COMMISSIONED OFFICERS IN ATTENDANCE AT FOREIGN SCHOOLS

The following summary shows the number of United States Army officers who attended foreign schools as students during the past 3 fiscal years:

DETAIL OF OFFICERS TO TECHNICAL, PROFESSIONAL, AND OTHER EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS

Under the provisions of section 127 (a) of the National Defense Act, 146 commissioned officers of the Regular Army were detailed to take courses of instruction at civil institutions in the United States during the fiscal year, as follows: Infantry, 9; Cavalry, 2; Field Artillery, 2; Coast Artillery Corps, 2; Air Corps, 14; Corps of Engineers, 46; Signal Corps, 6; Judge Advocate General's Department, 14; Quartermaster Corps, 12; Finance Department, 2; Medical Department, 27; Ordnance Department, 3; Chemical Warfare Service, 7. Included in the total of 146 officers were 38 taking short courses varying in duration from 2 weeks to 6 months.

RECRUITING

The actual enlisted strength of the Army on July 1, 1939, was 174,079, including 6,367 Philippine Scouts. The original appropriation act for the fiscal year 1940 provided funds for an average of 165,000, not including 6,415 Philippine Scouts. Increases under the so-called Air Corps and Panama Canal expansion programs, designed to give the Army an average strength of 227,000 enlisted men, were authorized by supplementary appropriations and an Executive order. As a result of intensive recruiting efforts this total of 227,000 was reached on February 7, 1940. Recruiting from February to May was limited to reenlistments, since the Army was at full strength during that period.

On May 15, 1940, a further increase of 15,000 was authorized under available appropriations, and on June 19, 1940, additional numbers were allotted with a view of bringing the enlisted strength of the Army on August 31, 1940, to the total of 280,000 authorized by the National Defense Act. The Army recruiting service then embarked on its second intensive campaign of the year with outstanding success. During the month of June 23,990 enlistments were made, establishing a new record for enlistments made in 1 month in peacetime. The actual enlisted strength on June 30, 1940, was 249,441.

Recruiting for the Regular Army Reserve resulted in a net gain of 8,719 for the year, with an actual strength of 28,020 on June 30, 1940. The following table shows, by months, the number of enlistments and reenlistments accomplished within each corps area and department. The Philippine Scouts are shown separately. Enlistments in the Regular Army Reserve are not included.

Total

Philippine Scouts..

Aggregate..

7, 162 9, 259 14, 765 19, 815 17, 286 16, 530 17, 820 9, 151 8, 374 6, 274 9, 535 23, 444 159, 415 83 64

64

65

71

46

62 41 65 54 142 546 1,303

7, 245 9, 323 14, 829 19, 880 17, 357 16, 576 17, 882 9, 1928, 439 6, 328 9, 677 23,990 160, 718

The following table shows the number of enlistments and reenlistments for the arms and services of the Army, respectively, classified according to race:

1 Of the 159,415 men enlisted during the fiscal year, exclusive of Philippine Scouts, 157,044 (or 98.51 percent) were native-born, and 2,371 (or 1.49 percent), were foreign-born.

The following table shows the number of enlistments accomplished during each month of the fiscal year. The number of 3-year enlistments are classified to show the number of enlistments of men with

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former service, the number of reenlistments (men reenlisting within 3 months of date of discharge), and the number of original enlistments.

In the following table these enlistments are further classified according to arm or service, the percentage in each being shown.

The following table shows the enlisted strength of the Regular
Army Reserve as of June 30, 1940, classified according to grades and
by arms and services.

RESERVE OFFICERS' TRAINING CORPS

Interest in the Reserve Officers' Training Corps increased mate-
rially during the year, many applications being received for the estab-
lishment of new units. These applications came both from educational
institutions not having such military training and from institutions
with established units desiring additional allotments of students to
meet the demands for the expansion of their present training facilities.
Current appropriations provided funds for 1,435 additional advanced-
course students, thereby increasing such authorized enrollment to
18,000.

When the school year closed the Reserve Officers' Training Corps
consisted of units distributed as follows:

The following table shows the unit organization and enrollment in the Reserve Officers' Training Corps on June 30, 1939, and June 30, 1940, respectively:

At the close of the school year 1939-40, 36 preparatory schools, including high schools, were receiving Government aid under the provisions of section 55c of the National Defense Act, as amended. Several of these schools have instruction given by Regular Army officers who do this work in addition to their other duties. A limited amount of equipment is loaned to these schools for instructional purposes. The total enrollment in military training was 10,268.

The following table shows, by arm or service, the number of students enrolled in the second-year advanced course and the number of commissions as first and second lieutenants in the Officers' Reserve Corps issued to graduates up to the date of this report. There is also shown the number of certificates granted to those eligible for appointment, but who had not yet reached the age of 21 or who did not desire appointment at the time. These certificates entitle the recipients to appointment at any time within 5 years from date of graduation.

1 The number is subject to increase through removal of disabilities existing at the date of this report and also through the exchange of certificates for commissions during the next 5 years, by recipients of certificates who reach the age of 21 in good physical condition. On the other hand, some of the commissions may be declined.

2 As in the case of commissions issued, the number may be increased through removal of existing disabilities.

3 There are no Quartermaster units of the R. O. T. C. Students from units of the other branches may be granted commissions or certificates for the Quartermaster Corps.