168 TARGET PRACTICE IN FOREIGN COUNTRIES. 



SHOOTING SCHOOL FOR SUBALTERN OFFICERS. 



The object of the school is to give subaltern officers, and if 

 possible also the sergeants, as complete an education as pos- 

 sible in the duties of chief of section in firing. 



The school is under the orders of the chief of ordnance and 

 inspector of artillery, who acts as inspector and gives the 

 necessary instructions about its duties which are in addition 

 to those fixed by general orders. 



The personnel of the school consists of the staff, the officers 

 and sergeants ordered to go through the course, the helpers, 

 and an instruction battery placed at the disposal of the school. 



The staff consists of the chief, who is the teacher, the adju- 

 tant, the second teacher, the range officer, surgeon, veterinary 

 surgeon, and 3 underofficers (2 range underofficers for service 

 with the range officer, and 1 for the kitchen). 



The chief, the adjutant, the second teacher, and the range 

 officer are detailed for each course by the king, on the recom- 

 mendations of the chief of ordnance and inspector of artillery. 



The surgeon and veterinary surgeon are assigned by the 

 medical corps. 



Instructions about the orders for the rest of the personnel 

 of the school are given by the king, on recommendation of 

 the chief of ordnance and inspector of artillery. 



Duties, Instruction, and Practice. — The chief of the 

 school regulates the course of instruction and is responsible 

 for the discipline and the maintenance of order. During the 

 drills with the guns he acts as leader. 



The second teacher helps the chief with the instruction as 

 directed. At shooting drills with the guns, he generally 

 commands the battery. 



The range officer, who is under the direct command of the 

 chief of the school, observes strictly his instructions with 

 regard to the firing, and is responsible for the order on the 

 range and for the record of the results of firing. 



The chief of the instruction battery may, at shooting drills 

 with guns if the chief of the school so decides, command the 

 battery, and is, like the ordinary chiefs of section and chiefs 

 of piece, altogether at the disposal of the chief of the school. 



The education includes shooting drills with field guns in 

 battery, at which the officers and sergeants ordered to the 

 course act in turn as chiefs of section and chiefs of piece; ex- 

 ercises in making reports and keeping records of the results 



