TERRITORIAL TRAINING

Hokitika Guardian, 5 October 1923, Page 1

TERRITORIAL TRAINING

Till-: CAMPS. WiCId.IXCTOX. October ~ The woi'tl of tho iiiilitiuy order de(iniii'; tile obligatory training n| Territorial.' for 1'.i2:1-iM might, he construed as meaning i hat trainee-- must put in a week under canvas. Il is intended, however, that it shall he entirely optional whether, in the foiirse o! the six eonsecut ive whole-day parades, wliieli are enmpulsnry, a Territorial shall spend the niehl in camp or no home allot eaeh days' operations. lor the eenvi-nie"ee of units which ehoo.se to earr',' onl six eon seen tins days’ training in eanip. the Oovernmont "ill provide retie.il. anti tent aeeriinlllodarion. hilt no eanip pa\ a ill he allowed. Ihe departmental regulation extends the system of optimal camps instituted ia-l \eai'. and mouilie- the nnmher ot hall-dav parades and night drills. The Mini-ier of Defence. Sir Heaton I.holies, anlipieates p (l od results from w.*re not lamps in tin' ordinary sense of th ■ wold. the Minister said, tlm idea was for Ten d orals to remain in , amp m ernipht. If they wished they eoiild po into town io follow their civil avocation- in the day time and return lo the trainin'.; depot or camp ;it iiipin in order to receive inrther iiisj I-liel ion. Continuous traminp "I [hi- kind we- much prelerred hv the Territi >ra. I - to ordinary hall-day and eveninp parade-. Il tended to infuse [i h-'tler -nil'll into lhe lad-. I hi— "a- .. | ; .t was' desired, 'mb trainiup wtt' lo he encouraged. Personally added the Minister, he would preler to revert to repimetual , amp—, where eiueeui rated training i.(Hil,l 'he piven. I'ndor a system of e.-.nl in’ao'.is training it was possible to ~,( ,o,rale unit- of a regiment t,..r for in-triiel tonal purpose*, re.is wilh repimenial camps various -rpiadruii- or hatltilioit- were a-sem-i,|ed. and ii.e -enior offi'-er- were thugiven a heller opportunity of gaming 1 experience in liandliltp larger bodies ei men. Kinam ial e„u-ideratioi,s ha I keen responsible for temporarily abaliiloninp re",i mental etimp-. hat he hoped some liny it would he possible lo re. i\ e t hem. Si,- Heaton lihodes -aid lie was pleased to noie the revival ol intere-l t he Territorial -y-tem. KvideWv of ihi- was to he found in tlm iact that men who had been posted to the teserve were applying to get l)««'k t* the active li-t. Tins wa- very prdifvimp. and ting tired well for the future ;he Territorial system, which had -tillered from lack of encouragement alter tlm war, which mi doubt had caused the country to become tired ol