TERRITORIAL FORCES

Dominion, Volume 12, Issue 50, 23 November 1918, Page 2

TERRITORIAL FORCES

TUB ANNUAL CAMPS.

■A speoial district, order issued from the lloi'.driiiartm of tho Wellinglon,.M))ilpry District gives detailed instructions for tho annual Territorial camps and the .casual camps, .'Tho sth (Wellington) Jfpgimciit, A Squadron fith Moimied Kifles, and the other Wellington units: wijl .hold their inain camp at JCarori' Park on Janiinry lil-l-'ebniary 8, with ». ciisunl oanip during oncli of tho following weeks.'- "'! ho Garrison Artillery campiwill be at tho'forts on I'obfuarj , 11-22. ... '. . ; Tho camps this year, with the exception of artillery units', which will be unit. iSiniue, will be in the-nature of district, rather than regimental camps, ior tho following reasons;—(n) .Tho endeavour to meet the employers, by allowing them at least three chances of sending their employees to camp. ' (b) Uie'very elementary nature of: the training, owing to the modified training syl.abus. ( C ) A.s thri result of :(a) and (b)-.tho .necessity for .feiv'ei; I'camps, spread-ovor a larger period than- tlie ordinary, regimental camps. "•' (d) In: order that members of. any unit" may attend the nearest or most convenient camp, irrespective of their branch of the service., (e) On account of economy of staff instructors. ■..-'■

At the main camp Ilia troops will as far as possible be organised and trained iu tlioir respective units, and be under tho command, in rill respects, of their own officers and u.c;o.'b., when there are a sufficient number of competent unit officers find n.c.o.'s present. Any shortage of unit officers and n.c.o. instructors'will bo made up by utilising mouibers of the permanent staff • ,

- The first seven days (excluding days of .sfrrival and departure) of each capxp will be considered the main camp for the. units, or portions of unite, attending eame, and. the. second and third periods .will be considered casual camps. ■The,'ric:d.'s and men of each main and casual camp will be classified into two separate classes '■as under:—Class , A: Comprising all'n.c.o.'s and men who are partially trained soldiers. Class B: Comprising all n.c.o.'b and men who have dojie no training-. All soldiers who have not attended one annual oamp are to be included In Class B. ■ ■ J ■ .

Applications by employers and others for tho exemption of men from attendance at cam]) should be made to the Group .Commander at an early date.