ARMY 



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ARMY 



OUTLINE AND QUESTIONS ON THE ARMY 



Outline 



I. OriKTlii of >lolrii Army 



< 1 ) Ilii.-.I M.Mirrs 



Methods of "free compui.. 



II. Orftanlcation 



( 1 ) Efficiency 



ineiple of army organization 



(3) Difference in rank and grade of offi- 



cers and men 



(4) Advantage of volunteer system 



sprit de Corps 



(6) Importance of supplies and accommo- 

 dations 



i 7 i I'nits of army; corps and divisions 



(a) Comparison of divisions of the 

 armies of the United States and 

 Great Britain 



(8) Officers 



Commanding 



(b) Staff 



III. Armies of the World 



(1) United States 



(a) Volunteer service 



(b) Militia 



(c) Cost and size of army 



(d) The Chamberlain-Hay Bill 

 Vocational training of sold JITS 



(f) United States soldiers comi 



with European soldiers 

 nada 



(a) Small standing army 



(b) Militia fur h-mi.- defense 



(c) Reputation f'"' 1'favery 



(d) Administration and cost 



(3) Great Britain 



(a) "Territorial Army" for home de- 

 fense 



(b) Division for foreign and colonial 

 service 



(c) Enlistment and service 



(d) Administration and cost 



( 4 ) Germany 



(a) Compulsory military servie,- 



(b) Periods of service in various divi- 

 sions 



(c) Size and cost 



(d) Administration of army 



(5) France 



(a) Compulsory military servie.- 



(b) Periods of service in different 

 divisions 



<c) Administration and cost of army 



(6) Russia 



(a) Compulsory service 



(b) Terms of service in various divi- 

 sions 



(c) Character of soldiers 



(d) Size and cost of army 



(7) Italy 



(a) Universal service 



(b) Differences from Gorman system 



(c) Administration and cost of army 



(8) Austria-Hungary 



(a) Organization similar to German 

 army 



(b) Size and cost 



(9) Other nations 



Compulsory service, genera I 



Questions 



Why is it mi loiiui-r the ni.-i.un to hire foreign .-!. II.TS to tit-lit the battles of a 

 country' 



What is thr differ- ronmii>-ionrd und a non-commissioned oiHrer'.' 



What is the commander of a regiment cal 



I- it OOR1 Ot.tO i 



What m- 1 H tin- three main arms of the M-rvicc? 



Hou of the UniU'-i n January, 1916? What 



additions \v re provided for in 1916? 



Hov 1 for sorvi Mi-it ish army in th. r and 



a half of the War of the Nations? 



Do the majority of nations have voluntary or compulsory service? 



What is a lance-corpoi 



Why does Canada not need a large standing army? 



What plan does Italy follow in placing its recruits, and what is the object? 



