Annual Reports of the War Department, Volume 1, Part 2U.S. Government Printing Office, 1901 |
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Page 36
... noncommissioned officers who had shown special abilities for com- mand . A few years ago a bill prepared by the Department passed Congress making the promotion depend upon a general examination open to all enlisted men of two years ...
... noncommissioned officers who had shown special abilities for com- mand . A few years ago a bill prepared by the Department passed Congress making the promotion depend upon a general examination open to all enlisted men of two years ...
Page 37
... noncommissioned officers and soldiers , that this system was not altogether the best method of obtaining officers . Men who were apparently unfit for promotion to the grade of corporal , but who had been brought up where they had had ...
... noncommissioned officers and soldiers , that this system was not altogether the best method of obtaining officers . Men who were apparently unfit for promotion to the grade of corporal , but who had been brought up where they had had ...
Page 38
... noncommissioned officer whose actions are closely observed by his superiors with a view to determining his aptitude and fitness . It is thought that a full enlistment of three years should be required of all candidates for commissions ...
... noncommissioned officer whose actions are closely observed by his superiors with a view to determining his aptitude and fitness . It is thought that a full enlistment of three years should be required of all candidates for commissions ...
Page 57
... noncommissioned officers ' schools . instruction of recruits , as such , is limited in the case of infantry re- cruits , to fifteen days , and artillery and cavalry recruits to twenty days . Field exercises once per week , entire units ...
... noncommissioned officers ' schools . instruction of recruits , as such , is limited in the case of infantry re- cruits , to fifteen days , and artillery and cavalry recruits to twenty days . Field exercises once per week , entire units ...
Page 74
... noncommissioned officer , should be an accountant , possessing a good knowledge of bookkeeping and commercial customs , of unquestioned integrity , and of sufficient firmness and strength of character to enforce order and discipline ...
... noncommissioned officer , should be an accountant , possessing a good knowledge of bookkeeping and commercial customs , of unquestioned integrity , and of sufficient firmness and strength of character to enforce order and discipline ...
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