Word: militiaization
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...Wakefield the men will sleep under canvas in wall tents formerly used by the militia, and will serve, and to a large extent prepare, their own meals. The details for pit duty will also be taken from the various companies. Captain Shannon will be in complete charge of the encampment...
Next Monday, June 4, the first battallion will go to Wakefield, where the four companies will camp for the entire week. Ample tentage has been secured, although the tents will be those formerly used by the militia, instead of the pyramid type now employed by the War Department. The men will devote the six days to rifle practice at various ranges and to combat exercises. On June 11 the second battalion will supersede, and the following Monday the third battalion will start its week of shooting...
...service of the army and navy, 12 are in the various branches of the Officers' Reserve Corps, medical, quartermaster, etc.; 9 are in the Naval Reserve Force; 13 hold commissions in the regular army, navy, and marines; and the remaining 18 are members of the militia of the various states. The list of fields of service in the non-military line is ever more extended. The Council of National Defense, the American Red Cross, and the Belgian Relief Committee are served by the majority of the 57 men under this division, but the various boards at Washington, such...
...exactly similar to this, and I see no reason why the same general laws that are of use there should not be workable here. Argentina, like the United States today, was faced with the problem of getting volunteers to enlist in the army. She had the regular army and militia system now prevailing in the United States...
...Compulsory military training in the Argentine Republic is working out most successfully. It is far superior to any voluntary system which has been tried and does not work the hardships attendant upon ordering out militia in time of impending trouble. Argentina has had this compulsory system since 1901, and through it has trained an enormous number of able-bodied men to serve with the colors in time of war. Under the stringent physical examinations provided under the law a man with the slightest defect is excused from military service...