Identifier: greatwar02alle (find matches)
Title: The Great war
Year: 1915 (1910s)
Authors: Allen, George Henry, 1876- Whitehead, Henry C., 1873- Chadwick, French Ensor, 1844-1919 Sims, William Sowden, 1858-1936 McAndrew, James William, 1862-1922 Wiley, Edwin, 1872-
Subjects: World War, 1914-1918
Publisher: Philadelphia : G. Barrie's Sons
Contributing Library: University of California Libraries
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r, andnine other state schools where young men between theages of seventeen and twenty are given a course of two tothree years as a preparation for the non-commissionedofficers career. These schools furnish about one-fourthof the number required for the dismounted services. Inaddition, there are regimental schools where selected menare trained. The non-commissioned officers are an excel-lent body of men, generally of long service, who receiveappropriate civil appointments when they leave the colorservice. The relations of confidence and mutual supportbetween the officers and the non-commissioned officers,the only professional soldiers in Germany, are such asone would expect to find between men who have dedi-cated their lives to the military education of the nation,with no hope or desire for other reward than that of asense of national duty faithfully performed in the spherein which their respective attainments and social relationsnaturally place them. The German first sergeant, called
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f, The German Army 213 Feldwebel in the Infantry and Wachtmeister in the Cavalry,is a tower of strength, enjoying the confidence andsupport of his superior officers and subordinate non-commissioned officers to a high degree. A large meas-ure of responsibility is placed on the non-commissionedofficer, but he is never left to shoulder this responsi-bility alone. There is no disposition on the part of theGerman officer to leave the training of the unit en-trusted to him to his subordinates however capable thelatter may be. The officers for the line of the army serve first in theranks, or they may be appointed from the several CadetCorps. Young men who are socially and physically accept-able and who possess the necessary educational qualifica-tions—such, in general, as would admit them to a univer-sity—are accepted as FaJmenjunker with the grade of privateat a minimum age of seventeen years. The Fahnenjunkerwho completes six months service before he is twenty-three years old, and demo

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