, hi
order that the liability of the sureties on the respective bonds may be
definitely fixed. (Changes No. 1, December 18 } 1919.)
739. For the information of active designated depositary banks
and assistant treasurers called upon to pay checks of property and
disbursing officers drawn on the Treasury of the United States, each
property and disbursing officer must furnish each active designated
depositary bank or assistant treasurer in his locality with his signa-
ture, verified in such a manner as the bank or assistant treasurer
may desire.
740. Whenever any property and disbursing officer makes a deposit
to the credit of the Treasurer of the United States with the Treasurer,
an Assistant Treasurer, or an active designated depositary bank, to
the depositing officer's official or personal credit, he must at once
notify the Chief of the Militia Bureau of the fact, on Form No. 93,
Militia Bureau, stating the name of the depositary, the amount of
the deposit, the appropriation and apportionment thereunder to
which the money pertains, whether made to his personal or official
credit, if a refundment of a disallowance, suspension, or an overpay-
ment, the number and date of the certificate of deposit, and the
date of the bond under which the transaction was made.
741. All public funds to the credit of a property and disbursing
officer at the close of a fiscal year not represented by outstanding
checks, except appropriations not limited to any fiscal year or years,
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will be deposited to the credit of the Treasurer of the United States,
and the Chief of the Militia Bureau so advised in accordance with the
provisions of paragraph 740.
742. Funds deposited to the officer's official credit are credited to
his official account and are subject to his official check, whereas when
deposited to his personal credit the funds are covered back into the
appropriation from which originally received, and are not subject to
his check until again placed to his official credit on approved request
from the governor. All deposits made to cover transactions under
an officer's former bond should be made to his personal credit.
743. For each deposit made a certificate of deposit, in duplicate,
will be issued by the Treasurer of the United States, Assistant Treas-
urer, or bank, showing that the deposit is to be placed to the official
or personal credit of the depositing officer with the Treasurer of the
United States, and what the deposit represents, the depositor giving
the necessary information when making the deposit. The originals
of all certificates of deposit are required by law to be forwarded by the
depositaries to the Treasurer of the United States, and the duplicate
of the certificates will be delivered to the depositing officer and
should be retained by him for his future protection.
744. Whoever, being a property and disbursing officer of the
United States, or a person acting as such, shall in any manner convert
to his own use, or loan with or without interest, or deposit in any
place or in any manner, except as authorized by law, any public
money intrusted to him, or shall for any purpose not prescribed by
law withdraw from the Treasurer of the United States, or transfer,
or apply any portion of the public money intrusted to him shall be
deemed guilty of embezzlement of the money so converted, loaned,
deposited, withdrawn, transferred, or applied, and shall be fined not
more than the amount embezzled or imprisoned not more than 10
years, or both. (Sec. 87, Criminal Code, act of Mar. 4, 1909, Stats.,
1088.)
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745. If any property and disbursing officer shall bet at cards or
any game of hazard, the governor of the State, Territory, or the com-
manding general of the District of Columbia will suspend his func-
tions, require him to deposit to the Treasurer of the United States all
public funds to his credit, and will immediately report the case to the
Chief of the Militia Bureau.
CHECKS.
746. All blank checks on the Treasurer of the United States for use
by property and disbursing officers are issued by the Secretary of the
Treasury, Division of Printing and Stationery, to whom all corre-
spondence relating thereto should be addressed, and only blank checks
thus issued shall be used in drawing checks on the Treasurer of the
United States.
747. The Chief of the Division of Printing and Stationery, as well as
others who may distribute blank checks to property and disbursing
officers, shall keep a complete record of the class, numerical symbol,
and serial numbers of all checks issued and of the transfer to another
property and disbursing officer or return to the issuing office of unused
checks.
748. A disbursing officer receiving a supply of checks shall receipt
for the same to the issuing officer, or to the Director of the Bureau of
Engraving and Printing in case of a new issue on requisition. When
a disbursing officer is succeeded by another, the officer relieved shall
transfer his unused checks to his successor, retaining for file with
his official records the register of checks issued. The successor
shall use the checks so transferred by striking out the former
officer's numerical symbol and inserting his own. All transfers of
checks should be reported to the Chief of the Division of Printing
and Stationery as soon as accomplished, in order that the record
of checks issued may be corrected. After a transfer is made the
new officer should immediately insert his own symbol number on
all checks received, and this symbol number should not again be
changed. In case a third officer succeeds the second, all checks
on hand should be returned to the Chief of the Division of Print-
ing and Stationery for destruction, and a new supply obtained.
When the location of the disbursing officer printed at the head of
the check has been changed once, it should not again be altered,
but the checks should be returned for destruction. It is the
desire of the department to prevent the excessive waste of dis-
bursing officers' checks, but this is not to be accomplished at the
expense of extensive alteration or mutilation. When a disbursing
officer leaves the service permanently and no successor is to be
appointed, the unused checks on hand should be returned to the
Chief of the Division of Printing and Stationery for credit.
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749. Should a property and disbursing officer make an erasure or
alteration on any of his checks, he shall certify across the face of the
check to the correctness of such erasure or alteration.
750. Spoiled or canceled checks shall be sent quarterly by each
property and disbursing officer directly to the Auditor for the War
Department, by whom his accounts are settled. A record of the
date of cancellation and transmission will be entered on the stub.
751. The greatest care should be exercised in safeguarding blank
checks. Check books should be kept under lock and key when not in
use. No property and disbursing officer shall issue a check on the
Treasurer of the United States until after he has ascertained his indi-
vidual numerical symbol from the Treasurer of the United States,
which numerical symbol shall be printed, stamped, or written in the
lower right-hand corner of each check.
752. In writing checks on the protective surface tinted blanks
furnished by the Treasury Department, the ordinary typewriter with
plain type or rubber stamps for filling in the names and amounts on
each check may be used instead of pen and ink. Only typewriter
record ribbons, writing black or blue, the ink of which must be heavy
and of a permanent nature, or stamp pads inked with a permanent
black ink, shall be used for the purpose. The date on the check
stub or register of checks issued will be the same as on the check to
which it relates.
753. At the close of each fiscal year all amounts remaining to a
property and disbursing officer represented by checks drawn on the
Treasurer three or more years prior thereto will be covered into the
Treasury and there stand to the credit of the payee in an appropriation
account denominated " Outstanding liabilities."
754. A check which has been issued for a period longer than three
full fiscal years will be paid only by the settlement of an account in
the Treasury Department. For this purpose an officer who receives
such a check will transmit it, through the Chief of the Militia Bureau,
to the Secretary of the Treasury.
PAYMENTS.
755. A property and disbursing officer will not pay an account until
it is due. In case of contracts for the performance of services or
delivery of articles, payment will not exceed the value of services
rendered or articles actually delivered. An officer, before making
any payments whatever from funds placed to his official credit, must
carefully observe all regulations governing expenditures and money
accountability. The regulations are binding and will be strictly
followed in passing upon the officer's money accounts.
756. In making all payments for purchases and services only
official checks will be used, payable to the order of the person to whom
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the money is due, except when drawn for a cash payment, and on each
voucher will be noted the number of the check, the date of its issue,
the party in whose favor the check is drawn, and the amount; also on
the face of the check will be stated the object of the expenditure and
number or other necessary description of the voucher. The state-
ment of purpose must be made in brief form, but must clearly indi-
cate the object of the expenditure, as, for instance, " pay," " pay roll,"
or "payment of troops," adding the post and station, " purchase of
subsistence," or other supplies, " purchase of land, " etc.
757. Checks will not be returned to the drawer after their pay-
ment, but will be retained on file in the Treasury Department. The
Treasury Department, however, furnishes a monthly statement of
checks paid.
758. A property and disbursing officer may draw his check in favor
of himself (1) to make payments of amounts not exceeding $20; (2)
to make payments at a distance from a designated depositary bank;
or (3) to make payments of fixed salaries by cash due at a certain
period. In the first and last-named cases the check will be drawn
not more than two days before the payments become due. In all
other cases the checks will be drawn only in favor of the persons,
firms, or corporations, by name, to whom the payments are to be
made.
759. Whenever an original check of a property and disbursing
officer is lost, stolen, or destroyed the owner will notify the office on
which drawn of the fact of such loss, and will file with the property
and disbursing officer an affidavit explaining the loss and an indem-
nity bond prescribed by the Secretary of the Treasury. In case of the
loss of a cheek issued by a property and disbursing officer who is dead
or no longer in the service, the affidavit and bond of the owner will be
sent to the Secretary of the Treasury. Full instructions prescribed
by the Treasury Department, covering duplicate checks and bond of
indemnity for the issue of a duplicate check will be furnished by the
Militia Bureau on application.
PURCHASES.
760. Property and disbursing officers are not authorized to make
purchases in the open market of supplies furnished by the issuing
bureaus of the War Department for use of the National Guard ex-
cept as stated in paragraph 761 ; such supplies must in all cases be
obtained by requisition, as provided in paragraph 825.
761. An open-market purchase of supplies or engagement of
services is one made without advertising, and is authorized in the
following cases:
(a) In an emergency, as when the public exigencies require imme-
diate delivery or performance and there is no time to advertise by
newspapers, posters, or circulars.
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(b) When it is impracticable to secure competition.
(c) When proposals have been invited and none has been received.
(d) When proposals are above the market price or otherwise
unreasonable.
(e) When exceptional articles of subsistence stores are purchased.
(/) When the aggregate amount of supplies or services to be pro-
cured does not exceed $500, as authorized by act of Congress
approved June 12, 1906.
Charges for freight should not appear as a separate item, but should
be included hi the purchase price of the article.
762. No officer disbursing Federal money for the National Guard
or directing the disbursement thereof shall be concerned individually,
directly or indirectly, in the purchase or sale of any article intended
for, used by, or pertaining to, the National Guard.
763. Except for certain personal services, officers are not entitled
to reimbursement for expenditures from their own private funds
unless such expenditures are made under urgent and unforeseen
public necessity. (Comp. Dec., vol. 12, p. 308.) Vouchers for reim-
bursement for private funds used in payment of public accounts
must show the necessity for the transaction and be supported by the
original receipted bills of those to whom the money was paid, and by
certificate or affidavit, as the case may require, that the person claim-
ing reimbursement had no personal profit in the matter.
764. Expenditures for repairs of wagons or trucks can be incurred
only in the discretion and with the authority of the Chief of the
Militia Bureau, which authorization must be obtained prior to
incurring the obligation.
765. Expenses of the Naval Militia are not proper charges against
funds appropriated for the National Guard, the War Department
having no statutory relation with the Navy.
766. Expenses in connection with the repair, cleaning, and renova-
tion of articles of uniform clothing for reissue are a proper charge
against the apportionment to a State under section 67 of the act of
June 3, 1916. In all cases where States desire to expend funds for
this purpose application will be made to the War Department for
authority for the expenditure, with an estimate as to the quantities
of the various articles and cost involved.
767. The cost of transportation of Federal property issued by a
property and disbursing officer to a company organization is properly
chargeable against funds to the credit of a State under the appropria-
tion " Arming, equipping, and training the National Guard," subap-
propriation "General expenses, equipment and instruction, National
Guard," apportionment for " Equipment and incidental expenses/ 7
provided sufficient funds for the purpose remain to the credit of the
State, otherwise from funds other than Federal.
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768. The cost of transportation of unserviceable and unsuitable
property turned in to a United States arsenal or depot is a proper
charge against the appropriation " Arming, equipping, and training
the National Guard" from the funds appropriated for ''Transporta-
tion of supplies " under the provisions of section 67 of the act of
Congress approved June 3, 1916.
769. The cost of transportation of property issued to the National
Guard, when turned in to an arsenal or depot for repair or replace-
ment, must be paid from funds apportioned to a State, Territory, or
the District of Columbia under section 67 of the act of Congress
approved June 3, 1916, or if such apportionment is insufficient as to
unexpended balance, from State funds.
UNPAID CLAIMS.
770. Property and disbursing officers of the National Guard should
settle promptly all correct and just claims that are authorized by law
which are outstanding and which are turned over by their predeces-
sors, provided the vouchers for the services contain certificates that
the services have been rendered as stated, and are approved by the
governor, or the adjutant general of the State in the name of the
governor.
ACCOUNTS, ACCOUNTS CURRENT, AND SETTLEMENT OF.
771. Every property and disbursing officer must send, by indorse-
ment, to the Chief of the Militia Bureau, within 20 days following the
end of the month to which it relates, an account current of all money
received, expended, and remaining on hand during the month. The
actual date of forwarding the account should be stated in the indorse-
ment in order that the officials of the Treasury Department may
satisfy themselves whether the requirements have been complied
with. The establishment of 20 days as the period allowed to a prop-
erty and disbursing officer to prepare and forward his accounts is a
statutory provision, the purpose of which is to secure the prompt
rendition of accounts of property and disbursing officers and to forbid
the advancing of money to those officers who are delinquent in for-
warding accounts. Any irregularities in the mail service or want of
blank forms will not excuse a failure to comply with the statutory
provision.
772. The account current, abstract of payment, and the summary
of funds received, expended, and remaining on hand will be made in
duplicate, one copy of each to be retained by the property and dis-
bursing officer as his record of the financial transactions comprised
therein, and the other, accompanied by all vouchers, will be for-
warded to the Chief of the Militia Bureau, as stated above, for admin-
istrative examination and reference to the Auditor for the War
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Department. With the account current will be forwarded all orders
or authorities, or copies thereof, covering the expenditures, and other
papers upon which the officer relies to have himself relieved from
responsibility for funds placed to his credit. All papers submitted
with the account current should be folded to conform to the size of
the brief fold on the back of the account.
773. The account current and abstract of payments will show
funds only under the titles of the general appropriations from which
the funds were received, but when there are two or more subappro-
priations or apportionments under any general appropriation the
total expenditures under each subappropriation and apportionment
will be shown separately on the summary of funds received, expended,
and remaining on hand.
774. The account current must show, under debits, the balances ;
by appropriations, on hand from last account, together with all
moneys received during the month, with dates thereof and from what
source received; under credits, the total amounts expended under
the general appropriations and the balances due the United States,
as shown in the certificate on the account current.
775. The cash account on the reverse of the account current is
intended to show only cash (currency) received, expended, and
remaining on hand during the month. Funds placed to the official
credit of a property and disbursing officer and payments made by
check should not be exhibited therein. If there are no cash trans-
actions during the month, the negative character of the cash account
should be indicated by appropriate entry of its face. If there is any
cash balance, i. e., currency, in the hands of an officer at the time
of the rendition of his account current, such cash balance should be
counted, verified, and certified to by a disinterested officer of the
National Guard duly ordered to so act by the governor of the State,
Territory, or the commanding general of the District of Columbia
Militia.
776. Accounts current must be rendered promptly, whether dis-
bursements have been made or not, until all funds remaining to the
credit of the officer have been deposited to the credit of the Treasurer
of the United States. Also a summary of funds received, expended,
and remaining on hand must be furnished each month, whether
disbursements have been made or not.
777. A final account current under a bond must include all moneys,
by appropriations, to the credit of the property and disbursing
officer and show the manner in which the funds are finally disposed of.
778. Blank forms for rendering accounts, abstracts of expendi-
tures, summary of funds received, expended, and remaining on
hand, and vouchers to the account may be obtained by requisition
on the Chief of the Militia Bureau, the cost thereof to be charged
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against funds under the appropriation "Arming, equipping, and
training the National Guard. "
779. When a property and disbursing officer receives notice from
the Auditor for the War Department of a disallowance in the settle-
ment of his accounts he should submit with the least delay practi-
cable such explanation and additional vouchers or authority as may
be required. If the action of the Auditor is not acquiesced in, the
officer may, if he so desires, file an appeal with the Comptroller of
the Treasury. Unless it is his intention to file such an appeal or to
submit additional evidence with a view to the removal of the dis-
allowance, he should promptly concede the disallowance and deposit
the amount of the disallowance to the credit of the Treasurer of the
United States. The right of appeal to the Comptroller of the
Treasury is limited to one year from the date of the disallowance.
780. Property and disbursing officers must make prompt replies
to and explanation of any suspension which may be made in settle-
ment of their accounts by the Auditor for the War Department.
781. The balances acknowledged by the property and disbursing
officers and their analysis thereof must actually represent the state
of their business at the close of the last day on which the accounts
are rendered. They must so order their business that they may,
whenever called upon so to do, close immediately their accounts
and analyze their acknowledged balances.
CASHBOOK.
782. Every property and disbursing officer is required to keep a
cashbook showing the amount disbursed under eaeh appropriation
and apportionment, and the total funds on hand under each. Such
cashbooks should be balanced monthly, and the totals must agree
with the account current. The cashbooks are supplied by the
Militia Bureau, and each officer is required to provide himself with
one. The cashbook is the property of the Federal Government,
and shall not be removed from the office of the property and dis-
bursing officer. The officer to whom issued will see that it is care-
fully preserved as a part of the records of the Federal Government;
that the entries are properly made, and that the book is transferred
to his successor. In making a transfer of a cashbook the officer
should take a memorandum receipt therefor from his successor.
783. The approved method of using the cashbook is to enter only
such appropriation, subappropriution, and apportionment headings
as are required by the appropriations, subappropriations, and
apportionments being handled by the property and disbursing
officer whose accounts the cashbook carries, and to provide as many
debit and credit columns under each apportionment heading of each
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subappropriation and appropriation as there are fiscal years involved,
the headings with this in view not being printed in. To illustrate:
(Appropriation:) Arming, equipping, and training the National
Guard.
(Subappropriation:) General expenses, equipment and instruction,
National Guard.
(Apportionment:) Equipment and incidental expenses.
1917.
1916.
Dr.
Cr.
Dr.
Cr.
Dr.
Cr.
The headings of such appropriations and subheadings of sub-
appropriations and apportionments as are involved should be entered
in the order in which they appear in the analysis of the appropria-
tion.
The debit column under each head of apportionment and under
miscellaneous receipts should exhibit figures of all receipts of whatever
character thereunder, and the corresponding credit column should
show the figures of all disbursements, transfers, and deposits of funds
to the credit of the Treasurer of the United States.
It is not necessary that each and every transaction affecting
cash should be entered separately. Report of cash sales may be
carried to the cashbook on one line, the entry in the column headed
"From what source," etc., reading "Cash sales as per vouchers."
Funds received should be entered on a single line as "War War-
rant No. ." In case of apportionment transfer the entry may
be "Apportionment transfer, October, 19 , account," giving the
date in date column.
COLLECTIONS.
784. Collections on account of refundments to cover suspensions
or disallowances in disbursing accounts will be deposited at once to
the credit of the Treasurer of the United States.
785. The net proceeds of a sale of condemned property, after
deducting necessary and reasonable expenses of advertising and
auctioneer's fee and refundment made for lost property, will be
forwarded by the property and disbursing officer to the Chief of the
Militia Bureau to be covered into the appropriation provided by
section 67 of the act of June 3, 1916, and credited to the cJlotment
to the State, Territory, or the District of Columbia, in accordance
with section 87 of said act.
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786. The net proceeds from the sale of Government property
or refundment for lost property will not in either case be deposited
by the property and disbursing officer with the Treasurer of the
United States, an Assistant Treasurer, or a designated depositary
bank to his official or personal credit. The property and disbursing
officer will, however, record the transaction on his money accounts
by showing under the debit column the funds as received from the
sale of Government property or refundment for lost property, and
under the credit column as a disbursement on account of payment
to the Chief of the Militia Bureau, on account of proceeds from sale
of Government property or refundment for lost property. The
refundment should be made by a State draft or check or a post-
office money order.
787. For disposition of funds received for land which has hereto-
fore or may hereafter be acquired by purchase for a target range
for use of the National Guard of any State, Territory, or District of
Columbia, which has become useless or unserviceable for such pur-
pose, see paragraph 785.
788. In addition to the above a daily record of all actual cash
transactions will be kept in a memorandum book or blotter. The
totals of the day's transactions should be entered, using one line for
each class of funds.
789. Property and disbursing officers who do not, for any reason,
receive from the Treasury Department the monthly statements in
time for them to analyze their balances as shown on their accounts
current, should not delay the rendition of their accounts, but should
compute their net balances from their check stubs; state that such
balances are so computed, and make a further statement in explana-
tion that the balances have been computed from check stubs for the
reason that no monthly statement has been received from the Treas-
ury Department.
790. All transactions coming within the time covered by an account
current shall be reported therein. No payment or collections not
actually made during the period of an account shall be indicated
therein. When a fraction of a cent less than one-half occurs in
the footing of a voucher it will be disregarded. If the fraction be
one-half or greater it will be reckoned as a cent.
VOUCHERS.
791. Only one copy of a voucher, the original, shall contain signed
certification, approval, and receipt; duplicate or triplicate copies
of vouchers should be initialed only. The original voucher will be
sent to the Chief of the Militia Bureau for transmission to the Auditor
for the War Department.
792. Original vouchers will, if possible, accompany the account
current; if subsequently rendered, suitable explanation will be made;
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copies will not be accepted unless duly certified and accompanied
by satisfactory evidence of the loss or destruction of the originals.
793. Vouchers written in pencil, unless of an indelible character,
will not be accepted. Vouchers which show erasures will not be
accepted unless accompanied by a statement explaining the erasure.
794. When more than one article of the same kind and quality
is listed on a voucher the unit price must be shown.
795. A signature on a voucher by mark must be witnessed by a
disinterested person with his address.
796. Vouchers should be numbered consecutively and so recorded
on the abstract of payments. Such numbers should not be repeated
during any fiscal year.
797. Vouchers for purchases or services other than personal
should show in brief on the first fold of the form whether the pur-
chases were made or the services engaged without advertisement
or after advertising. In the latter case it should be stated whether
the advertisement was in a newspaper, by posters, or by circular
letters. The voucher should show also what particular form of
agreement was entered into whether verbal, written, or formal
contract. In case it be a formal written contract, it should be made
in triplicate, one copy to be retained by the property and disbursing
officer, one by the party from whom the purchases were made or the
services engaged, and one sent to the War Department with the
account current. Each voucher should be accompanied by a copy
of the public notice which solicited the bids (newspaper clipping,
poster, or circular letter), the accepted bid, a copy of the letter
accepting the bid, and a certificate that the award was made to
the lowest responsible bidder.
798. Section 3709 of the Revised Statutes, regarding advertising
for purchases and services other than personal, exempts only from
its operation the engagement of services or purchases of supplies
when immediate performance or delivery is required by the public
exigency. Property and disbursing officers must not fail to solicit
competition whenever possible.
799. All vouchers for personal services and purchases or services
other than personal must be entered separately on the abstract of
expenditures and the aggregate amount of such expenditures, by
appropriations, entered on the face of the account current under the
separate appropriations. All warrants and deposits should be
entered separately on the face of the account current under the ap-
propriations to which they pertain.
800. Every voucher in support of a payment for supplies or for
services will be made out in favor of the creditor, giving his address,
and will show (if for supplies furnished) the date of the purchase
(or the order number), the quantity and price of each article, and
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the amount of, (if for services) the character of the services, the
date or dates on which they were rendered, and the amount. When
a purchase is made as a result of a written proposal and a written
acceptance, the voucher (if there be only one) will be accompanied
by a copy of the public notice, the accepted bid, and a copy of the
letter accepting the bid, and will contain a certificate showing that
the procurement of the articles or service was made in the manner
indicated thereon; if two or more vouchers are made, the papers
required will be filed with the first voucher paid and reference thereto
made on the other vouchers. A voucher for services rendered by
the day or month will show the character of the service, the inclu-
sive dates thereof, the time for which payment is made, the rate of pay,
and the amount. The certificate of a creditor to a voucher for sup-
plies furnished or for services rendered will contain the words "I
certify that the above bill is correct and just and that payment
therefor has not been received."
801. Vouchers for supplies or for services other than by the day
or month submitted in support of payments for all work authorized
may, if desired, be accompanied by the original bills submitted by
the creditor and dated and signed by him or by his authorized repre-
sentative, and vouchers with such bills attached will be made out
hi favor of the creditor, giving his address, and stating the account in
general terms, with the aggregate amount only extended, and the
words "as per bill hereto attached," or words of like import added.
The certificate of a creditor to a voucher for supplies furnished or
services rendered will contain the words "I certify that the foregoing
account is correct and just and that payment therefor has not been
received."
When desirable, the creditor may place the foregoing certificate
upon the original bill, and when so placed the certificate upon the
voucher need not be signed, provided that the bill be attached to
and made a part of the voucher before the same is signed by the
property and disbursing officer.
802. Vouchers must be stated in the name of the corporation,
company, firm, or person rendering the service or furnishing the
articles for which payment is made.
803. Payment with currency will not be made to the holder of a
power of attorney or to a holder of an instrument operating as a
transfer or an assignment. Such payments will be made by check
payable to the creditor.
804. If payment with currency is made to an incorporated or to
an unincorporated company, the money will be delivered to and the
voucher certified and receipted by a duly authorized officer or agent
of the company; the certificate and receipt to be signed with the
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company name, followed by the autograph signature of the officer,
with his title, or of the agent to whom the money was delivered, and
the receipted voucher will be accompanied by evidence showing his
authority. This evidence will consist of extracts from the articles
of incorporation or association, the by-laws, or the minutes of the
board of directors, duly certified by the custodian of such records
(under the company seal, if there be one), showing that the signer
is properly vested with authority to receive and receipt for money due
to the company.
805. If payment of currency is made to an individual or to a
copartnership doing business under a company title, the certificate
and receipt will be signed with the company name, followed by the
autograph signature of the individual proprietor or of one of the
members of the fiijm, with the w^ords " proprietor" or " one of the
proprietors" affixed thereto.
806. If payment with currency is made to a copartnership doing
business as such, the certificate and receipt will be signed with the
firm's usual signature by one of the members of the firm, who will
be required to affix his own signature as "one of the firm."
807. If payment with currency is made to an individual creditor,
the certificate and receipt will be signed by him in person.
808. In payments made by check to the order of any company (in-
corporated or unincorporated) or firm or individual by name, the
fact that the check has been so drawn should be stated on the voucher,
giving the number, date, and amount, and the certificate to the
voucher may be signed by an officer, attorney, or agent of the com-
pany, or by an attorney or agent of the firm or individual, stating
the capacity in which he signs, without filing with the voucher evi-
dence of his authority to sign. The property and disbursing officer
in all such cases will deliver the check to such person only as he is
satisfied is authorized by the principal to certify to the voucher and
receive the check.
809. Receipts for small sums paid with currency to a corporation,
such as a railroad, telegraph, turnpike, transfer, express, steamboat,
hotel, newspaper, or ice company, for an occasional service rendered,
may be signed and the vouchers certified by the local agent in charge
of the business of the company at the place where the service is
rendered or where it begins or terminates, and the certificate of the
officer who made the payment that the person to whom payment was
thus made was then the local agent of the company in charge of its
business at the place designated will be sufficient evidence of the
agent's authority to certify to the vouchers and to receipt for the
money paid.
810. When an account is presented by an individual who is not
known to the property and disbursing officer, the latter will require
him to be identified.
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811. The form of the signature to the certificate, and to the receipt
when required, and the name of the person or business firm as entered
at the head of an account must be literally alike.
812. Property and disbursing officers will not issue vouchers for
unpaid accounts as due bills against the United States, but certified
statement of personal services and of wages due may be given to a
discharged employee who for want of funds was not paid at time of
discharge.
813. When applicable, the following rules for the computation of
time in payment for services will be observed :
For any full calendar month's service, at a stipulated monthly
rate of compensation, payment will be made at such stipulated rate
without regard to the number of days in that month.
When service commences on an intermediate day of the month,
30 days will be assumed as the length of the month, whatever be the
number of days therein.
When the service terminates on an intermediate day of the month,
the actual number of days during which service was rendered in that
calendar month will be allowed.
Where compensation of any person in the service of the United
States is on an annual or monthly basis, that for the purpose of
fixing pay due, all months in the year shall be reckoned as containing
30 days and that all persons entering the service of the United States
during a 31 -day month and serving until the end thereof shall be
entitled to pay for that month from the date of entry until the 30th
day of said month, both days inclusive, thus excluding the 31st day
of any calendar month from the compensation. (Act of June 30,
1906;~ 34 Stats., 763.)
When the service embraces two or more months or parts of months
but one fraction will be made, thus: From September 21 to Novem-
ber 25, inclusive, will be calculated September 21 to October 20,
inclusive, one month; from October 21 to November 20, inclusive,
one month; from November 21 to 25, inclusive, five days, making
the time allowed two months and five days.
When two fractions of months occur and both are less than a
whole month, as from August 21 to September 10, the time will be
determined thus: August 21 to 30, inclusive (ignoring the 31st), 10
days; from September 1 to 10, inclusive, 10 days; making the time
allowed 20 days.
Services commencing in February will be calculated as though the
month contained 30 days, thus: From February 21 to 28 (or 29),
inclusive, 10 days. When the service commences on the 28th day
of that month, 3 days will be allowed, and if on the 29th, 2 days.
If service commences on the 31st day of the month, payment will
not be made for that day.
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For commutation of subsistence and for services of persons em-
ployed at a per diem rate, payment will be made for the actual
number of days such services were rendered.
When services are rendered from one given date to another, the
account will state clearly whether both dates are included.
In computing the wages of persons employed at a per diem allow-
ance, the day on which service begins and the day on which it ends
will be allowed in the computation.
Unauthorized absence on the 31st day of a month results in the
loss of one day's pay.
SETTLEMENT WITH HEIRS, ETC.
814. Property and disbursing officers of the National Guard will
not settle with heirs, executors, or administrators, except by authority
of the Chief of the Militia Bureau, and upon accounts that have been
duly audited and certified by the proper accounting officers of the
Treasury.
CLOSING OF ACCOUNTS.
815. If a property and disbursing officer desires to close his accounts
with the Treasury, so much of the funds remaining to his credit as
are not represented by outstanding checks must be deposited to the
credit of the Treasurer of the United States to the officer's personal
credit, and a final account current covering the deposit be forwarded
to the Militia Bureau. Funds so deposited are covered back to the
appropriation from which received. (Changes No. 1, December 18,
1919.)
When an officer ceases to act as property and disbursing officer,
or for any reason closes his accounts, he will prepare a closing state-
ment of his money accounts from date of last inspection to and
including the date of the closing of his accounts, with a separate list
of outstanding checks. He will forward the statement and lists of
checks to the Chief of the Militia Bureau through the adjutant
general of the State, Territory, or the District of Columbia for the
usual action.
816. When a property and disbursing officer is relieved from duty
as such he will certify outstanding debts, if any, to his successor,
and transmit a list of the same to the Chief of the Militia Bureau.
817. Should a property and disbursing officer die while serving as
such, the Secretary of War will, upon request of the governor of the
State or Territory, or the commanding general of the District of
Columbia Militia, addressed to the Chief of the Militia Bureau,
recommend to the Secretary of the Treasury to cause so much of
the money remaining to the property and disbursing officer's credit
as is not represented by outstanding checks, to be deposited to the
credit of the Treasurer of the United States to be covered into the,
appropriation from which received.
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818. A property and disbursing officer who ceases to act as such
will at once inform the Secretary of the Treasury what checks drawn
against public funds to his credit, if any, are still outstanding and
unpaid.
819. In case of death, resignation, or removal of a property and
disbursing officer, checks previously drawn by him will be paid from
funds to his credit, unless such checks have been drawn more than
four months before their presentations or reasons exist for suspecting
fraud. Any check drawn by him and not presented for payment
within four months of its date will not be paid until its correctness
shall have been attested by the Comptroller of the Treasury or his
chief clerk. A check which has been issued for a period longer than
three full fiscal years will be paid only by settlement of an account
in the Treasury Department. A check which has been drawn by a
property and disbursing officer still acting in that capacity, and
dated within three full fiscal years from the date of presentation for
payment, will be paid in the usual manner from funds to the credit
of the drawer.
820. Section 5 of the act making appropriations for sundry civil
expenses of the Government for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1917,
requires that report of checks drawn by any disbursing officer of the
Government which shall have been outstanding and unpaid for three
years or more will be rendered by each Auditor of the Treasury in
lieu of the returns required of disbursing officers by section 310 of
the Revised Statutes.
AKTICLE XVI.
FEDERAL PROPERTY.
REQUISITIONS AND ISSUES.
821. The appropriation provided under section 67 of the act of
Congress approved June 3, 1916, and apportioned annually to the
several States, Territories, and the District of Columbia, may be
used to acquire arms, ordnance stores, quartermaster stores, camp
equipage, and all other military supplies for issue to the National
Guard of the several States, Territories, and the District of Columbia.
Requisitions for supplies will be submitted in quadruplicate on P.
S. Form No. 160 by the governors of the several States, Territories,
and the commanding general of the District of Columbia Militia, or
by an officer of the National Guard of the State, Territory, or Dis-
trict of Columbia designated by the governor or the commanding
general of the District of Columbia Militia to make requisitions for
stores in his name. The officer so designated should be the property
and disbursing officer for the United States in the State, Territory,
or the District of Columbia.
822. United States service arms with all accessories, field artillery
materiel, engineer, coast artillery, signal, and sanitary materiel,
accouterments, field uniforms, clothing, equipage, publications,
and military stores of all kinds, and public animals, as are necessary
to arm, uniform, and equip for field service the National Guard of
the several States, Territories, and the District of Columbia can be
acquired under section 83 of the act of Congress approved June 3,
1916. Requisitions for supplies to be issued as a charge against
this appropriation will be submitted in triplicate by the governors of
the several States, Territories, and the commanding general of the
National Guard of the District of Columbia, or by an officer of the
National Guard of a State, Territory, or District of Columbia desig-
nated by the Governor or the commanding general of the National
Guard of the District of Columbia to make requisitions for stores
in his name. The officer so designated should be the property and
disbursing officer for the United States in the State, Territory, or
the District of Columbia.
823. Whenever it shall be shown to the satisfaction of the Sec-
retary of War that the National Guard of any State, Territory, or
the District of Columbia is properly organized, armed, and equipped
for field service, the funds annually apportioned to a State, Terri-
tory, or the District of Columbia from the appropriation provided
for under section 83 of the act of Congress approved June 3, 1916,
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may be used for obtaining on requisition, as set forth in paragraph
825, any article issued by any of the supply departments of the
Army.
824. United States property may be obtained by the National
Guard of the several States, Territories, and the District of Columbia
in any one of the following ways :
(a) By issue by the War Department, the cost thereof to be
charged against the annual apportionment to the State, Territory,
or the District of Columbia, made from the appropriation provided
for under section 67 of the act of Congress approved June 3, 1916.
(6) By issue by the War Department, the cost thereof to be
charged against the annual apportionment to the State, Territory,
or the District of Columbia, made from the appropriation provided
for under section 83 of the act of Congress approved June 3, 1916.
(c) By issue by the War Department without charge against
militia or National Guard appropriations, if such special authoriza-
tion be provided by Congress.
(d) Field artillery equipment, by issue by the War Department,
the cost thereof to be charged against such special appropriations as
are made by Congress for such purposes from time to time.
(e) By purchase by the State from its own funds pursuant to the
authority granted in section 86 of the act of Congress approved
June 3, 1916. (See par. 833.) With the exception of the last
method indicated the property will remain the property of the
United States and must be accounted for to the War Department by
the property and disbursing officer for the United States in each
State, Territory, and the District of Columbia.
825. Requisitions for ordnance and ordnance stores, quarter-
master supplies, signal equipment and stores, engineer property,
medical property and stores, equipment for military aeronautics,
motor transportation, and for such forms as are for use in connec-
tion with property accounting, will be submitted on form Purchase
and Storage No. 160.
826. Requisitions will contain the following:
(a) Complete shipping address of the officer to whom the property
is to be shipped.
(b) The following certificate signed by the governor of the State,
Territory, or the commanding general of the District of Columbia
Militia, or the officer for the United States designated to make requi-
sitions for stores in the name of such governor or the commanding
general of the District of Columbia Militia:
I certify that the articles enumerated hereinbefore are required by the National
Guard of the of , for the fiscal year ending June 30, 19 ,
under (designating the appropriation), and that the of
has adequate and suitable storage facilities for the safe-keeping and
preservation of the property.
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827. Separate requisitions will be submitted for each class of sup-
plies required for, i. e.
Ordnance and ordnance stores. (See pars. 829 and 830.)
Quartermaster supplies.
Signal equipment and stores.
Engineer property.
Medical property and stores.
Equipment and supplies for military aeronautics.
Motor transport equipment and supplies.
Publications.
Blank forms (separate for each department or bureau from which
issued).
828. In no case can any one requisition call for supplies, equip-
ment, or stores issued by different supply departments. Requisi-
tions of this character will be returned to the State concerned to be
prepared as required by these regulations.
829. Attention is invited to the following extracts from Supply
Circular No. 29, War Department, Purchase, Storage, and Traffic
Division, General Staff, April 8, 1918:
2. (a) In accordance with the terms of Supply Circulars Nos. 80 and 109, that part
of the Ordnance Department having to do with the * * * issue of the following
ordnance material is hereby transferred to the office of the Director of Purchase and
Storage:
Pack equipment.
Artillery and machine gun harness.
Personal, horse, and mess equipment for officers and enlisted men.
Intrenching tools.
Fencing equipment.
Marksmanship insignia.
Marking outfits and stencils.
Blacksmiths', saddlers', and carpenters' tools.
Troop panniers with contents.
Equipment repair trucks or similar trucks.
Cleaning and preserving supplies, including all oils and paints.
All spare parts and material necessary for the maintenance and repair of the
above.
(6) The Ordnance Department will continue to be responsible until further notice
for the * * * issue of the following ordnance material:
All artillery, including special artillery vehicles, tanks, and tractors.
All ammunition and its components.
All pyrotechnics and rifle and hand grenades.
All special ordnance repair trucks except equipment repair trucks and
similar trucks.
All fire-control instruments and sights for artillery and machine guns.
Machine guns and automatic rifles.
Rifles, pistols, revolvers, shotguns, and all other small arms.
Bayonets, bolos, sabers, and all other hand arms.
Arm chests and arm racks.
Range-finding instruments.
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Targets and target material.
Decapping and cleaning tools for small-arm cartridges.
All tools for repair of small arms and machine guns, including arm repair
chests with contents, armorers' tool chests with contents, tool rolls and
pistol cleaning "kits.
All tools, equipment, and spare parts, and publications and blank forms
pertaining to the above.
830. In view of the above, separate requisitions will, in the future,
be made by the States, Territories, and the District of Columbia, for
any of the ordnance equipment listed in subparagraph (a) of the
above quotation from Supply Circular 29, from those listed in sub-
paragraph (6) in order that, upon approval by the Militia Bureau,
such requisitions may be forwarded to the respective supply sources.
831. Issues are limited to the standard adopted types and models
used in the regular service. Experimental or provisional arms,
equipments, or stores will not be issued.
832. It is contrary to the proper relation between the War Depart-
ment and the States, as well as violation of law, to issue stores where
no adequate provision has been made by the State to protect them
from deterioration through the action of the elements or from loss
or damage through theft or fire. No field artillery materiel will be
issued for the use of any field battery unless it is clearly shown by the
State authorities that adequate armory facilities, both for instruc-
tional purposes and for safeguarding the materiel, have been furnished,
and that a competent caretaker, who shall be a mechanic, is employed
to take care of the materiel.
CASH PURCHASES.
833. Under the provisions of section 86 of the act of Congress
approved June 3, 1916, a State, Territory, or the District of Colum-
bia may, with the approval of the Secretary of War, purchase from
the War Department for the use of the National Guard of such State,
Territory, or the District of Columbia, including the officers thereof,
any stores, supplies, material of war, and military publications fur-
nished to the Army at the prices at which they shall be listed to the
Army, with cost of transportation added. The law further provide?
that articles so purchased may, in time of actual or threatened war,
be requisitioned by the United States, and when so requisitioned and
delivered credit for the ultimate return of such property in kind
shall be allowed to such State, Territory, or the District of Columbia.
Requests for the purchase of supplies authorized by law to be sold
to a State, Territory, or the District of Columbia will be made in
triplicate on a blank form furnished by the Militia Bureau for this
purpose, and when so obtained will become the property of the
State; but, as by the terms of this purchase they are subject to requi-
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sition by the United States in case of actual or threatened war, such
articles are not to be disposed of by a State, Territory, or the District
of Columbia except by loss, destruction, or by fair wear and tear in
service; and when so lost or destroyed or worn out by fair wear and
tear in service the War Department will be so notified. A report
will be rendered on December 31 of each year, giving a list of the
property so purchased and remaining on hand.
834. Requisitions for cash purchases will contain the following:
(a) Complete shipping address of the officer to whom the property
is to be shipped.
(6) A certificate signed by the governor of the State, Territory, or
the commanding general of the District of Columbia Militia, as
follows:
I certify that the articles requested hereon are for the use of the National Guard of
the of ; that it is clearly understood that these articles are
subject to requisition by the United States for use in the military service thereof; that
these articles will remain the property of the of , and will
not be disposed of in any manner whatsoever except by loss, destruction, or fair wear
and tear in the military service; and when so lost, destroyed, or worn out by fair wear
and tear in the military service, that the Chief of the Militia Bureau will be so notified.
835. When supplies other than ordnance are purchased as author-
ized by section 86 of the act of Congress approved June 3, 1916, check
or postal money order to the value of the stores so purchased shall
be drawn to the order of "The Director of Purchase and Storage."
836. Requisitions for the purchase of ordnance and ordnance
stores should describe the articles desired in accordance with the
nomenclature established in the price lists issued by the Ordnance
Department.
837. Remittances in payment for articles of ordnance property
should be by draft made payable to the order of the commanding
officer of the arsenal making the sale and be drawn on a national
bank located conveniently for purposes of collection. When a dif-
ferent description of articles, or a different method of remitting funds,
is followed, delay may result in shipment of the articles purchased.
838. When application is made to the War Department for the
purchase of ordnance property it is preferable to postpone the mak-
ing of remittances until notification of the amount due is received
c"5
by the purchaser from the commanding officer of the arsenal who
may be authorized to make the sale. On the receipt of the notifica-
tion, remittances will be made by the method indicated in the pre-
ceding paragraph.
839. When troops of the National Guard are engaged in joint
maneuvers or field exercises for instruction with regular troops, the
Secretary of War will, on application therefor, grant authority for
the sale for cash to the States, Territories, and the District of Co-
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lumbia, for the use of the National Guard thereof, of any articles of
subsistence stores that are kept on hand for sale to the Regular Army.
840. United States property can not be sold by the War Depart-
ment to individual members of the National Guard, either directly
or through the military authorities of the State. Under the provi-
sions of section 86 of the act of Congress approved June 3, 1916, any
State, Territory, or the District of Columbia may, as indicated in
paragraph 833, with the approval of the Secretary of War, purchase
for cash from the War Department, for use of the National Guard,
including the officers thereof, any stores, supplies, material of war,
and military publications such as are furnished to the Army. Arti-
cles so purchased become the property of the State, but the State,
under the terms of the purchase, can not dispose of them by sale to
individuals, as the United States, under the terms of the sale, has a
lien on them for use by requisition in case of emergency. Articles
purchased under the law may be issued to officers of the National
Guard of the State for their use in the military service, but the State
can not transfer its title to them.
ACCOUNTABILITY.
841. All military property issued to the National Guard as pro-
vided by law remains the property of the United States.
842. United States property issued to a State, Territory, or the
District of Columbia for the use of the National Guard thereof can
not be loaned or used for any purpose other than that for which
issued.
843. Accountability devolves upon any person to whom United
States property is intrusted and who carries such property in stock
for issue. Responsibility without accountability devolves upon any
person to whom such property is intrusted for use by him or his
organization or detachment. An accountable officer is relieved
from responsibility for property when he issues same upon proper
requisition. A responsible officer is not relieved from responsibility
for property which has been issued to him until he has returned the
property to the issuing officer, or has been relieved from responsibility
by transfer of property to his successor, or by approved survey pro-
ceedings or other prescribed methods for release from property
responsibility.
844. All United States property must be accounted for on pre-
scribed forms and records. All United States property unaccounted
for to the War Department will .when discovered be taken up and
accounted for by the proper accounting officer. When discovered
by officers not accountable for property or by enlisted men or civilian
employees, they shall report the same as soon as practicable to the
accountable officer, who will take it up and account for it. When
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for any reason the accountable officer can not be communicated with
or is not known to the officer or enlisted man or civilian employee,
such officer, enlisted man, or civilian employee will notify the adju-
tant general of the State, Territory, or the District of Columbia, who
will see that the accounting officer is notified.
845. Under the provisions of section 67 of the act of Congress ap-
proved June 3, 1916, the property and disbursing officer for the
United States in each State, Territory, and the District of Columbia
is the accountable officer for all United States property in the pos-
session of the National Guard of the State, Territory, and the District
of Columbia, and shall keep such records and make such returns and
reports concerning the same as may be required bv the Secretary of
War.
846. When National Guard organizations are called into the serv-
ice of the United States, responsibility and accountability for United
States property in the possession of such organizations devolve upon
the officers thereof as in the case of officers of the Regular Army.
847. The property and disbursing officer for the United States is
required to keep distinctly separate the several classes of United
States property in all business transactions with the War Depart-
ment in regard thereto.
The several classes of supplies are as follows:
Quartermaster.
Medical.
Engineer.
Ordnance (two subdivisions, see par. 829).
Signal.
Military aeronautics.
Motor transport.
Adjutant General's Office (publications).
Details of stores pertaining to the several supply departments are
contained in the supply manuals of the departments.
848. All United States property issued to the National Guard of
a State, Territory, and the District of Columbia, as a charge against
any Federal appropriations shall be taken up and accounted for by
the property and disbursing officer for the United States appointed
in each State, Territory, and the District of Columbia, under such
regulations as the Secretary of War may prescribe and deem neces-
sary to protect the interests of the United States.
849. When an officer to whom stores have been forwarded believes
them to have miscarried he will promptly inform the issuing and
forwarding officers.
850. If an officer to whom public property has been transferred
fails to accomplish the necessary papers covering the transaction
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within a reasonable time, the transferring officer will report the facts
to the superior officer of the former for action. Copies of all papers
relating to the transaction will be filed with his records.
851. Upon the receipt of public property by an officer he will make
careful examination to ascertain its quality and condition, but will
not break original packages until issues are to be made, unless he has
reason to believe the contents defective. Should he discover defect or
shortage, or consider the property unfit for use, he will file an over,
short or damage report or, as the facts may determine, apply for a
survey to ascertain the facts and fix the responsibility. The same
rule will be observed in regard to packages when first opened for
issue, and for property damaged or missing while in store.
852. When packages of supplies are opened for the first time,
whether because of apparent defect or for issue, the officer respon-
sible or some other commissioned officer will be present and verify
the contents by actual weight, count, or measurement, as circum-
stances may require, and in case of deficiency or damage wil] make
written report of the facts to the adjutant general of the State, Terri-
tory, or the District of Columbia. If only the officer responsible be
present and make the report, he will secure the sworn statements in
writing of one or more civilians or enlisted men regarding the condi-
tion of the property when examined. Should a survey be ordered,
the adjutant general of the State, Territory, or the District of Co-
lumbia will refer to the surveying officer the report made by the exam-
ining officer, together with the sworn statements.
853. The giving or taking of receipts in blank for United States
property is prohibited.
854. Unless otherwise prescribed the same regulations that now
govern accountability for public property in the Army will govern
as to accountability between the property and disbursing officer for
the United States and the War Department for property issued to
the National Guard, and the necessary blank forms for keeping the
required records of said property will be furnished to the governors
of the several States and Territories and the commanding general
of the District of Columbia Militia on application to the Chief of the
Militia Bureau, War Department.
855. In the event that any errors or irregularities are discovered
in the records of the property and disbursing officer, he will be noti-
fied through the adjutant general of the State or Territory, or the
adjutant general of the National Guard of the District of Columbia,
of such errors or irregularities found therein with a view to their
correction. If the necessary corrections be not made within three
months from date of notification, or the Chief of the Militia Bureau
advised why the corrections have not been made within that time,
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the facts will be reported to the Secretary of War, in order that no
more issues of military stores may be made until the errors or irregu-
larities shall have been corrected or satisfactorily explained.
UNITED STATES PROPERTY DAMAGED, LOST, OR DESTROYED.
856. Lack of proper care of Federal property will not be tolerated,
and any loss, damage, or destruction of such property by reason of
carelessness or lack of proper attention will result in the States con-
cerned being charged with the value thereof, and the law which
requires that such losses must be paid from State or personal funds
will be strictly enforced.
857. Section 87 of the act of Congress approved June 3, 1916,
provides that whenever any property issued to the National Guard
in any State, Territory, or the District of Columbia shall have been
lost, damaged, or destroyed, or become unserviceable or unsuitable
by use in service or from any other cause while in possession of the
State, it shall be examined by a disinterested surveying officer of the
Regular Army or the National Guard detailed by the Secretary of
War, and the report of such surveying officer shall be forwarded to
the Secretary of War or to such officer as he shall designate to receive
such reports; and if it shall appear to the Secretary of War from
the report of survey that the property was lost, damaged, or de-
stroyed through unavoidable causes, he is authorized to relieve the
State or Territory or the District of Columbia from further accounta-
bility therefor. If it shall appear that the loss, damage, or destruc-
tion of property was due to carelessness or neglect, or that its loss,
damage, or destruction could have been avoided by the exercise of
reasonable care, the money value of such property shall be charged
to the accountable State, Territory, or District of Columbia, to be
paid from State, Territory, or District funds, or any funds other than
Federal. If the articles so surveyed are found to be unserviceable
or unsuitable, the Secretary of war shall direct what disposition, by
sale or otherwise, shall be made of them; and, if sold, the proceeds
of such sale, as well as stoppages against officers and enlisted men,
and the net proceeds of collections made from any person or from
any State, Territory, or the District of Columbia to reimburse the
Government for the loss, damage, or destruction of any property,
shall be deposited by the Chief of the Militia Bureau, in the Treasury
of the United States as a credit to said State, Territory, or the Dis-
trict of Columbia accountable for said property, and as a part of
and in addition to that portion of its allotment set aside for the
purchase of similar supplies, stores, or material of war. For the
proper method of making such refundments see paragraph 785.
The law further provides that if any State, Territory, or the District
of Columbia shall neglect or refuse to pay, or cause to be paid, the
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money equivalent of any loss, damage, or destruction of property
charged against such State, Territory, or District of Columbia after
survey as provided for above by a disinterested officer appointed by
the Secretary of War, the Secretary of War is authorized to debar
such State, Territory, or the District of Columbia from further par-
ticipation in any or all appropriations for the National Guard until
such payment shall have been made.
858. The surveying officer or officers detailed by the Secretary of
War in each State, Territory, or District of Columbia will be so
detailed or appointed from the officers of the National Guard of the
State, Territory, or District of Columbia, or from officers of the
Regular Army on duty with the National Guard thereof as inspector-
instructors or, if neither an officer of the National Guard or the
Regular Army detailed as inspector-instructor is available, by the
detail of any available Regular Army officer. The detail or appoint-
ment as surveying officer of an officer or officers of the National Guard
or Regular Army on duty with the National Guard will not be changed
except for reasons which appear to the War Department to be good
and sufficient. Recommendations of officers of the National Guard
for appointment as surveying officers of a State will be called for
from time to time. An officer of the National Guard Reserve is not
eligible for designation as a surveying officer. (See Opn. J. A. G.,
June 14, 1918.)
859. The travel and other necessary expenses of officers of the
Regular Army detailed as surveying officers are properly chargeable
against that part of the appropriation made by Congress under the
provisions of section 67 of the act of June 3, 1916, for the payment
of the actual and necessary expenses incurred by officers and enlisted
men of the Regular Army when traveling on duty in connection
with the National Guard, and the payment of such expenses will be
made by the property and disbursing officer for the United States
in the State, Territory, or the District of Columbia.
860. Reports of surveying officers will be made out in quadrupli-
cate on blanks furnished by the Militia Bureau and forwarded to the
adjutant general of the State, Territory, or the District of Columbia,
who will in turn forward the same to the Chief of the Militia Bureau,
with the recommendation of the governor of the State or Territory
or the commanding general of the District of Columbia Militia.
861. Upon the receipt of the report of a surveying officer in the
office of the Chief of the Militia Bureau it will be examined, and if it
appears from such report that the property was lost, damaged, or
destroyed, or became unserviceable or unsuitable, as a result of
unavoidable causes, and that reasonable and proper care was exer-
cised by the State, Territory, or the District of Columbia to safe-
guard and protect the property concerned from loss, damage, or
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destruction, one copy of the report will be returned by the Chief of
the Militia Bureau to the property and disbursing officer for the
United States in the State, Territory, or the District of Columbia,
through the adjutant general thereof, with authority to drop the
articles enumerated thereon from his property records and with
instructions as to their disposition, by sale or otherwise. One copy
will be retained for the files of the Militia Bureau, one copy forwarded
by the Militia Bureau to the property accounts branch, office of
Director of Finance, Washington, D. C., and one copy forwarded to
the zone property auditor who is charged with auditing the property
account from which the property is to be dropped. If ordered
destroyed, an affidavit must be made on the record of survey by a
disinterested officer of the National Guard, or by an officer of the
Regular Army on duty with the National Guard of the State, Ter-
ritory, or District of Columbia, that the destruction of the articles
was accomplished in his presence. For disposition of proceeds of
sale of condemned property see paragraph 785.
862. For cost of transportation of unserviceable and unsuitable
property turned in to the United States arsenal or depot see para-
graph 768.
863. If it appears from the report of a surveying officer that the
property was lost, damaged, or destroyed as a result of avoidable
causes and that reasonable care was not exercised by the State, Terri-
tory, or the District of Columbia to safeguard and protect the property
concerned from loss, damage, or destruction, the adjutant general
of the State will be so notified and directed to forward the necessary
funds to cover the cost of the property. Upon receipt of the funds
to cover such cost one copy of the survey report will be furnished to
the property and disbursing officer for the United States in the State,
Territory, or the District of Columbia, through the adjutant general
thereof, with authority to drop the property enumerated thereon
from his property accounts, one copy forwarded by the Militia
Bureau to the property accounts branch, office of Director of Finance,
Washington, D. C., one copy forwarded to the zone property auditor
concerned, and one copy filed in the Militia Bureau.
864. Whenever an officer of the National Guard who is responsible
for United States property shall discover that any of such property
has been lost, stolen, or destroyed, or has become unserviceable or un-
suitable from use in service, or from any other cause, he should report
immediately the fact, through proper military channels, to the ad-
jutant general of the State or Territory or of the National Guard of
the District of Columbia in order that the action of a surveying
officer may be had at the earliest practicable date.
865. The report of the surveying officer should show in detail oppo-
site each article on his report in what respect the article is unservice-
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able or unsuitable. It will also indicate in each case, for the guidance
of the Secretary of War, the disposition which, in his opinion, should
be made of said property. Should the surveying officer recommend
the sale of the property, the recommendation will state whether by
auction or by inviting bids from dealers or others likely to purchase
said articles and will give reasons therefor. In case any public prop-
erty is rendered unserviceable through causes other than the ordinary
incidents of service, the surveying officer should investigate fully the
circumstances, report the facts, and, if possible, fix the personal
responsibility therefor.
866. A surveying officer should elicit all evidence obtainable and
should not limit his inquiries to affidavits or statements presented
by interested parties, especially hi cases of alleged theft or embezzle-
ment, and he should not recommend the relief of officers or soldiers
from responsibility unless fully satisfied that those charged with the
care of the property have performed their whole duty in regard to it.
He should hear in person or by deposition all persons concerned.
Before relief from accountability will be granted on account of the
loss or theft of small arms, conclusive evidence must be submitted
with the report that every possible precaution had been taken for
their safe-keeping. Evidence will be presented also to show what
steps were taken for the recovery of lost or stolen property.
867. Officers responsible for property to be surveyed will in all
cases furnish the surveying officer with original affidavits by them-
selves and by such witnesses as they may rely upon to relieve them
from responsibility, and three duly attested copies of such affidavits
must accompany the report.
868. Federal property in possession of States, Territories, and the
District of Columbia, which has become unserviceable, is not
subject to condemnation upon inventory and inspection reports, but
must be disposed of by survey proceedings.
869. Unserviceable property is, with reference to its disposition,
divided into classes as follows:
(1) Property worn out in the service and which has no salable
value.
(2) Property worn out by fair wear and tear in the service which
presumably has some salable value.
(3) Property which has been rendered unserviceable from causes
other than fair wear and tear in the service.
870. Great care should be taken to prevent property once con-
demned and ordered dropped from the returns from being again pre-
sented for survey. When property is presented to a surveying officer
for condemnation, the officer responsible will certify in the inventory
that the property has not been previously condemned.
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871. Clothing infected with contagious diseases may be destroyed
prior to the action of a surveying officer, provided the necessity for
such destruction is certified to by a competent physician or medical
officer cognizant of the facts. Such certificate should set forth the
facts and be made a part of the subsequent survey proceedings.
872. Whenever any property is lost, destroyed, stolen, or rendered
unserviceable or unsuitable by reason of the fact that it has not been
stored properly or that reasonable and proper care has not been
exercised in regard to its safety or preservation, the United States
considers that the State is responsible, under the terms of the law, for
such loss, destruction, theft, unserviceability, or unsuitability.
873. Reasonable care as far as protection from fire is concerned will
be considered as having been exercised only when every possible pre-
caution in this regard has been employed. The employment of
watchmen or caretakers is essential to insure frequent inspections in
order to properly guard against losses of this character. In order
that the interests of a State may be protected, it is suggested that
steps be taken to insure this property against loss by fire. The cost
of such insurance can not, however, be met from Federal funds, as
the care and protection of United States property issued to a State
is incumbent upon the State. Insurance money received may be ap-
plied by the State to the purchase, under authority of the act of
February 24, 1897 (29 Stat., 592), of stores and supplies in lieu of
those destroyed, and such stores and supplies taken up and accounted
for by the State in place of those destroyed.
874. The loss of small arms, particularly revolvers, by the National
Guard follows in a large measure from the failure to effectively secure
this class of property from theft. When small arms are not in the
possession of enlisted men for the performance of military duty,
they are required to be locked in the arm racks or the arm lockers.
The arm racks are intended for the safe-keeping of the small arms in
daily use by the organizations to which they have been issued, and
the arm lockers for such arms as are not required to be issued fre-
quently to enlisted men.
875. When for any reason troops in the field are not permitted to
be armed at all times, responsible officers will have the pistols safe-
guarded under conditions that will prevent their loss.
876. The National Guard of the several States, Territories, and the
District of Columbia is required to have the arm racks and arm
lockers supplied by the Ordnance Department on hand for the safe-
keeping of the small arms issued to them and to see that every possible
precaution is taken hi this respect.
877. The several States, Territories, and the District of Columbia
are required to provide suitable armories for the safekeeping of prop-
erty of the United States issued to them.
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878. Organizations of the National Guard, unless they are serving
in the field, are required to store the property issued to them in the
armories provided for the purpose.
879. Property and disbursing officers will store property in their
immediate possession in a systematic manner so as to afford not only
protection thereto but accessibility as well.
880. Reasonable care will not be considered as having been
exercised in the safekeeping of small arms and ammunition and
their protection against loss, theft, or damage unless every possible
precaution in this regard has been employed. The employment of
watchmen or caretakers appears to be essential in order to properly
guard against losses of this character.
881. Reasonable care can not be considered as having been
exercised for the safety of property when it appears that the loss,
damage, destruction, or theft thereof was due to carelessness, willful
neglect, or the failure to exercise ordinary foresight.
882. The responsibility of officers of the National Guard for
damage to, loss, theft, or destruction of United States property
issued to them by the property and disbursing officer for the United
States in the State, Territory, or the District of Columbia, must be
determined by the proper authority in each State, Territory, or the
District of Columbia. The War Department holds the State,
Territory, or the District of Columbia responsible for the payment
of such charge as may be made for loss, damage, destruction, or
theft of United States property, and under the law can look only
to the State, Territory, or the District of Columbia for payment.
883. Whenever information is received that animals or other
property belonging to the United States are unlawfully in the posses-
sion of any person not a member of the National Guard, the property
and disbursing officer for the United States or any other officer of
the National Guard will promptly cause proceedings to be instituted
and diligently prosecuted before the court authorities for the recovery
of the property, and, if the same has been stolen, for the arrest,
trial, conviction, and due punishment of the offender and his
accomplices.
884. Upon satisfactory information that such United States
property unlawfully in the possession of any parties is likely to be
taken away, concealed, or otherwise disposed of before the necessary
proceedings can be had in the civil tribunals for its recovery, the
property and disbursing officer for the United States or any other
officer of the National Guard will at once cause the same to be
seized and will hold it subject to any legal proceeding that may be
instituted by other parties. Persons caught in the act of stealing
United States property will be summarily arrested and turned over
to the civil authorities for trial.
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885. The keys of storerooms or chests will not be intrusted to
enlisted men or civilians without great vigilance on the part of the
accountable or responsible officer and a resort to every possible and
reasonable precaution, including frequent inspections, to prevent
loss or damage.
886. Small arms, saddle blankets, time-interval recorders, cart-
ridge cases, and small stores of like character, being articles of
property which may be readily disposed of, accountable and respon-
sible officers are required to take every possible precaution for
their safekeeping.
887. The various articles of ordnance property which are issued
to the National Guard for the care and preservation of ordnance
and ordnance stores are described in ordnance price lists and in
pamphlets descriptive of the ordnance and ordnance stores for
which the parts and supplies are required. In addition, these
pamphlets and other manuals generally give detailed instructions
in regard to the care and preservation of the articles described and
referred to therein, and such instructions are made a part of these
regulations.
888. In view of the injurious effect of moisture and dust on the
lenses of optical instruments such as range finders, field glasses,
types C and EE, etc., they are required to be kept or stored under
such conditions as will insure as much freedom from moisture and
dust as can be obtained.
889. An officer in charge of United States property in use or in
store will endeavor by timely repairs to keep it in serviceable con-
dition. Any necessary material or authority for repairs made by
local dealers will be furnished on request, and the expense necessary
for such repairs will be authorized by the Secretary of War on
application to the Chief of the Militia Bureau. Applications of this
character must be accompanied by an estimate showing the repairs
necessary and the probable cost thereof. The cost of such repairs
if met from Federal funds, is properly chargeable against the appor-
tionment to a State, Territory, or the District of Columbia, made
under section 67 of the act of Congress, approved June 3, 1916,
otherwise, from funds other than Federal.
890. When property can not be repaired as indicated in the
preceding paragraph, it will, except as indicated in paragraph 891,
be sent to an arsenal or depot to be repaired, approval being first
obtained from the Chief of the Militia Bureau to make the shipment
and to have the repairs made. The cost of transportion of property
issued to the National Guard, when turned in to an arsenal or depot
for repair or replacement, must be paid from State funds, or as
provided in paragraph 768.
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891. Whenever the materiel of a field battery or headquarter
organization, or parts thereof, including artillery, special artillery
vehicles, tanks and tractors, ammunition and its components,
pyrotechnics and rifle and hand grenades, special ordnance repair
trucks (except equipment repair trucks and similar trucks), fire
control instruments and sights for artillery and machine guns,
machine guns and automatic rifles, rifles, pistols, revolvers, shot guns
and all other small arms, bayonets, bolos, sabers and all other hand
arms, arm chests and arm racks, targets and target materiel, decapping
and cleaning tools for small arms cartridges, tools for repair of small
arms and machine guns, including arm repair chests with contents,
armorers' tool chests with contents, tool rolls and pistol-cleaning kits
and all tools, equipment, and spare parts pertaining to the foregoing
are in need of repairs requiring the services of skilled mechanics of
the Ordnance Department, the commanding officer of the battery or
headquarter organization will submit, through military channels, to
the adjutant general of the State, Territory, or the District of Co-
lumbia Militia, a report describing in detail the character and extent
of the repairs required and the cause of the damaged condition of
each article. The adjutant general of the State, Territory, or the
District of Columbia Militia, if the making of the repairs is approved
by him, will forward the report directly to the commanding general
of the department charged with the inspection and repair of the
materiel, as prescribed in paragraph 71, with request that the repairs
be made by the Ordnance Department and their cost charged to
the apportionment of the State, Territory, or the District of Columbia
under section 67 of the act of June 3, 1916. Upon receipt of such
request the ordnance officer in charge will, by communication with
the commanding officer of the battery or headquarter organization,
arrange for making them at a convenient time, and inform the com-
manding officer of the battery or headquarter organization of the
probable number of men that will be required to assist the mechanic or
mechanics designated to make the repairs. The repairs generally will
be made by skilled mechanics of the Ordnance Department sent for the
purpose, although if desired by the battery commander, and if the
ordnance officer approves thereof, the work may be performed by
the battery mechanic. If done by ordnance mechanics the latter
will report their arrival and departure in person to the commanding
officer of the battery or headquarter organization, who, in the
absence of an officer of the Ordnance Department, will supervise the
work done by the mechanics, keep a record of the number of hours
worked each day by each mechanic, and upon completion of the
repairs will forward the time record to the ordnance officer in charge,
with a statement showing the date and hour of arrival and departure
of each mechanic and the manner in which he conducted himself
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while on duty. Upon completion of the work the department
ordnance officer in charge will report the cost thereof to the Chief of
Ordnance Field Service, Ordnance Office, who will make a report to
the Chief of the Militia Bureau. No repairs for any State, Territory,
or the District of Columbia shall, however, be made if the cost thereof
exceeds the amount available and designated for such work. The
cost of transportation of materials, tools, and supplies required in
making the repairs will be reported to the Chief of the Militia Bureau
by the Director of Finance.
892. To facilitate the inspection, repair, and alteration by the
Ordnance Department of field artillery materiel issued by that
department to the National Guard, the States and Territories, and
the District of Columbia are assigned to territorial districts, and the
latter are placed under the charge of the commanding generals of the
departments, as follows :
The commanding general, Northeastern Department, Boston,
Mass.: The States of Maine, New Hampshire, Vermont, Massachu-
setts, Rhode Island, and Connecticut.
The commanding general, Eastern Department, Governors Island,
New York Harbor: The States of New York, Pennsylvania, New
Jersey, Delaware, Maryland, and Virginia, and the District of Co-
lumbia. (Changes No. 1, December 18, 1919.}
The commanding general, Southeastern Department, Charleston,
S. C.: The States of North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee,
Georgia, Florida, Alabama, Mississippi, Arkansas, and Louisiana.
The commanding general, Southern Department, San Antonio,
Tex.: The States of Oklahoma, Texas, New Mexico, and Arizona.
The commanding general, Western Department, San Francisco,
Calif. : The States of California, Nevada, Utah, Oregon, Washington,
Idaho, Wyoming, and Montana.
The commanding general, Central Department, Chicago, 111.: The
States of Indiana, Illinois, Ohio, West Virginia, Kentucky, Michigan,
Wisconsin, Minnesota, Iowa, Missouri, Kansas, Nebraska, North
Dakota, South Dakota, and Colorado.
The commanding general, Hawaiian Department, Honolulu,
Hawaii: The Territory of Hawaii.
893. The Field Artillery materiel issued to the National Guard by
the Ordnance Department of the Army will be inspected by the
department ordnance officer or his assistant, as often as may be
deemed by the commanding general or the Chief of Ordnance as
necessary. At least one inspection will be made each year. The
ordnance materiel referred to in the first paragraph will be subject
at all times to inspection by the Chief of Ordnance or his personal
representative.
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894. Upon receipt of orders to inspect the field artillery materiel
in the possession of any State or Territory or of the District of Colum-
bia, the inspecting officer will notify, through the commanding gen-
eral of the department, the adjutant general of the State, Territory,
or of the District of Columbia Militia of his designation for the duty
and the date upon which the materiel of each battery or headquarters
organization will be inspected by him. At each inspection all ord-
nance materiel issued to a battery or headquarters organization by the
United States will be examined and maneuvered in such manner as
will enable the inspecting officer to fully determine its condition.
Whenever practicable, not to exceed two rounds will be fired from
each field gun by the inspecting officer, the ammunition for this pur-
pose being furnished by the United States. Commanding officers of
batteries and headquarters organizations and officials of the States,
Territories, or the District of Columbia should render such assistance
as may be required by the inspecting officer in the performance of his
duty, including the furnishing of details of men that may be needed
for maneuvering, firing, dismounting, and assembling the materiel.
Upon completion of the inspection of each battery or headquarters
organization the commanding inspecting officer will submit a report
in duplicate on the prescribed form to The Adjutant General of the
Army, who will transmit one copy to the Chief of Ordnance and the
other copy to the Chief of the Militia Bureau for reference through
the adjutant general of the State, Territory, or the adjutant general
of the District of Columbia Militia to the commanding officer of the
battery or headquarters organization for the information of the latter,
and for such action by the National Guard authorities as may be
necessary in each case. The report will state in detail the condition
of all parts of the ordnance equipment, and if defective in any way
the character and extent of the repairs required and the causes of the
defective condition of the equipment.
895. At these inspections the repairs or alterations made since the
last previous inspection will be carefully observed to see that the
drawings, instructions, etc., have been complied with. A statement
of changes made and of such alterations as are still to be incorporated
will be made on the regular form of inspection report forwarded to
The Adjutant General of the Army.
896. In case the adjutant general of a State, Territory, or the Dis-
trict of Columbia Militia, should desire to have the cost of the repairs
paid out of funds (other than Federal) at his disposal instead of out of
the apportionment of the State, Territory, or the District of Columbia
under section 67 of the act of June 3, 1916, the adjutant general is
authorized to make request directly to the Commanding general of the
department in charge of the district to make the repairs. Upon re-
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ceipt of such request the latter will submit to the adjutant general an
estimate of the cost of the repairs and request remittance to him of
the funds required. Upon receipt of the funds the repairs will be
made. When they shall have been completed the adjutant general
will be furnished with an itemized statement in duplicate of the cost
of the repairs and any unexpended balance of the funds will be re-
turned. The officer making the repairs will submit to the Chief of
Ordnance a report showing hi detail the character and extent of the
repairs and the serial numbers of the guns and vehicles to which
the repairs were made, including a copy of the itemized statement
of the cost of such repairs.
897. In case it should be impracticable for the commanding officer
of the battery or headquarters organization to furnish men to assist the
mechanic or mechanics, the necessary labor will be employed by the
department ordnance officer and the cost thereof charged to the State,
Territory, or the District of Columbia.
898. All materials, tools, and supplies required in making repairs
or alterations and the ammunition to be used by the inspecting officer
will be shipped to the commanding officer of the battery or head-
quarters organization, who will be charged with their safe-keeping, and
who will immediately report their arrival to the department ordnance
officer.
899. When necessary to ship materials, tools, or supplies to any
battery or headquarters organization for use in making repairs or to
ship any parts to a manufacturing arsenal for repairs that can not be
made at the station of the battery or headquarters organization, the
shipment will be made by freight by the officer of the Ordnance De-
partment in charge of the district or by the nearest officer of the
Transportation Service. All officers shipping materials under this
order will be careful to insert a notation on the bills of lading that the
materials shipped are for the repair of equipment in the hands of the
National Guard of the State to which the organization belongs for
which the repairs are being made.
900. When a complete equipment of field artillery materiel is re-
ceived by any battery of the National Guard, the commanding officer
of the battery will promptly notify the adjutant general of the State,
Territory, or the District of Columbia Militia, who in turn will report
its receipt to the Chief of the Militia Bureau, in order that an officer
of the Army may be sent by the War Department to instruct the per-
sonnel of the battery in the care, preservation, and use of the materiel.
901. Whenever any of the equipment issued by the Purchase and
Storage Service can not be repaired within the organization, the organ-
ization commander will submit it for the action of the inspector-in-
structor, who will pass upon its serviceability and reparability. The
inspector-instructor will list all property which he declares serviceable
and reparable. This list will be signed by him and forwarded to the
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United States property and disbursing officer who will, before for-
warding this list, make a statement that there are funds available for
the repair of these articles. He will forward this list, with a letter
asking for instructions, to the zone supply officer charged with the
supply of the state to which the organization belongs as prescribed in
paragraph 902.
902. To facilitate the repair and alteration of equipment issued by
the Purchase and Storage Service to the National Guard, the States
and Territories, and the District of Columbia are assigned to general
supply depots, as follows:
General supply depot, Boston, Mass.: The States of Maine, New
Hampshire, Vermont, Massachusetts, and Rhode Island.
General supply depot, New York, N. Y. : The States of New York,
Connecticut, and New Jersey.
General supply depot, Philadelphia, Pa. : The State of Pennsylvania
and Porto Rico.
General supply depot, Baltimore, Md.: The States of Delaware,
Maryland, and Virginia.
General supply depot, Washington, D. C. : The District of Columbia.
General supply depot, Atlanta, Ga. : The States of North Carolina,
South Carolina, Georgia, Florida, Alabama, and Tennessee.
General supply depot, Chicago, 111.: The States of West Virginia,
Ohio, Kentucky, Indiana, Michigan, Wisconsin, Minnesota, Illinois,
and Iowa.
General supply depot, St. Louis, Mo. : The States of Missouri, Kan-
sas, Oklahoma, and Arkansas.
General supply depot, New Orleans, La. : The States of Louisiana
and Mississippi.
General supply depot, Fort Sam Houston, Tex. : The State of Texas.
General supply depot, Omaha, Nebr. : The States of Nebraska, Colo-
rado, Utah, Wyoming, North Dakota, and South Dakota.
General supply depot, El Paso, Tex.: The States of Arizona and
New Mexico.
General supply depot, San Francisco, Calif.: The States of Cali-
fornia, Oregon, Washington, Idaho, Montana, and Nevada, and
Hawaii.
903. The adjutant general of each State and Territory and the
District of Columbia is requested to issue such orders as may be
necessary to insure the carrying out of the foregoing instructions.
904. United States property which has been issued to a State,
Territory, or to the District of Columbia, as a charge against Federal
appropriations, can only be dropped from the records of the property
and disbursing officer for the United States in the State, Territory, or
the District of Columbia in five ways: First, by survey proceedings
as set forth in paragraph 857; second, by over, short, and damage
reports; third, by turning hi property to a Federal depot or arsenal;
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fourth, by transfer to the National Guard in Federal service; and
fifth, by certificate of expenditure.
905. Property authorized to be dropped as expended consists only
of such articles as are by their use necessarily consumed, as rope,
nails, forage, fuel, etc.
906. Publications issued as a charge against Federal appropria-
tions, with the exception of such manuals and regulations as are ren-
dered obsolete by the issue of later editions, and which may be
dropped under the provisions of General Orders No. 179, War Depart-
ment, November 28, 1904, are not expendable property, and when-
ever the action of a surveying officer thereon becomes necessary a
report should be made for the consideration of the Secretary of War.
907. The adjutant general of each State and Territory and the
District of Columbia will cause to be turned in to the Ordnance
Department all empty cartridge cases, empty packing boxes, bando-
leers, and clips derived from the expenditure, in target practice and
in competitions of small-arms ammunition issued to the National
Guard by the Ordnance Department, and the Chief of the Militia
Bureau advised of the fact.
908. Empty cartridge cases and the empty receptacles named
remaining on hand after the ammunition has been fired are the prop-
erty of the United States, and any other disposition of such property
than that indicated is illegal; but, as their original value was charged
against the State's allotment, credit will be given each State for mate-
rial so turned in according to rates in War Department orders issued
from time to time.
909. The order of the Secretary of War directing a sale of con-
demned property will indicate the method of advertising, which will
generally be by means of circulars posted in public places and sent by
mail to dealers and others likely to purchase. If advertisement in
newspapers is indicated, the provisions of paragraphs 502 to 512,
Army Regulations, 1913, apply, and request for special authority to
advertise must be made to the Chief of the Militia Bureau, designating
the newspapers in which advertisement is desired.
910. For disposition of the net proceeds of a sale of condemned
property, see paragraph 785.
911. Immediately after a sale of condemned property pertaining
to any department an itemized report will be made by the property
and disbursing officer for the United States in the State, Territory, or
the District of Columbia to the Chief of the Militia Bureau, showing
date and place of sale, quantity, and kind of articles sold, prices
obtained, names of purchasers, expenses of sale, and gross and net
proceeds. This report will be accompanied by a copy of the order
authorizing the sale and proper vouchers for the expenses of the sale.
The report pertaining to all classes of supplies will be made on War
Department Form No. 325, "Account of sales at auction."
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912. If an article of United States property issued to the National
Guard of a State, Territory, or the District of Columbia be lost,
damaged, or destroyed by the negligence or fault of an officer or
enlisted man thereof, he should pay the value thereof or the cost of
repairs necessary to place the article in serviceable condition. The
amount so charged the officer or enlisted man if not collected directly
should be entered on the pay roll against any pay that may be due
him or may subsequently become due him, the said amount being
entered on the roll opposite the name of the officer or enlisted man so
charged, but the amount so charged should not exceed the value of
the article or cost of repairs, and only on conclusive proof and never
without a survey, the officer or enlisted man being informed at the
time of signing the roll that his signature will be regarded as an
acknowledgment of the justice of the charge.
913. When charges are made on pay rolls covering payments made
by the property and disbursing officer for the United States in a
State, Territory, or the District of Columbia, credit will be taken
thereon for the total amount of pay due, and the amount collected on
account of such charges will be forwarded to the Chief of the Militia
Bureau for deposit as provided by paragraph 785, together with a
letter of transmittal setting forth the facts in detail as to what the
amount represents. Upon receipt of notification from the Treasurer
that the amount has been covered in to the appropriation, it will be
credited to the apportionment of the State, Territory, or District of
Columbia concerned under section 67 of the act of June 3, 1916.
914. When charges are made on pay rolls covering payments made
by officers of the Quartermaster Corps of the Army, the collections
will be made by the quartermaster concerned and forwarded to the
Chief of the Militia Bureau for deposit as provided by paragraph 785.
Upon receipt of notification from the Treasurer that the amount has
been covered into the appropriation it will be credited as indicated
in the preceding paragraph.
SYSTEM OF PROPERTY ACCOUNTING.
915. Commencing July 1, 1919, the system of property accounting
provided for the Army of the United States by War Department
Circular No. 131, dated December 10, 1918, will also apply to Fed-
eral property issued to States, Territories, and the District of Co-
lumbia for National Guard use and purposes. The installation of
this new system will obviate the rendition of property returns by
the States, Territories, and the District of Columbia.
INVENTORY.
916. As of June 30, 1919, each State, Territory, and the District
of Columbia will make a complete physical inventory, arranged alpha-
betically, by size, description, and classification, of all Federal prop-
236 NATIONAL, GUARD REGULATIONS.
erty in its possession for National Guard purposes. Separate inven-
tories will be made for such property in the storehouse of the United
States property and disbursing officer and that in the possession of
each company, troop, battery, or other organization. Three au-
thenticated copies of each inventory will be forwarded by the prop-
erty and disbursing officer to the Chief of the Militia Bureau on or
before July 31, 1919, two of such copies to be transmitted by said
Bureau to the Property Accounts Branch, Office of Director of
Finance, Washington, D. C. The total amount of these inventories,
i. e., of the articles in the property and disbursing officer's storehouse
and that in the possession of the organizations, should indicate the
actual amount of material in possession of the State as of June 30,
1919. The inventory of the articles in the storehouse of the prop-
erty and disbursing officer should agree with his initial entries on
the stock record card hereafter referred to, and the inventories of arti-
cles in possession of the various organizations should agree with their
respective copies of property loan record hereinafter referred to,
and also with the property and disbursing officer's copies of the
property loan records pertaining to the respective organizations.
917. Any shortages as between the property and disbursing offi-
cer's accountability under the old accounting system and the actual
physical inventory of all property in the State on June 30, 1919,
should be covered by survey proceedings, the survey reports to serve
as vouchers to his final returns under the old system.
STOCK RECORD CARD.
918. (a) Each United States property and disbursing officer will
on July 1, 1919, set up and thereafter maintain a stock record card
system (P. & S. Form No. 258) for stock actually on hand in his
storehouse, a separate card being provided for each item of property,
both as to description and size. For instance, one card for ''Belts,
waist " would be sufficient, but for articles of clothing involving
sizes, a separate card should be provided for each size, viz, "Hats,
service, size 7J," "Hats, service, size 7J." On these stock record
cards will be recorded the entire amount of property in stock in his
storehouse or storehouses as of June 30, 1919, the cards being grouped
into the classifications of property, i. e., quartermaster, ordnance,
medical, etc., the cards in each group to be arranged alphabetically,
where the names of articles consist of two or more words, the dis-
tinctive noun being entered first, such as "belts, waist." These
cards will be subsequently kept up to date so as to show at any
moment the quantities of supplies on requisition (if the articles are
to be shipped to the property and disbursing officer), the quantity
received by him (giving the receiving number and date of receipt),
the quantity issued, and the quantity on hand (giving date and the
shipping ticket number and quantity of all unfilled orders on requi-
sitions).
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(&) When the stock record card is started, the then existing bal-
ances in storehouse will be recorded thereon. This entry will be
made to show date in column 5, the word " Inventory" in column
6, and the quantity in column 9.
(c) When subsequent requisitions are submitted to the Militia
Bureau by the State, and the shipment is to be made to the property
and disbursing officer, he should enter the date of requisition, number
of requisition, and quantities on the stock record card in columns 1,
2, and 3, respectively.
(d) When, at the request of the State, the shipment is to be made
from the supply depot or arsenal direct to an organization commander,
and not to the property and disbursing officer, neither data as to
the requisition nor the receipt of the shipment should be entered on
the stock record card.
(e) Upon receipt of articles shipped to the property and dis-
bursing officer, he should enter on the stock record card, the date of
receipt, receiving number, quantity received, new balance, location,
and cost, in columns 5, 6, 7, 9, 11, and 12, respectively.
(/) When the property and disbursing officer issues property from
his storehouse to organizations, the transaction will be entered on
the stock record card by indicating date, the serial number of ship-
ping ticket issued by him, the quantity issued, new balance, and
cost in columns 5, 6, 8, 9, and 12, respectively. He should also post
the articles issued to his copy of the loan record of the organization
to which issued.
(g) The stock record card is a running inventory of supplies on
hand in the storehouse of the property and disbursing officer, and
upon it must be recorded aU Federal property received from any
source whatever, whether by shipment from depot, found, turned
in by an organization, or otherwise acquired; and all property trans-
ferred back to the Federal Government from the property and dis-
bursing officer's warehouse or dropped by survey proceedings, or
sold by authority, must be recorded on the stock record cards.
PROPERTY LOAN RECORDS.
919. (a) On July 1, 1919, the commanding officer of each com-
pany, troop, battery or other organization in the State will start a
property loan record (P. & S. Form No. 263) on which will be listed
all Federal property in possession of the organization or unit on
June 30, 1919, as shown by the inventory heretofore referred to.
Any articles subsequently received by the organization or unit from
the property and disbursing officer or from a shipping depot or arsenal
direct will be entered on this record. Any articles returned by the
organization or unit or dropped by survey will likewise be recorded,
so that at all times the record will indicate the balances on hand.
(2>) On July 1, 1919, each property and disbursing officer will start
a property loan record for each organization or unit in the State
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indicating the articles in their possession as shown by the inven-
tories on June 30, 1919, and will thereafter maintain the property
loan records so as to indicate the property charged to and in pos-
session of each organization or unit.
(c) The present system of memorandum receipts, and the issue of
property upon invoices and receipts as between the property and
disbursing officer and organizations, will be discontinued, and in
their place each unit, whether it be a company or regimental head-
quarters, will have issued to it a property loan record (P. & S. Form
No. 263) on which will be listed all property in the hands of the
unit. This property loan record will accompany the unit if it is
moved, and upon demand of the auditor the property officer of the
unit must be prepared to show either the property entered on his
property loan record, or a signed receiving report (P. & S. Form No.
257) showing that it has been turned in to some supply officer, or
a survey report showing that he has been authorized to drop it.
REQUISITIONS, RECEIVING REPORTS, AND SHIPPING TICKETS.
920. (a) Vil'/jn a State requires replenishment of stock, requi-
sition (P. & S. Form No. 160) in quadruplicate will be prepared,
one copy of which will be retained by the property and disbursing
officer as a follow-up and three copies forwarded to the Chief of the
Militia Bureau. Separate requisitions will be submitted for the
respective classes of property, viz, quartermaster, ordnance, medical,
etc. Each requisition shall contain the following certificate:
I certify that the articles enumerated hereon are required by the National Guard
of the of , for the fiscal year ending June 30, 19 ,
under (designated in the appropriation) and that the of
has adequate and suitable storage facilities for the safe-keeping and
preservation of the property.
One copy of the requisition will be retained by the Militia Bureau
for its record, and, if approved, the remaining two copies forwarded
by that bureau (after estimated cost shall have been obligated
against the appropriation on the records of the bureau) to the proper
supply bureau, department, or division. Upon receipt of the requi-
sition by said supply bureau, department, or division, one copy \vill
be returned to the requisitioning officer through the Militia Bureau,
advising what action will be taken on the requisition. If the articles
called for are to be supplied, one copy of the requisition will be sent
by the supply bureau, department, or division, to the proper supply
depot or arsenal with instructions to procure and ship such sup-
plies. The original and three copies of the shipping ticket (P. & S.
Form No. 260) will be mailed by the supply depot or arsenal to the
property and disbursing officer if he be the consignee, or, if the
consignee be an organization commander, the original and two
copies will be sent to the consignee and one copy to the property
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and disbursing officer. At the same time the supply depot or arsenal
will forward one copy of the shipping ticket to the supply bureau,
department, or division, ordering the shipment; one copy to the
Chief of the Militia Bureau, and one copy to the zone property auditor
of the zone to which shipment is made. The shipping tickets for-
warded to the consignee and requisitioning officers, to the Chief of
the Militia Bureau, and to the supply bureau, department, or divi-
sion, are in lieu of invoices and will be notice to the officers con-
cerned that the supplies have been shipped.
(6) Upon receipt of the supplies, the consignee, if he be the prop-
erty and disbursing officer, will, after checking the articles, fill out
in duplicate receiving report (P. & S. Form No. 257), showing the
actual articles and quantities received. This receiving report will
be made a part of the permanent records of his office and upon its
completion he will match up the incoming shipping ticket with the
receiving report amount, and will then post the property to the
stock record card, entering on the receiving report the date the
property is posted the entry to show the initials of himself or those
of the clerk or employee making it. The carbon copy of the receiving
report, signed, will be forwarded by the property and disbursing
officer to the Chief of the Militia Bureau. The original copy of the
shipping ticket will be receipted on its face by the property and
disbursing officer and forwarded to the supply depot or arsenal
from which the articles were received, which depot or arsenal will
enter thereon the money value of the shipment and forward same
to the supply bureau, department, or division, ordering the ship-
ment, and this shipping ticket will be used as the basis and exhibit
for request for reimbursement from National Guard appropriations
should reimbursement or payment in cash from such appropriation
be required. One copy of the completed shipping ticket will be
mailed by the property and disbursing officer to the 'zone property
auditor hereinafter referred to.
(c) In the event that the supplies are not shipped from the supply
depot or arsenal to the property and disbursing officer, but should
be shipped to an organization commander direct, the organization
commander will receipt for the articles on the face of the original copy
of the shipping ticket and forward it to the supply depot or arsenal
from which the articles were received, which depot or arsenal will
dispose of it as laid down in the preceding paragraph. The question
of reimbursement or payment in cash will be handled as laid down
in the preceding paragraph. The organization commander will
also fill out receiving report in triplicate, retaining one copy for his
records and forwarding two copies to the property and disbursing
officer, who will use one for posting the articles to the particular
organization's loan record and forward the second copy to the Chief
of the Militia Bureau. The organization commander to whom the
shipment was consigned will enter the articles so received on his
copy of the loan record (P. & S. Form No. 263) and will authenticate
one copy of the shipping ticket (P. & S. Form No. 260) and will mail
it to the zone property auditor of the zone in which the organization
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is located. The remaining copy of the shipping ticket will be retained
by the organization commander as a voucher to his property loan
record.
OVER, SHORT, AND DAMAGED REPORT.
921. (a) In the event of the receipt of a shipment which checks
over, short, or damaged, according to the shipping ticket (P. & S.
Form No. 260) made out by the supplying depot or arsenal, the
consignee, if he be the property and disbursing officer, will fill out
an original and six carbon copies of an over, short, and damaged
report (P. & S. Form No. 261), the original and four copies of which
will be forwarded by him to the depot or arsenal from which the
shipment was received. One copy will be mailed by the property
and disbursing officer to the zone property auditor, and the sixth
copy retained by the property and disbursing officer for his files
as a follow-up for the return of the claim. The office on which the
claim is made will after necessary investigation sign the original
and three copies of the report, entering the money value thereon,
and return the original and two copies to the supply bureau, depart-
ment, or division which ordered the original shipment. The two
copies will be forwarded by the supply bureau, department, or
division, to the Chief of the Militia Bureau, who will retain one copy
and forward the other to the property and disbursing officer. . The
third copy in the hands of the supply depot or arsenal will be
forwarded to the zone property auditor of the zone in which the
claim is instituted. The copy received by the property and dis-
bursing officer will be his clearance. .
(6) Where an organization commander is the consignee, similar
procedure will be followed, excepting that seven carbon copies of
the over, short, and damaged report will be made out by him, one
copy being mailed by him to the zone property auditor and the
original and five copies forwarded to the supply d^pot or arsenal
through the property and disbursing officer (who will retain one
copy for his records), and the seventh copy retained for the file
of the organization commander. The final action in the case as
indicated on the carbon copy returned to the property and disbursing
officer by the supply bureau (through the Militia Bureau) will be noted
by him on his retained copy of the original papers and the copy from
which such notation is made will then be forwarded by the property
and disbursing officer, to the commanding officer of the organization
which submitted the original over, short, and damaged report.
(Changes No. 1, December 18, 1919.}
(NOTE. When articles are received by the property and dis-
bursing officer or organization commander they are taken up as
such 011 a receiving report, not necessarily in the amount specified
on the shipping ticket. The returned approved over, short, and
damaged report is a clearance for the receiving officer for taking up
the amount he actually received. The copy of the over, short, and
damaged report retained by the shipping officer is his voucher for
taking up or dropping the articles as the case may be.)
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(c) The original over, short, and damaged report will be filed by
the supply bureau, department, or division with the shipping ticket
on which the claim is made.
(d) In the preparation of over, short, and damaged reports, cross
reference should be made thereon to the original shipping ticket on
which the shipment was received.
(e) In the event that, as the result of action on an over, short,
and damaged report, neither the shipping depot nor the carrier
acknowledges the claim, survey proceedings will be instituted at
once by the State to fix the responsibility.
ISSUES BY PROPERTY AND DISBURSING OFFICERS.
922. As between the property and disbursing officer and the
commanding officers of organizations to whom property is issued by
the former from his storehouse, two forms will be used, viz: Requi-
sition (P. & S. Form No. 160) made out in duplicate by the com-
manding officer of the organization and one (original) copy sub-
mitted to the property and disbursing officer and the other copy
filed by the commanding officer of the organization; and the ship-
ping ticket (P. & S. Form No. 260), made out in quadruplicate by
the property and disbursing officer, two copies being forwarded to
the commanding officer of the organization, one copy mailed to the
zone property auditor and the fourth copy retained in the files of
the property and disbursing officer. The property and disbursing
officer will post the articles to his stock record cards as an issue
and to his copy of the property loan record as to the organization
affected. The organization commander will, upon receipt of the
articles and the shipping ticket, post the articles to his property
loan record and forward one copy of shipping ticket with a certifi-
cate thereon of receipt of commodities to the zone property auditor.
The property and disbursing officer will maintain a property loan
record for each organization in the State, and these records, together
with the balances shown on his stock record card as being in his
storehouse, will indicate the total amount of Federal property in
possession of the State.
MISCELLANEOUS TRANSFERS OF PROPERTY.
923. When property is returned by an organization commander
to the property and disbursing officer, shipping ticket (P. & S. Form
No. 260) will be prepared by the organization commander in quad-
ruplicate, two copies being forwarded to the property and disbursing
officer, one to the zone property auditor, and the fourth retained by
the organization commander. The property and disbursing officer
will, upon receipt of the articles, and after matching his receiving
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reports with the shipping tickets, send one copy of the shipping ticket
to the zone property auditor.
When a successor is appointed to relieve an officer holding prop-
erty on loan, the new officer will make out and sign duplicate re-
ceiving reports covering all the property transferred, and give one
copy to the officer being relieved. The officer being relieved will
drop all the articles ^sted on the receiving report from his property
loan record by entering them in the column headed " Returned," and
file the property loan record, and all vouchers and papers pertaining
to it, with the organization, for the information of the zone prop-
erty auditor on his next visit. The successor will make out a new
property loan record, and will take up all the articles listed on the
receiving report, filing the receiving report as the first voucher to the
property loan record.
924. When property is forwarded by an organization commander
to a supply or reclamation depot, or arsenal, the shipping ticket will
be made in sextuplicate, two copies being forwarded to the consignee
(who will send one to the zone property auditor after articles are
received), two copies to the property and disbursing officer (who
will retain one and forward one to the Militia Bureau), one copy
to the zone property auditor, and one copy retained for records of
the organization commander.
925. When property is shipped by the property and disbursing
officer to a Federal depot or arsenal, the shipping ticket will be made
in quintuplicate, two copies being forwarded to the consignee, one
copy to the zone property auditor, one copy to the Militia Bureau,
and one copy retained for the State files.
926. The receiving depot or arsenal will furnish the Militia Bureau
a copy of the receiving report (Form No. 257) in all cases of receipt
of material, whether from National Guard organization commander
or from the property and disbursing officer.
INDIVIDUAL EQUIPMENT CARDS.
927. Each enlisted man entitled to individual equipment will be
provided with an individual equipment card (Form No. 637, A. G. O.)
which will be kept in the office of the company or detachment com-
mander. Upon receipt of his equipment he will sign for it in place
provided therefor, and will at all times be prepared to produce such
equipment when called upon to do so. When articles are to be turned
in (not in exchange for new) his immediate commander will deliver
same to supply officer and obtain signed copy of receiving report
from the receiving clerk. This receipt will show the name of the
enlisted man, and will be filed in the organization until the next
visit of the auditor, when it will be destroyed. The receipting by
the enlisted man for his individual equipment will not relieve the
National Guard authorities from seeing that the equipment is not
removed from the armory for other than military purposes.
NATIONAL GUARD REGULATIONS. 243
SURVEYS.
928. (a) Survey proceedings for property lost, damaged, or
destroyed will be as heretofore provided by law and regulations,
excepting that four, instead of three, copies of report of survey will
be submitted by the State to the chief of the Militia Bureau. If
the dropping of the property is to be authorized, the original report
will be forwarded to the Property Account Branch, Office of Director
of Finance, Washington, D. C., one copy forwarded to the zone
property auditor who is charged with auditing the property accounts
from which the property is to be dropped, one copy filed with the
records of the Militia Bureau,, and one copy returned to the. property
and disbursing officer concerned.
(b) The various papers on which property was received or dropped
should be filed numerically and all numbers of requisitions, shipping
tickets, receiving reports, surveys, and over, short, or damaged
reports, must be accounted for.
RETURNS.
929. Beginning July 1, 1919 no returns will be made to Wash-
ington for any property issued to the States, final. returns for all
classes of property being rendered as of June 30, 1919.
ZONE PROPERTY AUDITORS.
930. The United States has been divided into zones, under the
the supervision of the Director of Finance, and a corps of property
auditors has been established for the purpose of visiting the various
depots, camps, stations, and army posts for the purpose of auditing
the property accounts concerned. The jurisdiction of these auditors
has been extended to include the property issued to States for Na-
tional Guard purposes. These auditors will visit the property and
disbursing officers and the National Guard organizations at irregular
intervals and should be afforded every facility at the armories,
storerooms and offices to enable a thorough audit. A list showing
the names and addresses of these auditors and the States embraced
within their respective zones will be furnished the State adjutants
general and the property and disbursing officers from time to time
by the Militia Bureau.
BLANK FORMS.
931. A supply of necessary forms for use in connection with the
property accounting system will be furnished upon receipt of requi-
sitions therefor.
932. All orders and regulations in conflict with the foregoing
system of property accounting are revoked.
933. The tables following show the use of the forms described
above.
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ARTICLE XVII.
ARMORY DRILL PAY.
934. In order that officers and enlisted men may receive com-
pensation for service in the National Guard not in the service of the
United States under the provisions of sections 109 and 110, act of
June 3, 1916, the reports required by paragraphs 502 and 503 will be
rendered.
935. In addition to the above, pay rolls in duplicate on Forms 367
and 367a, War Department, will be forwarded to the adjutants gen-
eral of the State, Territory, or District of Columbia National Guard
on December 31 and June 30 of each year. A triplicate copy will be
retained in the organization's records. The adjutants general of the
States, Territory, and District of Columbia will carefully scrutinize
the pay rolls in order to eliminate and correct obvious errors in
preparation, and when the rolls of all organizations have been assem-
bled, and not before then, they will forward them direct to the
department commander for necessary action.
936. (a) These pay rolls are not only the guide for the prompt pay-
ment of the men interested but when filed in the Treasury Depart-
ment they become the record to which reference will thereafter be
had in the investigation and settlement of questions affecting the
pay of the men whose names are borne thereon for the period in-
volved. All officers are therefore enjoined to exercise every care to
make the pay rolls with which they are concerned complete.
(b) Composition. A pay roll will be made up of one Form 367 and
as many Forms 367a as may be necessary, fastened together along the
edge indicated by sewing or by means of a stapling machine or other
permanent fastening, but not by use of glue or mucilage.
(c) Typewritten and carbon copies . The prep ar ation of p ay rolls on a
typewriting machine is authorized, provided a record ribbon is used.
The making of carbon copies is also authorized, but they must be
clear and legible throughout, and the original copy and the first
carbon will be furnished the adjutants general of the State, Terri-
tory or the District of Columbia. Carboncopies that are not clear and
legible throughout should not be accepted, and should be returned.
(d) Names to be entered on roll. The names of all officers and
enlisted men belonging to the organizations will be entered on the
roll whether they are present or absent, and will be entered in the
column " Names, present and absent, and rank" in the following
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248
NATIONAL GUARD REGULATIONS.
order: First, commissioned officers by grade. Second, noncom-
missioned officers in the order of the grades given in paragraph 9,
Army Regulations, 1913, the names under each grade heading appear-
ing hi the order of the dates of warrants. Third, all others except
musicians and privates in alphabetical order of grade. Fourth,
musicians. Fifth, privates. The names of enlisted men under each
grade heading, except noncommissioned officers, will appear alpha-
betically (lance corporals will be carried under the heading " Pri-
vates. ") The names and the headings will follow one another
without interval except when made necessary by the use of two or
more lines in the column of remarks after a name. Men on detached
service will be carried on the roll hi their proper place, with remarks
showing them on detached service and the place (example, with
machine-gun company, etc.). In the case of privates, the last name
will be written first e. g., Smith, John A., and not John A. Smith.
The first name will be written in full. Care will be taken to have the
names correctly spelled, and the dates of rank of officers and the
dates of settlement of enlisted men must be correct.
937. The following authorized abbreviations will be used in the
preparation of pay rolls and under no circumstances will any others
be used.
BRANCHES OF THE SERVICE.
Cavalry Cav.
Coast Artillery CA.
Dental Corps DC.
Engineers Engrs.
Field Artillery FA,
Hospital Corps HC.
Infantry Inf.
Medical Corps MC.
Medical Reserve Corps MRC.
Ordnance Department Ord. Dept.
Philippine Scouts PS.
Porto Rico Regiment of Infantry PRRI.
Quartermaster Corps QMC.
Signal Corps Sig. Cps.
DEPARTMENTS, ETC.
Eastern Department E. Dept.
Central Department C. Dept.
Hawaiian Department H. Dept.
Northeastern Department N. E. Dept.
Philippine Department P. Dept.
Southern Department S. Dept.
Southeastern Department S. E. Dept.
Western Department West Dept.
War Department WD.
Coast Defenses C. Def.
District Dist.
Division Div.
GRADES, ETC.
Company.
Artificer Art.
Chief Mechanic Ch. Mec.
Cook Ck.
Corporal Corp.
Farrier Far.
First Sergeant 1st Sgt.
Horseshoer Hs .
Mechanic Mec.
Mess Sergeant Mess Sgt.
Musician Mus.
Private Pvt.
Quartermaster Sergeant Qm. Sgt.
Sergeant Sgt.
Sergeant Major Sgt. Maj.
Stable Sergeant Stab. Sgt.
Trumpeter Trum.
Wagoner Wag.
BATTALION, SQUADRON, AND REGIMENTAL.
Battalion (Squadron) Quartermaster Ser-
geant Bn. (Sq.) Qm. Sgt.
Battalion (Squadron) Sergeant Major
Bn. (Sq.) Qm. Sgt. Maj.
Chief Musician Ch. Mus.
Chief Trumpeter Ch. Trum.
Color Sergeant Col. Sgt. .
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Drum Major Dm. Maj.
Principal Musician Prin. Mus.
Regimental Commissary Sergeant Regt.
Com. Sgt.
Regimental Quartermaster Sergeant
Regt. Qm. Sgt.
Regimental Sergeant Major Regt. Sgt.
Maj.
MISCELLANEOUS.
Casemate Electrician Cm. Elec.
Chief Loader Ch. Load.
Chief Planter Ch. Plan.
Engineer Engr.
First-class Electrician Sergeant Icl.Elec.
Sgt.
Fireman Fm.
First-class Gunner Icl. Gun.
First-class Sergeant Icl. Sgt.
Gun Commander Gn. Comdr.
Gun Pointer Gn. Ptr.
Junior Sergeant Major Jr. Sgt. Maj.
Master Electrician Mr. Elec.
Master Gunner Mr. Gun.
Master Signal Electrician Mr. Sig. Elec.
Observer, first class Obs. Icl.
Observer, second class Obs. 2cl.
Plotter Plot.
Second-class Electrician Sergeant 2cl.
Elec Sgt.
Second-class Gunner 2cl. Gun.
Senior Sergeant Major Sr. Sgt. Maj.
Sergeant, first class Sgt. Icl.
MONTHS.
January Jan.
February Feb.
March Mch.
April Apr.
August Aug.
September Sep.
October Oct.
November Nov.
December Dec.
ORDERS.
Battery Orders 0.
Company Orders O.
Current Series CS.
Field Orders FO.
General Orders GO
General Orders, Coast Defenses GO. C.
Def.
General Orders, Post GOP.
Regimental Orders RO.
Special Orders SO.
Special Orders, Coast Defenses -SO. C.
Def.
Special Orders, Post SOP.
Troop Orders
Verbal Orders, Battery Commander
VOBC.
Verbal Orders, Company Commander
VOCC.
Verbal Orders, Post Commander VO PC.
Verbal Orders, Regimental Commander
VORC.
Verbal Orders, Troop Commander
VOTC.
ORGANIZATION.
Battalion Bn.
Battalion (Squadron) Noncommissioned
Staff Bn. (Sq.) NCS.
Battery Btry.
Company Co.
Machine-Gun Company MGCo.
Noncommissioned Staff NCS.
Noncommissioned Staff, Coast Artillery
NCSCA.
Regiment Regt.
Regimental Noncommissioned Staff
RNCS.
Squadron Sq.
Troop Tr.
STATES.
Alabama Ala.
Arizona Ariz.
Arkansas Ark.
California Cal.
Colorado Colo.
Connecticut Conn.
Delaware Del.
District of Columbia D. 0.
Florida Fla.
Georgia Ga.
Illinois HI.
Indiana Ind.
Kansas Kans .
Kentucky Ky.
Louisiana La.
Maine Me.
Maryland Md.
Massachusetts Mas3.
Michigan Mich.
Minnesota Minn.
Mississippi Miss.
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Missouri Mo.
Montana Mont.
Nebraska Nebr.
Nevada Nev.
New Hampshire N. H.
New Jersey N. J.
New Mexico N. Mex.
New York N. Y.
North Carolina N. C.
North Dakota N. Dak.
Oklahoma Okla.
Oregon Oreg.
Pennsylvania Pa.
Rhode Island R. I.
South Carolina S. C.
South Dakota S. Dak.
Tennessee Tenn.
Texas Tex.
Vermont Vt.
Virginia Va .
Washington Wash .
West Virginia W. Va.
Wisconsin Wis.
Wyoming Wyo .
(Hawaii, Idaho, Iowa, Ohio, and Utah
should not be abbreviated.)
TITLES, DESIGNATIONS, AND OFFICERS.
Adjutant General AG.
Adjutant General's Office AGO.
Captain Capt.
Colonel Col.
Lieutenant Lt.
Lieutenant Colonel Lt CoL
Major Maj.
Quartermaster QM.
Quartermaster General QMG.
Quartermaster General's Office QMGO.
The Adjutant General U. S. Army AGA.
MISCELLANEOUS.
Absent without leave Awoi.
Appointed Aptd.
Appointment Apmt.
Article of War AW.
Artillery District ADist.
Assistant Asst.
Barracks Bks.
Cent (s) $.
Civil authorities, in hands of In hands
CAuth.
Disch.
Classification Class.
Clothing Clo.
Commanding Comdg.
Continued Contd .
Descriptive list DL.
Department Dept .
Detached service DS.
Detachment Det.
Discharge J
Discharged)
Discontinued Discontd.
Enlistment Enl.
Extra duty ED.
Expiration of term of service ETS.
Fort Ft.
From FT.
Hawaiian Islands HI.
Headquarters Hq.
Hospital Hosp.
Inclusive Inc.
Indorsement Ind.
Line of duty LD.
Month (s) mo (a).
National Guard NG.
Ordnance Ord.
Organized Militia OM.
Paid Pd.
Paragraph Par.
Philippine Islands PI.
Post Hospital PH.
Qualification Qual .
Quarters Qrs .
Reappointed Reaptd.
Reduced Rd.
Received Reed.
Reenlistment Reenl.
Regimental Regtl.
Relieved Reid.
Requalified Requal.
Same date sd.
Sentence of summary court Sent SO.
Sentenced Sentd .
Soldier Sol.
Special duty -SD.
Subsistence Sub.
Surgeon's certificate of disability SCD.
Switchboard operator SbO.
Transportation Trans.
United States US.
United States Army USA.
Voucher Vou.
Warrant Wrnt.
NATIONAL GUARD REGULATIONS. 251
938. Above the certificates on first page of Form 367 will be
written " National Guard, State of (write name of State). 7 ' The
certificate on the upper left-hand corner on first page of Form 367
will be signed on all three copies by the officers submitting the pay
rolls. The muster certificate, by an officer of the Regular Army,
immediately below it, will not be signed. The certificate in the upper
right-hand corner of Form 367 and the certificate immediately below
it will not be signed. The certificate and oath across the lower
portion of the front page of Form 367 will have the following added
to it with pen and ink: "That all officers and enlisted men on this
roll qualified as members of the National Guard by the prescribed
oath on the date set opposite their names under ' Remark;' that this
organization was recognized as National Guard (month, day), 19 ;
that this organization has had the prescribed average attendance for
the semiannual period covered by this roll, 1 and was mustered out
of Federal service (month and day), 19 ." The oath will be sworn
and subscribed to by the officers submitting pay rolls before a notary
public or an officer competent to administer oaths. If sworn to before
a notary public, it must bear the impress of the notarial seal.
939. Under " Remarks" on Form 367 all data affecting an officer's
or enlisted man's pay will be entered opposite the name of the person
concerned as follows:
(a) The date of qualification as National Guard by the oath re-
quired will be stated opposite each name as follows: "Qualified
(month and day), 19."
(6) The number of armory drills attended during the semiannual
period which can be credited under the regulations thereon will be
stated as follows: "Attended (number) drills."
(c) All changes of grade or rank; in case of appointment or reduc-
tion the number, date, and source of order will be stated.
(d) All authorized stoppages.
(e) Everything else affecting the pay of an officer or enlisted man,
so as to insure justice to him and to the United States. As many
lines as may be necessary to avoid crowding will be taken after each
name, and only one line of written or typewritten matter will be
placed on one ruled line.
940. The number of days' pay due shown in the first column of
Form 367a will be the number of days, except for the period, if any,
when lawfully entitled to the same pay of corresponding grade in
the Regular Army, commencing with the day qualified to and in-
cluding the end of the semiannual period, December 31, 19 , or
June 30, 191 , date of discharge, or furlough to the Reserve. This
column will be filled in by the officer making out the pay rolls. The
remaining five columns on this sheet (Form 367a) will not be filled
1 This part will be written only where applicable.
252 NATIONAL GUARD REGULATIONS.
in, except by the officer of the Quartermaster Corps of the Regular
Army making the payment. However, on receipt of the checks for
delivery to the members of the organization, the commanding officer
thereof will enter the amount of the check for each member opposite
his name in the column "Balance paid" on his triplicate pay roll,
which is retained hi the organization's records.
941. Signatures on the pay rolls (Form 367a) are required for
cash payments only. Therefore, the members of organizations will
not sign the pay roll, original or duplicate. On the triplicate the
heading "Signature for cash, etc." will be changed with pen and
ink to read "Received check for amount opposite my name," and
the commanding officer of the organization upon delivering the
checks to the respective members thereof will have them sign opposite
their names for the checks delivered to them. Where the signature
of a member can not be secured, a memorandum on a separate piece
of paper will be secured acknowledging receipt of check.
942. All payments will be made by check by the designated dis-
bursing officer of the Quartermaster Corps in the department in
which the State is geographically located. The checks will be sent
to the adjutant general of the State concerned, who will forward
them to the respective organization commanders for delivery by them
to the members of their organizations. Checks which can not be
delivered to a member of the National Guard within 20 days from
the date of receipt by an organization commander will be returned
by him to the disbursing officer of the Quartermaster Corps who
issued said check, with a letter of transmittal stating the reasons
for nondelivery.
943. The period of service i. e., the number of days an officer or
enlisted man has served in the National Guard is the actual and
primary basis for computing pay, contingent upon the number of
drills he may have attended, for which there is a minimum to become
entitled to any pay and upon the following conditions (see Par. 491):
(a) Pay can only accrue for any member of a company, troop,
battery, or detachment from the date of recognition by the War
Department as National Guard of the organization of which he is a
member.
(6) Pay can only accrue for any member of the National Guard
from the date he has individually qualified as a member of the
National Guard by taking the oath prescribed.
(c) Pay can only accrue for any member of a company, troop,
battery, or detachment where the organization of which he is a mem-
ber has had the prescribed average attendance for the semiannual
period.
(d) Pay can only accrue for any member of the National Guard
for periods exclusive of the time while in the service of the United
NATIONAL GUAED REGULATIONS. 253
States or at a camp of instruction or of any other time for which
service he may become lawfully entitled to the same pay of corre-
sponding grade in the Regular Army.
944. The initial date on which pay may become due for any man
who is qualified for pay under paragraph 943 above may be deter-
mined as follows:
(a) For a member of the National Guard who was not called into
the service of the United States from the date of recognition as
National Guard of the organization of which he is a member, pro-
vided he has already individually qualified as a member of the
National Guard by taking the oath prescribed, otherwise from the
date of individual qualification as a member of the National Guard.
(b) For a member of the National Guard in, or who may have been
in, the service of the United States up to the date immediately pre-
ceding his entry into Federal service and from and including the
date immediately following that of his separation from such Federal
service.
945. Pay of members of the National Guard for a semiannual
period or fraction thereof will be calculated as indicated below:
GENERAL PRINCIPLES.
(A) The period for which a soldier is entitled to pay is calculated
upon a basis of 30 days for a month. The day of enlistment and
the day of discharge or other separation from service in the actual
National Guard are included in the period of service.
(B) The number of days' service for which a member of the
National Guard is qualified for pay may be paid at a minimum or
maximum rate or at intermediate rates.
(C) To be entitled to pay, the ratio of the number of drills attended
by a soldier to 24 must not be less than the ratio of the number of
days of service to 360. This is the basis for the minimum rate.
(D) To be entitled to the maximum pay, the ratio of the drills
attended by a soldier to 48 must not be less than the ratio of the
number of days of service to 360. This is the basis for the maximum
pay. Drills in excess of the number corresponding to the maximum
pay will not be included in the calculation of pay.
(E) To be entitled to the intermediate rates of pay, the number of
drills attended must exceed the minimum number of drills required
and be less than the maximum number of drills corresponding to the
maximum pay.
(F) The amount due a soldier entitled to pay for any number of
days is determined by multiplying the maximum pay for the period
of service by the ratio of the number of drills attended during the
period to the number of drills corresponding to the maximum pay
for the period.
254 NATIONAL GUARD REGULATIONS.
APPLICATION OP THE FOREGOING PRINCIPLES BY EXAMPLE.
946. A private enlists or qualifies as a member of the National
Guard by the required oath August 11, 1916. On December 31 he
has served 140 days (General principle "A")-
To ascertain whether he is entitled to pay
Let x = the minimum number of drills required. Then x : 24 : :
140 : 360.
24 X 140
~9J or 10 i. e., the soldier must have attended at
least 10 drills. (General principle "C.")
To ascertain whether he is entitled to the maximum pay
x : 48 : : 140 : 360.
48X140
360
18 , or 19 i. e., the soldier must have attended at
least 19 drills to entitle him to the maximum pay. (General prin-
ciple "D.")
947. A table may be calculated showing the maximum pay for the
different grades for every number of days in a six-months' period.
This may be used to facilitate the calculation of pay for an officer or
soldier for any number of days of service during which he is entitled
to pay at the minimum, maximum, and intermediate rates.
948. To simplify the figuring of pay in line with the procedure
outlined in this paragraph, a table, based on periods of service, and
giving for each period the number of drills required to entitle a mem-
ber of the National Guard to minimum and maximum pay is given
below:
Num-
Num-
Num-
Num-
Num-
Num-
ber of
ber of
ber of
ber of
ber of
ber of
Number of days
of service.
drills
for
mini-
drills
for
maxi-
Number of days
of service.
drills
for
mini-
drills
for
maxi-
Number of days
of service.
drills
for
mini-
drills
for
maxi-
mum
mum
mum
mum
mum
mum
pay.
pay.
pay.
pay.
Pay.
pay.
1 to 8
1
121 to 128....
9
17
241 to 248...
17
33
9 to 15
1
2
129 to 135
9
18
249 to 255.
17
34
16 to 23
2
3
136 to 143
10
19
256 to 263
18
35
24 to 30....
2
4
144 to 150
10
20
264 to 270. .
18
36
31 to 38
3
5
151 to 158
11
21
271 to 278
19
37
39 to 45
3
6
159 to 165
11
22
279 to 285...
19
38
46 to 53. ..
4
7
166 to 173. . .
12
23
286to2P3
20
39
54 to 60
4
8
174 to 180
12
24
294 to 300
20
40
61 to 68. .
5
9
181 to 188
13
25
301 to 308. .
21
41
69 to 75
5
10
189 to 195
13
26
309 to 315
21
42
76 to 83
6
11
196 to 203
14
27
316 to 323
22
43
84 to 90.
6
12
204 to 210. ...
14
28
324 to 330
22
44
91 to 98
7
13
211 to 218
15
29
331 to 338
23
45
99 to 105 ..
7
14
219 to 225
15
30
339 to 345. ..
23
46
106 to 113. .
g
15
226 to 233
16
31
346 to 353
24
47
114 to 120
8
16
234 to 240
16
32
354 to 360
24
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949. Particular attention is invited to the following:
The percentages required in paragraph 491 (a) are calculated on
the average attendance at drills for each semiannual period and not
for each drill. For example, assume an infantry company whose
actual strength in officers has averaged two and one-half officers during
the period of drills and whose prescribed minimum peace strength is 100
men. Assume that the company had the minimum number of drills
for pay, or 24, for the semiannual period; then the attendance re-
quired to qualify for pay would be for officers, 2*/2 by 24 by 50%, or
a total attendance of 30, and the attendance required of enlisted men
would be 100 by 24 by 60%, or a total attendance of 1,440 for the 24
drills. (Changes No. 1, Dec. 18, 1919.}
950. The second proviso of section 110, act of June 3, 1916, applies
to payment for the first semiannual period, January 1 to June 30 of
each year. A number of drills attended during the first semiannual
period less than 24 is credited on the second semiannual period for deter-
mining the yearly qualification for pay. Provided the total number
of drills attended during these two periods is at least 24, the number
of days' service in the first semiannual period together with the num-
ber of days' service in the second semiannual period are paid for at
the end of the year, December 31.
951. The third proviso of section 110, act of June 3, 1916, applies
only to men enlisted during the year. It does not apply to men
entering into an immediate reenlistment. It does not apply to men
enlisting in the first semiannual period, January 1 to June 30, for the
reason that it is considered only in connection with the proportional
compensation for a full year, and the year for computing pay com-
mences January 1 and terminates December 31. Qualification under
section 70, act of June 3, 1916, will be regarded as an original enlist-
ment respecting pay as provided in section 110, act of June 3, 1916.
952. The third proviso of section 110, act of June 3, 1916, applies
only to men whose active enlistment period expires in three years,
and not to men discharged prior to the completion of three years'
: active service.
ARTICLE XVIII.
CARE OF ANIMALS AND MATERIEL.
(Sec. 90, act of June 3, 1916.)
953. Competent enlisted men may be detailed as helpers for each
troop of cavalry, each battery and each headquarters company of
field artillery, each engineer company or headquarters detachment,
engineer regiment, each ambulance company, each field hospital com-
pany, each signal company, and each machine-gun troop and company
of the National Guard by the troop, battery, or company commander,
for the care of the materiel and equipment and of the animals for
which supplies are furnished from Federal funds, in a troop, a bat-
tery, a company, a squadron headquarters, a battalion headquarters,
or a regimental headquarters. The men detailed as helpers must be
duly enlisted in the troop, battery, or company in which they are
detailed, and may hold any grade or appointment pertaining to en-
listed men hi the organization to which they belong. At least one
of the helpers in each battery must be skilled in the use of tools and
must be familiar with the field artillery materiel and its repair and
preservation, and one helper hi each organization must be a qualified
horseshoer. Where no helper so qualified can be obtained shoeing
for the authorized horses of the organization will be paid from Federal
funds, in which cases the vouchers must be accompanied by a certifi-
cate from the' organization commander to the effect that it was im-
possible to obtain a qualified member of the organization to do the
work. All helpers must understand stable duties and the care and
training of horses.
954. Allotments will be made to the property and disbursing officer
of the State, Territory, or District of Columbia from the appropria-
tion under the act of Congress, to compensate the men detailed for
care of animals for which supplies are furnished from Federal funds,
for each troop, battery, or company stationed separately and not to
exceed five men in each such organization, at a monthly rate not to
exceed:
For a battery having no horses, $75.
For a battery having less than 6 horses, $150.
For a battery having from 6 to 11 horses, inclusive, $225.
For a battery having from 12 to 17 horses, inclusive, $300.
For a battery having from 18 to 24 horses, inclusive, $375.
For a battery having from 25 to 32 horses, inclusive, $450.
NATIONAL GUARD REGULATIONS. 257
For a troop of cavalry, a headquarters company of field artillery,
an infantry machine-gun company, an engineer company, an ambu-
lance company, a field hospital company, or signal company having
no horses, or less than 6 horses, $75.
For a troop of cavalry, a headquarters company of field artillery,
an engineer company, an ambulance company, a field hospital com-
pany, or signal company having from 6 to 11 horses, inclusive, $150.
For a troop of cavalry, a headquarters company of field artillery,
an engineer company, an ambulance company, a field hospital com-
pany, or a signal company having from 12 to 17 horses, inclusive,
$225.
For a troop of cavalry, a headquarters company of field artillery,
an engineer company, an ambulance company, a field hospital com-
pany, or a signal company having from 18 to 24 horses, inclusive,
$300.
For a troop of cavalry, a headquarters company of field artillery,
an engineer company, an ambulance company, a field hospital com-
pany, or a signal company having from 25 to 32 horses, inclusive,
$375.
For a machine-gun troop or company having 4 horses, $75.
955. When the horses and materiel of several field artillery organ-
izations are grouped in one stable, the allowance for helpers will be
the same as for a single battery having the number of horses in the
group. When the number of horses so grouped exceeds 32, the
allowance will be further increased by $75 per month for each 5 horses
in excess of 32, provided that the number of horses in any group does
not exceed 32 for each battery and 4 for each battalion and regi-
mental headquarters in the group.
956. When the horses of several cavalry organizations, engineer
companies, ambulance companies, field hospital companies, signal
companies, or machine-gun troops or companies are grouped in one
stable, the allowance for helpers will be the same as for a single troop,
engineer company, ambulance company, field hospital company, or
signal company having the number of animals in the group. When
the number of horses so grouped exceeds 32, the allowance will be
increased by $75 per month for each 8 horses in excess of 32, provided
that the number of horses in any group does not exceed 32 for each
troop, engineer company, ambulance company, field hospital com-
pany, or signal company, and 4 for each squadron, battalion, and
regimental headquarters, and machine-gun troop in the group. When
horses are issued to a headquarters troop of cavalry or a headquarters
company of field artillery, no allowance of horses will be made for
regimental, squadron, or battalion headquarters of the regiment to
which such headquarters troop or company belongs.
128174 19 17
258 NATIONAL GUARD REGULATIONS.
957. For the purpose of employing helpers, horses furnished to a
squadron headquarters, a battalion headquarters, or a regimental
headquarters, not to exceed 4 horses in each case, will be regarded
as belonging to a troop, a battery, or a company, and will be in addi-
tion to the horses allowed for a troop, a battery, or a company.
958. Enlisted men so detailed and paid may receive additional
compensation from State, battery, troop, company, or private funds
for the performance of additional duties, provided that such addi-
tional duties in no way interfere with the proper care of the materiel,
animals, and equipment of the organizations.
959. The rate of compensation from Federal funds for each
enlisted man so detailed shall be fixed by the battery, troop, or com-
pany commander, with the approval of the squadron or battalion
commander, when the troop, battery, or company forms a part
of an organized squadron or battalion, and by the troop, battery,
or company commander without the approval of higher authority
when the troop, battery, or company does not form a part of an
organized squadron or battalion. In no case shall the compensa-
tion from Federal funds to the enlisted men detailed in one organiza-
tion exceed the allotments therefor as fixed by the Secretary of War,
and the number of men so detailed shall not exceed five for each
troop, battery, or company.
960. The appropriations made by Congress for the National
Guard will be available for the purchase of horses conforming to the
Regular Army standard, and horses so purchased will be for the
sole continuous use of the cavalry, field artillery, engineer com-
panies, ambulance companies, field hospital companies, signal com-
panies, machine-gun troops or companies, or squadron, battalion,
or regimental headquarters of cavalry, field artillery, engineers,
or signal corps of the National Guard. It must be shown that
suitable stable accommodations have been provided before purchases
from Federal funds will be authorized.
961. Upon requisition of the governor of a State or Territory
or the commanding general of the District of Columbia Militia,
condemned Army animals which may still be suitable for the purpose
of instruction may be issued to the field artillery and cavalry of the
National Guard without cost to the State, Territory, or the District
of Columbia, and animals so issued will be sold or otherwise disposed
of according to law when their usefulness ceases. Such animals
will be in lieu of animals for which purchase is authorized for such
organizations.
962. Descriptive cards (Form No. 277, A. G. O.) of all animals
purchased from Federal funds or issued by the Federal Government
will be kept and transferred with the animals. These cards will
NATIONAL GUARD REGULATIONS. 259
be furnished upon requisition, as in the case of other blank forms.
Upon the death of a public animal the original descriptive card
will accompany the survey report. Upon the sale of a public animal,
pursuant to the approved recommendation of a surveying officer,
the original descriptive card will accompany the report of sale.
963. Forage, bedding, salt, vinegar, horseshoes, horseshoe nails,
blacksmith's coal, and veterinary supplies may be furnished upon
requisition for animals for cavalry, field artillery, engineers, ambu-
lance companies, field hospital companies, signal organizations, and
machine-gun troops of the National Guard in quantities not to exceed
those authorized for the Regular Army. The number of animals
to be so supplied will not exceed 32 for each battery, headquarters
company of field artillery, troop, engineer company, ambulance
company, field hospital company, or signal company, and four for
each squadron headquarters, battalion headquarters, regimental
headquarters, or machine-gun troop or company.
964. Supplies and helpers for animals for the National Guard
may be procured from Federal funds when such animals are furnished,
through issue to or purchase by a State, Territory, or the District
of Columbia, or through purchase by a troop, a battery, a company,
a squadron, a battalion, or a regimental headquarters. Before
any allotments will be made from Federal funds for supplies for
animals and for helpers to care for them it must be shown that
organizations have been provided with suitable stable accommoda-
tions, and that animals for which expenditures are desired have
been actually furnished to the organizations or are owned by them;
that they will be used exclusively for Cavalry, Field Artillery, En-
gineers, ambulance companies, field hospital companies, signal
organizations, or machine-gun troops or companies of the National
Guard; and that they are suitable for field service of the arm to
which they are supplied. Stable accommodations and animals
not issued by the War Department must be inspected and approved
by an inspector-instructor of the arm concerned. Animals not
issued by the Federal Government or purchased from Federal funds
must be actually owned by the organization without reservation as
to private use. They must be under the complete control of the
troop, battery, or company commander, and without authority
from the Secretary of War must not be withdrawn from such use
till after 90 days from the date of notice of withdrawal.
965. Whenever such animals are actually acquired by an organiza-
tion and comply with the foregoing conditions, the inspector-instructor
concerned on duty with the State is authorized, upon the request
of the adjutant general of the State, to inspect the animals and stable
facilities without extra expense to the United States. If approved
260 NATIONAL GUARD REGULATIONS.
by him, he will furnish the adjutant general of the State with the
following certificate:
I certify that horses (or mules) owned by and in the
(Number.) (Owner.)
possession of , conform to the specifications for horses (or mules)
(Organization.)
for of the Regular Army; that they are suitable for the field service
(Arm.)
of ; and that adequate stable facilities are provided for these animals.
(Arm.)
This certificate or copy thereof will accompany all requisitions
for supplies and all requests for funds, whether for original or sub-
sequent issues.
966. An inspecting officer will not recommend animals owned
by organizations as suitable for maintenance from Federal funds,
unless he is satisfied that they can endure the work that would be
required of them in campaign, and that they conform to the standards
prescribed for the Regular Army. An animal that is otherwise suit-
able should not be excluded because of lightness for draft, when he
could render adequate service for saddle purposes. Ponies should
be rejected. Defects which would cause animals to be placed on an
inventory and inspection report in the Regular Army should exclude
them from being subsisted or cared for from Federal funds. In-
spector-instructors will inspect all animals maintained from Federal
funds at all visits for instruction or inspection, and they will report
promptly to the Chief of the Militia Bureau any such animal that is
permanently unsuitable for field service.
967. The inspecting officers will prepare duplicate descriptive
cards (Form 277, A. G. O.) of each annual not issued by the Federal
Government or purchased from Federal funds, and will forward one
copy to the Chief of the Militia Bureau and file the other copy in
the office of the district inspector-instructor of the arm to which
the animal pertains.
968. Supplies will not be used for any purpose other than the main-
tenance of animals that have been approved by the War Department
and that are used exclusively as stated in this paragraph, and helpers
will not perform any duties other than those pertaining to the care
of Federal property and animals for which supplies are authorized
unless they receive adequate extra pay from other than Federal
funds.
969. Before issuing supplies, or funds for helpers, for animals not
issued by the Federal Government or purchased from Federal funds
the following agreement will be signed by the adjutant general of
a State, Territory, or the District of Columbia, where ownership is
vested in a State, Territory, or the District of Columbia, or by the
troop, battery, company, squadron, or regimental commander where
NATIONAL GUAKD REGULATIONS. 261
ownership is vested in a troop, battery, or company, or a squad-
ron, or regimental headquarters:
I hereby agree to accept as full payment for the exclusive use of horses
(Number.)
(or mules) described on the following list, for purposes by
(Arm.) (Organization.)
or by such other organizations of as the Secretary of War may direct,
(Arm.)
the allowance of forage, bedding, shoeing, and veterinary supplies and the services
of helpers furnished from Federal funds; and I further agree to send all of the follow-
ing-described animals to such camps as the Secretary of War may designate, for the
periods prescribed by him, for the use of the National Guard, without other compen-
sation than the supplies and services above named; and I further agree that I will
not exchange or withdraw any of the following-described animals from exclusive
use for the purposes named within 90 days after giving due notice to the Chief
of the Militia Bureau of an intention for such exchange or withdrawal; and I further
agree that I will not hold the United States liable for any compensation for injuries
or death which may occur to said animals while in use or in shipment for the fore-
going purposes; and I further agree to sell the following-described animals to the
United States, at prices to be fixed by the Secretary of War, at any time during the
above-described use that the war Department may desire to make such purchases;
LIST.
Animal Age Sex Description
(Owner.)
970. All animals for which supplies or helpers are furnished from
Federal funds shall be sent, upon the order of the Secretary of War,
at such times and for such periods as he may designate, to camps of
instruction or to joint camps for the use of the National Guard arms
for which they were issued, assembled thereat, without further com-
pensation to the owners than the supplies and helpers furnished for
them.
971. Helpers paid from Federal funds to care for animals or ma-
teriel, will be sent to camps with the animals or materiel of their
organizations. While attending such camps helpers will be paid from
the allotments to the States in the same manner as when they are
at their home stations.
972. Public animals will not be sent outside of the State, Terri-
tory, or the District of Columbia for which they were furnished
without the authority of the Secretary of War.
973. It will not be the policy of the War Department to make
original allotments for supplies for animals or for helpers, or to con-
tinue such allotments for supplies for animals or for helpers, or to
continue such allotments as have already been made in cases where
the organizations concerned do not receive reasonable State sup-
port, where adequate indoor or outdoor facilities for mounted instruc-
tion do not exist, when the condition of animals is shown to be un-
satisfactory or where organizations fail to utilize adequately their
262 NATIONAL GUAKD REGULATIONS.
opportunities for training. At least 90 per cent of the mounted
drills and exercises must be devoted to the following instruction:
Cavalry. The school of the trooper, squad, platoon, troop, or
higher units, equitation and field training mounted.
Field Artillery. Harness and draft, driving, and the evolutions
and tactical use of field artillery with the carriages hitched.
Engineers. Equitation and reconnoissance.
Field hospital and ambulance companies. The technical employ-
ment of transportation and equipment.
Signal companies. The technical employment of transportation
and materiel.
All drills of machine-gun troops or companies will be devoted to
packing and the technical and tactical use of materiel.
974. When two or more mounted organizations are stationed in
the same place, animals of the several organizations may be pooled
for purposes of instruction and placed under the temporary control
of the organization commander whose organization is to use them
for drill. All animals pertaining to organizations where two or more
troops of cavalry or batteries of artillery are stationed will be under
the control of the senior officer for instruction purposes, who will
prescribe the schedules for drill and allotment of animals.
975. Riding on the road by individuals for pleasure purposes not
in connection with or as a part of an exercise ordered for training
purposes will not be reported as instruction given and will not be
credited as such.
976. When supplies from Federal funds have been issued, forage,
etc., will not be furnished for additional animals that have been sub-
sis ted prior to the forwarding of the requisition.
977. In no case will original allotments be made for periods pre-
ceding the date when animals and materiel are received or, in the
case of field artillery, the date when the request for funds is for-
warded when materiel is on hand.
978. All requisitions for supplies and requests for funds will show
the number of animals stabled in one place. Where original issues
of supplies or funds are desired the requisition or the request will
show the dates when the materiel or the animals were received by
the organizations.
979. All changes in the number of animals in any organization
and the date of each change will be promptly reported to the Chief
of the Militia Bureau by the adjutant general of the State, Terri-
tory, or the District of Columbia concerned.
980. Requests for funds for the payment of helpers will be sub-
mitted as in the case of funds for other purposes, and such payments
will be made by the United States property and disbursing officer of
the State, Territory, or the District of Columbia concerned. Re-
NATIONAL GUARD REGULATIONS. 263
quests for funds should cover the monthly periods, and the estimate
should show the stations of the units, together with information
whether they are stabled separately or grouped. The organizations
for which helpers are employed, the period covered by the request,
the period for which funds were last supplied, the amount allotted
during the preceding period, the number of horses in each place hi
the organizations for which supplies are furnished from Federal
funds, and the balance on hand will be stated.
981. Requisitions for animals, forage, bedding, salt, vinegar, and
shoeing and veterinary supplies will be submitted as in the case of
other quartermaster property upon Form P. and S., No. 160, fur-
nished by the War Department.
982. Requisitions for supplies should include the quantities needed
for the six months' periods ending December 31 and June 30, or the
portions of those periods for which supplies have been furnished as
authorized.
983. All forage, bedding, salt, vinegar, and shoeing and veterinary
supplies on hand or due at the date of a requisition hi excess of the
needs of the period for which they were issued or authorized will be
entered on the requisition and deducted from the amounts required
for the period covered by the requisition. The number of animals
for which supplies are required, the date to which they were last sup-
plied, the period covered by the requisition, and the shipping direc-
tions will be stated on the face of the requisition. All changes in
the number of animals in each organization since the date of the last
requisition, with the date of each loss or gain, will be entered on the
requisition.
984. If partial shipments are desired, the quantities in the different
shipments and the dates when shipments are desired should be stated,
together with the shipping directions.
985. Requisitions will be based upon the following allowances
when organizations are not on field service :
Oats, 10 pounds per day per horse.
8 pounds per day per mule.
Bran may be substituted for oats in such quantities as are
required.
. Hay, 14 pounds per day per horse.
14 pounds per day per mule.
Straw, 100 pounds per month per animal.
Salt, rock, 0.8 ounce per day per animal.
Vinegar, 0.1 gill per day per animal.
Front shoes, 2J pounds per month per animal.
Hind shoes, 2J pounds per month per animal.
Horseshoe nails, one-half pound per month per animal.
Blacksmith's coal, 1J pounds per month per animal.
Veterinary supplies, 40 cents per animal for three months.
264 NATIONAL GUARD REGULATIONS.
The sizes of the horseshoes and nails desired should be stated in the
requisition.
986. Upon the approval of requisitions veterinary supplies will be
purchased locally and the vouchers forwarded by the adjutant gen-
eral of the State, Territory, or the District of Columbia to the United
States property and disbursing officer for payment.
987. Requisitions for supplies should reach the War Department
at least sixty days in advance of the period for which the supplies
are required. Should supplies not reach organizations before the
expiration of the period for which issues have been made, a request
by telegraph should be sent to the Chief of the Militia Bureau for
authority to make purchases in the open market until the supplies
on the requisitions are received. Vouchers for such authorized pur-
chases should be paid by the United States property and disbursing
officer.
988. The following certificates will be entered upon the face of
requisitions or attached thereto:
For horses or mules:
I certify that the horses (or mules) required will be for the sole continuous use of
the Cavalry, Field Artillery, Engineers, ambulance companies, field hospital com-
panies, signal organizations, or machine-gun troops of the National Guard, and that
the State of agrees to furnish the necessary veterinary services for the
horses (or mules) required without expense to the United States.
For forage, bedding, salt, vinegar, and shoeing and veterinary
supplies :
I certify that the horses (or mules) for which forage, bedding, salt, vinegar, and
shoeing and veterinary supplies are required are actually furnished to the
(Arm.)
of the National Guard of ; that they are suitable for the
(State.) (Arm.)
service; that they will be for the sole continuous use of Cavalry, Field Artil-
lery, Engineers, ambulance companies, field hospital companies, signal organizations,
or machine-gun troops of the National Guard; that the forage, bedding, salt, vinegar,
and shoeing and veterinary supplies furnished on this requisition will not be used for
any purpose other than the maintenance of animals that have been approved and
authorized by the War Department for the exclusive use of the National Guard ; and
that the quantities of all forage, bedding, salt, vinegar, shoeing, and veterinary sup-
plies on hand in excess of the needs of the organizations to . . have
(Date.)
been entered on the requisition.
989. All Federal funds, animals and supplies will remain the
property of the United States until duly disposed of.
990. Helpers will be paid monthly on War Department, Militia
Bureau Form No. 19, amending same by eliminating the words
"On target range," " Location of range/ 7 and " Number of targets; 77
also changing the title of the appropriation to read " Arming, equip-
ping, and training the National Guard, 19 ," sub-appropriation
"Compensation of help for care of materiel, animals, and equip-
NATIONAL GUARD REGULATIONS. 265
ment." All the helpers employed in each troop, battery, or com-
pany stationed separately will be paid on one voucher, certified to
by the troop, battery, or company commander.
991. Where the animals of more than one organization are grouped
in one stable all helpers employed for the organizations whose ani-
mals are so grouped will be paid on one voucher, certified to by the
senior troop, battery, or company commander in the group when
the commander of the squadron or battalion of which the organiza-
tions form a part is not pres.ent and by the squadron or battalion
commander when he is present with the group.
992. The following words will be added to the certificate at the
bottom of the voucher: "that the total number of horses (or mules)
cared for during the entire month in one place was _ ; that
they were used exclusively for Cavalry or Field Artillery, Engineers,
sanitary organizations, signal organizations, or machine-gun troops;
and that the men paid as helpers were actually enlisted in the organi-
zations from which they were detailed."
993. Inspector-instructors of the arms concerned are charged
with the supervision of the care of the materiel and of the stabling,
feeding, care, shoeing, and use of the animals maintained at Federal
expense so far as may be consistent with the number of visits author-
ized to the organizations to which they are assigned. They will
report all irregularities and neglects which they can not control to
the War Department and to the adjutant general of the State, Ter-
ritory, or the District of Columbia, with a view to having the defi-
ciencies corrected or the allowances discontinued. They will report
to the Chief of the Militia Bureau changes in the number of animals
in any organization, with the date of each change.
994. Should the supplies issued for annuals become exhausted
before the expiration of the period for which they were furnished,
they must be replaced from State funds. Where it appears that
supplies are not properly used or wiiere animals are not properly
cared for, the allowances will be discontinued and the public animals
will be withdrawn from the organization concerned.
When it becomes necessary to discontinue the allowances, the public
animals and supplies on hand after the date of discontinuance will
be disposed of as directed by the Secretary of War.
995. Payment for veterinary services will not be made from Fed-
eral funds except when specifically authorized by the Secretary of
War. Veterinarians who receive pay from Federal funds under
266 NATIONAL, GUARD REGULATIONS.
the act of Congress approved June 3, 1916, will be required to fur-
nish all necessary medical treatment of the horses of their commands.
996. When horses purchased from Federal funds become unserv-
iceable a survey report will be prepared and forwarded to the Chief
of the Militia Bureau for the action of the Secretary of War.
997. When condemned Regular Army animals issued to the Na-
tional Guard, and animals purchased from Federal funds, die or are
killed to terminate suffering or to prevent contagion a survey report
and the certificates or affidavits required by paragraph 1073, Army
Regulations, will be forwarded to the Chief of the Militia Bureau.
When such animals become unfit for further use a survey report will
be prepared and forwarded to the Chief of the Militia Bureau for the
action of the Secretary of War.
998. Public animals will not be sold on the recommendation of a
surveying officer until the survey report has been approved by the
Secretary of War.
999. Public animals issued to the National Guard or purchased from
Federal funds shall be branded on the left shoulder with one branding
iron consisting of three letters, as follows :
Cavalry and riding horses. U S
C
Artillery and draft horses _.U S
A
Draft mules, wheel U S
W
Draft mules, lead U S
L
Pack and riding mules _ IT S
P
Each letter of this brand shall be two inches in height. The letters
shall be fixed in place on the iron so that there shall be an open space
of three quarters (J) of an inch between their nearest points.
Animals with organizations of the National Guard not in the Federal
service shall be branded on the left fore hoof with the shortest abbrevia-
tion of the name of the State, followed by the organization number
assigned to the animal by the responsible officer, and they shall also
be branded on the right fore hoof with the designation of the organiza-
tion to which they belong in the same manner as animals of the Regu-
lar Army. For example, the hoof brands on animals issued and as-
signed to Headquarters Troop, Fifth Texas Cavalry, would be TEX 29
on the left hoof, and HQ 5 on the right hoof; to Battery B, 1st New
York Field Artillery, NY 12 on the left hoof and Bl on the right hoof.
NATIONAL GUAKD REGULATIONS.
266A
These letters and numbers shall be on the same line, three-fourths of
an inch high, and blocked so as to penetrate the hoof one-sixteenth of
an inch. (Olianges No. 1, December 18, 1919.)
1000. When animals are inspected and condemned they will be
branded with the letters " LC." on the neck, under the mane. Brand-
ing irons of uniform size and design will be supplied upon requisition.
1001. Manes, tails, and forelocks of public horses will not be
altered except by such reasonable plucking as may be necessary
to prevent shagginess.
MODEL FORMS.
1002. Monthly estimate to accompany request for funds from the
subappropriation " Compensation of help for care of materiel, ani-
mals, and equipment," under the appropriation " Arming, equip-
ping, and training the National Guard, 19 ," to be placed to the
credit of , property and disbursing officer of the State
of .
Number
of ani-
Amount
mals now
Organization.
Period for which
required.
Period for which
last allotted.
allotted
during
last
in one
place
subsisted
Allow-
ance per
month.
Amount
required.
period.
from
Federal
funds.
Battery A
Jan 1 to 31 19.
Dec 15 to 31 19
S 1 ^" 50
20
$375 00
$375 00
Battery B ....
,. . do
Dec. 1 to 31. 19.
450. 00
30
450 00
450.00
BatteryC
Jan. 16 to 31, 19.
None
None.
24
375. 00
187.50
Total
1 012 50
Balance on hand
3. 25
To be supplied
978. 25
(Changes No. 1 } December 18, 1919.)
[Model form continued on page 267.]
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267
Stations of organizations
Horses of grouped in one stable.
(organization)
Horses of stabled separately.
(organization)
Changes in animals since date of last allotment: Battery A, 1 public horse received
December 20; 2 battery horses withdrawn December 24; 1 public horse sold Decem-
ber 22. Battery B, 1 public horse died December 12. Battery C, 24 public horses
received January 16, 19.
A. B.,
Property and disbursing Officer
of the State of
1003. The issue of the following supplies is requested for the use
of the National Guard of the State of Alabama to be shipped to
commanding officer, Battery A, Field Artillery of Alabama, Bir-
mingham, Ala.
On hand
or due
Required.
in excess
of needs
To be
supplied.
Articles.
to Dec.
31, 19.
40,444
3,000
6,720
400
33,724
2,600
Oats, pounds.
Bran, pounds.
50, 680
12,000
181
9,250
350
25
41,430
11,650
156
Hay, pounds.
Straw, pounds.
Salt, rock, pounds.
Hi
Vinegar, gallons.
100
25
n~
75
Front shoes, No. 2, pounds.
100
100
Front shoes, No. 3, pounds.
100
15
85
Front shoes, No. 4, pounds.
150
150
50
25
100
125
Hind shoes, No. 2, pounds.
Hind shoes, No. 3, pounds.
10
2
8
Horsehoe nails, No. 6, pounds.
50
25
25
Horseshoe nails, No. 7, pounds.
150
150
Blacksmith's coal, pounds.
Veterinary supplies, $
Period: January 1 to June 30, 19, 181 daya.
Last supplied to include December 31, 19.
Number of animals and changes since last requisition: Battery A, 5 public horsea
received November 6; 5 battery horses received September 7; 1 public horse died
October 12. Battery B , 8 public horses received November 6 ; 2 battery horses recei ved
September 7; 1 battery horse withdrawn October 9.
Total, 20 horses; stabled in one place.
Shipments to arrive: Forage and straw, one- third January 1, one- third March 1,
one-third May 1. All other supplies, January 1.
I certify that the horses for which forage, bedding, salt, vinegar, and shoeing and
veterinary supplies are required are actually furnished to the field artillery of the
National Guard of Alabama; that they are suitable for the field artillery service; that
they will be for the sole continuous use of the cavalry, field artillery, engineers,
ambulance companies, field hospital companies, signal organizations, or machine-gun
troops of the National Guard; that the forage, bedding, salt, vinegar, and shoeing and
veterinary supplies furnished on this requisition will not be used for any other pur-
pose than the maintenance of animals that have been approved and authorized by
the War Department for the exclusive use of the N ational Guard ; and that the quan-
268 NATIONAL GUARD REGULATIONS.
titles of all forage, bedding, salt, vinegar, and shoeing and veterinary supplies on
hand in excess of the needs of the organizations to December 31, 19 , have been
entered on the requisition.
C. D.,
Brig. Gen., A. N.G.,
Adjutant General.
I certify that the articles enumerated hereinbefore are required by the National
Guard of the State of Alabama for the fiscal year ending June 30, 19, under sec-
tion 67, act of June 3, 1916, and that the State has adequate and suitable storage
facilities for the safe-keeping and preservation of the property.
E. F.,
Governor of the State of Alabama.
MONTGOMERY, ALA., October -25, 19 .
Ten horses conforming to the Regular Army standard for field artillery.
I certify that the horses required will be for the sole continuous use of the cavalry,
field artillery, engineers, ambulance companies, field hospital companies, signal corps
organizations, or machine-gun troops of the National Guard, and that the State of
Alabama agrees to furnish the necessary veterinary services for the horses required
without expense to the United States.
C. D.,
Brig. Gen., A. N. G.,
Adjutant General.
I certify that the articles enumerated hereinbefore are required by the National
Guard of the State of Alabama for the fiscal year ending June 30, 19 , under sec-
tion 67, act of June 3, 1916, or section 83, act of June 3, 1916, and that the State has
adequate and suitable storage facilities for the safe- keeping and preservation of the
property.
E. F.,
Governor of the State of A labama.
MONTGOMERY, ALA.., July 1, 19 .
ARTICLE XIX.
RETURNS AND REPORTS.
1004. An abstract of the returns and reports of the adjutants gen-
eral of the States, Territories, and the District of Columbia National
Guard, with such observations thereon as he may deem necessary for
the information of Congress, is required to be made annually by the
Secretary of War to Congress. (Sec. 12, act of January 21, 1903, as
amended by act of May 27, 1908.)
1005. Such additional reports as the Secretary of War may from
time to time require under section 66, act of June 3, 1916, may be
called for.
1006. The character of blank forms to be used in the preparation
and rendition of returns and reports, together with all other blank
forms authorized by the War Department for use of the National
Guard, will be announced from time to time by circulars issued from
the office of the Chief of the Militia Bureau.
1007. For returns and reports of property and disbursing officers
for the United States, see paragraphs 771 et seg_. } Article XV.
269
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ARTICLE XX.
CALL AND DRAFT INTO FEDERAL SERVICE.
1008. "The National Guard when called as such into the service of
the United States shall, from the time they are required by the terms
of the call to respond thereto, be subject to the laws and regulations
governing the Regular Army." (Sec. 101, act of June 3, 1916.)
"Call into Federal service" means that the National Guard of the
State is brought into Federal service without losing its State identity
and tor a temporary period. The State organization is merely loaned
in its entirety to the Federal Government for a specific purpose for a
limited time. When the emergency passes the State force reverts back
to its former status with the State. While in Federal service under
this condition, the officers are commissioned by the governor.
1009. All members of the National Guard and of the National
Guard Reserve drafted into the service of the United States shall,
from the date of their draft, stand discharged from the militia, and
shall, from said date, be subject to such laws and regulations for
government of the Army of the United States as may be applicable
to members of the Volunteer Army. (See sec. Ill, act of June 3,
1916.) "Draft into Federal service " means the discharge from all State
obligations and the absorption by the Federal Army of the individual
officers and enlisted men of an organization. The State authority
ceases and the members pass entirely under Federal control without
an intention of restoring the organization to State control. Upon
the discharge from Federal service the individuals revert to a civilian
status.
1010. No official act, other than the President's call or draft, is
required by law to mark the change of status of the National Guard to
Federal control. The call or draft itself inducts all organizations and
individuals concerned into the service of the United States on the
date they are required to respond to the call, or, in case of a draft, on
the date thereof.
1011. Under an opinion of the Judge Advocate General of the Army,
dated August 21, 1917, a call or draft into the Federal service may be
effected either by a proclamation or order of the President.
1012. The proclamation or order of the President, calling or draft-
ing the National Guard, or any part thereof, into the service of the
United States will be transmitted by the Secretary of War to the
governor of each State and Territory and to the commanding general
of the District of Columbia Militia.
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274 NATIONAL GUARD REGULATIONS.
1013. The adjutant general of each State and Territory and the
District ot Columbia will transmit to all commanders of organiza-
tions and individuals concerned the terms of the call or draft and
the date on which they are required to respond thereto.
1014. Regulations governing the mobilization of the National
Guard under call and draft into Federal service will be published in
special regulations of the War Department for each case.
1015. Every officer and enlisted man who shall be called or drafted
into the service of the United States shall be examined as to his
physical fitness as prescribed for the examination of recruits for the
Regular Army; and immediately preceding the muster out of such
officer or enlisted man he shall be similarly examined, and the record
of the examination in each case shall be forwarded to The Adjutant
General of the Army. These examinations will be made by medical
officers of the Regular Army when practicable. (Form 136-1,
A. G. O., in case of muster in, and Form 135-2, A. G. O., in case of
muster out.)
ARTICLE XXI.
MILITIA BUREAU.
A. FUNCTIONS OF MILITIA BUREAU.
1016. The jurisdiction of the Militia Bureau will include coordina-
tion, through the office of the Chief of Staff, of the organization,
equipment, and instruction of the National Guard under department
commanders in a manner similar to the coordination by the Chief of
Staff of the organization, equipment, and training of the Regular
Army under department commanders.
Proper study of policy is inconsistent with exercise of command
and discharge of administrative details. The discharge of adminis-
trative details by the Chief, Militia Bureau, will be limited to such
matters as can not under existing law be delegated to department or
other commanders, and such as may be involved by correspondence
between the Secretary of War and authorities of the various States.
DUTIES OF MILITIA BUREAU.
1017. (a) Organization and personnel.
Symmetrical development of National Guard organizations,
including action upon new units, and the withdrawal of War Depart-
ment recognition of old units.
Correspondence with State authorities which requires action by
by the Secretary of War.
Consolidation of strength reports.
Final action upon examinations for appointment and promotion.
Filing efficiency reports of National Guard officers after receipt
from department commanders.
Passing upon the eligibility of, and extending Federal recognition
to, persons designated by the States, Territories, or the District of
Columbia for appointment or promotion in the National Guard.
(2>) Supply.
Apportionment of funds among the States.
Allotment among the several States and the District of Columbia,
of funds appropriated for field training.
Notification to department commanders of amounts apportioned
to States, within their departments.
Approval of requisitions by governors of States for funds and
equipment and supplies from appropriations for the National Guard.
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276 NATIONAL GUARD REGULATIONS.
(c) Prescription of general character, quality, and quantity of
instruction and training for guidance of department commanders.
(d) Selection and recommendation to personnel section, General
Staff, for detail of inspector-instructors from the Army.
(e) Attendance of National Guard at service schools and details
for practical instruction with the organizations of the Army.
Of) Final action, based on recommendations of department com-
manders, on all reports of inspections made under section 93, act of
June 3, 1916.
(g) Action on reports of survey on National Guard property lost,
damaged, or destroyed.
B. FUNCTIONS OF DEPARTMENT COMMANDERS.
1018. The duties and responsibilities of department commanders
in connection with certain portions of the National Guard within
their departments not in the service of the United States, are such
as may be outlined in both National Guard and Army Regulations,
particularly paragraph 193 of the latter, or as may be prescribed from
tune to time in orders and instructions from the Secretary of War.
Generally speaking, these duties and the powers essential to dis-
charge of the duties, are such as will enable a department com-
mander to maintain the National Guard within his department in a
state of preparedness for induction into the military service of the
United States, so far as the laws and regulations thereunder permit.
DUTIES OF DEPARTMENT COMMANDERS.
1019. (a) Inspection.
Remedial recommendations upon reports of annual armory and
field inspections of National Guard within the department in a manDer
similar to action upon similar reports of the Regular Army.
In addition to annual inspections by inspectors general may
direct such other inspections by commanders of divisions, brigades,
etc., or by department staff officers as he may deem necessary to
ascertain conditions described in section 93, act of Congress approved
June 3, 1916, within the limits of the funds allotted to the several
States for the purpose.
Inspection of mobilization sites, target ranges, ordnance materiel,
etc., any expense to be incurred thereby to be previously approved
by the Chief, Militia Bureau, and settled by the disbursing officer of
that bureau.
(6) Instruction.
Supervision and control of all armory and field instruction, includ-
ing details for field maneuvers, alone or jointly with the Army.
NATIONAL GUARD REGULATIONS. 277
Control of all instructors, commissioned and noncommissioned,
assigned to stations within the department.
(c) Supply.
Responsible that each unit of National Guard within the depart-
ment has on hand at armory equipment for authorized strength.
In cases where a National Guard unit is not properly equipped,
report will be made to the Chief, Militia Bureau, stating the defici-
encies for each organization.
(d) Payment.
Examination and approval of pay rolls for armory instruction,
and reference of such to designated disbursing officers of Quarter-
master Corps for payment.
(e) Qualification and elimination of officers.
Examination of candidates for appointment and promotion
(designated by the Chief, Militia Bureau) informing Chief, Militia
Bureau, of the result.
Making proper request to the State authorities for the ponvening
of efficiency boards under section 77, act of Congress approved
June 3, 1916.
(f) Mobilization.
Plans will be revised and kept up to date for either (1) dispatch
of National Guard units directly from company rendezvous to
places of concentration; or (2) from company rendezvous to mobiliza-
tion camps previously selected by department commanders. Coast
Artillery organizations will be mobilized as described under (1).
C. RULES OF CORRESPONDENCE.
1020. The following regulations are prescribed to govern the
official correspondence of the Chief, Militia Bureau, with the Chief of
Staff and chiefs of bureaus and departments of the War Department,
department commanders, and with the military authorities of the
States, Territories, and the District of Columbia:
(a) Communications addressed to the governors of States or
Territories will be prepared for the signature of the Secretary of
War and in his absence for that of the Acting Secretary of War.
Those addressed to adjutants general of States, Territories, or the
District of Columbia will be signed by the Chief, Militia Bureau, or
by officers assigned as his assistants and authorized by him to authen-
ticate official communications.
(6) Information concerning National Guard affairs which has a
bearing upon the employment or military status of the personnel
of the Regular Establishment will be conveyed to the Chief of Staff
by indorsement or in the form of a memorandum.
278 NATIONAL GUARD REGULATIONS.
(c) The Chief, Militia Bureau, is authorized to communicate
directly with the heads of the supply or other departments or divi-
sions of the War Department and department commanders in refer-
ence to all matters pertaining exclusively to the National Guard, and
to order the issue of all military stores or supplies requisitioned for
by the governors of the respective States and Territories and the
commanding general, District of Columbia Militia, under the law;
such order to be given by direction of the Secretary of War.
(d) All proposed Executive regulations looking to the execution
of acts of Congress, suggested changes in general regulations, proposed
legal enactments relating to the National Guard and the unorganized
Militia, including estimates for appropriations for their support, and
all other matters requiring harmonious and efficient cooperation
with other bureaus and sections of the War Department will be sub-
mitted to the Chief of Staff.
INDEX.
[References are to paragraphs.]
A.
Abbreviations, 937.
Absence Without Leave: Enlisted men, 364, 369.
Abstracts of Payment: 772, 773, 778.
Abstracts: Target ranges, expense of procuring and
preparing, 615.
Accountability for Property: See Property, Fed-
eral, accountability.
Accounting for Property. See under Property, Fed-
eral "Accounting."
Accounts. See under Property and Disbursing
Officers.
Accounts, Current. See under Property and Dis.
bursing Officers.
Accounts, Transportation:
Land grant roads, 665.
Mileage, 664.
Settlement, 659, 663.
State rifle competitions, 539.
Supplies. See Pills of Lading.
Transportation requests-
General instructions, 660.
Inspector-Instructors, 396, 660, 661.
Preparation, 662.
Sergeant-Instructors, 436, 660, 661.
Travel allowances, 726-729.
Acts of Congress:
January 21, 1903, as amended by Act of May 27,
1908, 13, 14.
April 23, 1904, 15.
Jun^12, 1906, 15.
March 3, 1911, 16.
June 3, 1916, 17-83, 140.
May 12, 1917, 84.
July 1, 1918, 80.
July 9, 1918, 18, 30, 83.
July 11, 1919, 25, 32.
Adjutants General:
Abstract of reports of, by Secretary of War to
Congress, 14.
Authorized Staff organization, 144.
Dual capacity, 137.
Requirements for recognition as National Guard
officers, 139.
Returns and reports, 29.
Territories and District of Columbia, how ap-
pointed, 29.
Tenure of office, 138.
To render quarterly return of Unassigned Re-
serve, 166.
Adjutant General s Department: Subjects for ex-
amination for appointment and promotion, 302
(N).
Administrators: Settlement with, 814.
Advertisement, for bids, 797, 798.
Affidavits: 866, 867.
Age Limitations:
Appointments, 232.
Appointment in National Guard Reserve, 172,
174-181.
Members of National Guard, 21.
Aides-de-Camp, 496.
Alaska: Laws relating to Militia applicable to, 25, 97.
Ambulance Company. See Medical Department.
Ammunition:
Issued National Guard Reserve during field train-
ing, 203.
Issue of, for civilian rifle practice, 76.
Animals, Public:
Allotments not to precede date of receipt, 977.
Alteration of manes, etc., 1001,
Bedding, 53, 981, 983, 985.
Blank forms, 1002, 1003.
Branding, 999.
Care of, 953-1001.
Changes in number, 979.
Descriptive cords, 962, 967.
Federal assistance dependent on State support,
973.
Forage, 53, 985.
Helpers-
Compensation, 951.
Detail, 953-959.
Duties, 968.
Monetary allowances for, 954-959.
Payment, 980, 990-092.
Qualifications of, 953.
Sent to camps of instruction, 971.
Inspections, 964-967.
Issue of condemned, 52, 961.
Maximum number of, 964.
Not to be sent outside State, 972.
Payment, Veterinary services, 995.
Pooling of, for drill, 974.
Purchase, 521, 625, 960.
Recovery of, 883.
Requisitions, 981.
Sent to camps of instruction, 970.
Shooing, 53, 981, 983, 985.
Stable accommodations, 964.
Subsistence of additional, 976.
Supervision by Inspector-Instructors, 993.
Supplies
Agreement of Adjutant General of State, before
issue of, 969.
Blank forms, 1002, 1003.
Purchase of, 964.
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INDEX.
Animals, Public Continued.
Supplies Continued.
Replacement from State funds, 994.
Requisitions, 963, 978, 981-988.
Use of, limited, 968.
Withdrawal, 994.
Transportation, mounted officers, encampments,
717.
Unserviceable, 996-998, 1000.
Withdrawal, 994.
Appointments:
National Guard Reserve. See National Guard
Reserve, Officers.
Noncommissioned officers. See Noncommis-
sioned Officers.
Officers. See Officers, Appointment.
Appropriations. See under Funds.
Armament; same as for Regular Army, 45.
Arm Lockers. Use of, 874, 876.
Armory Drill. See Armory Instruction.
Armory Drill Pay. See Pay, Armory Drill.
Armory Instruction:
Aides de camp, 496.
Armory Schools, 504.
Assemblies, number and duration, 55, 487.
Attendance of 30 per cent of organization at each
drill of two a week, 492 (a).
Attendance National Guard Reserve, 168.
Average attendance required, 491 (a).
Chaplains, 497. .
Command, 489, 490.
Conditions necessary for payment for, 491, 943,
945, 946.
Correspondence courses, 504.
Credit for not more than one drill a day, 491 (/).
Credit for outdoor exercise or maneuvers, 491 (d ).
Credit for target practice on range, 491 (e).
Credit not allowed for correspondence schools,
491 (o).
"Drill" denned, 491 (c).
Duties of subalterns, 490.
Enlisted men, Staff Corps, and departments,
494, 495.
Field and staff officers not at stations of com-
mands, 500.
General officers, 498.
Headquarters and staff, 493 (j) (*).
Headquarters company, troop, or detachment,
493 (a) to (/).
Member of organization drilling with own organi-
zation, 493.
Monthly records of attendance, 502, 503.
National Guard Reserve, 168, 191.
Officers and enlisted men cannot qualify for pay
separately, 492 (c).
Officers, Staff Corps, and departments, 493 (Q.
Pay. See Pay, Armory Drill.
Reports, drills, 502, 503.
Responsibilities of commanding officer, 488.
Schedules, 486.
State, territorial, or district surgeons, 499.
Supply company, troop, or detachment, 493 (0)
to (i).
Thirty per cent drills to be recorded separately,
492 (6).
To be supplemented by schools, correspondence
courses, etc., 504.
Training courses, 486.
Armory Instruction Continued.
Travel expenses, general, field, staff, and non-
commissioned staff officers, 501.
Arm racks, use of, 874, 876.
Arms:
Experimental, not issued, 831.
Issued to National Guard Reserve during field
training, 203.
Issued to National Guard Reserve when brought
into active service, 209.
Right Of people to bear, 2.
Army Service Schools:
Attendance, enlisted men-
Accounts, 480.
Authorized, 62, 471.
Certificates of proficiency, 479.
Discharge and reenlistment selected candidates,
475.
Pay, 477.
Qualifications, 473.
Quarters, 477.
Recommendations for, 474.
Regulations governing, 471-474.
Relief on account unsuitability, 478.
Subsistence, 477.
Travel allowances, 477.
Uniform, 476.
United States Military Academy, 472.
Attendance, officers
Accounts, 480.
Authorized, 62, 462.
Certificates of attendance, 470.
Certificates of proficiency, 465.
Classification upon graduation, 465.
Diplomas, 465.
Graduation to be reported, 466.
Leaves of absence, 469.
Pay and allowances, 468, 470.
Preliminary examinations. 464.
Quarters, 468.
Regulations governing, 463
Text books, 467.
Travel allowances, 468.
Uniform, 467.
Army War College: Admission officers to, governed
by War Department regulations, 463.
Artillery: Ancient privileges of certain corps 26.
Artillery, Field. See Field Artillery.
Artillery, Heavy: Organization of Coast Artillery
Corps into regiments of, when authorized, 126.
Assemblies, armory instruction. See Armory
Instruction.
Auditors, Zone Property, 930.
Authority, military: How exercised, 88.
Bandoleers: Disposition, 907.
Bands: Coast Artillery, 129, 132.
Battalions, Reserve. See Reserve Battalions.
Batteries: Monetary allowances for helpers, 954,
955.
Bedding: Purchase and issue for horses, 53. 981, 983.
985.
Bills of Lading:
Accomplishment, 691-694.
Cancelled, 674.
Car and seal records, 703.
INDEX.
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Bills of Lading Continued.
Carload and trainload shipments, 696.
Change of consignee and destination, 698.
Checking, 700,
Conservation of railroad equipment, 701.
Date instructions mode effective, 708.
Designation of consignee, 679.
Disposition, 681, 682.
Duplicate. 690.
Emergency shipments, 672.
Form of, 677.
Forms, blank, 668, 670, 671, 707,
General lustrum ions, 683-689.
Issuance, 667.
Lost, 695.
Marking of packages, 699.
Payment of accounts, 666.
Preparation, 678, 680.
Itelease of valuation, 704.
Reports of survey, 705.
Reshipment of freight, 673.
"Shipper's order, " 673.
Size of cars, 702.
Tracers, 706.
Undelivered, 695.
Blank Forms:
Appointment, officers, 225.
Bills of lading 668, 670, 671, 707.
Descriptive cards of animals, 962.
Discharge certificates, 362.
Enlistment, 345, 346.
Property accounting 31, 933.
Property accountability, 854.
Public animals, 1002, 1003.
Receiving reports, 920.
Requisitions, 920.
Requisitions for property, 825, 931.
Returns and reports, M. B., 1006.
Shipping tickets, 920.
Target practice, 530.
Transportation requests, 660.
Vaccination, 349.
Boards, efficiency:
Dischargeenlisted men account inaptitude or mis.
conduct, 365, 366.
Elimination and disposition of officers, 40, 304.
National Guard Reserve, 186.
Officers to appear before on failure to pass re-
examination for promotion, 231.
Boards, examining:
Composition, 225, 235.
Data on candidates to be submitted to, by War
Department, 245
Duties of medical officer, 233.
Duties of members other than medical, 234.
Evidence, 240.
Inquiries as to qualifications of candidates, 248.
Marking of subjects, 275, 276.
Noncommissioned officers, Medical Department,
appointment, 319.
Order of conducting examinations, 241.
Organization, 236.
Proceedings, disposition, 237.
Proceedings, form, 302.
Proceedings to be confidential, 236.
Procedure, 238-278.
Procedure in case of medical officers, 298-301.
Questions for examination, 260.
cards, examining Continued.
Record to contain full statement on disqualifica-
tion, 255.
Results of proceedings to be communicated to
Governors, 228.
Requirements, 302.
Subjects, 302.
Time of examination, 260.
To furnish candidates conies of evidence of dis-
qualifying nature, 257.
Witnesses, testimony, 240.
Bonds:
Property and disbursing officers, 644, 648-654.
C.
Call into Federal Service. See National Guard.
Camps. See Field Instruction.
Camps of Instruction: Officers and noncommis-
sioned officers, 60.
Canal Zone: Laws relative to Militia, applicable to,
25,97.
Caretakers: Target ranges, 622, 533.
Cartridge cases: Empty, disposition, 525, 907, 908.
Cash books: Property and disbursing officer's, 782,
783.
Cavalry:
Ancient privileges of certain corps, 26.
Drills, 973-975.
Purchase and issue of horses, 52.
Subjects for examination for commission and pro-
motion, 302 (b).
Certificates of Disability:
Discharge by, 369.
Not to be in duplicate, 369.
To accompany findings of board, 366.
Certificates of Discharge. See Discharge Certificate*.
Chaplains:
Duties, 497.
Subjects for examination for appointment and
promotion, 302 ( M ).
Checks. See Property and Disbursing Officer.
Chiefs of Staff: Detail of, 28, 392, 394.
Civilians: Appointment in the Reserve, 171.
Civilian Employees:
Caretakers, markers, etc., target ranges, 533, 622.
Rifle camps of instruction, 533, 541.
Claims:
Damages to property, state encampments, 709,
710.
Personal injuries, 711.
Settlement of, 770.
Clips: Disposition, 907.
Clothing:
Infected with contagious diseases, 871.
Repair and renovation, 766.
Coast Artillery Corps:
Assignment to Coast Defense commands, 125.
Attached personnel of Staff Departments, 131.
Authorized personnel of companies, 127
Authorized personnel, field and staff officers, and
noncommissioned staff officers, 132.
Bands, 129, 132.
Coast Defense commands, attached personnel, 131.
Examinations for ratings, 130.
Heavy artillery regiments organized when au-
thorized, 126.
Inspection of materiel, 560, 569, 570.
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INDEX.
Coast Artillery Corps Continued
Organization, 124-126.
Rated men, allowance per company, 128.
Subjects for examinations for commission and
promotion in, 302 (<f).
Coast Defense Instruction:
Attendance National Guard Reserve, unassigned,
167.
Attendance required, 512.
Attendance to be verified, 513.
Camp sites, how determined or approved, 514.
Claims for damages to property, 709, 710.
Department commanders to charge, 508.
Fines, collection, 718.
General scheme of instruction, 506.
Law providing for payment expenses, 30.
Muster for pay, 521, 720.
Officers not belonging to organizations, assign-
ment to duty, 520.
Participation prescribed, 55, 57-61, 505.
Pay, 57, 60, 61, 512, 714, 716, 720, 722.
Pay and allowances, rational Guard Reserve, 192.
Programs of instruction, 507.
Regular Army personnel, 50, 509, 510.
Reports of inspections, 510.
Subsistence, 720, 721.
Utilization services inspector and sergeant-
instructors, 511.
Wagon transportation, 713.
Collar Ornaments, 550-552.
Collections, 784-790, 912-914.
Command:
When different corps or commands join, SO, 91.
Where vested, joint encampments and maneu-
vers, 58.
Commissions:
Appointments. See Appointments, Officers.
Vacation of, 40.
Vacation of, by officers, National Guard Reserve,
185.
Commutation of rations, 657,724.
Compensation: Helpers, troops and batteries, 53,
953, 954.
Composition of National Guard, 21.
Condemnation of property, 868, 870.
Constabulary, State: Organization and mainte-
nance, 24.
Constitutional Provisions, 2-6.
Congress, Acts of. See Acts of Congress.
Congress:
Annual reports of Secretary of War to be trans-
mitted to, 14.
Powers of, 3.
Corps of Engineers. See Engineers.
Crops:
Claims for damages, 709.
Target ranges, 628.
Correspondence Courses, 500, 504.
Correspondence, Official:
Inspector-instructors, 415.
Penalty envelopes, 416.
Retired officers, 460.
Rules of, 1020.
Sergeant-instructors, 439.
Courts-Martial:
Approval or confirmation o Governor reqmrc'1
in certain cases, 599.
Arrest before trial, 583.
Courts-MartialContinued.
Arrests, subpoenas, processes and sentences, 71,
Competency to administer oath, 589.
Constitution, powers, and proceedings, 65-71.
Depositions, 594.
Dishonorable discharge for five previous convic-
tions, 603.
Eligibility of members, 574.
Expenses, 595.
Fees, 595.
Fines, how collected, 602, 718.
Forfeitures, how collected, 602.
Judge Advocate, to prosecute in name of United
States and State, 586.
Mileage, 595.
Oath of members, 588.
Powers, 573.
Power to punish witnesses, 593.
Power to sentence to confinement in lieu of fines,
69.
Punishing power limited, 596.
Punishment, tables of maximum, 605.
Punishments, uniformity, CC4.
Reduction noncommissioned officers, 603.
Reporter, compensation, 587.
Sentences of confinement, 582.
Sentence of dismissal, 70.
Subpoenas, by whom issued, 500.
Subpoenas, service of, 591.
State retired officers ineligible, 575.
System, 571.
Warrants of attachment, 592.
Withholding of pay for absence from drill not a
punishment, 600.
Courts-Martial, General:
Convening authority, 66, 576.
Copies of order promulgating action to be sent to
Militia Bureau, 598.
Disposition of record of trial, 585.
Disposition of record when appointed by Presi-
dent, 597.
Punishments, 579.
Courts-Martial, Special:
Convening authority, 67, 577.
Copies of order promulgating action to be sent to
Militia Bureau, 598.
Punishments, 580.
Courts-Martial, Summary:
Appointing authority, 68, 578.
Disposition of copy of record of trial, 584.
Disposition of record, 598.
Punishments, 581.
D.
Dental Corps. See Medical Department.
Department Commanders:
Control over encampments and maneuvers, 506,
508.
Duties with regard to National Guard, 1019.
Functions with regard to National Guard, 1018.
Desertion:
Dropping from rolls, 361.
Charge removed, 354.
Discharge Certificates:
Cause of discharge to be stated on, 368.
Character, 361.
Classes, 362.
Custody of blanks, 362.
INDEX.
283
Discharge Certificates Continued.
Indorsement notification of discharge on confine-
ment oases, 367.
Preparation and action on, 370.
Statement of service, 361.
To be shown recruiting officer when enlisted
in Regular Army, 378.
Discharge:
Enlisted men. See Enlisted Men.
Officers. See Officers.
Discipline:
Conformity to system of Regular Army, 54.
Courtesy enjoined, 88.
Deliberations or discussions, 89.
Exercise of authority, 86.
Praise or censure, 89.
Publications, 89.
Punishments, 86.
Relation between superiors and inferiors, 87.
Respect to superiors, 88.
Use of influence, 89.
Divisions:
Detail of Chiefs of Staff, 28, 392-394.
Organization, 93.
Draft:
Into Federal service. See National Guard.
" Drill": Term defined, armory instruction, 491 (c).
Drills, Armory. See Armory Instruction.
Drills, mounted, 973-975.
E.
Efficiency Boards. See Boards, Efficiency.
Employees, Civilian. See Civilian Employees.
Employees, Federal:
Applications for commissions in National Guard
Reserve, 177.
Leaves of absence on military duty, 43.
Encampments and Maneuvers. See Field Instruc-
tion.
Encampments and Maneuvers, Joint:
Admission to Regular Army Field Hospitals, 5 19,
724, 725.
Command, where vested, 58.
Contracting of bills or obligations, 515.
Fines, collection, 718.
Law authorizing, 57.
Not Federal service, 518.
Requisitions for supplies. 516, 517.
Subsistence, purchase, 839.
Engineers:
Officers not authorized for staff corps or depart-
ment, 140.
Qualifications for original appointments, 279-281.
Subjects for examination for commission and pro-
motion, 302 CE).
Engineer Company: Monetary allowances for help-
ers, 954, 956-959.
Enlisted Men:
Absent without leave, 364.
Attached to Regular Army for instruction, 481-485.
Attendance field instruction. See Field Instruc-
tion.
Attendance, service schools. See Army Service
Schools.
Commissions in National Guard Reserve, 198, 199.
Deserters, 364.
Detail and pay as helpers for batteries and troops,
53, 953, 954.
Enlisted Men Continued.
Discharge-
Before expiration of enlistment period, 359.
Cause stated in order, 368.
Certificates, classes, 362.
Certificates, custody of blank forms, 362.
Certificates of disability, 366, 369, 370.
Certificate to be given except when drafted, 360.
Change of residence, 357, 371-373.
Character of service, 361, 365.
Date effective, 363.
Date of, when serving sentence of confinement,
367.
Diacharged from Militia when drafted in Fed-
eral service, 74.
Dishonorable, 579, 603.
Enlistment in the Regular Army, 376-378.
Inaptitude or misconduct, 365.
- Law governing, 35.
Notification to State authorities when in Fed-
eral service under call, 375.
Personal notice, 367.
Statement of service, 361.
Under call in Federal service, 374, 375.
Under draft in Federal service, 374.
Disposition upon disbandment of organizations,
99.
Dropped as deserters, restoration to duty, 364.
Eligibility for commissions in the National Guard
Reserve, 198.
Expenses of treatment, Regular Army Field
Hospitals, 724, 725.
Identification records, 351, 352.
Medical Department, 106, 110.
Pay. See Pay.
Phj'sical examination when called into Federal
service, 78.
Qualifications of, determined by annual inspec-
tions, 56.
Records, 345, 346, 351, 352.
Staff, not considered as members of National
Guard unless authorized and recognized by
War Department, 141.
Strength of 1,000 in units not organized into
regiments considered equivalent to resiment,
144 (6).
Subsistence, camps of instruction, 60.
Transfers, 357, 353.
Transfers from line to Medical Department, 110.
Enlisted Men, Regular Army. See Regular,
Army, Enlisted Men.
Enlistments:
Accountability of recruiting officers, 340.
Applicants with dependents, 334.
Articles of War to be read to applicant, 343.
Credit for previous service, 373.
Date of, 341.
Declaration of applicant to be read, 342.
Detail of recruiting officer, 330.
Disposition of reports of physical examination,
354.
Evidence of moral character, 336.
Examination, physical, 347-355.
Federal contract of, 33, 34.
Federal recognition required to become member of
National Guard, 356.
For one and three years carry no obligation to
serve in National Guard Reserve, 329 (6).
284
INDEX.
Enlistments Continued.
Identification records, 351, 352.
Inspection and verification of enlistment papers,
346.
Law governing, 32.
Married men, 334.
Medical Department, 107, 108.
Minors under 18, 338.
Misrepresentations, 343.
National Guard Reserve, 189.
Oath of, 33, 34, 342.
Of exempted class discouraged, 332.
One year authorized for previous service, 329 (6).
Opportunity to enter into new contract, 329 (0).
Organized Militia service defined, 329 (c).
Papers, disposition, 345.
Period of, 82, 329.
Prior to authorization of organization, 151.
Procedure, physical disqualifications found after
acceptance, 353.
Prohibition of certain classes, 333.
Proof of age, 339.
Proportion of one and three year, 329 (c) (d) (ft).
Qualifications for, 32, 331.
Records, inspection and verification, 346.
Reports of physical examination, 355.
Service under previous contracts, 32, 329 (g).
Special authority on failure to pass required ex-
aminations, 337.
Three months' residence required, 335.
Vaccination, 349.
enlistment Contract, Federal: 33, 34, 152.
Enlistments, Regular Army: 197, 376-378.
Envelopes, Penalty. See Penalty Envelopes.
Equipment:
Disposition of obsolete or condemned issues, 48.
Experimental not issued, 831.
Issued National Guard Reserve during field train-
ing, 203.
Issued National Guard Reserve when brought
into active service, 209.
Issue of, to National Guard, 46.
New types of, issued without cost, 47.
Same as Regular Army, 45.
Estimates: Annual expenses of Militia, 82.
Examinations, Officers. See Officers, Examina-
tions.
Examinations, Physical:
Call or draft into Federal service, 78, 354, 1015.
Disposition of reports of, 354.
Enlistment, 347-355.
Officers-
Annual, 220.
Appointment, 249-253.
National Guard Reserve, 183.
Reports of, to be inspected and verified, 355.
Executors: Settlement with, 814.
Exemptions: Militia duty, 22, 332.
F.
Federal Enlistment Contract, 33, 34, 152.
Federal Funds. See Funds.
Federal Government: Rights retained by, over
National Guard, 146.
Federal Inspection. See Inspections.
Federal Recognition:
Adjutants General, 139.
Common errors at inspections for, 164.
Federal Recognition Continued.
Conditions requisite for, 149, 150.
Defined, 148.
Deferred for field or staff officers pending accept-
ance of units, 159.
Field officers, Staff officers, State Staff officers, 158,
159.
Necessary for National Guard status, 147.
Officers, required for appointment made by Gov-
ernors, 226.
Officers, tentative, 227, 229.
Officers, withdrawal in case of failure to pass ex
animations, 229.
Procedure prior to, 153.
Small units, 156.
Federal Service: Call or draft into. See under Na-
tional Guard.
Field Artillery:
Drills, 973-975.
Headquarters Company, monetary allowances
for helpers, 954, 955.
Headquarters Company, not to be organized Un-
less complete regiment authorized, 157.
Inspection of materiel. 560, 569.
Purchase and issue of horses for, 52.
Subjects for examination for commissions and
promotions, 302 (E).
Target ranges, 627.
Field Hospital Companies. See Medical Depart-
ment.
Field Instruction:
Attendance National Guard Reserve, 163, 167,
190-192.
Attendance required, 512.
Attendance to be verified, 513.
Camp sites, how determined or approved, 514.
Claims for damages to property, 709, 710.
Claims for personal injuries, 711.
Conditions requisite for pay, 720.
Department Commanders to nave charge, 506, 508.
Fines, collections, 718.
Inspections, 510, 559.
Instructors at disposition of Department Com-
manders, 511.
Law providing for payment expenses, 30.
Muster for pay, 521, 720, 721.
Officers not belonging to organizations, assign-
ment to duty, 520.
Outdoor target practice, 522, 531.
Participation prescribed, 55, 57-61, 505.
Pay, 57, 60, 61, 512, 714-716, 720, 722.
Pay and allowances, National Guard Reserve, 192.
Payment of expenses, encampments, etc., 712-723,
Programs of instruction, 507.
Regular Army personnel, 59, 509, 510.
Reports of inspection, 510, 559.
Rifle camps of instruction, 532^539.
Scheme of instruction, 506.
Subsistence, 721.
Transportation, 721.
Transportation of mounts, 717.
Utilization services inspector and sergeant-in-
structors, 511.
Wagon transportation, 713.
Fines, 602, 718.
Finger-print records, 351.
Fire, protection from, 873.
Forage: Purchase and issue for horses, K3, 985.
INDEX.
285
Forces, Land or Naval of United States: Use of,
7-12.
Forms, Blank. See Blank Forms.
Funds:
Abstracts of payment, 772, 773, 778.
Annual estimates required for carrying out pro-
visions, Act of June 3, 1916, 82.
Apportionments, Act of June 3, 1916, 30, 639-343.
Section 67, 30, 639, 640, 643.
Section 83, 641-643.
Appropriations, Actof JuneS, 1916,629-638.
Section 67, 629, 635.
Section 83, 630, 636.
Section 89, 631, 637.
Section 90, 632, 637.
Section 109, 633, 638.
Section 110, 634. 638.
Available for purchase of horses, 52.
Bills of lading, 666-708.
Collections, 784-790, 912-914.
Company, disposition, called or drafted into
Federal service, 729, 730.
Confined to fiscal yearfor which appropriated, 735.
Contracts for future payments, 732.
Deposits by property and disbursing officer,
740-743.
Deposit of refundments, 784.
Disbursements, by officer on duty in Militia Bu-
reau, 659 (b).
Disbursements, by property and disbursing
officers, 659 (a).
Disposition of proceeds of condemned stores. 51.
Disposition of proceeds sales, unserviceable or
unsuitable property, 50, 857.
Disposition of stoppages on account of loss of, or
damage to property , 50.
Expenditures in excess of appropriations, 732.
Expenses, interstate rifle competitions, 538.
Money accounts^property and disbursing officers,
738.
Participation in apportionment debarred on ac-
count failure to comply with Federal regula-
tions. 380.
Payments. See Property and Disbursing Officers,
Payments.
Payment of helpers, 9SO.
Payment, subsistence, and transportation, en-
campments and maneuvers, 57.
Payment of wagon transportation, practice
marches, 713.
Proceeds of sale of condemned property, 785, 786.
Proceeds of sale of land, 787.
Property and Disbursing Officers. See Property
and Disbursing Officers.
Purchase and issue of forage, etc., for horses, 53.
Receipts in blank or in advance of payments, 736.
Regimental, disposition, called or drafted into
Federal service, 729.
Requisitions for, 655, 658.
Sale of crops on target ranges, 628.
State, disposition, organizations called or drafted
into Federal service, 730.
Summary of, 772. 776, 778.
Transfers between appropriations or apportion-
ments. 733.
Transfers to credit of property and disbursing
officer, 734.
Transportation accounts, 660-365.
Funds Continued.
Use for purposes other than for which appro-
priated, 732.
Furloughs: Temporary change of residence, 372.
General Supply Depots: Repair and alteration of
property, 902.
Governor: Staff of, not members of National Guard
unless detailed from line or Staff Corps or De-
partments, 142.
H.
Hawaii: Laws relating to Militia applicable to, 25,
97.
Heirs: Settlement with, 814.
Helpers. See Animals, Public.
Home Guards: Uniform, 552.
Horses. See Animals, Public.
Induction: Effected by call or draft, 1010, 1011.
Infantry:
Ancient privileges of certain corps, 26.
Machine-Gun Companies-
Monetary allowances for helpers, 954, 956-959.
Not to be authorized unless complete regiment
is authorized, 157.
Subjects for examinations , candidates for appoint-
ment and promotions, 302 (A).
Insignia; Collar of coat, 550.
Inspections:
Armory, annual-
Attached members, 565.
By whom made, 557, 561.
Coast Artillery materiel, 569.
Correction of irregularities or deficiencies, f- 63.
Credit for strength, 565.
Field Artillery mat&iel, 569.
Members absent from commands, iC5.
Objects, 557, 558.
Period, 557.
Property, 564.
Reports, action on, 566, 567.
Required, 56, 557.
Signal Corps Coast Artillery equipment, 570.
State, at same time as Federal, 562.
By whom made, 561.
Classified, 556.
Common errors at, for Federal recognition, 154.
Field, 510, 559.
Organizations, for Federal recognition, 153.
Preliminary arrangements, 561.
Property and disbursing officers, accounts, 568.
Special, 560.
State, at same time as Federal, 562.
Target ranges, 608.
Inspector General's Department:
Authorized Staff organization, 144.
Officers of, to make annual armory inspections, 56.
Subjects for examination for appointments and
promotions, 302 (K)
Inspector-Instructors :
Absence from State or district, 404.
Accompanying National Guard troops called out
by State, 387.
Accounts, how settled, 659 (a).
286
INDEX.
Inspector-InstructorsContinued.
Acting, 422.
Annual armory inspection, 397.
Assignment, 389, 391.
At disposition of department commanders at
encampments, maneuvers, etc., 511.
Authority over, 382, 388.
Change of station, 389.
Charges against, 384.
Clerical assistants, 417.
Commissions in National Guard, 385, 386.
Conduct of armory schools, correspondence
schools, etc., 504.
Correspondence, official, 415.
Designation prescribed, 379.
Detail officers Staff Corps and Departments, 394.
Division, assigned as chief of staff, 392, 393.
Division, assignment, 391.
Division, duties, 391, 393.
Duties, 381-383.
Engaging in other occupations, 403.
Examinations, 390.
Inspection, enlistment papers, 420.
Inspection, records, 420.
Inspection, animals, 420.
Inspections, as required by War Department,
390.
Instruction, how imparted by, 398-403.
Medical, assignment, 394.
Not under orders of State authorities, 382, 388.
Office expenses, 417.
Offices and office furniture, 417.
Officers detailed as, 16.
Penalty envelopes, 416.
Period of duty, 379.
Powers restricted, 381.
Publications and circulars, War Department, to
be studied by, 411-413.
Purposes of detail, 381, 382.
Records to be turned over to successor, 413.
Relief, 384.
Reporting on taking station, 390.
Reports, 390.
Reports, additional to quarterly as deemed ad-
visable, 407.
Reports, attendance at assemblies for drill or
instruction, 409, 410.
Reports, monthly, 410.
Reports, quarterly, 405, 406, 408.
Senior-
Assignment to districts, 391.
Charged with general supervision of instruc-
tion, 401.
Quarterly reports, 405.
Reports to be forwarded through, 410.
Sanitary troops, 394.
Supervision of animals, 993.
Tipping, 418.
To issue reference publications to sergeanMnstruc-
tors, 414.
Transportation requests, 396, 660, 661.
Travel expenses, payment, 418, 726.
Uniform to be worn, 421.
Visits of instruction, 395.
Instruction, Field. See Field Instruction.
Insurance:
Buildings on target ranges, 626.
Property, 873.
J.
Judge Advocate General's Department: Subjects
examination for appointment and promotion,
302 (L).
Joint encampments. See Encampments and Man-
euvers, Joint..
L.
Land: Disposition of funds, sale of, 785, 787.
Land Forces: Act of June 3, 1916 applicable only to,
80.
Laws, Federal. See Acts of Congress.
Loases: Target ranges, 618.
Leaves of Absence:
Government employees on military duty, 43.
Officers attending Army Service Schools, 469.
Legislation: Enactment by states to conform with
Section 110, Act of June 3, 1916, 73.
Loan Records: Property, 919.
Location of Units of National Guard, 31, 95.
M.
Machine-Gun Companies, Infantry. See Infantry.
Maintenance of other troops by States, 24.
Maneuvers. See Field instruction, also Encamp-
ments and Maneuvers, Joint.
Marine Corps: Enlistment of National Guard
Reservists in, 197.
Markers: Target ranges, 533, 622.
Materiel:
Care, 953.
Coast Artillery Corps, inspection, 560, 569, 570.
Field Artillery, inspection, 560, 569.
Ordnance-
Care, 887.
Districts of, for repair of, 892.
Inspection, 893-895.
Issue, 829.
Receipt to be reported, 900.
Repair, 891-902.
Medical Department:
Ambulance Companies, monetary allowances
for helpers, 954, 956-959.
Appointments, officers. See Officers, Appoint-
ment.
Attached to Coast Defense Commands, 131.
Authorized Staff organization, 144.
Dental Corps
Officers, duties, 119.
Organization, 116.
Qualifications for original appointment in,
287-291.
State, territorial, or district dental surgeon,
117, 118.
Enlisted composition, 106.
Enlisted men, proportion of privates, first class
to privates, 144 (d).
Enlistments, reenlistments, transfers, 107-110.
Field Hospital Companies, helpers, 954, 956-959.
Functions of, 102.
Medical Corps-
Composition, 111.
Qualifications for original appointment, 282-286.
State, territorial, or district Surgeon, 112, 115,
499.
Noncommissioned officers-
Appointment, 315-325.
Examinations, 326-328.
Reduction, 325.
INDEX.
287
Medical Department Continued.
Organization, 103, 105.
Personnel of, how known, 104.
Sanitary troops, classification, 105.
Subjects for examinations for appointments and
promotions, 302 (G).
Veterinary Corps-
Officers, duties, 123.
Organization, 120.
Qualifications for original appointment in,
292-297.
State, territorial, or district Veterinarian, 121,
122.
Medicines: Charges for, field hospitals, joint en-
campments and maneuvers, 724, 725.
Memorandum receipts, 919 (c).
Militia:
Annual estimates required, 82.
Act of June 3, 1916, applicable to land forces only,
80.
Composition, 20.
Exemptions from duty in, 22.
Naval. See Naval Militia.
President empowered to make rules and regula-
tions to enforce provisions of Act of June 3,
1916, respecting, 81.
Unorganized. See Unorganized Militia.
Use of, 7-12.
Militia Bureau:
Disbursement of funds by officer on duty in,
659 (6).
Duties, 1017.
Functions, 1016.
Funds for payment expenses of, 30.
Law creating, 44.
Officers of National Guard detailed in, 44.
Minors: Enlistment, 338, 339.
N.
National Guard:
Age limits of members, 21.
Armament same as Regular Army, 45.
Armory Drill and Instruction. See Armory
Instruction.
Assigned to divisions, brigades, etc., 27, 94.
Attached to Regular Army for Instruction,
481-485.
Call into Federal service-
Authority for, 7-12.
Defined, 1008.
Made effective by proclamation or order, 1010,
1011.
Mobilization, 1014.
Physical examination, 1015.
Proclamation, how transmitted, 1012.
Terms of, transmitted by Adjutants General,
1013.
Camps of Instruction, 60.
Coast Artillery Corps. See Coast Artillery Corps.
Composition of, 21, 145.
Courts-Martial. See Courts- Martial.
Discipline to conform to Regular Army system,
54.
Draft into Federal Service-
Defined, 1009.
Enlisted men National Guard Reserve, 193.
Filling of vacancies under, 39.
Law governing, 74.
National Guard Continued.
Draft into Federal Service Continued.
Made effective by proclamation or order, 1010,
1011.
Mobilization under, 1014.
Pay, 74.
Physical examination, 1015.
Proclamation, how transmitted, 1012.
Terms of, transmitted by Adjutants General,
1013.
Enlisted men. See Enlisted Men.
Enlistment in Regular Army, 376-378.
Equipment, same as Regular Army, 45.
Examination, physical. See Examination*,
Physical.
Failure to comply with Federal regulations, 380.
Federal control, 146.
Federal recognition. See Federal Recognition.
Funds. See Funds.
Increased Federal control over, 380.
Increments, 25, 97.
In service of United States, status, 17.
Inspections. See Inspections.
Issue of equipment, etc., to, 46.
Location of units and headquarters, how fixed, 95.
Noncompliance with Federal Act, penalty, 7^.
Number of, to be organized, 25. 97.
Officers and enlisted men not considered members
of, unless authorized and recognized by War
Department, 141.
Officers. See Officers.
Organization. See Organization.
Organizations. See Organizations.
Pay. See Pay.
Pensions, 75.
Recognition. See Federal Recognition.
Relations with department commanders, 1018,
1019.
Training, 55.
Uniform. See Uniform.
Use of, within States not limited, 24.
When subject to laws or regulations governing
Regular Army, 64.
National Guard Reserve:
Applications of Federal employees for commis-
sions in, 177.
Appointment civilians in, 171.
Appointment of medical officers in, 172.
Arm to which assigned when called into active
service, 209.
Arms and equipment for, when brought into
active service, 209.
Assigned
Armory instruction, 168, 191.
Arms and equipment for, during field training,
203.
Assignment to complete strength of units, 190.
Composition, 162 (a).
Discharge, 201.
Disposition upon removal from vicinity of
organization, 194.
Field instruction, 163, 191, 192.
Procedure in case of death, 196.
Records, 16 i, 206.
Composition, 161, 162.
Disbandment of organization, disposition of
officers, 171 (a).
Discharge on certficate of disability, 202.
288
INDEX.
National Guard Reserve Continued.
Draft, 180.
Enlisted men
Assignment to active organizations, 190, 191.
Composition, 189.
Drafted, report in grade of private, 193.
Eligibility for commissions, 198, 199.
Enlistment contract carries no obligation to
serve in, 329 (/).
Enlistment in Regular Army, Navy, or Marine
Corps, 197.
Examination, physical, 183, 202.
Field instruction, 163, 167, 190-192.
Imprisonment of member by sentence civil court
to be reported, 200.
Law governing, 41.
Officers-
Age limits, 172, 174-176.
Appointment, Officers' Reserve Corps, 187.
Appointments, 40, 171-182.
Change of status, 166.
Discharge at age of 64, 181.
Disposition on reaching age limits, 178, 179.
Efficiency boards in case of, 186.
Examination, physical, 183, 220.
Rank, 188.
Right of former to wear uniform, 178.
Uniform, 181, 184.
Vacation of commissions, 185.
Organization into tactical or other units, 169.
Pay. See Pay.
Procedure in case loss of or damage to property
issued during f.eld training, 205.
Records, 206.
Tactical units not authorized in time of peace, 169.
Transportation when brought into active service,
208.
Unassigned
Armory instruction, 168, 190, 191.
Arms, ammunition, and equipment for, during
field training, 203-205.
Composition, 162 (6).
Discharge, 201,
Disposition upon change of residence, 195.
Field instruction, 167, 191, 192.
Organization into res-erve battalions in time of
war, 210.
Pay, camps for field training, and on mobiliza-
tion,^?.
Procedure in case of death, 196.
Quarterly reports of addresses, 165.
Quarterly returns, 166.
Records, 164.
Reporting for active service, 208.
National Militia Board: Abolished, 44.
National Trophy: Figure of merit, how computed,
527.
Naval Militia: Repeal of provision for, 80.
Navy: Enlistment National Guard recruits in,
197.
Noncommissioned Officers:
Appointment, Medical Department, 315-325.
Appointment, other than Medical, 313, 314.
Detail as instructors at target ranges, 76.
Examinations for appointment, Medical De-
partment , 326-328.
Reduction, 323, 325, 603.
Noncommissioned Officers, Regular Army. See
Regular Army.
Oaths:
Examining boards, 239.
Commissioned officers, 269, 270.
Subscription to, before entry on pay rolls, 719.
Oaths, Dual: By whom administered, 153, (d).
Oaths, Federal:
Enlistment, 33, 34.
Officers, 36.
To be submitted with notice of appointment
225.
Official Correspondence. See Correspondence, Of-
ficial
Officers, Militia Bureau: Pisbursement of funds,
659 (&).
Officers, National Guard:
Appointments
Age limits, 232.
Discharged from Militia when drafted into
Federal service, 74.
Field and Staff, recognition deferred pending
acceptance of unit, 159.
Made by Governor must be recognized by War
Department, 226.
Oaths, 269. 270.
Officers, Reserve Corps, 187.
Procedure, 153, 225.
Property and Disbursing, 30, 644.
Qualifications, original appointment-
Dental Corps, 287-29J.
Engineers, 279-281.
Medical Corps, 282-286.
Veterinary Corps, 292-297.
Requirements, 232.
Surveying, detail, 50, 857, 858.
Tentative recognition of appointees, 229.
To be confined to grade and arm for which ex-
amined, 228.
Attached to Regular Army for instruction, 481-
485.
Attendance, Army Service Schools. See Army
Service Schools.
Field instructions. See Field Instructions.
Service Schools, 62.
Change of status, 166, 311, 312.
Classes from which selected, 223.
Coast Artillery Corps assigned to fort and fire
commands, 125.
Detail as instructors at target ranges, 76.
Detailed as assistants in Militia Bureau, 44,
629 (n).
Detailed to command higher tactical units, 94.
Discharge, 303-305.
Elimination and disposition of, 40, 304.
E xaminations
Adjutant General's Department subjects,
302 (N).
Average required, 277.
Cavalry subjects, 302 (B).
Certificate of qualification, candidate, 255.
Chaplains, subjects, 302 (M).
Coast Artillery Corps subjects, 302 (D).
Data on candidates to be submitted by War De-
partment, 245.
Delay allowed for preparation, 227.
Diplomas or certificates to be submitted, 244.
Disqualification, 254, 257.
Discharge papers or recommendations sub-
mitted, 243.
INDEX.
289
Officers, National Guard Continued.
Examinations Continued.
Duties of medical officers of board, 233.
Duties of officers of board other than medical,
234.
Elementary, 271, 272.
Eligibility for, 232.
Engineer subjects, 302 (E).
Equitation, 268.
Excused from on presentation of certificate or
diplomas from service schools, 278.
Field Artillery subjects, 302 (C).
For commission, 38, 225, 227-278.
General efficiency of candidate, 242, 247-256.
Individual records of candidates, 246.
Infantry subjects, 302 (A).
Inspector General's Department subjects,
302 (K).
Judge Advocate General's Department sub-
jects, 302 (L).
Marking of subjects, 275, 276.
Medical Department, 298-301, 302 (G).
Oral, 261.
Order of conducting, 241.
Ordnance subjects, 302 (I).
Physical. See Fxamination, Physical, Officers.
Practical, 260, 261, 265, 267.
Prior to final Federal recognition, 153.
Procedure of boards, 238-278.
Professional, 271-273, 302.
Quartermaster Corps subjects, 302 (H).
Questions, 260.
Reexamination in case of failure, 231.
Requirements, 221, 302.
Results of proceedings to be communicated to
Governors, 228.
Signal Corps subjects, 302 (F).
Subjects, 302.
Testimonials as to moral character, 247.
Time of, 260.
Waiver of, 222.
Written, 258-264.
Written, oral, or practical, or all, 249.
Expenses of treatment, Regular Army Field Hos-
pitals, 724, 725.
Expenses while acquiring and developing ranges,
613, 614.
Failure to pass examination for promotion, 230.
Field, drills, 500, 501.
Field, recognition, 158, 159.
Filling of vacancies, when drafted, 39.
General, 498.
Medical, appointed in National Reserve, 172.
Noncommissioned. See Noncommissioned Offi-
cers.
Oaths, 269, 270.
Oath, Federal, 36.
On retired or unassigned lists, have no Federal
status, 170.
Pay-
Camps of instruction, 60.
Compensation for services, 72.
Physical examination when called into Federal
service, 78.
Promotions, procedure of boards, 238-278.
Promotions, procedure on failure to pass reoxami-
nation, 231.
128174 19 19
Officers, National Guard Continued.
Promotions, tentative recognition, 229.
Property and disbursing. See Property and Dis*
bursing Officers.
Qualifications, 37, 38.
Qualifications of, determined by annual inspec-
tions, 56.
Recognition. See Federal Recognition.
Recruiting
Accountability, 340.
Detail of, 330.
Requirements for recognition, 221.
Retired. See Regular Army: Officers, Retired.
Separation from service, 303-308, 312.
Staff
Drills, 500, 501.
Not considered members ol National Guard
unless authorized and recognized by War
Department, 141.
Recognition of, 158, 159.
States required to pass laws concerning ap-
pointment of, 73.
State Staff, recognition, 158, 159.
Surplus, disposition of, 40.
Surveying. See Surveying Officers.
Transfer, 309-312.
Travel allowances, 726.
Officers, Xational Guard Reserve. See National
Guard Reserve, Officers.
Officers, Noncommissioned. See Noncommissioned
Officers.
Officers, Regular Army. See Regular Army, Offi-
cers.
Officers, Reserve Corps. See Regular Army, Offi-
cers.
Optical Instruments: Care of, 888.
Orders: Obedience to and prompt execution, 85.
Ordnance Department:
Attached to Coast Defense Commands, 131.
Authorized staff organization, 144.
Issue of Ordnance materiel, 829.
Subjects for examination for appointments and
promotions, 302 (I).
Ordnance MateTiel:
Care and preservation, 887.
Districtsfor inspection, repair, and alteration, 892.
Inspection, 893-895.
Issue of, 829.
Receipt to be reported, 900.
Repair, 891-902.
Organization:
Assignment of units to brigades, etc., 94.
Detached platoons authoiized, 98 (6).
Headquarters, machine-gun and supply com-
panies or troops, 157.
Higher tictical units, 92-94.
New units to comply with policy outlined, 160.
Pay and allowances, Xational Guard Reserve, 41
Procedure prior to Federal recognition, 153.
Same as prescribed for Regular Army, 23, 92.
Tentative, youths under 18 not National Guard,
101.
Units maintained to be as prescribed by War
Department, 92.
See a/so under arms of service concerned.
Organizations:
Disbandment of units, 31, 96, 99.
290
INDEX.
Organizations Continued.
Location of units, 31, 95.
Not to be disbanded without consent of President,
96.
Of youths under 18 years not part of National
Guard, 101.
Outside territorial limits of United States author-
ized to recruit to legal maximum, 98 (a).
Strength, 25, 31, 97, 98.
Upon application, may be authorized to enlist to
legal maximum, 98 (a).
Organized militia:
Defined as applying to Military Service, 329 (e).
Officers, not a part of National Guard unless recog-
nized as such, 147.
Ornaments, collar, 550, 552.
P.
Packing boxes, empty: Disposition, 907.
Pay:
Civilian labor on target ranges, 533, 622.
Computation of time, 813.
Deduction of fines, 718.
Encampment and maneuvers, 57.
Encampments, State sharing expense of, 712.
Encampments and maneuvers to include date of
leaving home rendezvous to date of return, 61.
Federal service, 13.
Field instruction, 57, 60, 61, 512, 714-716, 720, 722.
Members of national rifle team, 536.
Muster, field instruction, 521, 720.
National Guard Reserve-
Law authorizing, 41.
Field or coast defense training, 167, 191, 192, 207.
Not authorized for 31st day of month, 722.
Property and disbursing officers, 142, 645.
Sergeant-Instructors, 444.
Staff Corps and Departments, 143.
State rifle competitions, 539.
Pay, Armory Drill:
Application of section 110, Act of June 3, 1916,
950-952.
Basis for computing, 943.
Calculation of, 945, 946, 949.
Conditions to be fulfilled, 491, 943, 945, 946.
Initial date due, 944.
National Guard Reserve, 168, 191.
Reports required, 502, 503, 934.
Tables, 946-948.
See also Armory Instruction.
Pay, Enlisted Men:
Attached to Regular Army for Instruction^ 62, 484.
Attending Army Service Schools, 62, 477.
Camps of instruction. 60.
Drafted into Federal service, 74.
Law authorizing, 73.
Percentages calculated on average attendance,
949.
Rates, 18.
Rifle competitions, 535, 536.
Service Schools, 62.
Pay, Officers:
Acquiring and developing ranges, 614.
Attached for field instruction. 520.
Attached to the Regular Armyforinstruction,62,
484.
>Camps of instruction, 60.
Pay, Officers Continued.
Drafted into Federal service, 74.
Law authorizing, 72.
Percentages calculated on average attendance,
949.
Rates, 72.
Regular Army, retired, detailed with Militia, 15.
Rifle competitions, 535. 536.
Service Schools, 62, 468, 470.
Pay Rolls:
Abbreviations, 937.
Application of section 110, Act of June 3, 1916,
950-952.
Basis for computing pay, 943.
Calculation of pay due, 945, 946.
Charges on, lost or damaged property, 912-914.
Composition, 936 (6).
Conditions to be fulfilled to be entitled to pay,
491, 943, 945, 946.
Determination of initial date on which pay be*
comes due, 944.
Disposition, 935.
Filed in Treasury Department, 936 (a).
Fines, collection of, during encampments, 718.
Names to be entered on. 936 (d).
Officers attached for field instruction, 520.
Oath, subscription to, before entry on, 719.
Payments, 942.
Percentages calculated on average attendance,
949.
Preparation, 720, 935-941.
Preparation, encampments, State sharing ex-
pense, 712.
Signatures, 941.
Table of maximum and minimum pay, 947, 48.
Typewritten and carbon copies, 936 (c).
Penalty envelopes, 416.
Pensions: Benefits of, to National Guard in Fed-
eral service under draft, 75.
Platoon: Detached, authorized, 98 (6).
Porto Rico: Laws relative to Militia applicable to,
25, 97.
Privates, First Class: Proportion of, to privates,
144 (d).
Precedence: Among Regulars, Militia, and Volun-
teers, 90.
Promotions. See Officers.
Property Accounting. See under Property, Fed-
eral.
Property and Disbursing Officers:
Abstracts of payments, 772, 773, 778.
Accountability, Federal property, 845, '847, 848,
854,855.
Accounts
Closing of, 738, 815-820.
Separate under each bond, 738.
Accounts, current-
Blank forms, 778.
Closing of, 781.
Disallowances, 779.
Disposition of original and copy, 772.
Final, 777.
Method of keeping, 773-775, 790.
Rendition, 771, 772, 776, 789.
Suspension, 780.
Appointment, 30, 644.
Bonds, 644, 648-4554.
Cashbooks, 782, 783.
INDEX.
291
Property and Disbursing Officers Continued.
Checks-
Alterations, 749.
Destroyed, 759.
Disposition after payment, 757.
Disposition on relief, 748.
Drawn in favor of payee, 758.
Drawn in favor of self, 758.
Erasures, 749.
How drawn and payable, 737.
How written, 752.
Issue of blank, 746.
Lost, 759.
Numerical symbol, 751.
Old accounts, how settled. 754.
Outstanding and unpaid. 818-820.
Outstanding liabilities, 753.
Payments when made, 755.
Receipt for, 748.
Record of blank, 747.
Safeguarding blank, 751.
Signing blank, 736.
Spoiled or cancelled, 750.
Stolen, 759.
Transfer, 748.
Claims, settlement of, 709, 711, 770.
Clerical hire, 646.
Collections, 784-790.
Daily record, cash transactions, 788.
Deposits, 740-743.
Deputy, 646.
Designated by Governor to submit requisitions,
821, 822.
Disbursement of funds. 659.
Disposition unexpended balances, 739.
Expenditures
Disbursing officer to have no individual interest
in purchases, 762.
Naval Militia, 765.
Purchases, 760, 761.
Reimbursement for from private funds, 763.
Repair, renovation, uniform clothing, 766.
Repairs to wagons or trucks, 764.
Transportation Federal property, 767.
Transportation unserviceable property, 768,
769.
Funds placed to credit of, 655,734, 737.
Gambling, 745.
Inspection of accounts and records, 30, 568.
Institution of survey proceedings, 883.
Law authorizing, 30.
Money accounts, 738.
Pay, 30, 143, 645.
Payments
Accounts not paid until due, 755.
Cash, 756, 758.
Checks, 758.
Purchases, 756.
Services, 756.
Property accounting, 915-933.
Receipts in blank or in advance, 736.
Records, correction of, 853.
Settlement with heirs, 814.
Signature to be furnished depositories, 739.
Summary of funds, 772, 776, 778.
Travel expenses, 647, 726.
Transfer of funds to credit of, 734.
Unlawful use of funds, 744.
Property and Disbursing Officers Continued.
Vouchers
Advertisement for bids, 797,798.
Computation of time, 813.
Disposition of original and copies, 791, 792.
Due bills, 812.
Entered separately, 799.
Erasures, 793.
Identification of payee, 810.
Notations on, in payments for purchase, etc.,
756.
Numbering, 796.
Payments by checks, 808.
Payments, supplies or services, 800-802.
Payments with currency, 803-807, 809.
Signatures, 795, 811.
Signature by mark, 795.
Statement of, 802.
Unit prices, 794.
Written in pencil, 793.
Property, Federal:
Accounting
Blank forms, 931, 933.
Individual equipment cards, 927.
Inventories, 916.
Issues, 922.
Loan records, 919.
Memorandum receipts, 919.
Miscellaneous transfers, 923-926.
Receiving reports, 920.
Reports, over, short, and damaged, 921
Requisitions, 920.
Returns, 929.
Shipping tickets, 920.
Shortages, 917.
Stock record card, 918.
Surveys, 928.
System same as Regular Army, 915.
Zone property auditors, 930.
Accountability
Blank forms, 854.
Defined, 843.
Organizations called into Federal service, 846.
Property and Disbursing Officers, 845, 847,
848, 854, 855.
Property unaccounted for, 844.
Regular Army regulations to govern, 854.
Surveys. See under Property "Lost, Damaged
or Destroyed."
Amount and condition of, determined by annual
inspections, 56.
Appropriations. See Funds.
Bills of lading, 666-708.
Blank forms, 854.
Condemned, 48, 51, 785, 786, 909-911.
Defective shipments, 851, 852.
Disposition and replacement of damaged, 50.
Equipment, small arms, field guns, new types of,
issued vdthout cost, 47.
Examination on receipt, 851.
Expendable, 905.
Experimental. 831.
Free issues, 824.
How obtained, 824.
Inspection of field and coast artillery materiel, 569.
Insurance, 873.
Issues
By office Director of Purchase and Storage, 829.
292
INDEX.
Property, Federal Continued.
Issues Continued.
Experimental stores and supplies, 831.
Limited to standard types, 831.
National Guard Reservists during field training,
203-205.
Ordnance mate'riel, 829.
Provisions for protection, 832.
Keys to storerooms, 885.
Loan records, 919.
Loans, 842.
Lost, damaged, or destroyed
Accessibility, 879.
Action of responsible officer, 854, 887.
Affidavits, 866, 867.
Animals, 883.
Animals, unserviceable, 996-998, 1000.
Classes of unserviceable, 869.
Condemnation, 868, 870.
Detail of surveying officer, 50. 857, 858.
Empty cartridge cases, packing boxes, banao-
leers and clips, 907, 908.
Expendable, 905.
Expenses, surveying officers, 859.
Evidence, 866.
General supply depots, 902.
Infected clothing, 871.
Insurance, 873.
In transit, 705.
Keys to storerooms, 885.
Methods of dropping, 904.
Optical instruments, care of, 883.
Ordnance materiel, repair, 891-901.
Ordnance property, care and preservation, 887.
Penalty for carelessness, 856.
Protection from fire, 873.
Protection from theft, 874-881, 886.
Publications, 905.
Reasonable care, 873, 880, 881.
Recovery of lost or stolen, 866.
Reimbursement, loss or damage, 912-914.
Repairs, 889-902.
Reports of survey, preparation, 860, 861, 865,
928.
Responsibility for improper storage, 872.
Sale of condemned, 909-911.
Seizure, unlawfully held, 884.
Small arms, protection, 874-876, 880.
State held responsible, 863.
Storage, 877, 878.
Transportation to arsenals or depots, 862.
See also Surveying Officer.
Miscarried, 849.
Obsolete, 48.
Procurement and issue, 46.
Protection, 832, 873, 874-881, 886.
Provisions for protection and care of required, 46.
Purchase, State funds-
Authorized, 49, 824, 833.
Blank forms, 833.
Certificate on requisition, 834.
Issue to officers, 840.
Nomenclature, Ordnance and Ordnance stores,
836.
Payment, 835, 837.
Remittances in payment Ordnance stores, 837,
838.
Report on, 833.
Property, Federal Continued.
Purchase, State funds Continued.
Requests for, in triplicate, 833.
Sales to individuals, 840.
Shipping address. 834.
Subject to requisition by United States. 833.
Subsistence stores, joint maneuvers, 839.
Receipts in blank, 853.
Requisitions-
Animals, 981.
Blank forms, 825.
By whom made, 821, 822.
Certificate on, 826.
Funds, when available, 823.
Not honored prior to recognition, 155.
Number of copies, 821, 822.
Ordnance mate'riel, 829, 830.
Preparation, 920.
Separate for each class of supplies, 827, 828.
Shipping address, 826.
Responsibility
Defined, 843.
How determined, 882.
Organizations called into Federal service, 846.
Returns, rendition obviated, 915, 929.
Sales to individuals, 840.
Shortages in shipments, 851, 852.
Survey proceedings, 50, 857-890.
Theft, 874-881, 886.
Title to, 841.
Transfers, 850.
Transportation of, 767.
Transportation of unserviceable. 768, 7G9.
Unaccounted for, 843, 844.
Verification of shipments, 852.
Zone property auditors, 930.
Property returns: Rendition obviated by new
system, 915.
Public Animals. See Animals, Public.
Public Moneys. See Funds.
Purchase and Storage Office: Ordnance mat6riel
issued by, 829.
Purchases: See under Property and Disbursing
Officers. "Expenditures."
Punishments: Legality and promptness, 86.
Quartermaster Corps:
Attached to Coast Defense commands, 131.
Authorized Staff organization, 144.
Proportion of privates, first class, to privates,
144 (d).
Subjects for examination for appointments and
promotions, 302 (H).
Quarters:
Enlisted men attending Army Service Schools,
477.
Officers attending Army Service Schools, 468.
Sergeant-instructors, 449.
B.
Ranges, Target. See Target Ranges.
Rank:
Among Regulars, Militia and Volunteers, 90.
Officers, National Guard Reserve, 188.
Rations, Commutation:
Enlisted men, Regular Army, on duty with
National Guard, 657.
Field Hospitals, 724.
INDEX.
293
Rated Men: Allowance per Coast Artillery Corps
company, 128.
Ratings: Coast Artilley Corps examinations, 130.
Receipts: Giving or taking in blank, or in advance
of payments, 736.
Recognition, Federal. See Federal Recognition.
Records:
Enlisted men, preparation and verification, 345,
346.
Identification, 351,352.
Recruitment. See Enlistments.
Reenlistments:
Action in case of unfavorable recommendation
of commanding officer, 361.
Before expiration period of confinement, 367.
Conditional, when sick or injured, 344.
Married men, 334.
Medical Department, 107, 109.
Papers, disposition, 345.
Privilege of, 32.
Regular Army:
Enlisted men
Detail as sergeant-instructors, 19, 63, 423.
Detail to attend encampments and maneuvers,
59.
Enlistments, National Guard in, 376-378.
Enlistment, National Guard Reservists in, 197.
Hospitals, subsistence charges, joint encamp-
ments and maneuvers, 724, 725.
Noncommissioned officers-
Detail as instructors, target ranges, 76.
Detail as sergeant-instructors, 19, 63, 423. See
also Sergeant-Instructors.
Quartermaster Corps, detail with National
Guard, 450.
Tipping, 723, 726.
Travel allowances, 726-729.
Officers-
Acceptance of commissions in National Guard,
63.
Adjutant General's Department, detail as in-
spector-instructors, 394.
Detail as chiefs of staff, tactical divisions, 28.
Detail as instructors, target ranges, 76.
Detail to attend encampments and maneuvers,
59.
Detail to command higher tactical units, 27, 77.
Inspection target range sites, 608.
Inspector-Instructors. See Inspector-Instruc-
tors.
Inspector-General's Department, detail as in-
spector-instructors, 394.
Judge Advocate General's Department, detail
as inspector-instructors, 394.
Medical, appointment as State surgeon, 113.
Medical, detail as inspector-instructors, 394.
Ordnance Department, detail as inspector-in-
structors, 394.
Quartermaster General's Department, detail as
inspector-instructors, 394.
Recruiting, action in case enlistments, 377, 378.
Surveys of property, 857-859.
Tipping, 723, 726.
Travel allowances, 30, 726, 727, 729.
Officers' Reserve Corps-
Appointment, officers National Guard in, 187.
Appointment, officers National Guard Reserve
in, 187.
Regular Army Continued.
Officers' Reserve Corps Continued.
Examination enlisted men for commissions in,
199.
Members not eligible for appointment in Na-
tional Guard, 224.
Officers, Retired-
Accompanying National Guard when ordered
out by State, 455.
Assignment, 451.
Charges against, 457.
Correspondence, official, 460.
Detail as Inspector-Instructors not authorized,
451.
Detail with Militia, 15, 63, 451.
Duties, 453.
Federal appropriations not available for pay-
ment expenses, 454.
Not available for Federal inspections, 453.
Period of duty, 451.
Publications and circulars, War Department,
to be studied, 459, 461.
Relief, 457.
Reporting for duty, 452.
Reports, attendance at assemblies for drill,
409, 458.
Reports, quarterly, 405, 456.
Procedure incident to enlistment in, 376-378.
Quartermaster sergeants detail with National
Guard, 450.
Shooting galleries and ranges open to Nation U
Guard and rifle clubs, 610.
Use of personnel for instruction, encampme its
and maneuvers, 59.
Rent: Target ranges, payment in advance, 617.
Repairs to property, 889-902.
Reports:
Armory drills, 502, 503.
Armory inspections, 564, 568.
Annual, Secretary of War to Congress, 14.
Attendance at assemblies for drill, 409, 440, 458.
Change of status, 166, 311, 312.
Field inspection, 510, 559.
Inspector-Instructors, 405-410.
Officers, retired, 405, 457.
Over, Short, or Damage, 851.
Sergeant-Instructors, 438-440.
Tabulated list of required, 1004-1007.
Target practice, 531.
Reports of Survey, 50, 705, 857-890. See also under
Property, Federal, "Lost, Damaged, or Destroyed."
Requisitions. See under Property, Federal, and
under Funds.
Reserve Battalions:
Arms, uniforms, and equipment of, as prescribed
for Regular Army, 218.
Assignment to, officers and noncommissioned
officers unable to perform active field service,
217.
Composition and organization, 42, 211.
Maintenance of, 212.
Object of, 212.
Obtained, 214.
Officers, how provided, 42.
Recruit training, 42.
To be formed in each State in time of war, 210.
Transfer from, 42.
Transfer to fill vacancies in organizations in active
service, 213-216, 219.
294
INDEX.
Reserve, National Guard. See National Guard
Reserve.
Responsibility for Property. See tinder Property,
Federal.
Retired List: No Federal status, 170.
Retired Officers. See Regular Army, "Officers,
Retired."
Returns:
Property, rendition obviated, 915.
Tabulated list of, required, 1004-1007.
Unassigned reserve, 166.
Rifles: Issue of, for civilian rifle practice, 70.
Rifle Competition. See Target Practice.
Rifle Practice. See Target Practice.
Rifle Ranges. See Target Ranges.
Rolls, Pay. See Pay Rolls.
S.
Sales: To individuals not authorized, 840.
Sanitary Troops. See Medical Department.
School, Array Service. See Army Service Schools.
Secretary of War: Annual report to Congress, 14.
Sergeant-Instructors :
Absence from duty, 437.
Accompanying National Guard troops called out
by State, 433.
Accounts of pay and clothing, 444.
At disposition of Department Commanders at
encampments, maneuvers, etc., 511.
Car fare, 448.
Charges against, 432.
Commutation allowance deducted from subsist-
ence when traveling, 446.
Commutation of rations, 444.
Conduct, 431.
Correspondence, official, 439.
Designation, 423.
Duties, 426, 427.
Expenses, payment, 445-447, 659 (a).
Law authorizing, 19.
Medical attendance, 445.
Noncommissioned officers, Quartermaster Corps,
450.
Pay, 444.
Period of duty, 423.
Publications, disposition, 441.
Quarters. 449.
Reenlistment, 438.
Reimbursement for meals when traveling, 728.
Relations with members of National Guard, 429,
430.
Relief from duty, 432.
Reporting for duty, 425.
Reports, 438-440.
Attendance at assemblies for drill and instruc-
tion, 409, 440.
Change of address, 442.
Quarterly, 438.
Special, 438.
Through whom rendered, 439.
To be forwarded through senior inspector -
instructor, 410.
Service records, 444.
Stationery, how furnished, 443.
Services restricted to military duties 427.
Transportation requests, 660, 661.
Travel allowances, 726, 727-729.
Under whose orders, 424, 428, 429.
Sergeant-Instructors Continued.
Utilization of services by inspector-instructors,
417.
Visits of instruction, 434, 435.
Service Records:
Preparation and disposition, 345.
Sergeant-instructors, 444.
Service Schools. See Army Service Schools.
Shoeing. See Animals, Publk.
Signal Company: Monetary allowances for heipers,
954, 956-959.
Signal Corps:
Inspection of equipment installed in Coast Artil-
lery Armories, 570.
Officers not authorized for Staff Corps and Depart-
ments, 140.
Subjects for examination for appointments and
promotions, 302 (F).
Small Arms: Protection, 874, 880.
Stables: Accommodation for animals, C64.
Staff Corps and Departments, State:
Adjutant General, appointment and status, 137-
139.
Authorized, 81, 133.
Designations of officers and enlisted men, 135, 136.
Drills, enlisted men, 494, 495.
Drills, officers, 493 (I).
Engineer officers not authorized, 140.
Pay members dependent on compliance with
section 110, Act of June 3, 1916, 143.
Personnel of, additional to that authorized fur
tactical units, 133.
Purposes of, 133, 134.
Signal officers not authorized, 140.
State Surgeon to be a menber of, 114.
Tables of personnel authorized for varioas
strengths, 144.
Staff Officers. See Officers, Staff.
Staff:
Of Governor, not per se members of National
Guard, 142.
Officers and enlisted men not considered members
National Guard unless authorized by War De-
partment, 141.
State Constabulary:
Authorized, 24.
Uniform, 552.
State Forces:
Maintenance in time of peace, 24, 100.
Uniform, 551-553.
State Police:
Authorized, 24.
Uniform, 552.
Stationery, 443, 504.
Stock Record Card: Property, 918.
Stoppages: Pay officers and enlisted men account
lost or damaged property, 51 .
Stores: Experimental not issued, 831.
Subsistence:
Charges, field hospitals, joint encampments and
maneuvers, 724, 725.
Encampments and maneuvers, 57, 720, 721.
Enlisted men attached to Regular Army for in-
struction, 484.
Enlisted men, camps of instruction, 60.
Enlisted men, State rifle competitions, 539.
Enlisted men of National Rifle Teams, 536.
Officers acquiring and developing ranges, 613.
INDEX.
295
Summary of funds, 772, 776, 778.
Supply Companies: Not to be organized unless com-
plete regiment authorized, 157.
Supplies, Transportation. See Bills of Lading.
Surgeon, State. See Medical Department.
Surveying Officers:
Action in connection w' t) property, 50.
Affidavits, 866, 867.
Appointment, 857, 858.
Eliciting evidence, 866.
Surveys of Property. See under Property, Federal,
"Lost, Damaged, or Destroyed."
T.
Tables of Organization: To govern strength of units,
National Guard, 98 (a).
Target Practice:
Acting inspectors of small-arms practice, 526 (a).
Authorized but not required to fire, 529.
Civilian employees, 533, 541.
Detachments authorized, 522.
Disposition of empty cartridge cases, etc., 525,
907,908.
Encouragement of, 76.
Figure of merit, 526, 527.
Forms for records, 530.
How conducted, 523, 524.
National trophy, 527.
Outdoor, to be under canvas or in cantonments,
522.
Participation in, 57, 522, 523.
Percentage of apportionment to be used in, 606,
640.
Reports, annual, 626 (c), 530, 531.
Rifle camps of instruction, 532-534.
Rifle competitions-
Executive personnel authorized, 540.
Expenses, how paid, 542.
Interstate, 538.
Markers and scorers, 541.
Medals, 544.
National match, 537.
Not assemblies for drill and instruction, 535.
Pay, members of National Rifle Team, 536.
Preliminary Practice, 536.
Prizes, .44.
State, 536.
Subsistence, enlisted men of National Rifle
Team, 536.
Trophies, 544, 545.
Who will fire, 528.
Target Ranges:
Acquisition, 606-620.
Animals for use on, 625.
Caretakers, 533, 622.
Civilian labor, 533, 622.
Construction of buildings, 621.
Crops on, 628.
Damages to leased, 623.
Disposition of funds, sale of, 785, 787.
Establishment or maintenance and use of, 30, 76,
621, 628.
Expenses in adapting premises for use as, 624.
Expenses incident to abstracts, title papers and
surveys, 615.
Expenses officers while acquiring and developing,
613, 614.
Target Ranges Continued.
Field Artillery, 627.
General use of, 611.
Initiative in acquiring, 607.
Inspection prior to purchase, 60S.
Insurance, buildings, 626.
Leases, 618.
Maintenance, 621-628.
Purchase, how consummated, 608.
Purchase to be approved by Secretary of War, 607.
Regular Army, open to National Guard and organ-
ized rifle clubs, 610.
Reimbursement from Federal funds when pur
chased by State, 609.
Rental, 616-619.
Sale useless or unavailable, 620.
Sites, how determined or approved, 514.
Telephones, 534, 621.
Title papers, disposition, 608.
Title, where vested, 612.
Twenty-five per cent apportionment under sec-
tion 67, Act of June 3, 1916, required to be used,
606, 640.
Telephones. See Target Ranges.
Territories: Governors of, to fix location of units
and headquarters of National Guard, 95.
Territory: Meaning of word in laws relative to Mili-
tia, 25, 97.
Theft: Protection from, 874-881, 886.
Tips:
Fees allowed, Regular Army officers and non-
commissioned officers, 726.
States in which prohibited, 723.
Title Papers: Target ranges, expense of procuring
and preparing, 615.
Training of the National Guard, 55.
Transfer:
Enlisted men. See Enlisted Men, Transfer.
Medical Department, 107, 110.
Officers. See Officers, Transfer.
Transportation:
Allowances, 726-729.
Encampments and maneuvers, 57, 720, 721.
Land grant roads, 665.
Mileage, 664.
Mounts, 717.
Requests for, 396, 436, 660-662.
Settlement accounts, 659, 663.
State rifle competitions, 539.
Supplies. See Bills of Lading.
Transportation Accounts. See Accounts, Transpor-
tation.
Transportation Requests. See Accounts, Trans-
portation.
Travel Allowances:
Baths, 726.
Enlisted men attending Army Service Schools,
477.
Noncommissioned officers, Regular Army, on
duty with National Guard, 726, 727.
Officers acquiring and developing ranges, 613.
Officers attending Army Service Schools, 468.
Officers' Regular Army, on duty with National
Guard, 726, 727.
Parlor and sleeping cars, 726.
Tipping fees, 726.
Travel Rations, 657.
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INDEX.
Troops: *"
Maintenance in time of pe"atf limited, 24, 100.
State, not part gf Nationalj>uafd unless recog-
nized as such, 147.
U.
Unassigned List: No Federal status? 170.
United States Army: Composition, 17.
United States Military Academy:
Attendance enlisted men, 472.
Attendance officers not authorized, 462.
Uniform:
Adjutants General, 550.
Badges, 548.
Cadet Corps, educational institutions, S3.
Chevrons, 555.
Civil courts to determine infractions of law
against wearing, 554.
Collar ornaments, 550-552.
Constabulary, 552.
Defense leagues, 552.
Disposition of, when enlisted men of National
Guard are released from Federal service, 83.
Distinctive marks and insignia, 83, 549.
Home Guards, 552.
Insignia on collar of coat, 550.
Issued to National Guard Reserves during field
training, 204, 205.
Medals, 548.
Military organizations not part of National Guard,
549.
National Guard, 45, 83.
National Guard Reserves, 184.
Officers, Stafi Corps and Departments, 550.
Uniform Cont inued.
Penalty for violation of provisions of protection,
83.
Prescribed, 546.
Property of the United States, 547.
Right of former Reserve officer to wear. 178.
State forces, 551-553.
State police, 552.
When worn, 547.
Unorganized Militia:
Draft into reserve battalions in time of war, 212.
Organized into reserve battalions in time of war,
210.
V.
Vacancies:
Appointees by Governors must be recognized by
War Department, 226.
Filling of, from Reserve Battalions, of organiza-
tions in active service, 213-216.
Filling of, in Regular Army due to details to
National Guard, 77.
Filling of, when drafted, 39.
Vaccination, 345, 349, 355
Veterinarians: Civilian, payment, 995.
Veterinary Corps. See Medical Department.
W.
War Department. Relations of, with National
Guard, how governed, 1.
Watchmen: Federal property, 873, 880.
Zone Property Auditors, 930.
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