The number and grades of officers and the number of enlisted men assigned to Reserve Officers' Training Corps units are shown under "Commissioned Personnel on Duties Other Than Those Under the Supervision of a Chief of Arm or Service" and "Detached Enlisted Men's List." RESERVE OFFICERS' TRAINING CAMPS Under the provisions of section 47a of the National Defense Act, as amended, 58 Reserve Officers' Training Corps camps were held during the summer of 1939, at 40 Army posts for a period of 6 weeks each. The arm and service represented, together with the number of camps and the enrollment for each arm and service, are shown in the following table. CITIZENS' MILITARY TRAINING CAMPS Pursuant to section 47d of the National Defense Act, as amended, citizens' military training camps for the summer of 1939 were conducted for the instruction and training of civilians, and warrant officers and enlisted men of the Regular Army, with a view to their preparation for commission as Reserve Officers or for appointment as noncommissioned officers. The amount of $2,275,000 was appropriated for this purpose for the fiscal year 1940, and applications were received from 62,272 young men, of whom 39,401 were ordered to camp, 37,012 reported at camp, 35,579 were enrolled, and 34,589 completed the training. The following table shows the number of camps, the corps area in which located, and the number in attendance at both opening and closing of camps: Of the 1,856 trainees graduating from the Blue Course, 166 have already accepted appointment as second lieutenants in the Officers' Reserve Corps. GENERAL PRISONERS AND THE UNITED STATES DISCIPLINARY BARRACKS At the beginning of the fiscal year 1940, there were 1,061 general prisoners in confinement and 53 on home parole, making a total of 1,114. During the year, 1,431 general prisoners were committed to confinement, 44 escaped general prisoners were recaptured, 672 were released on expiration of sentence, 360 were honorably restored to duty, 354 were released from confinement by remission of the unexecuted portions of their sentences, 61 escaped, and 2 died, leaving 1,140 general prisoners at the close of the fiscal year. Of this total 89 were on home parole, 1,031 were actually in confinement at the Atlantic Branch, United States Disciplinary Barracks, Governors Island, N. Y., the several United States penitentiaries, military posts and other Federal institutions, 3 were at St. Elizabeths Hospital, Washington, D. C., and 17 were en route from one place of confinement to another. In the course of the year the War Department remitted the unexecuted portions of sentences of confinement in 25 cases and reduced the periods of confinement in 10 cases. Corps area or other commanders remitted unexecuted portions of sentences of confinement in 329 cases and reduced the periods of confinement in 16 cases. ARMY EXTENSION COURSES Army extension courses contribute materially to the cause of national defense by providing an effective means by which military personnel and civilians may systematically further their knowledge of military matters. The mission, scope, advantages, and use of this method of instruction are described in comprehensive detail in Army Regulations 350-3000 and in the annual announcement of the courses. The texts are kept abreast of the latest developments by constructive revision and the introduction of new programs. The programs for the 1939-40 school year listed 333 specific arm and service subcourses and 35 common subcourses, of which 353, or nearly 96 percent were made available to the student body. This involved a distribution of nearly 4,895,000 lessons, solutions, and texts. On March 31, 1940, the enrollment numbered 109,344 students, an increase of 3,696 over the previous year. This total includes 800 Regular Army officers, 996 Regular Army enlisted men, 13,542 National Guard officers, 20,249 National Guard enlisted men, 63,870 Reserve officers, 1,056 enlisted reservists, 3,996 citizens' military training camp trainees, and 4,835 civilians. During the year 66,675 students completed a total of 168,887 subcourses, requiring 2,684,708 hours of instructions, at an average cost of approximately $1.52 per student. The enrollment was distributed among the corps areas and depart ments as follows: First Corps Area Panama Canal Department_ Philippine Department. Puerto Rican Department.. Total___ 8, 045 14, 159 11, 915 11, 963 10, 954 17, 804 12, 503 9, 474 10, 884 633 165 457 388 109, 344 THE ARMY LIBRARY SERVICE This service was maintained during the year by means of 147 permanent libraries and 149 traveling libraries, with a total circulation of 1,444,155 books at the various Army posts. These libraries provided 577,694 different volumes of reading matter, including 569,648 books on practically all subjects of general interest in the permanent libraries, and 8,046 books on biography, travel, and fiction in the traveling libraries. The total expenditures for the year amounted to $16,863, comprising $11,200 for the purchase of books, $5,100 for the salaries of librarians, and $563 for the transportation of books. MOTION-PICTURE SERVICE The operation of the Army motion-picture service was again distinctly gratifying, the total attendance reaching a new maximum record of 11,862,234 at 25,418 programs presented in the course of the year. These figures show appreciable gains over last year's record. totals of 10,287,405 attendance and 24,751 programs. In keeping with this progress, facilities generally were further improved by the erection of new theaters at 3 posts; the installation of the latest soundreproducing equipment in 16 theaters; and the purchase of 3,871 new chairs and 3,258 slip covers. Tent theaters were provided for several divisions at different posts. Altogether 21 theaters have now been equipped with complete air-conditioning systems. CIVILIAN CONSERVATION CORPS The War Department conducted its usual assigned missions in connection with the administration of the Civilian Conservation Corps in the fiscal year 1940. These missions include such activities as the acceptance and enrollment of certified applicants, organization of companies, transportation, supply, sanitation, medical care, hospitalization, general supervision of enrollees while in camp, and the construction and maintenance of camps. In the transaction of business involved in all of these activities, the War Department conducts extensive correspondence and maintains pertinent records and statistics. This Department is also charged with conducting welfare activities and educational programs, together with the control of funds for such purposes. The Commissioner of Education, Federal Security Agency, advises the War Department regarding educational matters, preparing the technical details of such programs. The sum of $98,350 was available for welfare purposes, and $3,837,369 for educational activities. During the year 293,652 young men and war veterans were enrolled, making a total enrollment of 3,311,836 men since the Corps was established in April 1933. The strength on June 30, 1940, was 200,079. The 1,500 camps, each having a capacity of 200 enrollees, are distributed throughout the United States with some located in every State and the District of Columbia. Pursuant to Executive directive all Reserve officers on active duty with the Civilian Conservation Corps were relieved from such active duty and placed on a civilian status. This transition was completed by December 31, 1939. On June 30, 1940, there were on duty with the Corps 99 commissioned officers and 1 warrant officer of the Regular Army, and 4,735 members of the Reserve. These reservists included 4,607 Army Reserve officers, 108 Naval Reserve officers, and 20 Marine Corps Reserve officers. Citizens' military training camps Civilian Advisory Committee on Metals and Chemicals Civilian Conservation Corps Civilian education institution, as Army personnel detailed at Civil War service, retired officers who had.. Class B officers__ Colleges, officers and men detailed at Construction of munitions plants- Contract surgeons Deaths in the Army.. Desertion.. Detached list: Enlisted men on Officers on.... 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