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THE BATTALION
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reshmen to Make Branch Selections
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S 3.ndl) irs > note: For the third consecutive year, The
s publishing a summary of activities of var-
ij ri/lhi branches to aid freshmen in making selection
^JjV/vjj.'it they do advanced work in next year.
nd pictures for this page have been furnished
my PIO. Air Force instruction is not repre-
’ ause next year all AFItOTC cadets will get
^course of instruction.)
ESHMEN will have an opportunity to
selection of the branch of service they
3D BAP^ wee ^ i n basic military classes. This act
entire future military career of the indi-
IICKEN ' e ^ ie * )e t ra i ne d> commissioned, and
' active duty in that branch, said Col. Shel-
5TEAKS PMS&T.
ment to branches is based on three fac-
ALLKfider of importance: 1) Desire of the indi
dent; 2) Course of study and academic
s You the students and 3) quotas of students
'^aeh branch of the Army,
ct that a freshman now wears the “brass”
icular branch has no bearing on his se
lection, said Col. Myers. Newly assigned freshmen
wear the insignia of upperclassmen in their com
pany for administrative purposes only, he added.
Two Major Divisions
The Army is divided generally into two basic
groups, depending upon their mission; combat arms,
including Infantry, Field Artillery, Anti-aircraft
Artillery and Armor; and the services of which sev
en are available at A&M. They are Quartermaster
Corps, Signal Corps, Army Security Agency, Trans
portation Corps, Ordnance Corps, Chemical Corps,
and Corps of Engineers.
The Army’s mission is to force upon the enemy
the will of the nation. . To accomplish this we must
close with the enemy in mortal combat, wrest from
him the land on which he stands, and force him to
submit to our will. This mission can be accom-
published only by the infantry.
Closely supporting and sharing in the hardships
and glories of the Infantry are the other “Arms.”
The Armor, drivers and operators of tanks, pro
vides the Infantry with mobile cover and shock pow
er. The Artilleryman is the long arm of the Infantry.
They are the people who can reach out and tag the
enemy before the Infantry ever sees him. The En
gineers, while classified technically as a service,
build bridges, remove mines, and fight in close sup
port of the Infantry-Tank-Artillery team.
Service Branches
It has often been said an Army travels on its
stomach. To keep our modern, technically equipped
and operated teams effectively working in the field
requires much more than food. The various services
provide for the technical “know how” and operation
that goes to support the combat arms. Research,
design, development, procurement, and testing of the
thousands of itms used by the Army are responsibili
ties of the services.
To clothe and feed the Army we have the Quar
termaster Corps. To provide vehicles, guns and
munitions and the repair services for them we have
the Ordnance Corps. The development of protective
equipment and defensive tactics as well as offensive
weapons pertaining to bacteriological, chemical and
radiological warfare are among the missions of the
Chemical Corps.
Troop housing and utilities, construction of
routes of communication, civil works construction,
and the building and maintenance of air fields is
charged to the Corps of Engineers. Signal com
munications of all sorts, radio, telephone, etc., are in
the realm of the Signal Corps. The Transportation
of men, material, and equipment in a constant effec
tive flow so as to get to the right place at the right
time is the job of the Transportation Corps.
Men with training in certain specialized fields
fit well into the services.
Mechanical engineers for the Ordnance Corps,
civil engineers for the Corps of Engineers, electrical
engineers for the Signal Corps and Army Security
Agency, chemical engineers for the Quartermaster
Corps, experts in all branches of distribution (aerial,
maritime and ground) for the Transportation Corps.
LOdti-mrcraft
rcraft Artillery (former-
artillery) is that part of
sd States Army which
provides land de
fenses against the
attacks of hostile
aircraft and guid-
ed missiles.
ety of weapons are used
plish this mission. They
uple ;mounted .50 caliber
guns, 40mm and 75mm
fc cannon, 9 0mm and
'apid [firing cannon, and
lissiles capable of seeking
; ‘homing” on a target,
ety of rockets and guided
are being developed for
M the anti-aircraft artil-
coping with the higher
nd altitudes of modern
fMsiLeapons and equipment of
L''A / /-a ire raft Artillery offer a
'1/erest to the individual in-
in the fields of science
neering.
Armor
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combat arms which leads and sup
ports the actions of the other
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HE INFANTRY officer in his
m daily duties comes in contact with
: ||f| men under the most trying condi-
V i ^ tions. As a result,
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zAJPl all. J V/ . 11-. tyP e °f leadership
1^ J. > 1 MEL* '■.mmrmm -• f-'y - | necessary to han
dle large groups
1 under any circumstances. By mas-
■ tering minor tactics and learning
how to handle himself in opera
tions, he develops a battlefield
cunning, which helps reduce the
s-fff large number of casualties that
come to his colleagues, who do not
have that training.
meuium anti neavy Lana, uaitanons * .The Infantry officer is the jack,
in Infantry and Armored divisions, h ¥90^ . %V ; 'I ; of all trades in the Army. His ex-
’Ji’- ] Armor personnel also form (lie ~ *“* ' ' , ‘7~ “? rien . < ;? i forms so basic a part in
^ reconnaissance comnanies of In- ON GUARD—Cadet Charles (Bub- his military education that he ii
I'- | fantry a ctiMskms^°and ^he recon- ba) Blank practices ji bayonet qualified for all types of highet
ground arms through the use of |
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p.*; ' ment. Armor personnel make up C
VV| armored units from the Infantry i
% regimental tank company to the !
medium and heavy tank battalions
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on a tank problem they are engaged in as part of their training prior
to commission in the Armor.
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Quartermaster Field Artillery
Quartermaster Corps is Field Artillery is the branch of
concerned with supply and service the combat arms which provides
to the troops. concentrated, accurate fire power
Leadership standards are high
in Armor, for a lieutenant must
have a knowledge of gunnery, ra
dios and telephones, motors and
mobile tactics. Armored units are
characterized by mobility, fire
power, and shock action.
No special academic course is
necessary for.enrollment in Armor.
camp at Fort Benning, Ga.
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cludes research
and develop
ment, buying,
storage and
distribution of
to crush the enemy
on the battlefield.
From the assault
guns of the middle
ages. Artillery has
developed into a family of special-
food, clothing, ized weapons, capable of delivering
petroleum a great mass of steel in the form
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Its personnel are trained to
be skilled Infan
trymen as well as
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as tents, blankets, cots and kitchen enemy positions.
equipment. # Modern Field Artillery has as
. yf'he above supphesqnclude 70,000 m i ss ion the support of the
items,. ha ; nd*ed t by>a nationwide g- r0 und forces .(Infantry, Armor),
organization located in camps, Usually located in the rear of its
depots, laboratdries, and market supported unit, out of range of
centers. rifle fire, it deals devastating
The term “Quartermaster Serv- blows on the enemy,
ice” includes the operation of pe- offj ce r nersonnel operate the
troleum tank farms and petroleum fire direction center, controlling P erform a V construction, mamten
naissance battalions of .Armored thrust at Infantry ROTC summer education and positions of hmh
J ^ ^ ^ responsibility. Eisenhower, Brad
ley and Collins all began their ca
reers as second lieutenants in the
Infantry.
The mission of a battle is to
seize ground . . . and it is the
Infantry that seizes the ground.
All other units are auxiliaries to
the mission.
Infantry instruction is open to
students of any major field.
Cbemial
. Corps :
ChEMICAL Corps is one of the
seven technical services of the
Army which operate directly under
the assistant chief
of staff for logis
tics, G-4. It is
charged with the
investigation, re
search, design,
development, and supply of all
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ORPS of Engineers is neither a
1 RANSPORTATION Corps, one
of the youngest of all services,
performs transportation functions.
for the Army an.d
provides such
transportation’
service for the
Air Force or
Navy sts may be
agreed to jointly.
Recently, the
Engineers. Their Transportatioif Corps was assign-
job is threefold: ed responsibility for the procure-
1) to increase the ment and maintenance of aircraft
combat power of our front line for all Army branches.
fighting forces by combat con
struction and destruction; 2) to
Cargo heliedpter companies are chemical warfare items.
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Sands Proving G r o u n d,
is the “Nike”, the Anti-air-
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PNANCE Corps provides the
MtK/sd Forces of our country with
rial for firepower and mobili
ty—rifles, machine guns,
artillery, ammunition,
tanks, and trucks. Ord
nance material ranges
from time pieces to radar
controlled automatic
them j; v anti-aircraft guns; from
bRf jeeps to ponderous tank
Vif] sporters; from pistol car-
weV'jes to twenty-ton bombs, py-
Vhnies, and guided missiles.
[ large part of this type mate-
used by friendly foreign
ies is supplied by the Ordnance
^ 3S.
' he Ordnance procurement pro-
Y n involves more expenditure of
is than all other Army services
: together. Ordnance research
jects require millions of dollars
ually. . ^
storage, drum manufacturing, sal- fj res 0 f many guns; and the
vage collection and repair, laundry ac ^ ua ] fi re 0 f ^be pieces. As
and dry cleaning, mobile ba.h ^ roun( j observers or air observers
units, bakeries, operation of the - n ]i a i SO n planes, they become the
food service program, lefugeia- e y es Q f ^be artillery in adjusting
tion and sales stoie. the fire on the enemy
It also includes gardens and A mathematical background is
farms, operation o. baggage ware- d es i rous Q f students enrolling in
houses, maintenance and repair, ^bis branch
graves registration service, animal
care and transportation and many
other services that make the Amer
ican soldier the best-fed, best-
clothed and best-equipped soldier
in the world.
ance, repair and Engineer supply
operated by Transportation Corps
personnel. Transportation offi
cers are the i^rmy’s traffic man-
The Chemical Corps is respon
sible for procurement and supply
of Chemical Corps equipment for
fill operating facilities for the Air
Force.
It furnishes advice to all ele
ments of the Department of De-
Army Security
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rlRMY Security Agency, a field
C agency of the intelligence division,
FJIGNAL Corps operates a world has two broad interlocking func-
wide communications network, tions. These two functions are
linking Army units everywhere signal intelligence, which com-
with the Pentagon, prises the production of intelli-
and capable of gence from enemy communications,
sending a message and communication security, which
around the world comprises the protection of in-
in less than ten formation which might be derived
seconds. by others from our own communi-
Signal personnel cations.
are assigned a t To accomplish the mission of
division and higher headquarters communication security, the Army
where they install and operate all Security Agency is responsible for
communications facilities, to in- the preparation, publication, stor-
clude the latest in radio, radio age, distribution, and accounting
relay and telephone carrier equip- of all cryptosystems employed by
ment designed by the Signal Re- the Army; the development and
search Laboratories. maintenance of cipher machines.
In addition, the Signal Corps the promulgation of communica-
also provides photographic cover- tion security doctrine; the moni-
age and short range weather pre- toring of friendly radio traffic in
dictions for the Army. order to detect and correct viola-
- Aviation in the Signal Corps has tions of communications security;
been re-established and signal offi- the inspection of cryptocenters:
cers now pilot light planes and hel- and the surveilance of programs of
icopters in their own units. cryptographic instruction.
*7^ a *ers as well a^s highway and rail- the entire Army,
road executives. Constant im
provement in the movement of men
The Corps of Engineers not only and supplies throughout the world f e nse on chemical, biological war-
nerforms this military function, challenges the initiative, leader- f are> an( j radiological defense;
but is the responsible federal ship, and ingenuity of transporta- ana iy Ze s and disseminates infor-
agency for flood control works and tion otticers in command or stall ma tion on foreign chemical, biol-
the maintenance and development capacities, many of which are 0 gi ca ] > an d radiological develop-
cf our rivers and harbors for navi- closely allied with civilian occupa- men t s an d activities • trains chemi-
gation. tions. < C al staff officers and Chemical
Because of the highly technical The academic courses which Corps troops and units; supervises
engineering skills required, Engi- more nearly parallel this type of training of Army personnel in
neer officers are restricted to per- work are industrial engineering biological and chemical warfare
sonnel engaged in engineering or and business administration. How- (offensive and defensive) and ra-
some similar scientific pursuit and ever, no special academic course is diological defense; and manufac-
must meet the same physical re- necessary for admission to this tures chemical munitions and
quirements as the combat arms. branch. agents.
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shells with atomic war heads at Frenchman’s Flat, Nev. _