Word: non-com
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Dates: during 1916-1916
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...school for non-commissioned officers which Captain Cordier has kindly thrown open to all who are interested, irrespective of previous training, not only greatly facilitates the development of effective officers from those men who have already had some military practice, but it makes it possible for even the totally inexperienced to aspire to higher rank. Men who are really interested in making soldiers out of themselves can find no better supplement to the regular military work than attending this special "non-com." class...
...also impossible to obtain regular army men for this work. Therefore students who have had some military training will do the instructing, under the tuition of Captain Cordier. These temporary non-commissioned officers, whose names were announced in the CRIMSON yesterday, will at first, act as squad leaders. Later reglar appointments of company and non-commissioned officers will be made. Any man not at present on the "non-com." list who shows sufficient ability will have a chance to become an officer. This week there will be a "non-com.'s" school under Captain Cordier, which any men, even though...