UB Book_ lA_^ mi « COMPILATION of General Orders, Bulletins, Circulars, and General Recruiting Service Circular Letters , ^ relating to ' - RECRUITING From October 1, 1918, to September 30, 1919 10 rii WASHINGTON GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE 1919 n. of i». 4^ ^DS^S ^ . Ai rr WAR DEPARTMENT, Washington, September 30, 1919. The following War Department General Orders, Bulletins, Circulars, and General Recruiting Service Circular Letters, which already have been pub- lished individually and which bear on matters of interest to the Recruiting Service at large, have been consolidated and are hereby printed and published for the information and guidance of all concerned. [341.41, A. G. O.] By okdee of the Secketaey of Wae: PEYTON C. MARCH, General, Chief of Staff. Officiai, : P. C. HARRIS, The Adjutant General. (3) NUMERICAL INDEX. Abbbeviations. 42. 57 97, 109 112 G. O General Orders. Bui Bulletins. Cir Circulars. G. R. S General Recruiting Service. A. G. O - Adjutant General's Office. W. D War Department. General Ordees. Page. 9 9 10 10 11 Bui. No. 4 12. Bulletins. Page. 17 17 18 Bui. No. 16 30 33 Page. 18 19 20 Circulars. YEAR 1918. Cir. No. 77- 130 Cir. No. 4 5 6 11 16 23 30 34.__. 35_ 54_ 55_ 57- 59-__. 66___. Page. 26 27 Cir. No. 166___. 174___. YEAR 1919. Page. 28 28 29 29 29 30 30 30 31 31 31 32 32 32 Cir. No. 72 101 111 113 118 120 141 145 146 147 154 160 161 I 165 34 35 36 37 38 38 39 39 40 40 41 42 43 (5) Page. 43 43 43 44 44 45 45 45 46 46 46 47 47 48 48 48 49 50 51 51 51 51 52 52 53 53 55 55 56 56 56 56 56 57 57 57 57 58 58 58 59 59 59 59 59 60 61 61 61 62 62 62 62 Cir. No. Page. 340 62 341 63 343 63 344 63 348 63 355 63 356 64 363 64 364 65 365 — 65 367 65 369 66 370 66 373 67 379 68 381 68 382 69 383 'i'O 385 71 386 71 389 71 390 72 391 — 73 392 73 396 73 397 74 399 74 401— 75 403 75 404 76 405 76 406 77 409 78 411 78 412 79 413 79 414 79 415 80 418 81 422 81 426 81 427 83 428 83 429 83 430 84 433 84 434 84 435 84 436 85 440 85 442 85 443 85 G. R. S. CiBCTJLAK Letters. Cir. Let. No. 7 Page. 40. Cir. Let. No. 45 52 53 54 70 71 72 73 Page. 90 90 91 91 91 92 92 93 Compilation of General Orders, Bulletins, Circulars, and General Recruiting Service Circular Letters Relating to Recruiting. (Oct. 1, 1918, to Sept. 30, 1919.) General Orders, No. 42, March 31, 1919. The following instructions previously published in certain War Department numbered circulars for the month of March, 1919, are published for the in- formation and guidance of all concerned : II__Assignment of Army serial numbers. — Confirnung and supplementing tele- graphic instructions with reference to Army serial numbers, the following is published for the information and guidance of all concerned : 1. In the assignment of Army serial numbers to men enlisted under the act of Congress approved February 28, 1919 (Bui. No. 9, W. D., 1919), all new num- bers will be above the number 6,000,000, except as herein provided. 2. The assignment of Army serial numbers and all matters pertaining to such assignment will be under the jurisdiction of the department commanders for all commands within the territorial limits of their departments, including exempted places. 3. Numbers previously allotted to commands within the territorial limits of the departments, including places and organizations exempted from control of department commanders, and not assigned to individual soldiers, have been recalled, except that department commanders are authorized to retain suffi- cient old serial numbers for the purpose of assignment to draft evaders. 4. Upon reenlistment of men who have had prior service and who have pre- viously been assigned numbers during such service the old numbers will be reassigned with the letter R prefixed, the letter becoming an integral part of the serial number. 5. Application for blocks of serial numbers will be made by those concerned to the department commander having jurisdiction for this purpose. 6. In order that enlistment papers, reports of physical examination, identi- fication records, reports of assignment, and other papers regarding enlisted men may be properly connected in the War Department, it is essential that the serial number of each enlisted man be entered on all such papers relat- ing to the soldier, and in the cases of soldiers reenlisted, to whom old serial numbers have been assigned, the prefix R must be shown as a part of the serial number. (Cir. No. 144, W. D., 1919—344.1, A. G. O.) General Orders, No. 57, April 30, 1919. IV__New forms for enlistment paper and physical examination for enlistment (Cir. No. 190, W. D., 1919).— New forms for enlistment paper (Form No. 22, A. G. O., Mar. 19, 1919) and physical examination for enlistment (Form No. (9) 10 135, A. G. O., Mar. 22, 1919) have been prepared and distributed to tlie service. Upon receipt of new forms tliey will be used in lieu of the old forms for all en- listments for the Regular Army. (315, A. G. O.) (See Cir. 340, W. D., 1919.) General Orders, No. 97, July 31, 1919. The following instructiors, previously published in certain War Department numbered circulars, series of 1919, are published for the information and guidance of all concerned : I__Reenlistment of noncommissioned officers (Cir. No. 197, W. D., 1919, as amended by Cir. No. 344, W. D., 1919). — 1. The attention of all concerned is directed to the fact that the provisions of the act of Congress approved March 30, 1918 (sec. V, Bui. No. 22, W. D., 1918), providing for the restoration to their former grades of enlisted men discharged to accept commissions, are not repealed by the act of Congress approved February 28, 1919 (sec. II, Bui. No. 9, W. D., 1919), providing for the resumption of voluntary enlistments. This restoration to former grade will be made in the case of men enlisting for one or three years under this act, just as it was when such men were enlisted for the emergency, provided that they are eligible for such restoration under the act approved March 30, 1918. 2. Paragraph 274, Army Regulations, is construed as authorizing the con- tinuance of the warrant of a noncommissioned officer carried as surplus or unassigned prbvided he reenlists on the day following that of his discharge, at the place where he was discharged. A noncommissioned officer who reenlists or whose warrant is continued under these circumstances should be informed that reduction in grade may become necessary, depending upon further legis- lation. 3. Nothing in these instructions will be construed as revoking, suspending, or relaxing such regulations and orders as may require examinations for ap- pointment to noncommissioned grades in the Regular Army. (342.06, A. G. O.) (See Cirs. 166, W. D., 1918; 145, 197, 344, 390, and 413, W. D., 1919.) General Orders, No. 109, September 15, 1919. IV__E4ncation and recreation of the soldier. — 1. Control and supervision. — By direction of the Secretary of War, the direct control and supervision of all matters pertaining to the education and recreation of the soldier is vested in the Director, War Plans Division, General Staff, who will have associated with him a board of civilian educators to advise him on the development of educational policies within the Army. He will provide for a proper .system of inspection to insure uniformity in this training. 2. Education. — Education in the Army will serve a twofold purpose : a. To train technicians and mechanics to meet the Army's needs, and to raise the soldier's general intelligence in order to increase his military efficiency. &. To fit the soldier for a definite occupation upon his return to civil life. Educational work, within the times allotted in War Department orders, will be as regularly schedided as is military training, and it is made the duty of all commanders to see that all subordinate officers apply to this new work the same high standard of duty heretofore exacted in the purely military training. Every possible assistance will be given by the War Department to organization, camp, and post commanders in the development of these standards. Until further orders, educational training, except for illiterates, wall be volun- 11 tary, but when once enrolled as a student, the soldier will be required to com- plete the course undertaken ; and normally an average of three hours a day, five days a week, will be devoted to such training. It is not intended in allotting a 3-hour daily or 15-hour weekly time to educational work to restrict command- ing officers rigidly thereto, but it is intended that in the allotment of time for educational work for the year, provision should be made for this propor- tion of the time to be devoted to educational work. 3. Camp activities. — Opportunity for the wise application of the soldier's leisure time will be provided. Commanding officers will assume full responsi- bility for the contentment and well-being of the soldiers, and be prepared to maintain, as far as practicable, the work now being carried on by the several civilian welfare agencies within their commands. Camp activities will include recreational athletics, music, dramatic entertainment, service clubs, post ex- clianges, libraries, and conununity cooperation. Every possible assistance will be given commanders in the development of these activities by superior com- manders and by the War Department. 4. Moral training. — Commanding officers will give their support and assist- ance to chaplains and all other agencies in the problems of moral training, character building, and religious guidance of the soldier. 5. Education and recreation officer. — In order to carry out the provisions of this order, each commanding officer will appoint on his staff an education and recreation officer. This officer should have the highest qualifications, and rank appropriate to the size of the command. He will be charged with the direct control and supervision of all the activities defined in this order and will be provided with such assistants, military or civilian, or both, in education, camp activities, and moral training (chaplain) as the strength of the command requires. Chaplains are not available for assignment as education and recrea- tion officers. 6. Certain activities transferred to War Plans Division. — All functions of the Commission on Training Camp Activities and the Committee on Education and Special Training are hereby transferred to the War Plans Division, General Staff. All orders and instructions in conflict with this order are rescinded. (350, A. G. O.) General Okdeks, No. 112, September 25, 3919. Military education in the Army. — The following instructions will govern mili- tary education in the Army : 1. Supervision and coordination of the military educational system is vested in the General Staff. 2. The system provides for the military education of — a. Officers of the Regular Army. b. Cadets. c. Enlisted men of the Regular Army. 3. A most important feature in every phase of instruction will be to teach students the particular art of how to teach others. Special effort will be made in each school toward the development of an efficient system for the accom- plishment of this purpose. 4. It will be the constant aim of all concerned to improve and perfect the methods employed. With this end in view, officers of all grades shall be en- couraged to submit proposals for improvements in methods or character of in- struction, through proper channels, to the War Department. These proposals will receive careful consideration by superiors, and their action thereon will be 12 such as to encourage initiative upon tlie part of their subordinates and to make certain that no proposals of merit escape recognition. 5. The system embraces — For officers: a. Basic courses at special service schools. b. Unit schools. c. Advanced courses at special service schools. d. General service schools. For cadets: The United States Military Academy. For enlisted men: a. Post schools. &. Unit schools. c. Special service schools. 6. The object of the school system for officers is to provide systematic and progressive courses of instruction and training that will prepare each officer to perform the highest duties of conmiand and stafC commensurate with his ability. UNIT SCHOOLS. 7. These schools include all schools for officers which are under the direct control of territorial or tactical commanders. The primary object of these schools is the instruction and training of offi- cers of all grades with a view to securing uniform and efficient training of the troops or personnel under their respective commands. This requires that in- struction at the schools be conducted concurrently with and be definitely and closely coordinated with the schedules of training or work of the troops or personnel under the student officers. The secondary object is to provide such supervised instruction of officers in addition to that outlined in the preceding paragraph as may be practicable in the different commands and best suited to the needs of the officers thereof. 8. In general, attendance at these schools will be in addition to the perform- ance of their normal duties by the students. Sessions may take the form of a conference before or a critique after a drill or exercise and be held either on the ground or in an assembly hall. If it is deemed expedient special classes may be organized to cover specific subjects and the students thereof may be relieved from all or a part of their normal duties for this purpose. 9. Responsibility for and initiative in the development of these schools to best increase the war preparedness of the service, including proper supervised delegation of this responsibility and initiative to subordinate commanders, is intentionally placed in the hands of territorial and independent tactical com- manders, subject only to the provisions of paragraph 1 of this order. 10. For each school a record shall be kept showing for each school day the attendance by name of each instructor -and student, the period of instruction, and nature thereof. As a general principle, the instruction should follow the applicatory system. 11. Territorial and independent tactical commanders will forward to The Adjutant General of the Army (attention Training and Instruction Branch, War Plans Division, General Staft) copies of all orders or instructions issued by them providing for the conduct and inspection of these schools. 13 SPECIAL SERVICE SCHOOLS. 12. Special service scliools sliall be maintaiuecl for each arm or service, as follows : a. The Infantry. 6. The Cavalry. c. The Field Artillery, d. The Coast Artillery. e. The Engineer Corps. f. The Signal Corps. g. The Air Service. h. The Tank Corps. i. The Ordnance Department. ;. The Medical Department. k. The Motor Transport Corps. I. Such other special service schools as may be hereafter authorized. 13. These schools shall be under the direct supervision and control of the chiefs of the respective arms or services having chiefs, subject to the provisions of paragraph 1 of this order. For the arms not having chiefs, direct super- vision and control will be exercised by the Chief of Staff. 14. The object of the courses for officers at these schools is to develop and standardize the instruction and training of officers in the technique and tactics of their respective arm or service. 15. The complete system of courses for officers at the special service schools of any arm or service shall be of such scope as will completely fit the graduates thereof for the performance of all duties that devolve upon officers of the respective arm or service as such, excepting only such broader phases of instruction involving all arms and services as may be best given at the general service schools later provided for in this order. 16. Basic courses. — In the Special Service Schools of each arm or service to which officers are assigned or detailed upon their initial entry as such in the Regular Army there will be provided a basic course of not over one year's duration which such officers shall be required to attend before being assigned to any duty interfering with such attendance except in times of emergency. These courses have for their object to so qualify all officers upon Initial entry into the service that they may function intelligently on being assigned to duty with their arm or service. Each basic course shall include the follow- ing subjects : Administration, military courtesy, customs of the service, interior guard duty, military law. military sketcliing and map reading, military hygiene and first aid, equitation, hippology, nomenclature and use of the pistol, saber manual, so much of Field Service Regulations and Rules of Land Warfare as is necessary for officers of junior grades, training methods and principles of teaching, and such tactical and technical training in the particular arm as may be necessary. 17. Advanced courses. — At the Special Service Schools of each arm and service there shall be such advance courses as are best adapted to carry out the policy enunciated in paragraph 15 of this order. 18. Special regulations governing these schools for each arm and service shall be submitted to the Chief of Staff, and after approval by the Secretary of War shall be promulgated by the War Department. 19. In so far as the exigencies of the service permit, an officer, upon comple- tion of a course at a Special Service School, shall not be considered as available 14 for detached service until he shall have served at least one year with his arm or service. The object of this provision is — a. To enable the officer to apply practically what he has learned at the school, thus continuing his education along these lines, ft. To enable the arm or service to immediately obtain the full benefits of the latest doctrines and methods of instruction developed at its Special Service School. GENERAL SERVICE SCHOOLS. 20. These schools shall be under the direct supervision and control of the Chief of Staff of the Army and shall consist of— a. The School of the Line. 6. The General Staff School, c. The General Staff College. The School of the Line and the General Staff School shall be at the same place and under the same commandant. 21. The course at the General Service Schools contemplates four years, as follows : o. First year— School of the Line. b. Second year— General Staff School. c. Third year — Duty with troops of arms other than those with which the student has previously served. d. Fourth year — General Staff College. As far as the interests of the service permit, the four years shall be con- secutive. In any case, after the school system is fully functioning, no officer shall be detailed to attend the full course at the General Staff School until he has satisfactorily completed the full course at the School of the Line, and no officer shall be detailed to attend the full course at the General Staff College until he has satisfactorily completed the full course at the General Staff School. 22. The School of the Line. — The object of this school is to train officers (a) in the combined use of all arms and services functioning with a division, including the functioning of corps and Army troops and services in their rela- tion to the division, in accordance with a uniform doctrine approved by the War Department; and (&) in the duties and responsibilities of field officers with regard to education and training in the Army. 23. The General Staff School. — The object of this school is to train selected officers for duty as General Staff officers with tactical units and for higher tactical command in accordance with the doctrine and methods approved by the War Department. In addition, it will conduct such special courses for general officers and selected officers of the technical and administrative services as may be prescribed, with a view of insuring harmonious cooperation throughout the service. 24. The General Staff College.— The object of this institution is to train selected officers for duty in the War Department General Staff and for high command in accordance with the doctrine and methods approved by the War Department. In addition, it will conduct such special courses for general officers and selected officers of the technical and administrative services as may be prescribed, with a view of insuring harmonious cooperation throughout the service. 25. Special regulations governing the General Service Schools will be promul- gated by the War Department. 15 Cadets. 26. The education and training of cadets sliall be conducted at tlie United States Military Academy as provided by law and the regulations governing the academy. The primary object of the academy is — To so develop the pov^'ers of analysis that the mind may reason to a logical conclusion ; To instill discipline and a high sense of honor; To bring its graduates to the threshold of their profession properly equipped to pursue its study. Enlisted Men. post schools. 27. The object of these schools is to give general educational and vocational training to enlisted men. These schools shall be established and maintained as provided in orders and regulations promulgated by the War Department. UNIT SCHOOLS. 28. The object of these schools is — To prepare noncommissioned officers, selected privates, and enlisted spe- cialists to carry out efficiently the schedule of training or work in progress ; To insure proper uniformity and coordination in the training or work of diffei'ent elements of the same command ; To provide such additional technical and tactical instruction for the foregoing enlisted men as may be practicable and best suited to their respective needs. The provisions of paragraphs 8, 9, 10, and 11 of this order shall apply to these schools. SPECIAL SERVICE SCHOOLS. 29. These schools for enlisted men shall be the same as those prescribed in paragraph 12 of this order. 30. Courses will be established at these schools having for their object — To train selected noncommissioned officers in the duties of junior officers of their respective arm or service; To give special training to selected enlisted men in the duties of non- commissioned officers and enlisted specialists of their respective arm or service. General Regulations. Applying to all special service schools and to the general service schools. personnel. 31. The personnel shall consist of the commandant ; his personal aids, if any ; the staff ; such students as may be detailed or required to pursue the course of instruction ; and such school detachments and school troops as may be author- ized. The personnel shall, in general, be exempt from all duties which would interfere with the performance of their functions in connection with these schools. commandant. 32. In each school or group of schools at the same place there will be but one commandant, who will be an officer especially selected by the War De- 16 partment for the duty. He will command the school or schools and all troops at the place or reservation where the school or schools are located, unless such command is otherwise specifically restricted by the War Department. He will make application for the detail or assignment of such suitable offi- cers and enlisted men as may be necessary and shall assign them to specific duties. He will be responsible for all matters of instruction in the school or schools and will see that all programs of insti-uction are properly coordinated. He will make requisition for articles and equipment of all kinds that may be needed and will order the expenditure of authorized quantities for carry- ing out the purpose of the school or schools. Appropriations for the support of the school or schools will be disbursed on vouchers approved by him. He will prepare an annual estimate for funds which may be needed by the school for the ensuing year, forwarding the same to The Adjutant General of the Army. At the termination of each school term the commandant will submit a report on the operations of the school or group of schools for that period to The Adjutant General of the Army. This report will include the names of officers and enlisted men who have satisfactorily completed any course during the period and such suggestions and recommendations as he may deem desirable for the interests of the school. THE STAFF. 33. The staff shall consist of all officers not students on duty with each school or group of schools in connection with the administration and instruction. SCHOOL DETACHMENT. 34. The school detachment will consist of such officers, enlisted men, and civilians as may be authorized by the War Department. Its members will assist in the instruction, administration, and maintenance of the school ; per- form the skilled labor thereat; and exercise such other functions as may be assigned to them by the commandant. SCHOOL TROOPS. 35. The school troops will consist of such regular organizations as may be assigned for duty in connection with the school. They will perform such train- ing, demonstrations, guard, fatigue, and administrative duties as may be assigned them by the commandant. Unless deemed necessary by the commandant, they will not be required to comply with the annual training program for their arm or service. STUDENTS. 36. Selection and attendance of students for each school will be in accord- ance with the special regulations for that school. No officer will be detailed as a student to any school when such detail will operate to detach him from duty with an organization of his arm or service, unless he be eligible for detached service during the entire period of the course which he is ordered to attend. Each student who satisfactorily completes the course in any school and is declared proficient will be issued a certificate of proficiency covering all sub- jects completed by him during the course. Students who have been unable to complete the entire course will receive certificates of proficiency in such sub- jects as they have completed satisfactorily. 17 If at any time any student officer shall be deemed unfitted for any reason to •continue the course, recommendation for his immediate relief from the school, accompanied by a statement of all facts relating thereto, shall be forwarded to the War Department by the commandant. If at any time any student enlisted man shall be deemed unfitted for any reason to continue the course, the commandant shall immediately order him to rejoin his organization and shall report the facts relating thereto to his commanding officer through The Adjutant General of the Army. Officees and Enlisted Men of Fokces Other Than the Regular Army Altthorized by the Federal Go\"eenment. 37. In addition to such special provisions as shall be made by the Federal •Government for the education and training of officers and enlisted men of forces other than the Regular Army authorized by the Federal Government, the school system herein provided for the Regular Army shall be used for this purpose to the greatest possible extent consistent with the laws of Congress -and the needs of the Regular Army. Students at Civil Institutions. 38. In addition to such special provisions as may be made by the War De- partment under the laws of Congress for the military education and training of students at civil institutions, the school system herein provided for the Regular Army shall be used for this purpose to the greatest possible extent ■consistent with the laws of Congress and the needs of the Regular Army. (350, A. G. O.) Bulletin No. 4, January 31, 1919. IV__Or(ier of precedence of noncommissioned officers who reenlist within three months after being discharged as commissioned officers. — In connection with Cir- cular No. 130, War Department, 1918, any former noncommissioned officer who was discharged to accept a commission in the United States Army, and who Teenlists within three months from the date of his discharge as a commissioned officer, will be restored to the grade held by him at the time of discharge to accept such commis.sion, with his order of precedence fixed by the date of his warrant in force at the time of such discharge. It is intended to restore the man to the original grade held by him. The simplest procedure will be to indorse and continue his original warrant. (Cir. l^o. 51, W. D., 1919—201, A. G. O.) (See Cir. 130, W. D., 1918.) Bulletin No. 9, March 3, 1919. II__Act of Congress — Enlistments and reenlistments in the Regular Army. — The following act of Congress is published to the Army for the information and guidance of all concerned : An Act To authorize the resumption of voluntary enlistment in the Regular Army, and for other purposes. Be it enacted hi/ the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That so much of sections seven and fourteen of the act entitled " An act to authorize the President to increase tem- porarily the Military Establishment of the United States," approved May eight- eenth, nineteen hundred and seventeen, as impose restrictions upon enlistments in the Regular Army, are hereby repealed in so far as they apply to enlistments 148705—19 2 18 and reenlistments in the Regular Army after the date of approval of this act : Provided, That from and after the approval of this act one-third of the enlist- ments in the Regular Army of the United States shall be for a period of one year, and the remaining two-thirds thereof shall be for the period of three years. Any person enlisting under the provisions of this act shall not b^ required to serve with the reserves. The pay of the men enlisted hereunder shall be the same as that provided by the act entitled "An act to authorize the President to increase temporarily the Military Establishment of the United States," approved May 18, 1917: Provided further, That after the expiration of one year those enlisting for the period of three years may be discharged in the discretion of the Secretary of War under such rules and regulations as may be prescribed by him after one year of service. Approved, February 28, 1919. (See Cirs. 154, 197, and 201, W. D., 1919.) Bulletin No. 12, March 31, 1919. III__Pay of corporal bugler and bugler, first class. — Under date of February 20, 1919, the Comptroller of the Treasury decided that a corporal bugler is entitled to the same rate of pay as a corporal of that branch of the sei-vice to which assigned, and a bugler, first class, to the same rate of pay now provided for a private, first class. The grades of corporal bugler and bugler, first class, were established by the act of Congress approved July 9, 1918 (Bui. No. 43, W. D., 1918), and any enlisted men who have held or now hold these grades and who have been paid a lower rate of pay than that authorized by the decision of the comptroller are entitled to the difference in pay due them. This difference in pay will be credited the men on next pay rolls or on final pay rolls or final statements if sooner discharged. (Cir. No. 122, W. D., 1919 — 242.1, A. G. O.) Bulletin No. 16, Apeil 30, 1919. I__Shoe fitting at recruiting depots (Cir. No. 179, W. D., 1919).— 1. The allow- ance of Resco foot-measuring and shoe-fitting outfits to recruiting depots where shoes are issued is one complete outfit to each unit corresponding to a battalion or portion thereof. 2. As soon as Resco shoe-fitting outfits shall have been furnished shoes will be fitted on all recruits under the direct supervision of an officer strictly as prescribed in paragraph 14, Special Regulations No, 28, War Department, 1917,. as changed. (421.8, A. G. O.) II__Designation of beneficiary under act of May 11, 1908 (Cir. No. 180, W. D., 1919).— The form for designation of beneficiary under the act of May 11, 1908- (Form No. 380, A. G. O.), is no longer required and will not be prepared. Paragraph 1385, Army Regulations, requiring that officers when first appoint- ed and recruits at time of enlistment make a designation of beneficiary, was rescinded by Changes No. 67, January 31, 1918. (247.2, A. G. O.) VIII— Qualification pay (Cir. No. 202, W. D., 1919).— The provisions of para- graphs 1343, 1344, 13441, and 1345, Army Regulations, as changed, relating to> qualification pay upon reenlistment, will apply to all enlisted men who have been discharged to accept a comnfission in the Army, who have served continu- ously as an officer since such discharge, and who have been discharged as an officer and have reenlisted within three months from the date of such discharge- as an officer. (242.142, A. G. O.) 19 BuLi.KTiN No. 30, Septembek 6, 1919. Detail of noncommissioned officers and other enlisted men for duty at educa- tional institutions. — The following instructions relative to the detail of non- commissioned officers and other enlisted men for duty at educational institu- tions are published for the information and guidance of all concerned : The detail of enlisted men for duty at educational institutions under the pro- visions of sections 46 and 56 of the act of Congress approved June 3, 1916 (Bui. No. 16, W. D., 1916), is authorized as indicated in the following tables: Provided that the total number of active noncommissioned officers for duty with special units of the Reserve Officers' Training Corps shall not exceed 45 for Cavalry, 90 for Field Artillery, 70 for Coast Artillery, 40 for Engineers, 30 for the Motor Transport Corps, 15 f(U- the Signal Corps, and 1 per unit of Medical Corps. Noncommissioned officers detailed under the provisions of section 56, as indi- cated in Table I, shall not be additional in their respective grades to those au- thorized for the Army. Noncommissioned officers detailed for duty with units of the Reserve Officers' Training Corps, as indicated in Tables II and III, are additional in their re- si^ective grades to those authorized for the Army, but the total number so de- tailed shall not exceed 500. Other enlisted men so detailed shall not be addi- tional in their respective grades to those authorized for the Army. Table I. Number and grad'.^s of enlisted men authorized for duty at high schools and <»ther institutions having militai'y training under section 56, act of Congress approved June 3, 1916 (Bui. No. 16, W. D., 1916) : Institutions having 100 to 400 students, 1 noncommissioned officer, sergeant- Institutions having over 400 students, 2 noncommissioned officers, sergeants. Institutions having over 700 students, 4 noncommissioned officers, sergeants. Institutions having 1,500 students, 6 noncommissioned officers, sergeants. Institutions having 2,250 students, 8 noncommissioned officers, sergeants. Add 2 sergeants for each 750 enrollment thereafter. Table II. Number and grades of enlisted men auth(jrized for duty at educational insti- tutions having Reserve Officers' Training Corps : For 100 students, 1 noncommissioned officer, sergeant. For 200 students, 2 noncommissioned officers, sergeants. For 300 students, 3 noncommissioned ofhcers — 1 first sergeant, 2 sergeautis. For 500 students, 4 noncommissioned otficers — 1 battalion sergeant major, 1 supply sergeant, 2 sergeants. For 750 students, 5 noncommissioned officers — 1 battalion sergeant major, 1 supply sergeant, 3 sergeants. P^or 1,000 students, 6 noncommissioned officers — 1 regimental sergeant major, 1 battalion sergeant major, 1 supply sergeant, 3 sergeants. For 1,250 students, 7 noncommissioned officers — 1 regimental sergeant major, 1 battalion sergeant major, 1 supply sei-geant, 4 sergeants. For 1,500 students, 8 noncommissioned officers — 1 regimental sergeant major, 2 battalion sergeants major, 1 supply sergeant, 4 sergeants. For 1,750 students, 9 noncommissioned officers — 1 regimental sergeant major, 2 battalion sergeants major, 1 supply sergeant, 5 sergeants. For 2,000 students, 10 noncommissioned officers — 1 regimental sergeant major, 3 battalion sergeants major, 1 supply sergeant, 5 sergeants. 20 TA1U.E III. Detachment*, of enlisted men iuithorized for duty with siteciiil units of the Reserve Officers" Training Corps : Cavalry — 1 first sergeant, 1 stable sergeant, 1 sergeant, 1 horseshoer, 1 saddler, 1 private for every 3 horses (60 liorses is the maximum for any one institution). Field Artillery — 1 first sergeant, 1 sui)')ly sergeant, 1 stable sergeant, 1 ser- geant, 1 horseshoer, 1 saddler, 2 mechanics. 1 private for ever>- 8 horses (90 horses is the maximum for any one institution). Coast Artillery — 1 sergeant major ; 1 sergeant, motor mechanic ; 1 sergeant, general mechanic ; 1 sergeant assistant in gunnery. Signal Corps — 1 master signal electrician, 1 sergeant, first class. Ordnance — None. Motor Transport Corps — 1 .sergeant, first class, truck master; 1 sergejint mechanic ; 1 private. Medical Department — 1 sergeant, first class. Engineer Corps — 1 master engineer, 1 sergeant, first class. The noncommissioned ofiicers detailed for duty at all educational institutictns will be of excellent character, soldierly appearance, sober, dependable, and capable instructors in the basic training of a soldier. They will have not less than one year's service, at least a grammar-school education, and some clerical ability. In allotting nonconnuissioned officers to educational institutions having Re- serve Officers' Training Corps units, preference will be given to those maintain- ing units of the senior division in case the total number required exceeds the number authorized by law. All noncommissioned officers now on duty at educational institutions in ex- cess of the ratio indicated in the above tables will be immediately withdrawn. (220.64, A. G. O.) Bulletin No. 33, September 30, 1919. The following instructions and information, previously published in cei-tain "War Department numbered circulars for the month of September, 1919, are published for the information and guidance of all concerned: IV-_Enlistment of men under eighteen years of age— Certain information to be given to all applicants for enlistment (Cir. No. 433, W. D., 1919). — 1. Recruiting officers and commanding ofiicers of posts, camps, and stations at which recruit- ing is authorized will exercise greater care in ascertaining that men are at least eighteen years of age before accepting them for enlistment. This is es- sential not only in justice to the individual and his parents, but for the reputa- tion of the military service and for its actual efficiency. 2. Care will be taken to make clear to all applicants for enlistment that, while the \Yar Department will send men enlisting for special assignment under exi.sting authority to the place for which enlisted, all should thoroughly under- stand that they will be available at any time for transfer to any place to which United States troops may be sent. (342.18, A. G. O.) V__Educational and vocational training (Cir. No. 440, W. D., 1919).— 1. Edu- cational and vocational training is daily becoming of more importance in the service. Such training is not only of benefit to the individual and to the country at large but is of equally direct value to the military service. Its furtherance will be given the careful attention of all commanding officers. 2. The general policy necessarily includes giving, so far as possible thi-ough- out the entire service, adequate and immediate opportunity for the educational and vocational training of such men as desire it. It also includes the develop- 21 luent of a practical sy.stem of ci.ordiuatea educational and vocational training that will fit men for effective military service and for success in civil life. At each place where training is carried on the first year's work must be prac- tical in so far as concerns direct results and present personnel, and creative and experimental in so far as concerns the methods followed, standards of training, and programs of instruction. The main factors in making the year's work successful must continue to be the initiative, resourcefulness, and good Judgment of commanding officers and of education and recreation officers and their assistants and the utilization to the best advantage of the Army's own resources in personnel, equipment, and material. 3. The daily duties and regular equipment of the technical services are such as to render it less difficult for them than for the line to teach a large number of vocations of value not only to the service but also to the individual. The troops of the line at present have infinitely fewer opportunities. They will be given especial consideration in this matter from all concerned. 4. An appropriation of $2,000,000 was made by Congress for vocational train- ing during the fiscal year ending .Tune 30. 1920. One-half of this appropriation has been allotted as follows: Northeastern Department (for use of troops not included in North Atlantic Coast Artillery District) .$7,500 Eastern Department (for use of troops not included in North Atlan- tic Coast Artillery District) 40.000 Southeastern Department (for use of troops not included in South Atlantic Coast Artillery District) 7,500 Central Department 1-5' ^^ Southern Department 200, 000 Western Department (for use of troops not included in North Pacific Coast Artillery District or South Pacific Coast Artillery District)- S'^, 000 Hawaiian Department 4.5, 000 Philippine Department 6*^' ^^ Panama Canal Department 40,000 450, 000 North Atlantic, Middle Atlantic, South Atlantic, North Pacific, and South Pacific Coast Artillery Districts, a total of 50,000 Army of Occupation (Germany) 20,000 7 divisional camps, at $40,000 each 280, 000 10 divisional camps, at $10,000 each 100, 000 Air Service -■ •"*' ^^ Motor Transport Corps, Ordnance Department, Quartermaster Corps, Signal Corps, Medical Depai-tment, Tank Corps, at $5,000 each 30, 000 Fort Monroe, Va. (Coast Artillery training center) 10,000 Camp Humphreys, Va. (Engineer training center) 5,000 Fort Leavenw^orth, Ivans ^' 000 Fort Riley, Kans. (Cavalry training center) 10,000 Camp Benning, Ga. (Infantry training center)--- 10,000 Fort Oglethorpe, Ga o, 000 Field Artifiery training centers at Fort Sill, Okla. ; Camp Bragg, N. C. ; and Camp Knox, Ky.. a total of l-^- 000 Pacific Branch, United States Disciplinary Barracks, Alcatraz, Calif- 2, 000 United States Disciplinary Barracks, Fort Leavenworth, Kans 2, 000 Atlantic Branch. United States Disciplinary Barracks, Fort Jay, >^ Y ^' 000 Total 1, 000; 000 22 Tlie rt'iiiainder of the funds appropriated will be allotted as soon as titi^ needs of the service have been more definitely determined. 5. Arrangements are now being made to transfer from the surplus eciuip- ment of the Army to each divisional camp, each territorial department, an' I each training center of the line such tools, apparatus, machinery, and supplies as may be needed and available for training purposes. A large number of textbooks, lately used in France in the A. E. F. schools, have been ordered returned to this country, and upon arrival will be distributed. Lists of tlie textbooks required in teaching various vocations are also being prepared. A -complete reference library will be provided by the American Library Ass(»- •ciation for each divisional camp and possibly at other centers as well. The funds allotted should be used mainly in purchasing needed equipment not ob- tainable on requisition from the supply services and in employing instructors ^.l! cases where qualified instructors are neither available among the military personnel nor obtainable otherwise without cost to the United States. Garri- sons throughout the United States are generally so reduced in strength that, except on the border, suitable buildings are generally either available for scIkmM purposes or can be made available. 6. In addition to such special courses as may be given at the various train- ing centers and in the special arms and services, the following courses will eventually be taught very generally throughout the service : VOCATIONAL TRAINING. 4. Textile department : 1. Automotive department: * Auto and truck repair man. * Tractor repair man. * Motor-cycle repair man. * Auto driver. * Truck driver. * Tractor driver. * Motor-cycle driver. * Storage-battery specialist. * Tire repairer and vulcanizer, * Wheelwright ( automotive ) . 2. Electrical department : * Radio specialist. * Lineman. * Radio operator. * Telegi-aph operator. * Telephone operator. * Switchboard operator. * Telephone electrician. * Telegraph electrician. (Power lineman.) < Interior wiremau.) < Factory electrician.) 3. Building department : * Carpenter. * Concrete worker. * Painter. < Structural worker.) (Cabinetmaker.) < Pattern maker. ) (Stonemason.) (Brick mason.) * Canvas worker. * Tailor. Cordage worker. 5. Food department: * INIess sergeant. * Butcher. * Baker. * Meat cutter. * Cook. 6. Animal transportation : * Horseshoer. * Stable management. * Cargador and pack master. * Farrier. * Stable boss. * Teamster. * Wagon master. 7. Metal department : * Blacksmith. * Plumber. * Pipe fitter. ( Sheet-metal worker. ) Wilder. 8. Printing department: Printer. * Photographer. Lithographer. 9. Medical department : * Pharmacist. * Nurse. * Surgical attendant. 23 9. Medical department — Continued. 14. Dental assistant. X-ray worker. Biologist. (Embalmer.) 10. Highway construction and topog- raphy : 15. * Surveyor. * Mapping. * Topographer. * Highways and bridges. 16. * Draftsman, topographic. 11. Power department: Dynamo tender. Gas-engine worker. Oil-engine worker. Steam-engine worker. Refrigeration worker. Fireman. 12. Music department: * Musicians. 13. Leather departipent : * Shoemaker. * Saddler and harness maker, 17. Leather worker. 14. Machine department: Instrument repairer. Mechanic, general. * Mechanic, machine gun. * Mechanic, gunsmith. ( Machine designer. ) * Draftsman, mechanical. Note. — Courses marked * are considered theses are those which are considered leas Machine department — Continued. Free-hand sketching (machine). (Foundry men.) (General machinist.) (Toolmaker.) (Pattern maker.) Miscellaneous department : * Laundryman. Moving-picture operator. * Wheelwright (wagon). Business department : * Clerk, pay-roll. * Stenographer. * Storekeeper. Statistician. * Typist. Bookkeepei". * Clerk, general. (Clerk, production.) (Purchasing agent.) (Business administration.) (Advertising.) (Salesmanship.) Agriculture : * Truck gardening. * Horticulture. * Agronomy. * Farm mechanics. * Farm economics. * Economic entomology and zool- ogy. * Animal husbandry. most essential. Courses in paren- t essential. EDUCATIONAL TRATNTXi * Advanced courses : Mathematics. General history. Modern languages. Economics. Sciences. 1. * Basic courses : Penmanship. English. Arithmetic. Spelling. Geography. United States history. Civics. Elementary science. Note. — Courses in subjects named above and in other subjects of general -education will be developed so far as practicable at all posts and stations. 7. On account of shortage of funds, instructors, and special equipment, as well as of military personnel, it is at present impracti<'al)le to open at any one camp or post satisfactory courses in all of the subjects named in paragraph •G. Each commanding officer will, however, open or cr-ntinue such of the •com-ses as it is practicable to teach at pre 'cnt, and sik'.i otiior useful courses' 24 as it may be practicable to carry ou witli the training facilities already existing; or which can be obtained. The desires of the enlisted men as to courses should be given full consideration and every elTort made to meet reasonable requests. All educational and vocational training at any camp or post must be under the entire control of the commanding officer irrespective as to how much as- sistance is or has been received from welfare organizations or other civil in- stitutions. Eventually all civilians employed as educators or for camp activities will be paid for by the Army within the limit of funds available. Courses in educational and vocational training should be coordinated. Each man taking vocational training should be encouraged to take also a related educational course and should be helped to make a proper choice. The de- velopment of suitable courses tending toward raising the general education, of the soldier will be given special attention. Each man who successfully completes a course will be given a certificate by the local commanding officer or school officer, indicating that he has " satis- factorily completed a course in at ." A standard War Depart- ment certificate will not be adopted for general use throughout the service- until such time as it will represent, for each vocation, a certain definite degree of proficiency, uniform throughout the entire service and fully meeting the requirements of civil life as well as of the Army. The standards adopted will be such that a discharged soldier, character " excellent," with a War De- partment certificate showing that he has qualified, for instance, as a " carpen- ter," will need, when seeking civil employment as a carpenter, no further proof either of character or of proficiency. Similarly, War Department cer- tificates covering educational subjects will, it is expected, be accepted by civil educational institutions as evidence of proficiency in such subjects. 8. The divisional camps are the places where the greatest variety of courses, can successfully be taught. It is intended that eventually all courses listed irk paragraph 6 will be taught at each such camp. Training programs will be- framed on the basis of such ultimate extension. At each divisional camp, !» addition to providing instruction in as many as possible of the nineteen depart- ments named in paragraph 6, one or more of these departments will be desig- nated by the War Department as the camp's special field of experiment, with a view to working out for such departments courses and standards that may serve as models for the entire service. Civilian technical and educational ex- perts have been employed by the War Department to assist in this experimentat and constructive work. These experts will be sent to camps to study the educational work, and on request of commanding officei's. will be assigned a» much as is possible to camps to cooperate in the development of courses and methods of instruction. Preference in the assignment of experts will be givea at present to the camps at which divisions are now stationed. In addition to developing to an especially high degree the training in the- particular department or courses in which the camp specializes, as above, the matter of training instructors in each such specialized course will be considered. It is intended that eventually the greater part, if not all, of the instructors needed throughout the service will be graduates of the special courses given at selected divisional camps, training centers of the line, and schools and shops of the technical service. All chiefs of services will be called upon to cooperate in determining the necessary standards of training in courses which pertain to tlieir respective services, in developing satisfactory methods of instruction in allied courses, and in furnishing instructors for the Army at large. The departments or courses that will be specialized in by the- various services or at the various camps or 25 trainiDg centers can uot be definitely determined until later. 'J'lie cooperation of all concerned will be necessary in determining the standanls that must be reached in order to meet the demands both of the Army and of civil life. Lists for general distribution are being prepared in the War Department, with the help of civilian technical experts, of the equipment necessary to carry on the instruction of a group of twenty men in eacli of the vocations listed in paragraph 6, also an estimate of the number of such sets of equipment that will eventually be needed at each divisional camp. So far as this equip- ment is available it will be shipped to such camps without reciuisition. Ar- rangements are also being made to supply the eventual needs of the territorial departments in the Uiuted States and overseas as well as training centers of the line and posts not under the control of department commanders or chiefs, of services. In order to meet immediate and pressing needs of equipment for vocational training, and in order to avoid purchasing equipment or supplies that it may be possible to obtain from the supply departments, commanding officers are authorized to requisition same directly frijiu the supply departments and serv- ices concerned. Post, camp, and zone supply officers and local Motor Transport Corps officers will fill such requisitions if the material and equipment asked for is locally on hand and can be spared, otherwise they will forward them to the proper chief of service or supply department, who will arrange to supply equipment and material if on hand and available. In order to avoid waste of equipment, care will be taken to ask only for such equipment as is urgently needed for immediate use in courses suited to the actual gai-rison and of a nature such as will probably cause the courses to become standard at the par- ticular camp or post. Chiefs of services and all supply departments will co- operate in making available all such equii)ment and supplies as are needed and can be spared. 9. The commanding general of each territorial department in the United States and overseas, and the commanding general of the United States forces in Germany will have educational and vocational training carried on so far as practicable at all posts under their respective conunands (including the Coast Artillery districts in the case of all department commanders) in accordance with the general principles stated in paragraph 7. The fact is recognized that it is impracticable to establish courses in a wide range of subjects at small posts, most of which, particularly in the United States, have but a small fraction of their normal strength ; but even in such cases it will be possible by utilizing existing facilities to give practical instruc- tion in a number of useful vocations as well as, particularly in permanent pre- war posts, to meet the reasonable desires of the men for educational training. The oversea departments have their special problems, as do the troops serving along the border, in Alaska and in Germany. 10. The Chief of Coast Artillery, the Chief of Field Artillery, the Chief of Engineers, and the commanding officers at Fort Riley and Camp Benning will institute at their respective training centers courses in those vocations which are of special value to their respective arms. Such other courses, particularly in educational training, will be given as may be practicable and desirable. Wherever the facilities and personnel are available or can be obtained, the chiefs of arms and commanding officers will cooperate with the War Depart- ment in determining the standards of proficiency to be attained ami in develop- ing courses for training instructors. 11. The Chief of Air Service, Chief of Motor Transport Corps, Chief of Ord- nance, Chief Signal Officer, Quartermaster General (Director of Purchase and Storage), Chief of Transportation, Chief of Construction Division, Director 26 of Finance, Chief of Tank Corps, ami Surgeon General will Cdntinue to develop to the greatest practicable degree educational and vocational training in their respective services. In general, subjects related to their work should be given first consideration. The object of the instruction given will be not only to im- prove the particular service or to train the Individual as a member of the service, but also to cooperate with the War Department in the determination of the necessary standards of proficiency and, so far as practicable, in the train- ing of skilled specialists for duty as instructors in divisional camps and else- where. 12. The conmianding officer, Fort Leavenwortli, the commandants of the United States Disciplinary Barracks at Fort Leavenworth and the branches thereof at Alcatraz and Fort Jay, and the commanding officer of every other post not specifically mentioned herein nor under the control of a department <^ommander or chief of arm or service will institute such training courses as may be practicable, following the general principles outlined in paragraph 7. 13. The commanding general of each territorial department, and all other commanding officers and chiefs of arms or services will make, as early as prac- ticable, a careful survey of the conditions affecting the development of educa- tional and vocational training within their respective commands with a view to obtaining the best possible results in this line. Recommendations, construc- tive criticism, and suggestions of value to the service will be given full con- sideration. Reports on training programs, courses, and methods that are found to be especially workable and practical are desired in order that the lessons gained by experience in one command or post may be published or otherwise utilized for the benefit of the entire service. (350, A. G. O.) Circular No. 77, November 21, 1918. DISCHARGE OF ENLISTED MEN FOR RELIEF OF FAMILY OR URGENT NEED IN INDUSTRIAL WORK. 1. Department commanders within the United States, commanders of ports of embarkation, and conunanders of camps not under the jurisdiction of depart- ment commanders or of chiefs of bureaus of the War Department, are author- ized to discharge enlisted men upon their own application when there is sickness or other distress in the soldier's family, or when he is needed to resume em- ployment in an industry or occupation in which there is urgent need of his services, provided that such discharge will not disrupt or cripple an existing organization, and that the soldier's services can be spared. Consideration will be given to the fact that the machinery of camps must be utilized in the de- mobilization of the Army and due regard must be taken that it is not retarded by tlie discharge of personnel connected tlierewith. 2. The instructions contained herein apply only to individual and exceptional cases and are not intended to release men in large groups or blocks for any general employment or occupation. 3. Application for discharge under the provisions of this circular will be made in each individual case by the soldier concerned and through his immediate commanding officer. No man who voluntarily enlisted prior to April 1, 1917, will be discharged under this authority. 4. Men discharged under these instructions will be incllided in such weekly reports of men discharged as are required by the War Department. 5. Cases of the character indicated arising in places not covered by this authority will be forwarded to The Adjutant General of the Army for final action. (220.81, A. G. O.) (See Cirs. 6, 16, 30, 54, 55, 59, 111, 213, 254, 2G1, and 267, W. D., 1919.) Circular No. 130, Decembkr 9, 1918. knt.istmknt of dischakgkd tempokarv offickhs. 1. Under the provisions of the act of Congres.s approved March 30, 1918 (sec. V, Bui. No. 22, W. D., 1918), all commanding officers are authorized to enlist former enlisted men of the Army of the United States who were discharged to accept a commission in any component part of the Army of the United States, and who, having been discharged from such commissions, tender themselves for enlistment within three months after the termination of their commissioned service. Upon acceptance each enlisted man shall be appointed to the grade held by him before he was discharged to accept such commission. 2. No applicant for reenlistment under this authority will be rejected until his case has been reported to The Adjutant General of the Army with a statement as to the disqualifications or other reasons for rejection and instructions to that effect having been received. 3. Until the emergency is terminated by proclamation, the term of enlistment will be for the " period of emergency " as at present prescribed by law. 4. The names and arms of service of soldiers reenlisted under this authority will be reported to The Adjutant General of the Army by wire, with a view to instructions for their assignment. (342. A. G. O.) (See Cir. 259. W. D., 1919.) CiRctTT.AR No. 166. December 21, 1918. POLICY WITH REFERENCE TO RETENTION IN THE SERVICE OF MEN WHO ENLISTED IN THE REGULAR ARMY PRIOR TO APRIL 1, 1917, ANIt MEMBERS OF THE REGUT-AR ARMY RESERV'E AND ENLISTED RESERVE CORPS. 1. Men who enlisted in the Regular Army prior to April 1, 1917, and former members of the Regular Army transferred to the Reserve and recalled to active duty, who now belong to organizations the personnel of which are ordered to be discharged, will not be discharged or furloughed back to the Reserve. These men will be assigned or attached in their present grades to the nearest appro- priate units of the 8th and 20th Divisions, inclusive, or to the nearest appropriate unit in the Regular Army in the United States not included in those divisions ; provided that in case of men enlisted in the Cavalry their names will be re- ported to the commanding general. Southern Department, for assignment. 2. Men who have been voluntarily enlisted subsequent to April 1, 1917, in- cluding members of the Enlisted Reserve Corps enlisted subsequent to April 1, 1917, will be discharged under the general instructions for discharge when orders are received discharging units to which they are assigned or attached, or when they would be discharged were they drafted men. 3. Jlembers of the Enlisted Reserve Corps enlisted prior to April 1, 1917, will be returned to the inactive list at the time when, were they drafted men, they AA'ould be discharged. The accounts of such men returned to the inactive list should be closed, a careful physical examination made of each man, final state- ments, including travel allowances, furnished them and their service records forwarded to the proper department commanders. 4. A weekly report by letter as of Saturday midnight will be made to The Adjutant General of the Army, attention room 160, giving the number of men and branch of the service to which so assigned or attached, and the number of men returned to the inactive list. (326.1, A. G. O.) (See Cirs. 14.5, 197. 344. 390, 413; G. O.. 97, W. D., 1919.) 28 Circular No. 174, December 26, 1918. kk(;l.stj!at10n ov discharged soldiers at office of city oe town cleek. All officers and soldiers will be notitied upon discliarge that tlie governors of several States have aslied that men who have served in the Army register, upon returning home, with their respective town, city, or county clerlvS, or other appropriate officials. This action is requested on the part of all those returning to communities in which opportunity is afforded for such regis- tration, with a view to the establishment of complete lists, both for convenience in making plans to welcome returning soldiers and also for permanent historical record. (220.81, A. (i. O.) Circular No. 4, January 3, 1919, KEPKKSEXTATIVKS OK THE CIVIL SERVICE COMMISSION TO REPORT TO CAMP COM- MANDERS AT DEMOBILIZATION CENTERS. 1. Commanding officers of all camps, posts, and stations where men are to be discharged will give thorough publicity to the fact that some positions are now open in the Federal classified civil service to discharged officers and sol- diers. 2. The War Department has approved the request of the Civil Service Com- mission that it be allowed to appoint representatives at the 30 demobilization camps and three demobilization stations and at such other Army camps, posts^ and stations as the Civil Service Commission may consider desirable. 3. These representatives will present letters of identification from the Civil Service Commission to the commanding officers concerned. The functions of such representatives will be only to inform the commanding officers as to the opportunities for employment that are open in the Federal classified civil serv- ice to officers and soldiers upon discharge, and such representatives should not be allowed to deal directly with the men concerned. The commanding officer will give out the information furnished by the Civil Service Connnission repre- sentatives to the officers and men to be discharged in such a way as to aftord those concerned ample information as to the opportunities for employment in the Feileral classified civil .service, 4. In such camps, posts, and stations at which there are no authorized rep- resentatives of the Civil Service Commission actually present the command- ing officers will give publicity to the fact that information with reference to the civil service positions may be obtained by calling upon the secretary of the local board of civil service examiners at the post office or customhouse in any of the 3,000 cities of the United States, or by communicating directly with the United States Civil Service Commission, AVashington, D. C. (230,224, A. G. O.) CiRCTTLAR No. 5. .January 4, 1919. MAR-RISK INSURANCE 120-DAY PERIOD ON REENLISTJ£ENT OR REENTRY INTO THE SERVICE. The following opinion of the Bureau of War Risk Insurance is published for the information and guidance of all concerned : The general counsel of the Bureau of War Risk Insurance has interpreted the letter from The Adjutant General of the Army (WRI 110) dated September 26, 1918, relative to the 120-day period on reenlistment or reentry into the service 29 to mean that a soldier reenlisting after discharge has 120 days after reenlist- ment to apply for insurance only when an interval occurs between discharge and reenlistment during which civilian status is restored. The same applies to discharge followed by commission. Where military status is continuous the letter from The Adjutant General of the Army (WRI 110) has no application. In no case can the total amount of war-risk insurance carried by the same person exceed $10,000. An officer is entitled to a new period of 120 days only when his acceptance of commission follows restoration of civilian status. The period then begins from the date of acceptance of his commission. (004.61, A. G. O.) (See Cir. 160. W. D., 1919.) ClHCll.Ali No. (j, .Ia.maiiv 0, ll;)li». 1)1 I. AV IX ItlSCHAKCK OK KM.ISTKl) MKX KOK l-K()K.\T KKASO.NS. 1. Aiiplic.-itidiis fur iiiiuiediare dischar^v under the provisions of Circular No. 77, War Department, 1918, will he acted upon as expeditiously as possible, and I he applicants will be informed without unnecessary delay of the action taken. Deserving cases should be investigated, and where the applicants have not correctly or fully stated their rea.sons for asking immediate discharge, officer's should render such assistance as nuiy be necessary to correct them so that the applications may l)e properly presented and acted upon. 2. Circular No. 77, War Department, 1918, was issued to relieve domes^tic distress and to release men whose individual services are shown to be urgently needed and indispensable to an industry or occupation. In passing on appli- ■cations under the latter head the test to be applied is not the existence of a gen- eral shortage of labor in any trade or business, but the value to a given em- ployer or business of the particular individual concerned, and the imprac- ticability of securing a substitute. It will be found that nearly all cases properly coming under this head are cases of resumption of a former posi- tion in which an individual has been specially trained. 3. All applications for discharge under the provisions of Circular No. 77 will receive careful and coiis 336. This report will be made on the day on which any such men are enlisted. 3. The Regular Army bands now in the United States, with the station of each, are as follows: Coast Artillery Corps. 1st. Fort Moultrie, Moultrieville, S. C. 2d. Fort Williams, Cape Cottage, Me. 3d. Fort Winfield Scott, Calif. 4tb. Fort Monroe, Fort Monroe, Va. 6th. Fort Casey, Wash. 7th. Fort Adams, Newport, R. I. 8th. Fort Barrancas, Fla. 10th. Fort Andrews, Mass. 11th. Fort H. G. Wright, Fishermans Island, N. Y. 12th. Fort Totten, Long Island, N. Y. 14th. Fort Screvens, Ga. 15tb. Fort Hamilton, Brooklyn, N. Y. ' 17th. Fort Hancock, N. J. 18th. Fort Du Pont, Delaware City, Del. ' Field Artillery. '_ 1st Regiment. Fort Sill, Okla. 2d Regiment. Camp Taylor, Louisville, Ky. 4th Regiment. Camp Stanley, Tex. 54 9tli Regiment. Fort Sill, Oljla. 14tli Regiment. Fort Sill, Okla. 81st Regiment. C;nnp Knox, Louisville, Ky. 82(1 Regiment. Fort Bliss, El Paso, Tex. ^3(1 Regiment. Camp Knox. Louisville, Ky. Cavalry. l.«t Regiment. Douglas, Ariz. 4tli Regiment. Fort Ringgold, Rio Grande City. Tex. 5tli Regiment. Fort Bliss, Tex. 7th Regiment. Fort Bliss, Tex. 9th Regiment. IMarfa, Tex. lOfh Kegimenr. Forr fluadiuca. Ariz. lUh Regiment. Fort Myer, Va. 12tli Regiment. Columbus, N. Mex. LStli Regiment. Fort Clark, Tex. 14tli Regiment. Fort Sam Houston. Tex. IGtli Regiment. Brownsville, Tex. Disriplinori/ Rands. 1st. U. S. Disciplinary Barracks, Fort Leavenworth, Kans. 2d. U. S. Discii)linary Barracks (Pacific Branch). Alcatraz, Calif. 3d. U. S. Disci|)Iinary Barracks (Atlantic Branch), Fort .Tay. N. Y. Corps of Engineers. The Engineer Band. Washington Barracks. D. C. 5th Regiment. Camp A. A. Humphreys, Accotink, Va. Infantry. 1st Regiment. Camp Lewis, American Lake, Wash. 2d Regiment. Camp Dodge, Iowa. Sd Regiment. Eagle Pass, Tex. 5th Regiment. Camp Taylor, Louisville, Ky. 10th Regiment. Camp Custer, Mich. I2tli Regiment. Camp Stuart, Va. 13th Regiment. Camp Merritt, N. J.— 15th Brigade, 8th Division. 14th Regiment. Camp Grant, 111. 17tli Regiment. Camp Meade, Md. 19th Regiment. Douglas, Ariz. 2()th Regiment. Fort Riley, Kans. 21st Regiment. Fort George Wright, Spokane, Wash. 22(1 Regiment. Fort .lay. Governors Island, N. Y. 24th Regiment. Columbus, N. Mex. 2iith Regiment. Nogales, Ariz. 29th Regiment. Camp Shelby, Hattiesburg, Miss. 32(1 Regiment. Camp Kearny, Calif. 35th Regiment. Camp Travis. Tex. 3()th Regiment. Camp Devens, Mass. 3Tth Regiment. Fort Mcintosh, Laredo, Tex. 40th Regiment. Camp Sherman, Chillicothe, Ohio. 55 41st Kogiiiit'iit. Camp Funston, Kaiis. 42(3 Regiment. Camp Upton, Long Island, N. Y. 43(1 Regiment. Camp Travis, Tex. 44tli Regiment. Presidio of San Francisco, Calif. 45th Regiment. Camp Gordon, Ga. 46th liegiment. Fort Oglethorpe, Ga. 4Sth Regiment. Camp Jackson, S. C 40th Regiment. Fort Leavenworth, Kans. 50th Regiment. Camp DLx, N. J. 57th Regiment. Camp Pike, Ark. G2d Regiment. Camp Lee, Va. <33d Regiment. East Potomac Barracks, Washington, D. C, (341.3, A. G. O.) (See Cirs. 262, 281, 418, and 427, W. D., 1919.) CiRCtTLAB No. 254, May 14, 1919. ACTION ON APPLICATIONS FOR DISCHARGE OR FURLOUGH TO THE RESERVE — RESCIS- SION OF CIRCULAR NO. 40, WAR DEPARTMENT, 1919. Circular No. 40, War Department, 1919, is rescinded and the following sub- stituted therefor: In connection with Circular No. 77, War Department, 1918, as supplemented by Circular No. 6, War Department, 1919, and Circular No. 16, War Department, 1919, as extended by Circular No. 55, War Department, 1919, in all cases when the application of an enlisted man for discharge, or furlough to the Reserve, has been disapproved by a subordinate commanding officer, the application will be forwarded to the next higher conunaiidei-. Disapproval will he considered as the final action thereon only wiien tlie :ipiiIic;irion is disapproved by the com- mander who under the provisions of paragrai)!i 1. (Circular No. 77, War Depart- ment, 1918, or Circular No. 16, War Department. 1919. ms extended by Circular No. 5.5, War Department, 1919, is nuthori/.c.l to frfcct sncli discharge, or fur- lough to the Reserve. These instructions will lie lirouglit to liie .-itleniion of all concerned and ■connuanding officers will tr": • llie necessary steiis to determine from time to time that they are strictly adlicred to. (220.81, A. G. O.) CiKCULAK No. 2.55, May 14, 1919. MISINFORMATION HliGAItDlNG rUULOUGH TO THF, KESLRVE. 1. It has been brought to the attention of the War Department that in certain places enlisted men have been misinformed to the effect that in all cases men enlisted prior to April 2, 1917, would be retained on active service until the expiration of their full enlistment period of seven years. 2. This is not tlie policy of the War Department. For the piesent the services of such men are needed, but as soon as they can be spared, it is the intention to furlough to the Reserve all of them who do nut desire to i-eenlist and who shall have completed the prescribed pei'iod of active service of three or fthir years, as the case may be. 3. The commanding officers of all posts, camps, and stations will requir«J that this circular be read to all enlisted men in their command.?. (326.1, A. G. O.) 56 CiECULAB No. 259, May 17, 1919. ENLISTMENT OF DISCHARGED TEMPORARY OFFICERS. Before an applicant for enlistment under the provisions of Circular No. ISO, War Department, 1918, is rejected, paragraph 2 of that circular must be com- plied with. (342.12, A. G. O.) (See Cir. 130, W. D., 1918.) Circular No. 260, May 17, 1919. discontinuance of enlistments for cavalry for american expeditionary FORCES. In connection with subparagraph c, paragraph 2, Circular No. 224, War De- partment, 1919, enlistments for Cavalry only in the American Expeditionary Forces will be discontinued. (341.1, A. G. O.) Circular No. 261, May 20, 1919. transfer of men for furlough to the reserve. Enlisted men of the Regular Army who are to be furloughed to the Reserve under the provisions of Circulars Nos. 16 and 35, War Department, 1919, as supplemented by Circulars Nos. 55, 72, and 247, War Department, 1919, will be sent for furlough to the demobilization centers to which they would be sent under the provisions of current War Department instructions for discharge if eligible therefor. Men may be furloughed to the Reserve at their " present stations," however, in cases where their tranfer to a demobilization center for furlough would cause undue distress or hardship, (326.1, A. G. O.) (See Cirs. 16, 55, and 72, W. D., 1919.) Circular No. 262, May 20, 1919. enlistment of musicians — amendment to circular no. 250, war department, 1919. Paragraph 3, Circular No. 250, War Department, 1919, is amended so as to show the station of the 6th Band, Coast Artillery Corps, as Fort Worden, Wash., and the station of the 10th Band, Coast Artillery Corps, as Fort Warren, Mass. (322, A. G. O.) Circular No, 265, May 20, 1919. beenlistment of men enlisted prior to april 2, 1917. 1. Circulars Nos, 201 and 239, War Department, 1919, are amended so as to remove the restrictions requiring that men enlisted in the Regular Army prior to April 2, 1917, be reenlisted only for a period of three years. 2. Hereafter men who enlisted in the Regular Army prior to April 2, 1917, and who, under current instructions, are eligible for reenlistment, tnay be re- enlisted for either one or three years at the option of the applicant. 57 3. Nothing in tliese instructions, Iiowever, is to be construed as removing tlie restrictions placed upon enlistments for special purposes, such as oversea duty. (342.02, A. G. O.) CiKCtiLAR No. 2G6, May 21, 1919. ENLISTMENT OF ALIENS. Hereafter the enlistment of aliens will be governed by the provisions of para- graph 846, Array Regulations. Instructions heretofore given not in accordance with the provisions of that paragraph are revoi^ed. (342.18, A. G. O.) (See Cir. 382.) CiRCULAB No. 267, May 21, 1919. DISCHARGE OF ENLISTED MEN FOB BELIEF OF FAMILY OR tTKOENT NEED IN INDUSTRfAL WORK— AMENDMENT TO CIRCULAR NO. 77, WAR DEPARTMENT, 1018. Paragraph 3, Circular No. 77, War Department, 191S, is amended to read as follows: 3. Application for discharge under the provisions of this circular will be made in each individual case by the soldier concerned and rhrough his im- mediate commanding oflicer. No man who voluntarily enlisted prior to April 2, 1917, or since February 28, 1919, will be discharged under this authority. Such enlisted men of the Regular Army will be discharged only as prescribed in Army Regulations. (201, A. G. O.) Circular No. 268, May 22, 1919. NOTATION ON ENLISTMENT PAPER. 1. In connection with Circular No. 141, War Department, 1919, proper nota- tion is not being made on the enlistment paper (Form No. 22, A. G. O.) to indicate the special service to which a man is to be assigned under the terms of his enlistment after being enlisted in an authorized arm, corps, or depart- ment of the service. 2. Hereafter in the cases of men enlisted in an authorized arm, corps, or department of the service for assignment to a special service, appropriate notation will be entered in the fourth line of the enlistment paper (Form No. 22, A. G. O.) in the space provided for notation of the company and regiment or arm or corps or department as follows: In Infantry for Motor Transport Corps. In Infantry for Tank Corps. In Infantry for Air Service. In Quartermaster Corps for Construction Division. In Medical Department for Veterinary Corps. In Medical Department for Dental Corps. (342.05, A. G. O.) (See Cir. 293. W. D., 1919.) Circular No. 271, May 23, 1919. discontinuance of enlistments for colored cavalry in the philippine ISLANDS. Enlistments of colored men for Cavalry in the Philippine Islands will be dis- continued at once. Qualified applicants already accepted at general recruit- ing stations may be enlisted. (341.3, A. G. O.) 58 Circular No. 281, May 31, 1919. musicians for tank corps band amendment to circular no. 250, war department, 1919. Circular Xo. 250, War Depnrtiuent, 1919. as amended by Circular No. 2G2, War Department, 1919, is further amended by adding the following paragraph: 4. In addition to the Regular Army hands enumerated in paragraph 3, enlist- 4uents are also authorized under the conditions prescribed in paragraph 1 for the Tank Corps Band, Franklin Cantonment. Canfp Meade, Md. (322.999, A. G. O.) Circular No. 2S5, June 3, 1919. IMMUNIZATION OF RECRUITS. i. In ordei' to carry out the present policy of the early replacement where^ jjossible of men who entered the service for the period of the emergency by men enli.sted under the provisions of the act of Congress dated February 28, 1919, the departure of recruits from recruit depots or stations where enlisted, for permanent stations or oversea replacement depots, will be expedited wher- -ever possible. 2. In cases where the completion of the recruit's typhoid immunization at the recruit depot or station where enlisted will delay his departure therefrom, he will be forwarded to an oversea replacement depot or to his permanent station, iis the case nfay be, prior to the completion of the immunization. In such cases this immunization will be completed at the oversea replacement depot, ■or at the station in the United States to which the man is assigned, as the case may be. 3. Attention is directed to paragraph 187, Manual for the Medical Depart- ment, as changed by C. M. M. D. No. 6. The provisions of this paragraph are modified so as to prescribe that the duplicate of the Incomplete vaccination <:'ard will be transmitted with the soldier's service record to the oversea re- placement depot or permanent station, as the case may be. Upon its receipt at the oversea replacement depot or pernfanent station the duplicate will be transmitted to the depot or station surgeon. (720.4. A. G. O.) Circular No. 293, June 5, 1919. DESIGNATION OF AIR-SERVICE RECRUITS — AMENDMENT TO CIRCULAR NO. 268, WAR DEP.\RTMENT, 1919. 1, Recruits for the Air Service, when reported to The Adjutant General of the Army for assignment, w^ill be designated as follows : Those who desire service in the lighter-than-air branch as " Air Service, Balloon." Those who desire service in the heavier-than-air branch as "Air Service." 2. Paragraph 2. Circular No. 268, War Department, 1919, is amended so as to provide that, in the cases of men enlisted in the Infantry for assignment to the Air Service, proper notation will be made on their enlistment papers (Form No. 22, A. G. O.), designating the branch of the Air Service to which they se of each day upon which enlistments are made. (315, A. G. O.) (See G. O. 57.) 63 Circular No. 341, July 8, 1919. enlistment oy musicians amendment to cikculak no. 2.-.o. war pepaktment^ 1019. Circular No. 250, War Department, 1919, as amended by Circulars Nos. 262 and 281, War Department, 1919, is further amended so as to provide that musicians enlisted as prescribed therein will be forwarded to the organization* for which enlisted without awaiting orders of assignment from The Adjutant General of the Army. The report required by paragraph 2, Circular No. 250^ will be continued. The commanding officers of the organizations listed in paragraphs 3 and 4 of Circular No.' 250, as amended, will report by wire to The Adjutant General' of the Army when the authorized strength of their organizations has been ot>- tained. (341.3, A. G. O.) (See Cir. 385.) CiKCULAB No. 343, July 9, 1919. TRANSFER OE REENLISTED MEN TO ARlf, STAFF CORPS, OR DEPARTMENT FOB WHICFf ENLISTED. 1. Commanding officers will make a special effort to release all men who reenlisted under act of February 28, 1919 (Bui. No. 9, W. D., 1919), for aa arm, staff corps, or department other than that with which they are at present assigned to duty, and who have been retained on their duties until they caa be spared or replaced as provided in Circular No. 154, War Department, 1919. 2. When available these men will be transferred promptly in compliance- with their order of assignment. 3. All such men who have not been reported for assignment will be reported in accordance with paragraph 6, Circular No. 101, War Department, 1919l (220.33, A. G. O.) (See Cir. 396.) Circular No. 344, July 10, 1919. reenlistment of noncommissioned officers amendment tq circular no. lot^ war department, 19)9. (See G. O. 97, W. D., 1919.) Circular No. 348, July 11, 1919. discontinuance of enlistments for infantry in philippine islands. Enlistments in the Infantry for service in the Philippine Islands will be dis- continued at once. Qualified applicants already accepted at general recruiting: stations may be enlisted. (341.3, A. G. O.) Circular No. 3.5.5, July 16, 1919. discontinuance of enlistments for colored cavalry. Enlistments of colored men for Cavalry will be discontinued at once. Quali- fied applicants already accepted at general recruiting stations may be enlistemiums and the lapsation, cancellation, and reinstatement of yearly renewable term insurance granted under the provisions of the war-risk insurance act, and applicable after separation from the active military or naval service. 1. When any person insured under the provisions of the war-risk insurance act leaves the active military or naval service for reasons not precluding the continuation of insurance, the monthly premium which, had he remained in the service, would have been payable on the last day of the calendar month in which lie was discharged will be payable on the first day of the calendar month following the date of his discharge, and thereafter montlily premiums shall be payable on the first day of each calendar month. The premium pay- able on the first day of any calendar month may, however, be paid at any time during such month, which shall constitute a grace period for the pay- ment of such premium. If the premium is not paid before the expiration of such grace period the insurance shall lapse and terminate. 2. In every case where reinstatement, in whole or in part, of lapsed or canceled insurance is desired, the insured shall file with the Bureau of War Risk Insurance a signed application therefor and make tender of the premium for one month (the grace period) on the amount of insurance to be reinstated, and also of the amount of at least one month's premium on the reinstated insurance. In cases where the insured desires to convert his lapsed term insurance he shall make tender of the premium for one month (the grace period) on the amount of term insurance to be reinstated and converted, and also of the first premium on the converted insurance. 3. Insurance lapsed or canceled may be reinstated within 18 months after the month of discharge provided the insured is in as good health as at date of discharge or at the expiration of tlie grace period, whichever is the later date, and so states in his application ; and may be reinstated after 18 months succeeding the month of discharge provided such insurance has not been lapsed for more than one year, under the following conditions: (a) Within three calendar months succeeding the grace period if the insured is in as good health as at the expiration of the grace period and so states in his application. (ft) Within 11 calendar months succeeding the grace period if the insured is in as good health as at the expiration of the grace period and so states in his application, and includes therewith a formal report of examination made by a reputable physician substantiating said statement to the satisfaction of the Director of the Bureau of War Risk Insurance. 4. Treasury Decision 45, W. R., and all other regulations heretofore made which conflict with the foregoing are hereby revoked. R. G. Cholmeley-Jones, Director. Api)roved : Carter Glass, Secretary of the Treasury. (004.61, A. G. O.) (See Cirs, 147, 57, 161, and 356.) 68 CiKCULAB No, 379, August 1, 1919. DISCONTINUANCE OF ENLISTMENTS FOB AIB SERVICE IN PHILIPPINES. Enlistments in the Air Service for service in the Philippine Islands will be discontinued immediately. Qualified applicants already accepted at general recruiting stations may be enlisted. (341.3, A. G. O.) (See Cir. 411.) CiEcuLAB No. 381, August 1, 1919. ASSIGNMENT OF EECEUITS- -AMENDMENTS TO CIECULARS NOS. DEPARTMENT, 1919. 1. Paragraph 6, Circular No. 101, War Department, 1919. is amended to read as follows : 6. — o. The report of men to The Adjutant General of the Army for assign- ment will state the number of men accepted for each arm, staff corps, or de- partment, the occupation of each and whether or not he has had previous military service. Special care will be taken to ascertain the occupation of each man. This report will be submitted by mail by the commanding officer of each post, camp, or station directly to The Adjutant General of the Army on Satur- day of each week and will include all men available for assignment who have not been previously reported, except as required by the supplementary report provided for in subparagraph b. The following form will be observed in submitting this report : Enlisted for Infantry. Number. Vocation. Previous service, i 3 Cooks No. Yes. No. Yes. 2 3 do 1 2 Blacksmiths 1 b. A supplementary report will be made in the case of men enlisted in the Regular Army before April 2, 1917, who upon reenlistment are unassigned or who are assigned to organizations which have been ordered demobilized, and who request special assignment to the organization or station in which they served immediately prior to their transfer from a Regular Army organization. This does not apply to men who are members of a Regular Army organization who reenlist. This supplementary report will be submitted in the following form : EEPOKT OF BEENLISTED EEGULAK AEMY MEN AUTHOEIZED TO REQUEST ASSIGNMENT TO FORMER ORGANIZATION OR STATION. Enlisted for Infantry. Name. Vocation. Previous service (years). Present station. Preference. Sergt, John Jones... Corpl. Frank Smith. Clerk.... Soldier. . 19 13 Unassigned 320th Infantry. Fort Leavenworth, Kana. 44th Infantry. 69 The furlough address of men granted furlough will be reported on this form. c. Except as above provided, request prior to or after enlistment for special assignment will not be made to The Adjutant General of the Army. All men reported for special assignment should be informed that while the War De- partment will make every effort to observe preference expressed, nevertheless it will be necessary from time to time to assign men in accordance with needs of the service. This will not be construed to prohibit enlistments for special assignment as authorized from time to time in current War Department in- structions. d. When no men are available for assignment no reports will be submitted. This report is in addition to reports now called for by Army Regulations. e. The weekly telegraphic reports of enlistments for one and three year periods required by telegram from The Adjutant General of the Army, dated March 12, 1919, from all post, camp, and station commanders (in case of Coast Artillery posts to be consolidated by coast-defense commanders) will be sub- mitted in the following form : "Enlisted at (state name of post, camp, or organization) for week ending . For one year . For three years . " (Signature.) ." 2. Paragraph 2, Circular No. 145, War Department, 1919, amendatory of paragraph 1, Circular No. 166, War Department, 1918, is amended by striking out the last sentence of the last subparagraph and substituting therefor the fol- lowing : These reports will be submitted in the following forms : Report of Regular Army men authorised to request assignment to former organ- ization or station. Name. Vocation. Previous service (years). Present station. Preference. Sergt. John Jones... Corp. Frank Smith.. Clerk.... Soldier. . 19 13 Unassigned .... 320th Infantry. Fort Leavenworth, Kana. 44th Infantry. The furlough address of men granted furlough will be reported on this form. All men reported for special assignment should be informed that, while the War Department will make every effort to observe preference expressed, never- theless it will be necessary from time to time to assign men in accordance with needs of the service. (343.2, A. G. O.) (See Cirs. 101 and 145.) Circular No. 382, August 1, 1919. recruit educational centers. The following is published for the information of all concerned: On May 1, 1919, the War Department began accepting for enlistment illiter- ates and non-English-speaking citizens and aliens. These enlistments will be made under the emergency act until the peace treaty is ratified. Under an act passed in 1899, in time of peace, no person (except an Indian), who can not speak, read, and write the English language, may be enlisted in the Army. In order that the enlistment of the illiterates and the non-English- speaking men may not cease when the Congress ratifies the peace treaty, the War Department has prepared a bill for the repeal of the above-mentioned act. This bill is now being considered by Congress. Under present naturalization laws an alien who makes legal declaration of his intention to become a citizen, and who enlists in the Army for three years, may, upon honorable discharge, become a full-fledged citizen, providing he ap- plies for final papers within six months after he has been discharged. 70 It is thus seen that an alien, by enlisting in our Army in times of peace, may become a citizen in a minimum of three years, whereas by all civil channels it takes five years. In other words, the War Department, in line with the big Americanization movement now on foot, is offering to illiterates and non-English-speaking men who enlist for three years, first, a thorough course in English, and, second, full citizenship upon honorable discharge. During the war thousands of illiterates and non-English-speaking were drafted. In six months the development battalions handled over 25,000 such soldiers. It was conclusively demonstrated that men of the aforesaid classes can be readily trained into good soldiers almost as quickly as men who know English. When the armistice was signed these schools were in progress in every camp. It was found that men brought together in this way soon forget racial distinc- tions — they were all learning English ; they were all members of one Army ; they were all Americans. In three months — and often in less time — men were taught sufficient English to enable them to receive, execute, and transmit verbal orders and messages intelligently, and also to read and understand ordinary written or printed matter as contained in the various drill regulations, soldier's handbooks, etc. It is because of the great success obtained during the war that the Army de- cided to continue this practical Americanization scheme. The first recruit oducationnl center has been established at Camp Upton, N. Y. For the present recruiting of men (white only for the time lieing) who can not read, write, and speak English is confined to the Northeastern and Eastern Departments ; as soon as the recruit educational center is well organ- ized, other centers, modeled after the Camp Upton center, will be established and recruiting will begin throughout the country. A simple psychological test has been prepared for use at recruiting stations. This test is calculated to assist recruiting officers in determining whether or not applicants possess sufficient intelligence to carry on in the Army. The test will be ready for issue in the near future. Men as soon as enlisted, are sent to the recruit educational center where they are examined and classified as to their knowledge of the English lan- guage; they are then assigned to organizations according to such classifica- tions. Recruits receive daily (except Saturday afternoons, Sundays, and holidays) three hours of English instruction and three hours of military instruction. In establishing the recruit educational centers, which will train and etlucate the illiterates and the non-English-speaking aliens and citizens, the War De- partment feels that it has taken a step that should meet with nation-wide ap- proval, since it makes for better citizenship and for a higher order of Ameri- canism. The War Department feels confident that, with the cooperation of our patri- otic citizens, this Americanization plan will succeed, for the problem involved, thanks to the valuable experience gained during the war, has already in great part been solved. (350, A. G. O.) Circular No. 383, August 4, 1919. en}jIStment of men for certain special services. Circular No. 141, War Department, 1919, superseding paragraph 5, Circular No. 113, War Department, 1919, is amended so as to make the first subpara- graph of paragraph 5 to read as follows: Men who desire to enlist or reenlist for the INIotor Transport Corps, Tank Corps, Air Service, or Chemical Warfare Service will be enlisted for the In- 71 fautry and will be transt'erred immediately to the service desired for assign- ment in accordance with the provisions of Circular No. 101, War Department, 1919. (220.81, A. G. O.) (See Cirs. 141 :ind 411.) CiRCUT^R No. 385, August 6, 1919. DISCONTINUANCE OF ENLISTMENTS OF MUSICIANS FOR CERTAIN BANDS AMENDMENT TO CIRCUT.AR NO. 2.50, WAR DEPARTMENT, 1919. Para,s,'rapli 3, Circular No. 250, War Department, 1919, as amended, is further amended so as to exclude from the list of bands enumerated therein the fol- lowing-named bands, their autliorized strength having been obtained: Coast Artillery bands : Fourth — Fort Monroe, Va. Fifteenth—Fort Hamilton, BnM.klyn, N. Y. (34].3, A. G. O.) (See Cir. 2.50.) Circular No. 386, August 7, 1919. disposition of men enlisted for the american expeditionary force in france." Men who have been enlisted for sei-vice in the American Expeditionary Force in France and who have not been sent to Camp Meade, Md., in accordance with Circular No. 324, War Department, 1919, may be transferred, upon their own written request, to any organization of the United States Army in the United States or in Alaska, Canal Zone, Hawaii, Siberia, China, or the Philippine Islands for which enlistments are now authorized and will be sent, without reference to The Adjutiint General of the Army, to the organizations to which assigned. Report will be made to The Adjutant General of the Army of all such assignments. All other such men, except those sick or under charges or sen- tence of confinement of a court-martial, will be sent to the Oversea Replace- ment Depot, Camp Meade, Md., without delay, regardless of the character of the duty which tliey are now performing. Special attention is directed to report called for in the second paragraph of Circular No. 324, War Department, 1919. (341.1, A. G. O.) (See Cirs. .324 and 405.) C]RCUT.AR No. 389, August 8, 1919. NEW FORM OF SERVICE RECORD. 1. The .service records of men enlisted or reenlisted in the Regular Army after the receipt of this circular will be prepared on the new Form No. 29, A. G. O., April 22, 1919. 2. The new form will not be used for service records of men enlisted or re- enlisted in the Regular Army subsequent to February 28, 1919, and prior to the receipt of this circular in whose cases service records on the old form have already been opened, except when necessary to prepare a temporary or sup- plementary service record for them, in which case the new form will be used. 3. When it is necessary at ports of embarkation and demobilization centers to prepare temporary or supplementary service records for men enlisted or inducted for the emergency only, the old forms with insert and paster will be used until September 30, 1919, or until the supply on hand is exhausted. 72 4. At posts, camps, or stations not included in paragraph 3 the old forms of service record may be destroyed when a supply of the new form has been re- ceived. (315.02, A. G. O.) (See Cir. 195.) C1KCXJI.AE No. 390, August 8, 1919. REENLISTMENT AND SPECIAL ASSIGNMENT OF FOKMER MEMBERS OF REGULAR ARMY OEGANIZATIONS. 1. It is desired that everything practicable be done toward increasing the strength of Regular Army units and toward the preservation of the spirit which was created in these organizations during the war. In furtherance of this, it is believed desirable to facilitate the return to each organization of personnel which belonged to it during the war. With this in view, authority is granted to all recruiting officers to accept for enlistment for special assignment to any organization of the Regular Army, any former member of that organization, under the following conditions : a. That the applicant presents conclusive evidence of honorable discharge since April 1, 1917, from the organization to wliich he desires assignment. In no case will a man be accepted for enlistment under this authority for an organization of the Regular Army other than that from which he shows conclu- sive evidence that he was discharged. b. Under this authority Regular Army organizations are construed to be — (1) All organizations as given in Table 1, Tables of Organization, August 27, 1918, of the 1st to 7th Divisions (inclusive). (2) All organizations provided for under the national-defense act of June 3, 1916, of the— Infantry, Cavalry, Field Artillery, Coast Artillery Corps, Signal Corps, Engineer Corps. (3) Instructions with reference to units of the Medical Corps, Ordnance Department, Quartermaster Corps, Motor Transport Corps, Tank Corps, Air Service, and Chemical Warfare Service will be issued later, c. That enlistments will not be made under this authority for assignment to any specific organization serving beyond the continental limits of the United States. d. That enlistments will be made for a period of one or three years. e. That no enlistments will be made under this authority after December 31, 1919. f. That notation of this authority and the organization for which the man is accepted for enlistment will be made on the enlistment papers and service records pertaining to each man so accepted. g. That nothing herein shall be construed as altering any restrictions as to eligibiUty for enlistment, now in force, or as restricting the present authority for enlistments for service beyond the continental limits of the United States. h. That special care will be exercised to insure compliance with paragraph 2, Circular No. 113, War Department, 1919, which prohibits the reenlistment of men entitled to family allowance under the war-risk insurance act. 2. Under the conditions above stated the commanding officer at each post, camp, or station at which recruiting is authorized will complete the enlist- 73 ment of such men us may be qualified for enlistment thereunder, and, imme- diately upon completion of their enlistment, will assign and transfer them, Mthout reference to The Adjutant General of the Army, to the organization for which, under this authority, they were enlisted. Men enlisted under this au- thority will not be reported to The Adjutant General of the Army for assign- ment, but a weekly report will be made as of Saturday midnight, showing the number of men enlisted under this authority and the organization to which assigned. 3. Recruiting officers are authorized to forward men accepted for enlist- ment direct to the station of their organization for enlistment thereat, pro- viding such station is nearer recruit depot. 4. Commanding officers of Regular Army organizations are advised of the extreme desirability of securing the return of their former personnel. Efforts should be made at once to obtain from retained records the names and addresses of men discharged from their organizations, and these men should be informed by letter of the privileges of reenlistment authorized herein. Such letters should, in addition, enlarge upon the desirability of the return of a man to an organization with which he has served, and fought, in whose history he is bound up, and in which he will again associate with his former comrades who are still in the service, or who will return to their old organizations under this authority. Such further appeal as each individual organization can make should be included. (342.06, A, G. O.) (See Cirs. 145, 166, 197, 201, 240, 265, 344, 390, 396, 413; and G. O. 97.) CiECULAR No. 391, August 8, 1919. PAYMENT OF $00 BONUS TO MEN DISCHARGED TO KEENLIST — AMENDMENT TO CIECTILAB NO. 201, WAB DEPARTMENT, 1919, Paragraph 5, Circular No. 201, War Department, 1919, is amended to read as follows: According to a decision of the Comptroller of the Treasury, the bonus of $60 IS not payable to men discharged under this authority. Three months' extra pay under the act of Congress approved May 11, 1908, is not payable upon reenlistment, nor is travel pay allowed. (342.03, A. G O ) (See Cirs. 120, 201, 265, and 404.) CiBCULAE No. 392, August 8, 1919. DISCONTINUANCE OF ENLISTMENTS OF COLORED MEN— AMENDMENT TO CIBCULAB NO. 355, WAB DEPARTMENT, 1019. 1. Original enlistments of colored men for Infantry will be discontinued at once. Qualified applicants already accepted at general recruiting stations may be enlisted. This does not prohibit the reenlistment of men enlisted prior to April 1, 1917. 2. The provisions of Circular No. 355, War Department, 1919, discontinuing enlistments of colored men for Cavalry are modified to permit the reenlist- ment of men enlisted prior to April 1, 1917. (342.06, A. G. O.) (See Cirs. 365 and 436.) Circular No. 396, August 12, 1919. TRANSFER OF ENLISTED MEN TO BRANCH OF SERVICE FOB WHICH ENLISTED. 1. All men who have enlisted or reenlisted prior to August 1, 1919, under the act of Congress approved February 28, 1919, (sec. II, Bui. No. 9, W. D., 74 1919), for an arm, staff corps, or department other than the one to which they are now attached, will be transferred not later than August 31, 1919, in accord- ance with orders of assignment received in each case. If such men have not been reported for assignment, report will be made without delay in accordance with the provisions of Circular No. 381, War Department, 1919, amendatory to paragrai)h 6. Circular No. 101, and paragraph 2, Circular No. 145, War Depart- ment, 1919. 2. Any further action necessary to effect the transfer not later than August 31, 1919, of these men will be initiated by their immediate commanding officers. (220.33, A. G. O.) (See Cirs, 343 and 390.) Circular No. 397, August 12, 1919. POINTS OF CONCENTRATION FOR RECRUITS ENLISTED FOR SERVICE IN THE CANAL ZONE. HAWAII, PHILIPPINE ISLANDS, AND SIBERIA— RESCISSION OF CIRCULAR NO. 219, WAR DEPARTMENT, 1910 — AMENDMENT TO CIRCULARS NOS. 363 AND 367, WAR DEPARTMENT, 1919. 1. Circular No. 219. War Department, 1919, is rescinded and the following substituted therefor : The following points are designated for the concentration of men enlisted for service in the Canal Zone, Hawaii, Philippine Islands, and Siberia prior to their transfer on such service: a. For men enlisted for service in the Canal Zone, the Panama Replace- ment Detachment, Jackson Barracks, La. 6. For men enlisted for service in Hawaii, Philippine Islands, and Siberia, the Hawaiian Replacement Detachment, the Philippine Replacement Detach- ment, the Siberian Replacement Detachment, respectively, recruit depot. Fort McDowell, Calif. 2. The connnanding officers of Jackson Barracks, La., and of the recruit depot. Fort McDowell, Calif., will exerci.se their discretion as to the details of organization of these replacement detachments. 3. Circulars Nos. 363 and 367, War Department, 1919, are amended so as to change the address of the Siberian Replacement Detachment from Presidio of San Francisco, Calif., to recruit depot, Fort McDowell, Calif. (343.2, A. G. O.) (See Cir. 219, W. D., 1919.) Circular No. 399, August 14, 1919. DISCHARGE OF MEMBERS OF ARMY RESER\"E CORPS AND NAVAL RESERVE FORCE FOB PURPOSE OF ENLISTING IN REGITLAR ARMY OB NA\'Y, RESPECTIVELY. 1. The War and Navy Departments have agreed to discharge men from the Reserve of the Regular Army and the Naval Reserve Force in order to permit them to enlist in the Regular Army or Regular Navy, respectively. 2. The following procedure will be carried out when a member of the Naval Reserve Force applies for enlistment in the Regular Army, When a naval reservist on inactive duty applies at an Army recruiting sta- tion for enlistment, the Army recruiting officer will instruct the applicant to make out a request for discharge from the Naval Reserve Force, which will be forwarded by the recruiting officer to the Bureau of Navigation, through The Adjutant General of the Army. The Bureau of Navigation will in turn direct the Commandant of the Naval District in which the applicant's records are kept to prepare and forward to the Army recruiting officer direct, a completed discharge for the person concerned, with a letter of transmittal to the Army recruiting officer, requesting that delivery of the discharge be made only in the event that the applicant is actually accepted and sworn into 75 the Army ; otherwise the discharge will be returned direct to the office of origin with a statement of facts, and if the applicant is enlisted, a similar report will be made by the Army recruiting officer. The discharge from the Navy will be delivered to the applicant only when he has actually been ac- cepted and sworn into the Army. 3. The Navy Department on its part agrees to the following : The following procedure will be carried out when a member of the Regular Army Reserve applies fur enlistment in the Navy : The recruiting officer will examine the applicant to determine his fitness for enlistment. If found to be physically and in all respects qualified, the recruiting officer will instruct ithe applicant to make a request in writing to The Adjutant General of the Army, War Department, via the recruiting ofBcer and the Bureau of Navigation, for discharge from the Army Reserve Corps for the purpose of enlisting in the Navy. This request should embody the following information : Name of applicant, rank, organization from which furloughed to the Reserve, and Army serial number, if available, and should bear an indorsement by the recruiting officer, stating that the applicant is in all respects qualified for enlistment in the Navy. The furlough to the Regular Army Reserve should be forwarded in all cases except where the form is lost, in which event such fact should be stated. Furlough papers and request for discharge fi-om the Regular Army Reserve should be forwarded by the recruiting officer to the Bureau of Navigation by mail, for further transmittal to the War Department. The Adjutant General of the Army will take the necessary steps to have the man's discharge from the Army Reserve forwarded direct to the recruiting officer, who will deliver it only after the man has actually been accepted and sworn into the naval service. After a reasonable length of time, say, 30 days after receipt of the Army Reserve discharge, if the applicant fails to enlist in the Navy, the discharge should be returned to The Adjutant General's Office, via the Bureau of Navi- gation, with a statement explaining the circumstances. In case of acceptance, a notice of enlistment should be sent similarly. (220.81, A. G. O.) Circular No. 401, August 15, 1919. BESCISSION OF CERTAIN WAR DEPARTMENT NUMBERED CIRCULARS, SERIES OF 1919. 1. The following War Department numbered circulars, series of 1919, are rescinded, the matter being contained in General Orders, No. 97, War Depart- ment, 1919 : Circulars Nos. 197, 333, 344, 357, and 358. 2. The following War Department numbered circulars, issued during the month of July, 1919, are rescinded, the matter being contained in Bulletin No. 25, War Department, 1919: Circulars Nos. 351 and 352. (300.5, A. G. O.) Circular No. 403, August 18, 1919. ENLISTMENT OF MUSICIANS FOR SERVICE IN SIBERIA. 1. It is desired to enlist at once 44 musicians for special assignment to the band of the 31st Infantry in the American Expeditionary Force, Siberia. 2. General recruiting officers are authorized to accept for enlistment, and recruiting officers at all posts, camps, and stations where recruiting is author- ized are authorized to enlist, men for this special assignment. White men only will be enlisted and all such enlistments will be for a period of three years. 76 3. Men enlisted under this authority will be reported to The Adjutant Gen- eral of the Army and sent at once to the Siberian Replacement Detachment, Fort McDowell, Calif. (343.2, A. G. O.) CiECULAB No. 404, August 18, 1919. EEt'UWD OF $G0 BONUS FROM MEN DISCHAKGED AND REENLISTED UNDER PROVISIONS OF CIRCULAR NO. 201, WAR DEPARTMENT, 1919. In view of legislation now pending no action will be taken to cause the refund of the bonus of $60 from men to whom such bonus may have been paid, who have been discharged and reenlisted under the provisions of Circular No. 201, War Department, 1919, as amended by Circulars Nos. 265 and 391, War Department, 1919. (242.17, A. G. O.) Circular No. 405, August 19, 1919. enlistments for service beyond continental limits of the united states. 1. In connection with telegrams from The Adjutant General of the Army dated April 10 and April 29, 1919, and Circular No. 397, War Department, 1919, the enlistment for three-year periods of qualified white applicants for service beyond the continental limits of the United States in the following arms of the service is at present authorized : For the Panama Canal Department. Infantry. Cavalry. Field Artillery, mountain. Coast Artillery. Engineer Corps. Signal Corps. Medical Department. Infantry for Motor Transport Corpa For the Hawaiian Department. Engineer Corps. For the Philippine Department. Coast Artillery. Ordnance Department. Engineer Corps. Signal Corps. Quartermaster Corps. Medical Department (including Dental and Veterinary Corps). For Siberia. Infantry. Medical Department. _ Ordnance Department. (See Cir, 411.) Signal Corps. (See Cir. 411.) 2. When the numbers allotted to the various arms of the service are secured, Instructions will accordingly be issued to discontinue enlistments. Such in- structions should therefore be particularly noted. (343.2, A. G. O.) (See Cirs. 355 and 392.) 77 CiBCXJXAB No. 406, August 19, 1919. MUSICAL INSTEUCTION IN AEMY BANDS. 1. The need of competent band musicians is becoming acute and it is neces- sary tliat effort be made to develop musical training in Army bands. 2. Attention is directed to paragraph 90i, 1916 Supplement, Compilation of Orders, 1881-1915. Privates selected for musical instruction under the pro- visions' of that paragraph will, if practicable, be detached from their organiza- tions and attached to the band. 3. At recruit depots any .recruit wlio gives promise of becoming a band musician, or who shows talent or ability, will be given instruction in music, if he so desires, and every effort will be made to induce such men to take up the study of music as a profession. Recruits undergoing instruction in music will be Ijept under instruction until such time as they are reported fit for assignment to regular bands, but not for a period exceeding six months. A recruit who is a music student will not be considered available for assign- ment to any except musical organization. Any recruit whose musical progress is not satisfactory will be relieved at the earliest moment and made available for assignment to an organization, not musical. 4. The following scheme for individual instruction is furnished as a guide for musical training in Army bands and at recruit depots : Rudiments of music comprising — FUNDAMENTALS. o. Theoretical— Sumcient to acquire a knowledge of notes, rests, values, in- tervals, etc. Keys and their signatures, with explanation of circle of fifths. 6, Practical — (1) Scales— played in unison and individually, long tones, (a) Major. (b) Minor (c) Chromatic. (2) Arpeggios— played in unison and individually, long tones. (3) Chords— played in harmony, long tones. (a) Major. (b) Minor. ADVANCED STAGES. a. Practice in sight reading, technique, and phrasing. 6. Proper regard for marks of expression. c. Ensemble playing. d. Augmented chords. e. Diminished chords. This course need not be confined to men attached to bands under the provi- sions of paragraph 90i, 1916 Supplement, but all members of the band may be required to rehearse with the beginners for purposes of review for themselves and for assistance to the students. 5 A report will be rendered on the last day of each month by the command- in- officer of each recruit depot to The Adjutant General of the Army, attention room 336, stating the number and qualifications of musicians who have com- pleted six months' training or are qualified after a shorter period of training, who are available for assignment. The preference of such men as to assign- ment may be expressed. (353.73, A. G. O.) 78 Circular 409, August 21, 1919. soldiers on furlough authorized to canvass for recruits. 1 . Soldiers granted furloughs or passes from organizations will be encouraged to canvass for recruits for special assignment to their organizations. Nota- tion will be made on the soldier's furlough or pass by his organization com- mander when tL.» soldier has authority to canvass for recruits, and such fur- lough or pass will be the recruiting officer's evidence as to the organization to •,\Iiich the soldier belongs. In case oi doubt, the recruiting officer will telegraph the organization commander for verification. A soldier authorized to canvass for recruits should be informed of the loca- tion of the recruiting stations in the locality to be visited while on furlough. Information as to the location of recruiting stations can be obtained from the Army List and Directory. 2. The following provisions will govern in enlistments under this authority: a. An applicant obtained by the soldier will be taken by him in person to the nearest station of the general recruiting service, and, if accepted, will be forwarded to the nearest recruit depot for enlistment and for assignment to the organization of the soldier who presented him, except as provided hereafter. b. In event the station of the soldier securing the recruit is within 300 miles of the recruiting station or is nearer the recruiting station than is the nearest recruit depot, the applicant, if accepted, will be sent direct to the station of the soldier for enlistment. c. No applicant will be accepted for enlistment for special assigmuent under this authority when the organization to which assignment is requested is more than 1,000 miles from the place of acceptance. d. No applicant will be accepted for special assignment to an organization other thiin the one shown on the furlough or pass of the soldier who presents him. e. If an applicant declines to pay his own expenses to the recruiting station, the soldier should communicate with the recruiting officer, giving the ap- plicant's name and addre.ss, but no applicant will be given special assignment under this authority unless personally accompanied by a soldier on furlough status who is authoi-ized, as specified in paragraph 1. to canvnss for recruits. 3. Men accepted for enlistment under this authority will, upon enlistment at a recruit depot, be forwarded at once to their organizations and will not be reported to The Adjutant General of the Army for assignment. (341.1, A. G. O.) Circular No. 411, August 22, 1919. discontinuance of enlistments for air service, for signal corps in hawaii, and for signal corps and ordnance department in siberia — -amendment to circular no. 405, war departaient, 1010. 1. All enlistments for Air Service, including both the lighter-than-air and heavier-than-air branches, will be discontinued immediately. Qualified appli- cants already accepted at general recruiting stations may be enlisted. Applications for enlistment by highly qualified applicants will be reported to The Adjutant General of the Army with a view to enlistment for any vacancy occurring. 79 2. Enlistments for the Signal Corps in Hawaii and for tlie Signal (3orps and Ordnance Department in Siberia will be discontinued immediately. Quali- fied applicants already accepted at general recruiting stations may be enlisted. These instructions do not rescind the provisions of Circular No. 363, War Department, 1919, as amended by Circular No. 397, War Department, 1919, which provide for the enlistment of telegraph operators for service in Siberia. 3. Paragraph 1, Circular No. 405, War Department, 1919, is amended so as to exclude under the heading " For Siberia " Ordnance Department and Signal Corps. (341.3, A. G. O.) (See Cir. 405.) Circular No. 412, August 28, 1919. discontinuance of enlistments for engineer corps in hawaii— amendment to circular no. 40.5, war department. 1919. 1. Enlistments for the Engineer Corps in Hawaii will be discontinued Im- mediately. Qualified applicants already accepted at geuernl recruiting stg.tions may be enlisted. 2. Paragraph 1, Circular No. 405, War Department, 1919, as amended by paragraph 3, Circular No. 411, War Department, 1919, is further amended so :is to exclude under the heading "For the Hawaiian Department" Engineer Corps. (341.3, A. G. O.) (See Cir. 405.) Circular No. 413, Septembicr 2, 1919. reenlistment and special assignment of former members of regular army organizations amendment to circular no. 390, war department, 1919. Subparagraph o, paragraph 1, Circular No. 390, War Department, 1919, is amended to read as follows: ' a. That the applicant presents conclusive evidence of honorable discharge since April 1, 1917, from the organization to which he desires assignment, or shows, by the notation on his discharge certificate, that he was transferred from the organization to which he desires assignment and that such transfer was made since April 1, 1917. In no case will a man be accepted for enlistment under this authority for an organization of the Regular Army other than that from which he shows con- clusive evidence that he was discharged or transferred as provided above. (341.42, A. G. O.) (See Cir. 390.) Circular No. 414, September 4, 1919. RECRUITS FOR SERVICE IN SIBERIA. It is desired that 2,000 recruits for service in Siberia be secured during the month of September, 1919. For the time being the provisions of paragraphs 1 and 2, Circular No. 367, War Department, 1919, are extended so as to pro- vide that recruits for service in Siberia may be enlisted for periods of either one or tliree years, provided that no man will be enlisted for one year who has not had previous military service under the Federal Government. All otlier provisions of Circular No. 367. as amended by paragraph 3, Circular No. 397, War Department, 1919, will be fully complied with. 80 Recruiting officers and commanding officers of posts, camps, and stations at whicli recruiting is authorized will exert special efforts to secure men for this service. (341, A. G. O.) (See Cir. 367.) Circular No. 415, September 6, 1919. RESUMPTION of ENLISTMENTS FOR THE AMERICAN EXPEDITIONARY FORCES IN EUROPE. Circulars Nos. 224 and 824, War Department, 1919, are rescinded and the following substituted therefor : 1. Recruiting for service with the American Expeditionary Forces, Europe, will be resumed immediately. Recruiting officers and commanding officers of posts, camps, and stations at which recruiting is authorized are authorized to enlist men for this service under the following conditions : a. Only white men will be enlisted. h. Enlistment may be for period of one or three years, provided that no man shall be enlisted for one year who has not had previous military service under the Federal Government. c. Acceptance will be limited to Infantry, Signal Corps, Medical Department, and Corps of Engineers. d. Men eligible for discharge and reenlistment under existing instructions may be reenlisted under this authority. Such men will not be retained on their present duties, but will be forwarded at once, or upon expiration of reenlistment furlough, to the Oversea Replacement Depot, Camp Meade, IMd. e. Noncommissioned officers will not be reenlisted under this authority with their warrants continued, but may be reenlisted as privates. 2. Every efEort should be made to include among the enlistments for the Signal Corps telephone operators, repair men, expert radio operators, and tele- phone linemen. Among the enlistments for Infantry effort should be made to secure a large percentage of typists, stenographers, clerks, and cooks. 8. The following notation will be made on the enlistment papers and service records of men enlisted for this purpose: " Enlisted with view to service ^^ith American Expeditionary Forces, Europe." 4. Men enlisted under this authority for the service indicated will be sent immediately to the Oversea Replacement Depot, Camp Meade, Md. 5. Men reenlisted under this authority may be granted reenlistment fur- loughs under the provisions of paragraph 6, Circular No. 118, War Depart- ment, 1919. Men granted such furloughs will be directed to report on expiration of the furlough to the commanding general. Camp Meade, Md., if this is more con- venient to the soldier. In these cases the service records will be sent without delay to the commanding general. Camp Meade, so that he may have informa- tion of the number of soldiers so ordered to report 6. Officers enlisting men under this authority will make daily telegraphic reports to The Adjutant General of the Army (attention room 46) stating the number of enlistments, with arms of the service for which enlisted. No report is necessary when no enlistments are made. The daily report of enlistments (Form 664, A. G. O.) will be made for all enlistments under this authority and will accompany the enlistment papers. Report for assignment, as pre- scribed in Circular No. 101, AVar Department, 1919, as amended by Circular No. 381, War Department, 1919, will not bo made. (341.1, A. G. O.) (See Cirs. 224, 324, 38G. and 405.) 81 CIBCXJT.AE No. 418, Septembeb 9, 1919. ENLISTMENT OF MUSICIANS — AMENDMENT TO CIRCULAR NO. 2 50, WAS DEPARTMENT, 1919. Paragraph 3, Circular No. 250, War Department, 1919, as amended, is furtlier amended by adding to the list of Field Artillery bands enumerated therein the following: Field Artillery. 11th Regiment — Camp Grant, 111. 18th Regiment— Camp Merritt, N. J. (343.2, A. G. O.) (See Cirs. 250, 262, 281, 341, 369. and 427.) Circular No. 422. September 11, 1919. enlistments fob the signal corps. 1. Recruiting officers and commanding officers of posts, camps, and stations at which recruiting is authorized will make special effort to secure men for enlistment for the Signal Corps, 2. This effort will be concentrated upon securing men possessed of a com- mon-school education or better, who are interested in, or who give promise of being able to acquire, one of the following trades : Radio operators, expert Morse telegraph operators, able to use typewriting machines. Radio operators. Telephone and telegraph linemen. Telegraph operators. Telephone repairers. Electricians. Switchboard operators. Cable splicers. 3. It is desired to emphasize the need for these men and to stress the neces- sity for all concerned to use all endeavor towards securing them. 4. In reporting men for assignment, a notation will be made of the class of work for which they express preferment for training. (341.3, A. G. O.) (See Cirs. 363. 405, and 415; G. R. S. Cir. Letters 7, 9, and 70.) Circular No. 426, September 15, 1919. fraudulent enlistment of minors. Numerous cases have arisen where it appears that the policy of the War Department is not fully understood with reference to the discharge of soldiers who have enlisted fraudulently by concealing the fact that they were minors. The following instructions relating to the discharge of soldiers who have enlisted fraudulently by concealing their proper age, are published for the information of all concerned : 1. Fraudulent enlistment, minority concealed, is an enlistment made by a man who states on his enlistment paper that his age is over 18 years when he is actually under 18 years of age. 148705—19 6 82 Erroneous enlistment of a minor is an enlistment entered into by a man who clearly indicates on his enlistment paper that he has not attained the age of 18 years and is therefore made through no fault of the soldier. 2. Circular No. 227, War Department, 1919, and various instructions issued by the War Department, emphasize the fact that the enlistment of minors under 18 years of age is not authorized under any condition, and that no applicant will be accepted for enlistment until after he has proven to the com- plete satisfaction of the recruiting officer that he has reached the age of 18 years. Where, in spite of all proper precautions, minors have succeeded in fraudulently enlisting by concealing their proper age, the War Department policy is, as a rule, to discharge, without trial, such soldiers upon receipt from parents or legal guardians of satisfactory evidence as to the age of the soldiers, provided they have not since attained the age of 18 years, are present with their organization, and are not in confinement or under charges ; the provisions of paragraph 1380, Army Regulations, to apply in each case. Evidence in such cases should consist of the following: a. A duly authenticated copy of a municipal or other official record of the soldier's birth, if such record exists. If birth certificate can not be obtained, a sworn statement to that effect should be presented, or if an official record of births is not kept in the State or locality from which the soldier originates, such a condition should be vouched for by the proper authorities. b. The affidavits of two or more disinterested persons who are able to testify from their own personal knowledge as to the soldier's age. c. The affidavit of the soldier's parents (or guardian) as to the date of birth. 3. A minor fraudulently enlisting and remaining in the service after attain- ing the legal age of enlistment, or the age beyond which parental consent is not required, thereby validates his enlistment and will not be discharged on the ground of having fraudulently enlisted. Such men may be discharged as provided by the National Defense Act (Bui. No. 16, W. D., 1916), on account of dependence arising subsequently to their enlistment, but after reaching 18 years, they will in no case be given preferential treatment different from that extended to any other soldier in like circumstances who was not a minor at enlistment. 4. A soldier discharged on account of fraudulent enlistment, minority con- cealed, will receive neither an honorable nor dishonorable discharge, but a "Discharge from the Army of the United States " (Form No. 526, A. G. O.). Such a discharge is ordered on account of fraudulent enlistment and involves forfeiture of all pay and allowances, including travel pay. A minor is usually not brought to trial for fraudulent enlistment, but he may be so tried and if convicted may receive a dishonorable discharge in addition to other penalties as may be implied by the court. A minor discharged for erroneous enlistment is discharged " for the convenience of the Government," and he does not forfeit pay and allowances and should receive an honorable discharge if his services have been honest and faithful. 5. In order that the office of The Adjutant General of the Army in Washing- ton may be relieved of the unnecessary burden of handling individual applica- tions for discharge from the soldier himself, or his family, such applications will be considered and acted upon by the officer having general court-martial jurisdiction over the soldier, as this officer will be in a better position to make a thorough investigation of the soldier's claims. Such officers are hereby au- thorized to dispose of such cases arising within their respective commands, and to discharge minors who enlisted fraudulently by concealing their proper age, provided they have not since attained the age of 18 years. The attention of 83 such officers having general court-martial jurisdiction is directed to paragraph 3, page 395, Appendix 15, Manual for Courts-Martial United States Army, which states : "A parent or guardian with knowledge of the enlistment under the prescribed age, and acquiescing therein for a considerable period of time, may be held to be estopped from asserting the right to avoid the enlistment." The decision as to whether this condition existed rests with the officer having general court-martial jurisdiction who has the case investigated. Where the investigation shows lack of care on the part of the recruiting offi- cer in accepting a minor who enlisted fraudulently, the officer having court- martial jurisdiction and investigating the case will report the circumstances to The Adjutant General of tlie Army who will take the necessary action in refer- ence to the recruiting officer. (342.03, A. G. O.) (See Cir. 227; G. R. S. Cir. Let. 40.) CiRCUL^VR No. 427, September 16, 1919. IKLISTMENT OF MUSICIANS AMENDMENT TO CIRCXJLAB NO. 250, WAR DEPART- MENT, 1919. Paragraph 3, Circular No. 250, War Department, 1919, as amended, is further amended by changing the station of the band of the 11th Cavalry from Fort Myer, Va., to the Presidio of Monterey, Calif., and by adding to the list of Cavalry bands enumerated therein the following: Cavalry. 2d Regiment— Fort Riley, Kans. (343.2, A. G. O.) (See Cirs. 250, 262, 281, 341, 369, and 418.) Circular No. 428, September 16. 1919. candidates at officers' training camps not entitled to victory button. Under the provisions of Circular No. 187, War Department, 1919, as amended by Circular No. 206, War Department, 1919, the Victory Button will be issued to all officers, enlisted men, field clerks, and members of the Army Nurse Corps who served on active duty in the Army of the United States at any time between April 6, 1917, and November 11, 1918, and whose service was honorable. In as much as civilian candidates at officers' training camps were neither officers nor enlisted men, they can not be considered as eligible to receive and wear the Victory Button. (421.7, A. G. O.) (See Cirs. 187, 206, 223, and 364.) Circular No. 429, September 18, 1919. ENTRY ON RECORD CARD OF PERIOD OF YEARS FOB WHICH ENLISTED. In preparing the record card of enlisted men of StafE Corps and departments (Form No. 627, A. G. O.), the number of years for which the soldier is enlisted will be entered on the third line under " Current Enlistment," immediately following the entry of the place at which enlisted ; e. g., " at Fort Logan, Colo., for three years." (201.3. A. G. O.) (See Cirs. 101, 154, and 336.) 84 CiBCULAR No. 430, September 19, 1919. DISCONTINUANCE OF ENLISTMENTS FOR FIFTY-SIXTH ENGINEERS — RESCISSION OF CIRCULAR NO. 327, WAR DEPARTMENT, 1910. Circular No. 327, War Department, 1919, authorizing enlistments for the Fifty-sixth Engineers, is rescinded. (341.2, A. G. O.) (See Cir. 327; G. R. S. Cir. Letter 73.) Circular No. 433, September 23, 1919. enlistment of men under 18 years of age — certain information to be given to all applicants for enlistment. (See Bui. 33, W. D., 1919.) Circular No. 434. September 23, 1919. war-bisk insurance — permanent government insurance may be applied for without FIRST APPLYING FOR TERM INSURANCE. Men now entering the service may, within 120 days after enlistment or entry into the active military or naval service, apply for permanent Government in- surance without first applying for term insurance. (004.61, A. G. O.) (See Cirs. 147, 57, 161, 356, and 373.) Circular No. 435, September 23, 1919. physical examination of applicants for enlistment. In connection with Circular No. 118, War Department, 1919, the following instructions relative to the physical examination of applicants for enlistment are published for the information and guidance of all concerned : The physical examination of all applicants for enlistment in the Regular Army will be made, as far as practicable, by well-balanced groups of medical officers, consisting of a number of specialists, when available, instead of having the entire examination made by one medical officer. It is recognized that it will be impracticable in many posts and camps, owing to the present shortage of medical officers, to provide an examining group in which all special branches of medicine are represented, and that at certain isolated posts and stations the entire physical examination must be made by one medical officer. It is desired, however, that the " group " scheme of ex- amination be followed so far as local conditions permit. If fully qualified specialists are not available, medical officers present best qualified in the requisite specialties should be assigned to this duty. It is thought that at the larger camps and posts it will be possible to organize an examining group some- what as follows: One general examiner, including surgery, orthopedic, skin, hernia, venereal diseases, etc. One internist (tuberculosis, cardio-vascular, etc.). One eye, ear, nose, and throat examiner. One dental examiner. 85 m Also, when available, a ueuro-psychiatric examiner should be included in the gi-oup. When not available, his part of the examination should be conducted by one of the other examiners. Medical officers selected as membei-s of an examining group, as above out- lined, should act as examiners in addition to other routine duties to which they may be assigned. In all posts and camps, excepting demobilization centers, physical examinations should ordinarily be made at the hospital, where the necessary facilities exist for conducting the most thorough examinations and where specialists may be available for this work without interfering with their other duties. (342.15, A. G. O.) (See Cir. 118; G. O. 57; G. R. S. Gir. Letter 40.) Circular No. 436, September 24, 1919. DISCONTINUANCE OF ENLISTMENTS OF COLORED MEN AMENDMENT TO CIRCULAR NO. 392, WAR DEPARTMENT, 1919. Paragraph 1, Circular No. 392, War Department, 1919, is amended so as to omit the word " Original " from the first sentence therein. (342.06, A. G. O.) (See Cirs. 355 and 392.) Circular No. 440, September 26, 1919. educational and vocationai. training. (See Bui. 33, W. D.. 1919.) Circular No. 442, September 27, 1919. war-risk insurance — preparation of application for conversion of war-risk insurance (treasury department, b. w. r. i., fopvil 739). In connection with Circular No. 434, War Department, 1919, where applica- tion for converted insurance is made without a prior application for term insurance, the date of the enlistment must be entered on the form in order that the Bureau of War-Risk Insurance may be informed as to whether or not the application was executed within 120 days after enlistment. (004.61, A. G. O.) (See Cirs. 147, 57, 161, 356, 373, and 434.) Circular No. 443, September 29, 1919. DISCONTINUANCE OF ENLISTMENTS FOR SIGNAL CORPS IN PHILIPPINE ISLANDS AND AMERICAN EXPEDITIONAKY FORCES IN EUROPE — AMENDMENTS TO CIRCULARS NOS. 405 AND 415, WAR DEPARTMENT, 1919. Enlistments for the Signal Corps for service in the Philippine Department and in the American Expeditionary Forces in Europe will be discontinued im- mediately. Qualified applicants already accepted at general recruiting stations may be enlisted. Paragraph 1, Circular No. 405, and subparagraph c, paragraph 1, and para- graph 2, Circular No. 415, War Department, 1919, are amended accordingly (341.3, A. G. O.) ( See Cirs. 324, 363, 405, and 415 ; G. R. S. Cir. Letters 7, 9, and 70. ) 86 The loUowing General llecruiting Service circular letters aud extracts froiu G. R. S. circular letters contain all the matter affecting post, camp, and otner commanding officers, as well as G. R. S. recruiting oflicers that have been published in this form to date. Recruiting officers not of the G. R. S. will not apply for complete files of G. R. S. circular letters, as in future all matters affecting the recruiting service as a whole will be published in the form of War Department numbered circulars. G. R. S. circular letters not included herewith have to do with the per.sonnel iiud other mattei-s pertaining only to the General Recruiting Service: G. R. S. Circular Letter No. 7, March 12, 1918. 1. The acceptance is authorized of any eligible and qualified applicant for the Signal Corps, who presents a letter from an officer of the Signal Corps, by authority of the Chief Signal Officer, requesting his enlistment. 2. Such men will be sent after enlistment to such stations as may be desig- nated in the letter. If no station is designated, they will be reported as directed in Circular No. 101, War Department, 1919. G. R. S. Circular Letter No. 8, March 17, 1919. 3. Registration cards for persons registered under the selective service law may be accepted as evidence of age in the cases of applicants for enlist- ment between the ages of 18 aud 21 years. 4. Applicants for enlistment who have been honorably discharged from the Navy or Marine Corps may be accepted for enlistment for the period of one year, as in the cases of men M'ith prior ser^^ee in the Army. 5. In wiring this office for verification of service of an applicant with pre- vious service, give his serial number. G. R. S. Circular Letter No. 9, March 18, 1919. 1. There is urgent need in the Meteorological Section of the Signal Corps for 100 meteorologists, and it is desired that recruiting officers make effort to secure recruits of the following qualifications for this branch of the service : Men of intelligence, high-school graduates with training in algebra, trig- onometry, and physics, or men who give promise of learning new work quickly. G. R. S. CxECULAR Letter No. 11, March 29, 1919. There is quoted below for your information and guidance a letter dated March 29 to the Director of Air Service: 1. Authority is hereby granted for the sending out of recruiting parties in air planes from the Air Service flying fields and stations listed below. Air Service recruiting officers who have been designated under the authority of pai'agraph 1, Circular No. 101, War Depnrtment, 1919, may, when it is desirable, issue to recruits who have been accepted, transportation to the Air Service flying field or station from which the party has been sent out. Rockwell Field, San Diego, Calif. Langley Field, Hampton, Va. Post Field, Fort Sill, Okla. Kelly Field, San Antonio, Tex. March Field, Riverside, Calif. Mather Field, Sacramento, Calif. Carlstrom Field, Arcadia, Fla. Dorr Field, Arcadia, Fla. Ellington Field, Houston, Tex. Park Field, Millington, Tenn. Souther Field, Americus, Ga. Selfi'idge Field, Mount Clemens, Mich. Chanute Field, Rantoul, 111. Scott Field, Belleville, 111. Boiling Field, Anacostia, D. C. Hazelhurst Field, Mineola, L. I., N. Y. Repair Depot, Montgomery, Ala. 87 Air Service recruiting parties may also be sent out from tlie following balloon fields: Lee Hall, Va. Forts Crook and Omaha, Nebr. Arcadia, Fla. Brooks Field, San Antonio, Tex. 2. Men will be assigned as provided in Circular No. 101, War Department, 1919. The provisions of Circular No. 115, War Department, 1919, will be strictly observed. 3. Where recruiting parties are sent out under the above authority, they will cooperate closely with the officers of the General Recruiting Service in the same territory. 4. Instructions have been issued to all recruiting officers to send recruits accepted for the Air Service direct to the nearest one of the above listed Air Service stations for the completion of their enlistment papers. A copy of this ;iction will be furnished you in a separate communication. 5. All Air Service recruiting officers will be directed to make no promise of the- permanent assignment of any man accepted for enlistment to any post, camp, or station. G. li. S. CiRCULAU Letter No. 12 (as Amended July 2, 1919), March 29, 1919. 1. Until further orders recruiting officers of the general recruiting service are authorized to accept for enlistment for Infantry and transfer to the Air Service men who are suitable for that service and otherwise qualified. Appli- cants accepted under this authority will be sent to the nearest field or station listed below for enlistment and assignment to an organization of the Air Service, except that should there be a recruit depot or depot post en route to the field or station, applicants will be sent to the recruit depot or depot post for enlist- ment : Rockwell Field, San Diego, Calif. Langley Field, Hampton, Va. Post Field, Fort Sill, Okla. Kelly Field, San Antonio, Tex. March Field, Riverside, Calif. Mather Field, Sacramento, Calif. Carlstrom Field, Arcadia, Fla. Dorr Field, Arcadia, Fla. Ellington Field, Houston, Tex. Park Field, Millington, Tenn. Souther Field, Americus, Ga. Selfridge Field, Mount Clemens, Mich. Chanute Field, Rantoul, 111. Scott Field, Belleville, 111. Boiling Field, Anacostia, D. C. Hazelhurst Field, Mineola, L. I., N. Y Repair Depot, Montgomery, Ala. Fort Omaha, Nebr. 271st Aero Squadron and 28th Balloon Company, Aberdeen, Md. 2. Applicants accepted under this authority and enlisted at a recruit depot or depot post will, upon completion of enlistment, be sent with the least practi- cable delay to the nearest field or station listed in paragraph 1 for assignment to duty. G. R. S. CIECUT.AR Letter No. 16. April 11, 1919. 1. With a view to requests for waiver being submitted to this office in such form as will enable their being given intelligent and prompt consideration, the following practice will be observed : 2. Where request is made for waiver of weight, the height of the applicants will be given, and where waiver of chest measurement is requested, both height and actual weight will be reported in addition to chest measurements. In all cases the age of the applicant will be given. 3. In reporting cases of defective vision, with a view to waiver, the acuity of AHsion in each eye will be given, and, if corrected by glasses, the acuity as corrected mil also be stated. If no correction by glasses, that fact will be Btated. 4. In submitting requests for waiver of deficiencies of teeth, the numbers (1 to 8, inclusive) of missing or defective natui'al teeth, whether upper or lower, left or right, will be stated ; also whether or not replaced by denture. 5. When request is made upon the Chief of the Bureau of Navigation, Navy Department, or the Major General Commandant, United States Mai'ine Corps, for verification of service (see par. 24, "Instructions for officers in charge of recruiting districts"'), and there is reason to believe that the applicant was not given a good discharge, or was discharged on account of disability, the request for verification will also call for a statement of the offense causing discharge or the nature of the disability, respectively. G. R. S. CiECULAE Lettek No. 22, Aprit. 30. 1919. 1. All recruiting officers are authorized to accept for enlistment in the Infantry and transfer to Motor Transport Corps, men eligible for such enlist- ment under current instructions and who present letters signed by one of the officers indicated below, setting forth that the services of the applicant are desired for the Motor Transport Corps: An officer from the office of the chief, Motor Transport Corps. Department motor transport officer. Commanding officer. Camp Holabird, Md. Commanding officer. Camp Jesup, Ga. Commanding officer. Camp Normoyle, Tex. Commanding officer, Camp Boyd, El Paso, Tex. Motor transport officer, 461 Eighth Avenue, New York City. Motor- transport officer, 9 Chauncy Street, Boston, Mass. Motor transport officer. Twenty-fifth and Wharton Streets, Philadelphia, Pa. Motor transport officer, 230 East Ohio Street, Chicago. 111. Motor transport officer. Army trans- port dock. Fort Mason, San Fran- ci.sco, Calif. Motor transport officer, Fort AVayne, Detroit. Mich. 2. Upon such acceptance for enlistment, recruiting officers will send such men for enlistment and assignment to the nearest one of the following places : Departmental headquarters. North- eastern Department. Departmental headquarters, Eastern Department. Departmental headquarters. South- eastern Department. Departmental headquarters. Central Department. Departmental lieadquarters. Western Department. Departmental headquarters, South- ern Department. Commanding officer, Camp Holabird, Md. Commanding officer, Camp Jesup, Ga. Commanding officer, Camp Normoyle, Tex, Commanding oflicer. Camp Boyd, El Paso, Tex. Motor transport officer, 461 Eighth Avenue, New York, N. Y. Motor transport officer, 99 Chauncy Street, Boston, Mass. Motor transport officer. Twenty-fifth and Wharton Streets, Philadelphia, Pa. Motor transport officer, 230 East Ohio Street, Chicago, 111. Motor transport officer. Army trans- port dock. Fort Mason, San Fran- cisco, Calif. jNIotor transport officer. Fort Wayne, Detroit, Mich. 8. Men accepted for enlistment in the Infantry and transferred to the Motor Transport Corps, who do not bear letters from one of the officers listed above, will be sent to recruit depots or recruit depot posts for enlistment as now pro- vided in current orders. 89 G. R. S. Circular Letter No. 36, June 6, 1919. 1. The following telegram of May 31, 1919, which has been sent to all officers in charge of recruiting districts is repeated for your information and guidance : "This telegram will be referred to as ICROS five. You are authorized to make such trips as may be necessary to nearest demobilization camps in your district to report to the commanding general and consult with the camp recruit- ing officer in the interest of cooperation between the two services. Officers and men of returning divisions are particularly desirable for recruiting purposes in the localities where they are known. During the present emergency you should have a sufficient number of officers and men with your party to thor- oughly cover your territory with substations or canvassing parties. Request camp commander to submit the names of those suitably qualified and available for permanent party with a view to their transfer to general recruiting service and assignment to your party by this office. Class 3 officers only can be detailed, but if other exceptionally well qualified officers are desired a report will be made with a view to their temporary use. Camp organizations are also desirous of sending out canvassing parties to obtain reci-uits for their units. For this purpose you are authorized to arrange with camp commander for a sufficient number of these parties and the itin- erary of each. Enlisted men for these canvassing parties will be attached to your party for temporary duty on orders from the camp commander. While on this duty you are authorized to order these soldiers to those places within the territorial limits of your district mentioned on the ithierary approved by you and the camp commander for canvassing duty, and to furnish commutation of subsistence and quarters under the same conditions as govern enlisted men of the General Service, Infantry, on your recruiting party. Upon completion of this duty, the soldiers will be ordered to return to their proper station. A suitably qualified officer, designated either by you from those under your command, or by the camp commander from the camp personnel, will be placed in charge of each party, who will be personally responsible for the conduct of the party. Officers so designated will not travel with the enlisted men, but will precede their parties by at least 12 hours for the purpose of making necessary arrangements and obtaining advanced publicity. He will meet and work with the party at each stop. No stop will be for more than 10 days. Authority is hereby granted as necessary in the military service to issue the necessary travel orders for these officers based on the itineraries approved by the camp commander and yourself. No itineraries need be submitted to this office in advance. A report will be made to this office as soon as arrangements have been made. Complete reports in writing will be made at least every five days by the officer in charge of each of these organization canvassing parties to be sent through you to this office. Carbon copies will be sent to camp commander. Applicants accepted by these organization canvassing parties will be sent to the camp for completion of enlistment. Efforts will be made to obtain recruits for all branches of the service, and accepted applicants for services not represented at the camp will be forwarded to the nearest recruit depot in accordance with existing instructions." G. R. S. Circular Lettes No. 40, June 18, 1919. Subject : Obtaining waivers of defects for applicants for enlistment, and fur- nishing evidence of age of minors. 1. It appears from complaints made by commanders of recruit depots and re- cruit depot posts, and reports of boards submitted under paragraph 867, Army Regulations, that officers at general recruiting stations are not exercising the proper care in obtaining waivers of physical deficiencies and defects, or in ob- taining and forwarding with applicants evidence as to the true age of minors between the ages of 18 and 21 years. Officers in charge of general recruiting districts will exercise care to see that all cases of applicants not meeting the requirements of Special Regulations No. 65, as revised November 8, 1918, particularly with reference to paragraph 59 of' those regulations, are submitted 90 to this office, tiud waiver obtained, uerore final acceptance and forwarding to place of enlistment, and will in each case where waiver or special authority is granted be careful to see that the evidence of waiver or special authority accompanies the appUcant, as required by paragraphs 41 and 42 of Instruc- tions for Officers in Charge of Recruiting Districts. Care will also be taken to see that the evidence of true age in the cases of applicants between the ages 18 and 21, as required by Circular No. 227, War Department, 1919, is for- warded to the place of enlistment, as required by paragraphs 41 and 42, of Instructions for Officers in Charge of Recruiting Districts. 2. In order that the Government may not be put to unnecessary loss in the cases of applicants who, upon arrival at place of enlistment, do not fully meet the physical requirements, or in whose cases evidence as to waiver, special authority, or true age of minors, does not a9company the applicant, it is directed tliat before rejection such cases be submitted to this office, by tele- graph if advisable, for final action, unless applicants are manifestly unfit for the military service. G. R. S. CiKCULAB Letter No. 45, June 24, 1919. Subject : Discharge and reenlistment of soldiers furloughed to the Reserve. 1. A soldier who has been furloughed to the Reserve was so furloughed on account of dependency or distress in accordance with War Department Circu- lars No. 16 or 35, Current Series. 2. The following data is on record in this office : a. Camp or station from which furloughed. b. Department headquarters at which records are kept. c. Soldier's home address. 3. The department commander, therefore, is the proper authority to direct the discharge of such soldier, after action by this office on the soldier's appli- cation and the approval of the Secretary of War. (See Circular No. 239. Cur- rent Series.) 4. The following procedure will be observed : Soldier's application will be forwarded to this office with necessary evidence and proof as to present status of dependency, especially the evidence to show that the dependency or distress on account of which he was furloughed to the Reserve, does not longer exist. If action is favorable, the proper department commander will be directed to discharge the soldier, and forward the soldier's discharge certificate to the proper recruiting or enlisting officer for delivery to the soldier. Such enlistments will be in the grade of private. 5. In view of the necessary procedure as outlined above, cases of this nature should be submitted by mail, with the required evidence, and not by telegraph, nor should telegraphic action from this office be expected. G. R. S. Circular TjEttebs, 1919 Series, No. 52, Jux.y 3, 1919. Subject : Amendment to G. R. S. Circular lietter No. 12, dated March 29, 1919. 1. Attention is invited to the following instructions of the Secretary of War. 2. G. R. S. Circular Letter No. 12, current series, is hereby amended as in- dicated below : Add 271st Aero Squadron and 28th Balloon Company, Aberdeen, Md. Change Fort Crook, Nebr., to Fort Omaha, Nebr. (Balloon school. No recruits for the heavier-than-air service will be for- warded to this school.) (See Cirs. 411 and 293.) 91 G. R. S. CiBCULAB Letters, 1919 Series, No. 53, July 3, 1919. Subject : Recruiting publicity for Tanli Corp.^. 1. There is quoted below, for your information and guidance in connection with recruiting for the Tank Corps, letter dated June 21, 1919, regarding the enlistment and training of radio operators for that corps : The Tank Corps requires a niunber of meu who are capable of being trained as radio operators, and it is requested that special efforts be made to enlist men possessing the necessary aptitude for this work. It is understood that along the Atlantic and Pacific coasts and on the Gulf there are a great many amateur wireless opex'ators. These men have little opportunity for instruction in wireless, and their progress in mastering radio telegraphy is limited and their progress slow. A wireless school is established at the tank training center at Camp Meade, Md,, with complete radio equipment and well-qualified instructors. Young men who are amateurs in this line, or who desire to take up this training and per- fect themselves in wireless telesi'aphy, have excellent opportiinity to do so through an enlistment in the Tank Corps. After gradunting from the wireless school and having completed their enlist- ment, such men would be able to command in commercial life well-paying posi- tions and desirable assignments as radio operators. It is requested that appropriate publicity be given this matter through the general recruiting service with the suggestion that this Information be fur- nished the newspapers in their districts for publication as a news item, and as a matter of public interest. 2. The Secretary of War has approved the suggested plan of securing recruits for the Tank Corps under the condition that no promise or inducement be held forth which can not be fulfilled by the Tank Corps. With this in view, recruit- ing officers will be careful to see that no promise or inducement is made in connection with this recruiting i)ublicity which is not fully warranted by in- formation given official publications. (See Cirs. 234, 141, 26S, and 228.) G. R. S. Circular IjETtebs, 1919 Series, No. 54, July 8, 1919. Subject : Enlisted personnel for Coast Artillery Corps. 1. Attention is invited to the following instructions of the Secretary of War. 2. Men having qualifications as indicated below are particularly desired for duty in the mine-planter service of the Coast Artillery Corps : Marine oilers. Marine firemen. Sailors or ship quartermasters. Steward. Cooks. Privates experienced in mine work on water. 3. Men enlisted for the Coast Artillery Corps with such vocational qualifica- tions will be reported for assignment, etc., in the same manner as other recruits. G. R. S. Circular Letters, 1919 Series, No. 70, September 11, 1919. Subject: Enlistments for the Signal Corps. 1. A special effort will be made to secure men for enlistment for the Signal Corps. This effort will be concentrated upon securing men possessed of a common- school education or better, who are interested in, or who give promise of being able to acquire, one of the trades listed below: Radio operators, expert. Morse telegraph operators, able to use typewriting machines. 92 Radio operators. Telephone and telegraph linemen. Telegraph operators. Telephone repairers. Electricians. Switchboard operators. Cable splicers. 2. It is desired to emphasize the need for these men, and to stress tlie neces- sity for all concerned to use all endeavor toward securing them. 3. In reporting men for assignment, a notation will be made of the class of work for wliich they express preferment for trail inj^. (See Cirs. 363 and 422; G. R. S. Cir. Letters 7, 9, and 70.) G. R. S. CiKcuLAK Letters, 1919 Series, No. 71, September 15, 1919. Subject: Ordnance enlisted personnel. 1. In order to expedite the assignment of recruits enlisted for the Ordnance Department, accepted applicants will be sent to the nearest station listed below for enlistment and assignment to an organization of the Ordnance Department, except that should there be a recruit depot or depot post en route to the station, applicants will be sent to the recruit depot or depot post for enlistment, and upon completion of enlistment will be sent with the least practicable delay to the nearest station as indicated. Raritan Arsenal, Metuchen, N. J. Rock Island Arsenal, Rock Island, 111. Benicia Arsenal, Benicia, Calif. Augusta Arsenal, Augusta, Ga. San Antonio Arsenal, San Antonio, Tex. 2. Men enlisted for duty at arsenals as specified under this authority will not be reported to The Adjutant General for assignment. In this connection you are informed that 2,S00 enlisted men are needed for the Ordnance Depart- ment, they being desired for work of the kinds indicated below : Mechanics (general). Machinists. Auto mechanics. Truck drivers. Tractor mechanics. Tractor drivers. Blacksmiths. Acetylene welders. Stock keepers. Electricians. Small-arms armorers. Machine-gun armorers. Artillei'y mechanics. Optical instrument repair men. Saddlers. Woodworkers. Ammunition men. Warehousemen. Clerks. Stenographers. Laborers. Guards. G. R. S. CiECULAE Letters, 1919 Series, No. 72, September 18, 1919. Subject: Psychological test for examination of illiterates and non-English- speaking citizens and aliens. 1. Materials and directions for conducting the psychological examination of illiterates and non-English-speaking citizens and aliens are being mailed from the ofiice of the Surgeon General to such officers of the general recruiting serv- ice who are authorized to accept men of the above class. Reference to this examination as "a simple psychological test" has been made in Circular No. SS2, War Department, August 1, 1919. 2. The recruit psychological examination is to be given by the recruiting offi- cer to every illiterate and non-English-speaking applicant for enlistment. If 93 a man can not make a score of at least 20 points in this examination, he should not be sent to the recruit depot. Preliminary data clearly indicate that men scoring less than 20 points under the conditions prescribed in the directions lack sufficient intelligence to carry on in the Army. 3. Careful reading and following of the directions should enable almost any- one, after a little practice, to give the examination easily and accurately. However, to be sure that all doubtful points are made clear, an officer will call at each district office in the near future. 4. Requests for additional sets of psychological materials should be made to the Surgeon General of the Army, attention section of psychology. Re- placement of worn or soiled materials may be obtained in the same way. This material is expendable and need not be taken up on property accounts. 5. The score of each applicant taking this psychological examination is to be recorded in the upper left-hand corner of the first page of the enlistment record. The statement " R. P. E. score " will be used. (See Cir. 382.) G. R. S. Circular Letters, 1919 Series, No. 73, September 19, 1919. Subject : Revoking authority for enlistment for Searchlight Organization, 56th Engineers, The authority for enlistment for the Searchlight Organization, 56th Engi- neers, contained in G. R'. S. Circular Letter No. 46, 1919, and War Department Circular No. 327 is revoked, that organization having been demobilized. (See Cirs. 327 and 430.) Enlistments or reenlistments for. INDEX. A. Act of Congress governing enlistments and reenlistments Bui. 9 Age: Limits for enlistment \ ' ' fBul. 33 Minors, care in obtaining evidence of age jCir. 433 i G. R. S. Cir. Let. 40 Registration cards as evidence of age G. R. S. Cir. Let. 7 Air Service: Airplanes, transportation of recruits in G. R. S. Cir. Let. 11 Amendment to G. R. S. Circular Letter No. 12__ G. R. S. Cir. Let. 52 Balloon and Air Service, distinction between designation — Cir. 293 Balloon, designation of recruits for Cir. 293 Discontinuance of enlistments for Air Service, Philippine Islands Cir. 379 I Cir. 141 Cir. 268 Cir. 293 Cir. 228 Enlistments for Air Service discontinued Cir. 411 Recruits to be enlisted for Infantry and transferred to Air Service Cir. 383 Recruits not to be sent to Fort Omaha Cir. 334 Stations to which recruits will be sent G. R. S. Cir. Let. 12 Alaska : Enlistments for service in Cir. 311 Extension of provisions of Circular No. 77 to Cir. 30 Aliens : (Cir. 26G Enlistment of Iqjj. 352 Psychological test for examination of G. R. S. Cir. Let. 72 American Expeditionary Forces: Discontinuance of enlistments for Cir. 324 Discontinuance of enlistments for Cavalry Cir. 260 Discontinuance of enlistments for Signal Corps Cir. 443 Disposition of men enlisted for Cir. 386 Enlistment and assignment of men for service with Cir. 224 Locator cards Cir. 314 Resumption of enlistments for Cir. 415 Applicants : Motor Transport Corps, enlistment of G. R. S, Cir. Let. 22 Physical examination of Cir. 118 (95) 96 Assignment : Amendment to Circular No. 101 ICir. 154 (Cir.381 Army serial numbers G. O. 42 Of former members of air organization to same organization^ Cir. 390 Of Ordnance enlisted personnel G. R. S. Cir. Let, 71 Men enlisted for certain special services ICir. j41 (Cir. 383 Men secured by recruiting parties from the camp Cir. 165 Men for the American Expeditionary Forces Cir. 224 Men enlisted at camps, posts, and stations Cir. 101 Men enlisted for Tank Corps Cir. 234 Minors, information to be given relative to I Bui. 33 ICir. 433 Reports, supplementary, in case of no order for assignment-- Cir. 199 Report in case of men enlisted in Canal Zone, Hawaii, and Philippines Cir. 220 B. Bands : Change of station of sixth and tenth bands, Coast Artillery Corps Cir. 262 rCii*. 250 Enlistment for and station of ]cir. 418 [ci?. 427 Enlistment for Thirty-first Infantry band, Siberia Cir. 403 Enlistment for Tank Corps band. Camp Meade Cir. 281 Enlistment for Fourth and Fifteenth Coast Artillery Corps discontinued Cir. 385 Men enlisted for, to be forwarded to, their organization (amends Cir. No. 250) Cir. 341 Musical instructions in Cir. 406 West Point Band, added to list published in Circular No. 250- Cir. 369 Base pay, interpretation of term Cir. 146 Beneficiary, designation of, no longer required Bui. 16 Bonus and continuous-service pay, opinion of the Judge Advocate General Cir. 120 Bonus, in case of men reenlisted under Circular No. 201 Cir. 391 Border, Mexican, enlistments for organizations on Cir. 316 Brassards, recruiting service Cir. 246 Bugler, first class, and corporal bugler, pay of Bui. 12 Buttons, Victory : Issue of Cir. 187 Amendment to Circular No. 187 Cir. 206 Candidates at officers' training camps not entitled to Cir. 428 Empowers Army officers on duty at educational institutions . to execute certificate Cir. 223 Silver, evidence of wounds necessary Cir. 364 C. Camp Meade: Transportation requests of recruits sent to Cir. 221 Tank Corps recruits to be sent to Cir. 234 Camps : Additional instructions governing enlistment Cir. 154 97 Camps — Continued, Cooperation between General Recruiting Service and camp recruiting officers G. R. S. Cir. Let. 36 Recruitment at ^ Cir. 101 Recruiting parties to be sent out Cir. 165 Report, supplementary, of recruits not assigned Cir. 199 Report of recruits unassigned to department commanders in case of Canal Zone, Hawaii, and Philippines Cir. 220 Canal Zone : Assignment of recruits enlisted in Cir. 220 Enlistment for service in Cir. 405 Extension of provisions of Circular No. 77 to Cir. 30 {Cir 219 Cir. 397 Canvassing for recruits, soldiers on furlough authorized to Cir. 409 Card locator, for recruits ordered to oversea replacement depot- Cir. 314 Cavalry : Discontinuance of enlistment in colored Cavalry for Philip- pines Cir. 271 Discontinuance of enlistment of colored Cavalry Cir. 355 Discontinuance of enlistment of, for American Expeditionary Forces Cir. 260 Enlistment for service in, outside of United States Cir. 405 Enlistment of, for bands and station of Cir. 250 Recruits, specifications for Cir. 236 City or town clerk, registration of discharged soldiers at Cir. 174 Civil Service Commission, representatives of, at camps where men are to be discharged Cir. 4 Civil service, open to soldiers upon discharge Cir. 4 Civil-service positions, information relative to Cir. 4 Coast Artillery : Hawaii, discontinuance of enlistment for Cir. 297 Enlistments for bands and stations of Cir. 250 Change of station, sixth and tenth bands Cir. 262 Men desired for mine-planter service G. R. S. Cir. Let. 54 Colored men, discontinuance of enlistment I Cir. 392 ICir. 436 Collar ornaments for unassigned recruits ordered overseas Cir. 329 Comptroller of the Treasury decision, pay of corporal bugler Bui. 12 Construction Division: Enlistment or reenlistment for Cir. 141 Notation on enlistment paper Cir. 268 . Continuance of warrants of noncommissioned officers upon reenlistment Cir. 228 [Cir. 228 Continuance of warrants icir. 141 I Cir. 197 Continuous-service pay and bonus, opinion of the Judge Advocate General Cir. 120 Cooperation between officers in charge of recruiting districts and camp recruiting officers G. R. S. Cir. Let. 36 Corporal bugler and bugler first class, pay of Bui. 12 148705—19 7 98 D. Debt of Government, retention of soldiers in service to satisfy — Cir. Ill Delay in discharge of enlisted men for urgent reasons Cir. 6 Disapproved applications to be forwarded to next Mgher com- mander for final action Cir. 254 Demobilization camps, representatives of Civil Sei-vice Commis- sion at Cir. 4 Dental Corps : Enlistment or reenlistments for Cir. 141 Notation on enlistment paper Cir, 268 Continuance of warrants of noncommissioned officers upon reenlistment Cir. 228 Department commanders to exercise jurisdiction over assignment of Army serial numbers G. O. 42 Dependents : Discharge of soldiers for relief of Cir. 77 Detailed instructions for furlough to the reserve Cir. 72 Disapproved application to be forwarded to next higher com- mander for final action Cir. 254 Expeditious action required Cir. 6 Enlisted men of the Regular Army Cir. 16 Extension of provisions of Circular No. 77 to Alaska, Can- al Zone, and insular possessions Cir. 30 Effect on retention of men desired for Remount Division Cir. 54 Effect on retention of men desired for finance work Cir. 59 Effect on retention of men to satisfy debt of Government Cir. Ill Effect on, when physically ineligible for discharge Cir. 247 Effect on reenlistment of men discharged imder Circular No. 16 Cir. 239 Designation of beneficiary, requirement rescinded Bui. 16 Discharge certificate, entry of soldier's prior organization on___ Cir. 11 Discharge : Discharge or furlough to the reserve of enlisted men of Regu- lar Army who enlisted prior to Apr. 1, 1917 Cir. 35 Detailed instructions governing furlough to the reserve Cir. 72 Disapproval under Circular No. 77 to be forwarded to next higher commander Cir. 254 Expeditious action required in cases under Circular No. 77__ Cir. 6 Extension of privileges of Circular No. 77 to Alaska, Canal Zone, and insular possessions Cir. 30 Extension of privileges of Circular No. 16 to Alaska, Canal Zone, and insular possessions Cir. 55 Enlisted men arriving from overseas Cir. 66 Enlisted men of the Regular Army, places to which sent for furlough to reserve Cir, 261 From Reserve Corps for purpose of enlisting in Regular Army Cir. 399 Furlough to the reserve of enlisted men of the Regular Army on account of dependents Cir. 16 Notice of discharge sent to Bureau of War Risk InsurancefCir. 66 of enlisted men arriving from overseas. ICir. 226 Notice of discharge forwarded to Bureau of War Risk In- surance to contain full information required Cir. 161 99 Discharge — Continued. Opinion of the Judge Advocate General on retention of sol-fCir. 57 diers in service to satisfy debt of Government when they] have applied for discharge under Circular No. 67. [cir. Ill Discontinuance of enlistments : Air Service Cir. 411 Air Service, Philippine Islands Cir. 379 Amei-ican Expeditionary Forces J^^^- ^^4 (Cir. 443 Band, Fourtli and Fifteenth Coast Artillery Corps Cir. 385 Cavalry in Hawaii Cir. 310 Colored Cavalry Cir. 355 Colored Cavalry in the Philippines |^!^" J^^ [Cir. 365 Colored men (except with previous service) jcir. 392 [cir. 436 Coast Artillery Corps in Hawaii Cir. 297 Engineer Corps, Hawaii Cir. 412 Engineer Corps, Fifty-sixth Engineers P^^' ^^^ ~ [G. R. S. Cir. Let. 73 Infantry, Philippine Islands Cir. 348 Medical Corps, Hawaii Cir. 339 Motor Transport Corps, Philippine Islands Cir. 370 Ordnance Department, Siberia Cir. 411 Quartermaster Corps, Siberia Cir, 370 Signal Corps, Hawaii and Siberia Cir. 411 Signal Corps, Philippine Islands Cir. 443 E. Education and recreation of the soldier G.O.109 Education centers, for illiterate recruits Cir. 382 Educational and vocational training _ |Bul. 33 [Cir. 440 Educational institutions, detail of noncommissioned officers and other enlisted men at Bui. 30 Education, military, in the Army ^ G.0.112 Engineers : Discontinuance of enlistment for service in Hawaii Cir. 412 Discontinuance of enlistment of Fifty-sixth Engi- fCir. 430 neers |g. r, g. cir. Let. 73 Enlistment of, for bands and station of Cir. 250 Searchlight, recruits for Cir. 327 Enlisted men, detail of, at educational institutions Bui. 30 Enlistments and reenlistments : Act of Congress Bui. 9 Applicants, physical examination of Cir. 435 At posts Cir. 101 Band at West Point Cir. 369 Bands Cir. 341 By organizations of the Regular Army Cir. 165 Colored applicants Cir. 365 100 Enlistments and reenlistments — Continued. Continuance of warrants upon Cir. 228 Discontinuance of. (See Discontinuance.) ICir IIS Examination, physical, of applicants ' [Cir. 435 Evidence of age, registration cards as G. R. S. Cir. Let. 7 Errors in preparation of enlistment papers Cir. 204 Forms of enlistment papers \ ' ' ICir. 340 For men for certain special services Cir. 141 (Cir 224 For the American Expeditionary Forces i [Cir, 415 For service in Alaska Cir. 311 For Air Service G. R. S. Cir. Let. 12 For Motor Transport Corps G. R. S. Cir. Let. 22 For organizations on Mexican border Cir. 316 fG. R. S. Cir. Let. 7 and 70 For Signal Corps j^^^ ^22 For Meteorological Section, Signal Corps G.R. S. Cir. Let. 9 For service in Siberia \^^^' ^^"^ [Cir. 414 For service outside United States Cir. 405 For special service Cir. 383 Illiterates and aliens Cir. 382 iCir 113 Instructions governing \^, " ^^^ [Cir. 154 Men under 18 years of age, information to be given to (Bui. 33 applicants [Cir. 433 Of aliens Cir. 266 Of minors Cir. 227 Of minors, fraudulent enlistment of Cir. 426 Cir. 250 Cir. 281 Cir. 418 Cir. 427 Of noncommissioned officers for oversea service Cir. 319 Of discharged temporary officers I''" ^ (Cir. 259 Cir. 166 Cir. 145 Cir. 197 Cir, 344 Cir. 390 Cir. 413 G. O. 97 Period of one year authorized in Quartermaster Corps and Medical Corps Cir. 336 — ' -\^l:l^ Transfer of enlisted men to branch of service for MrhichjCir. 343 enlisted [Cir. 396 Locator cards for recruits ordered to oversea replacement depots Cir. 314 Entry of soldier's prior organization on discharge certificate Cir. 11 Of musicians. Of men enlisted in Regular Array prior to Apr. 1, 1917. 101 F. Finance, retention in service of men trained in Cir. 59 IBul. 16 Fitting of shoes j^jj, ^yg Form: Of enlistment paper and physical examination G. O. 57 For war-risk insurance Cir. 356 Of service record Cir. 389 Foot-measuring outfit, Resco, allowance 1 ." ' Fraudulent enlistment, effect on war-risk insurance Cir. 147 Of minors Cir. 426 Furlough : Upon reenlistment -IS^' i!? [Cir. 240 Soldiers on, authorized to canvas for recruits Cir. 409 Furlough to the reserve : Action on application for Cir. 254 Enlisted men of Regular Army enlisted prior to Apr. 1, 1917__ Cir. 85 Cir. 16 Enlisted men of Regular Army on account of dependents Cir. 55 Cir. 72 Former members of reserve called to active duty Cir. 145 Misinformation regarding Cir. 255 Physical eligibility of enlisted men for '. Cir. 247 rCir. 35 Prior to Apr. 2, 1917 ]cir. 72 icir. 255 Transfer of enlisted men for Cir. 261 H. Haversacks, carried by recruits from recruit depots to organi- zations Cir. 177 Hawaii : Discontinuance of enlistments for — Cavalry Cir. 810 Coast Artillery Cir. 297 Medical Corps Cir. 339 Engineers Cir. 412 {Cir 219 Cir. 397 I. Illiterates, psychological test for examination G. R. S. Cir. Let. 72 Immunization of recruits Cir. 285 Infantry : Enlistments for service in Philippine Islands, discontinued Cir. 348 Enlistments for service in, outside of United States Cir. 405 Insurance, war-risk: Application for permanent Cir. 434 Effect of fraudulent enlistment upon Cir. 147 Interpretation of term " base pay " Cir. 146 New form to be prepared on reenlistment Cir. 356 Notice of discharge incomplete in many cases Cir. 57 102 Insurance, war-risk — Continued. Notice of discliarge incomplete on account of reason of dis- charge not given Cir. 161 Preparation of application for conversion of Cir. 442 Reinstatement after separation from service Cir, 373 120-day period upon reenlistment J ^^'' ^ ICir. 160 Insular possessions, extension of provisions of Circular No. 77 to. J Cir. 30 ICir. 219 Issue of Victory buttons. (See Buttons.) L. Locator cards for recruits ordered to oversea replacement depots. Cir. 314 Medical Department : Enlistments for one year authorized Cir. 336 Enlistments for service in Hawaii discontinued Cir. 339 Meteorological Section of the Signal Corps, recruits for... G. R. S. Let. 9 Mexican border, enlistments for organizations on Cir. 316 Military education in the Army G. 0. 112 Minors : Care in obtaining evidence of age G. R. S. Cir. Let. 40 Enlistment of Cir. 227 Fraudulent enlistment of Cir. 426 Motor Transport Corps: Continuance of warrants Cir. 22S Discontinuance of enlistments for Philippine Islands Cir. 370 (Cir 141 Enlistment or reenlistment for \^. ' „„„ [Cir. 383 Notation of enlistment paper Cir. 268 Musical instruction in Army bands Cir. 406 Musicians {see Bands) : rCir. 250 Enlistment of, and station of bands j Cir. 418 [Cir. 427 Change of station, 6th and 10th bands, Coast Artillery Corps Cir. 262 Enlistments for Tank Corps band. Camp Meade Cir. 281 Training in Army bands : Cir. 406 N. Noncommissioned officers : Arriving from overseas Cir. 66 Continuance of warrants Cir. 228 Detail of, for duty at educational institutions Bui. 30 For oversea service Cir. 319 Order of prevalence ^^^- ^ (G. O. 97 Cir. 197 Cir. 130 Cir. 259 Cir. 344 Cir. 401 Restoration of former grade. 103 Noncommissioned officers — Continued. Special assignment of former members of Regular Army i * (Cir. 413 Staff Corps, reenlistment in ^~ Cir. 302 Numbers, Army serial, assignment of G. O. 42 O. ( Cir ISO Officers, temporary, enlistment when discharged \ ' [ Cir. 259 Ordnance Department : Assignment of recruits ^^ G. R. S. Cir. Let. 71 Oversea replacement depots, locator cards for recruits ordered to Cir. 314 Oversea service, enlistment of noncommissioned officers for Cir. 319 Overseas, discharge of enlisted men returning Cir. 66 P. Papers, enlistment : Errors in preparation of Cir. 204 New forms Cir. 190 Party recruiting, made up of officers and men of returning divisions G. R. S. Cir. Let. 36 Pay: Base pay, interpretation of term Cir. 146 Continuous service and bonus, opinion of Judge Advocate General ^ Cir. 120 Corporal bugler and bugler (first class) Bui. 12 Qualification pay on reenlistment Bui. 16 ■ Cir. 113 Period of enlistments. Cir. 154 Cir. 336 Cir. 429 Philippine Islands: Discontinuance of enlistments of — Colored Cavalry Cir. 271 Air Service Cir. 379 Infantry Cir. 348 Motor Transport Corps Cir. 370 Service in Cir. 405 Signal Corps Cir 443 {Cir 219 I Cir 247 Physical eligibility of enlisted men for furlough to the reserve—-^ . [Cir. 261 Physical examination : ,. . f Cir. 118 Of applicants 1 q.^. ^gg New forms Cir. 190 Physical examination, form of G. O. 57 Care in obtaining waiver G. R. S. Cir. Let. 40 „^ . , . I G. R. S. Cir. Let. 16 Physical waiver 1^_ ^_ g_ ^.^_ ^^^^ ^^ 104 Posts, recruitment at ■l^^''- ■^^■'- ICir. 165 Precedence of noncommissioned officers who reenlist within three (Bui. 4 months [Cir. 130 Prior organization, entry on discharge certificate Cir. 11 Psychological test for examination illiterates and non-English- speaking citizens and aliens G. R. S. Cir. Let. 72 Q. Qualification pay, on reenlistment Bui. 16 Quartermaster Corps : Enlistments for one year authorized Cir. 336 Discontinuance of enlistments for service in Siberia Cir. 370 R. Radio operators, desired for Tank Corps G. R. S. Cir. Let. 53 Records service : Transmission of Cir. 195 New form Cir. 389 Recreation (and education) of the soldier G.O.109 Recruiting parties made up of officers and men of returning divisions G. R. S. Cir. Let. 36 Recruitment. (See Enlistments.) Recruits to carry old-model haversacks from recruit depots to organizations Cir. 177 Reenlistment. (See Enlistments.) Registration cards as evidence of age G. R. S. Cir. Let. 7 Registration of discharged soldiers at office of city or town clerk_ Cir. 174 Relief of family, discharge of enlisted men for. (See De- pendents. ) Reports : Of men discharged—^ Cir. 77 r Cir. 101 Of enlistment ] Cir. 113 i Cir. 166 Supplementary, assignment of recruits Cir. 199 Resco foot-measuring outfits, allowance Bui. 16 Reserve Corps : Discharge from, to reenlist Cir. 399 Members of, enlisted prior to Apr. 1, 1917 Cir. 145 t:, , I, 4. fCir. 72 Furlough to y^^^^ Cir ''47 Phvsical eligibility for furlough to ^ ' ~ Cir. 261 Restriction on enlistments Cir. 113 Retention of — fCir. 23 Enlisted men desiring to remain in service temporarily jcir. 34 ICir. 66 Soldiers to satisfy debt of Government Cir. Ill Enlisted men trained in finance Cir. 59 Enlisted men for Remount Division Cir. 54 {Cir 247 Cir. 66 105 Schools, for military education in the Army •- — G. 0. 112 Searchlight organization, Fifty-sixth Engineers, recruits for Cir. 327 Service records, transmission of Cir. 195 New form Cir. 389 Shoe fitting at recruit depots Bui. 16 Siberia, enlistments for i ^^^- ^f? 1 Cir. 414 Signal Corps: Enlistments for p- ^- S- dr. Let. 7 and 70 ICir. 422 Enlistments for service in Siberia Cir. 368 Discontinuance of enlistments for Cir. 443 Meteorological Section, recruits for G. R. S. Cir. Let. 9 Staff Corps and departments, enlistment period to be entered on record card of enlisted men of Cir. 429 T. Tank Corps: Assignment of men enlisted for Cir. 234 iCir. 141 Cir. 383 Cir. 228 Enlistment for Tank Corps band, Camp Meade Cir. 281 Recruiting publicity for radio operators G. R. S. Cir. Let. 53 Temporally officers, enlistment vrhen discharged J ^\^' ^ I Cir. 2o9 Temporary retention in service of enlisted men J^'^*' ^^ ICir. 34 Of those physically ineligible for discharge Cir. 66 Town clerk, registration of discharged soldiers at Cir. 174 Transportation : Of recruits in airplanes G. R. S. Cir. Let. 11 Recruits sent to Camp Meade, transportation request Cir. 221 Trips of officers in charge of recruiting districts to nearest de- mobilization camps G. R. S. Cir. Let. 36 Typhoid, immunization of recruits Cir. 285 V. rCir. 141 Veterinary Corps, enlistment or reenlistment for | Cir. 268 [Cir. 228 Victory buttons (see Buttons, Victory) : Amendment to Circular No. 187 \^^' ^^3. [ Cir. 206 Empowers Army officers on duty at educational institutions to execute certificate Cir. 223 Silver, evidence of wound necessary Cir. 364 Vocational and educational training J . \'l! I Cir. 440 106 — ■">-- -"- £S.I.S:.^"4^ (Cir 228 Warrants, continuance of \ ',.' ,^ \ Cir. 141 War Risk Insurance. (See Insurance.) Weekly report. (See Report.) o ;y^ LIBRARY OF CONGRESS III ill II It I 01 1 520 224 8