AVAILABLE LAND FORCES OF U. S.
NOW NUMBER 265,000 MEN,
BUT THERE'S 22,000,000 NEAR
Available organized land lorces ot
the United States today amount,
roughly, to ‘2d.>,000 oiTicers and men,
made up ot* 1‘J*>.000 regulars and . 10,
000 national guardsmen, including
both those still in the federal seviee
and those under state control.
The exact figures are known only
to the war department at Washington,
but recent reports give a close idea ot
what the organizations represent in
fighting strength.
In his last annual report Secretary
of War liaker stated that the actual
strength of the regular army on June
SO. 1010. including the Philippine
scouts, was officers and men.
In the year beginning July 1 last,
by the national defense act ot June ...
1010. the anm was* to be increased to
ll'.S.SPT officers and men. divided as
follows:
Infantry. regiments M.-’JI,
Cavalry. 17 regiments i7.;io7,
Field artillery. ‘J regiments 7.S'*l
Kngineers. .‘i regiment.** and 1
mounted company J.P>si
Coast artillery corps 21.42*1
Staff corps and departments 1P.2-M
# • "»PI !
Philippine scouts
Miscellaneous 1-‘1.S.>.
Total enlisted strength, inelud
ing medical department l.’»s.Sl*7
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Kxceptional difficulties have been
found in carrying out this program
for increasing the army. On account
of the remarkable activity of the
country, recruiting is and has been
since the increase was authorized, at af
very low ebb. It is therefore probable
that the estimate of 125,000 as the
strength of the regular army errs on
the side of optimism, and 115.000 may
be closer the true figure. ,
National Guard
The strength of the national guard
in federal service on Sept. 20 last was
125.727 officers and men.
The United States marine corps is!
independent of both army and the
navy, and its small strength should
perhaps be added to that of the two
main services when estimating the to- j
tal organized belligerent power of the
nation. The authorized strength of
the corps is 15,627 officers and men of
all classifications, and the ranks are
nearly full.
Vast Unorganized Forces
While the present organized forces
are minute, the reserve man power of j
the United States is more vast than
that of any white nation except Rus
sia.
According to the census of 11*10
since when the increase has been
irreat. the reserve militia of the Unit-!
e<l States, by which is meant the *
males aged between eighteen and,
i
forty-four vears, not included in the J
organized forces, amounted to 20,-1
r»:tS,U47 men.
The above total does not include the ;
men of the insular possessions except',
Hawaii. These could produce another'
2,000,000 men of military age.
France is said now to have one per- j
son ot* every six in her population
serving in the army or navy. If the
United States and her insular pos-!
sessions ever made such an effort,
taking the present population as 112,
000.000, the president would have at
his disposal no less than 1S.006.6061
f
men.
This is probably more men than;
Germany. Austria-Hungary, Bulgaria
and Turkey together have in the field
today.
Various schemes for army reserve
bodies were incorporated in the na-,
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tional defense act of last year, but
these provisions have not been in
force long enough to produce results
of importance. For instance, of ;>(),
000 reserve officers provided for a to
tal of less than 500 has been commis
sioned.
Organization of fhe Army
The commander in chief of the
army (as of the navy also) is the |
president of the United States.
His representative, who carries out
his wishes, is the secretary of war, |
Newton I). Baker.
The directing force of the army is j
the general staff. Major General
Hugh L. Scott is now chief of staff,;
and his assistant is Major General
Tasker H. Bliss. Grouped about them
in Washington are army experts of!
various ranks, who are supposed to
do the thinking about general prob
lems for the whole army.
Should the United States send a
military expedition abroad the com
mander would undoubtedly be one ot
the seven active major generals.
These are given below, with their
present headquarters:
Leonard Wood, eastern department,
Governors island, New York.
J. Franklin Bell, western depart
ment. San Francisco (just transferred
east.)
Thomas H. Barry, central depart
ment. Chicago.
J. J. Pershing, southern depart
ment, Fort Sam Houston, Texas.
Hugh L. Scott, chief of staff, gen
eral staff, Washington.
Tasker H. Bliss, general staff,
Washington.
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| During the week ending March 2a,
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