262 military commission to europe. 



Section 2. 

 Corporals for instruction. 



Article 16. They are designated every year, by the inspectors general, in the regiments of 

 cavalry and the squadrons of military equipages, from among those who have the greatest 

 aptness for equitation, and are most deserving on account of their conduct, instruction, zeal, and 

 intelligence ; those who are recommended for promotion in their corps are selected in preference. 



They must not be more than 25 years old. 



They are sent to the school, by order of the minister of war, on the 1st of April of each year. 



They remain connected with their corps, from which they are regarded as detached, and leave 

 their horses there. 



Article 17. The corporals compose 2 squadrons, commanded by captains on the staff of the 

 school, who have officers for instruction under their orders. 



Article 18. The corporals for instruction, although acting in the ranks, continue to wear the 

 distinctive marks of their grade, and receive the pay of corporals of cuirassiers. 



Article 19. Those corporals who, after spending 6 months at the school, do not evince the 

 necessary qualifications are sent back to their regiments. 



Article 20. When they have passed their final examination, the corporals for instruction are 

 promoted to be sergeants, vacancies having been reserved for them in their own regiments, to 

 which they consequently return. 



Those who at the examination at the close of the first year are in the highest third part of 

 their class, and have distinguished themselves by their zeal and good conduct, may be at once 

 promoted to be sergeants in their regiments, and perform the duties of that grade in the 

 squadrons of the school; they receive the pay and wear the distinctive marks of their new 

 grade. 



Those corporals whose final examination is not satisfactory will be sent back to their regiments 

 as corporals, unless they are especially authorized to spend an additional G months, or a year, 

 at the school. 



Article 21. The corporals who graduate among the first ten of their class are placed on the 

 list of sergeants for promotion as sub-lieutenants as soon as they have completed the two years' 

 service as sergeants required by law. 



TITLE IV. 



staff of the school. 



Section 1. 



Composition of the staff. 



Article 22. The staff" of the school is composed as follows: 



1 general officer, as commandant. 



1 colonel, as 2d commandant. 



1 lieutenant colonel. 



1 chief of squadrons. 



1 major. 



