THIS BOOK IS THE GIFT OF Henry Pelouze de Forest Class of 1884 bMTE DUE J^Hjjq^ I ^DO"l '9 01y* - Cornell University Library VE23 .A5 1914 Recruiting instructions, U.S. Marine Cor i olin 3 1924 030 896 454 The original of tliis book is in tine Cornell University Library. There are no known copyright restrictions in the United States on the use of the text. http://www.archive.org/details/cu31924030896454 Recruiting Instructions U. S. Marine Corps i[|^ January 1, 1914 u. s. M. c. Recruiting Publicity Bureau New York Recruiting Instructions y. S. Marine Corps January 1, 1914 U. S. M. C. Recruiting Publicity Bureau New York -") 9rr— /lUyrry n.SM.c BUR CHANGES IN MARINE CORPS RECRUITING INSTRUCTIONS. JANUARY 1. 1914. On page 68, "Recruiting Instructions, January 1, 1914," strike out the following forms and envelopes: N. M. C. No. Letter to next of kin re enlisting ; . . . 608 Return card to accompany N. M. C. 608 609 Daily Report of Recruiting 633 ENVELOPES. Addressed to C. O. Recruit Depots, for card N. M. C. 609 3x5J^ On page 71, "Recruiting Instructions, January 1, 1914," strike out the following form: Rctg. No. Daily Memorandum of Recruiting 34 On page 71, "Recruiting Instructions, January 1, 1914," after "Return Post Card 48" add the following forms and envelopes: Rctg. No. Enlistments classified by citizenship 49 Letter to prospective applicant accompanied by Rctg. 48 ... . 50 Article from Washington Evening Star 51 Post card to prospective applicant 52 Letter to next of kin re enlisting 53 Return card to accompany Rctg. 53 54 Daily Report of Recruiting 55 ENVELOPES. Addressed to C. O., Recruit Depots, for card Rctg. 50 3x5J^ In the first hne under "Inspections" on page 11, of Index to "Re- cruiting Instructions" January 1, 1914, strike out the word "officers" and insert in lieu thereof the word "stations"; and in the second line strike out the word "offices" and insert in Ueu thereof the word "stations." In the first line under "Stations" on page 19, of index to "Recruit- ing Instructions, January 1, 1914", opposite "Discontinuance of" insert "9-"; and in the second line opposite "Establishment of" insert "9-" In the last hne of paragraph 92 "Recruiting Instructions, January 1, 1914" after the word "Territory" change the period to a conmia and add the following: — "a certified copy of such acquittal to be at- tached to the enlistment paper for the information of the Executive Officer of the Recruit Depot to which the applicant is transferred." Strike out entire paragraph 151, "Recruiting Instructions, January 1, 1914," and substitute the following: "Men discharged as non-commissioned officers from the Marine Corps with character 'excellent' or 'very good' may be transferred to any post they desire in the United States upon reenlistment. AH other men discharged from the Marine Corps with character 'excellent' or 'very good' may be so transferred upon special authority from the Major General Commandant." HEADQUARTERS, MARESTE CORPS, Washington, January 1, 19H. 1. The following instructions are issued for the information and guidance of the Recruiting Service. These instructions, together with such orders as may hereafter be issued, will be the guide of Re- cruiting Officers in connection with recruiting duty. Officers perform- ing recruiting duty will see that every station in their respective dis- tricts is supplied with a copy of this pamphlet, which copy shall belong to the permanent files of such station, and that every enlisted man on recruiting duty is thoroughly familiar with the contents. W. P. BIDDLE, Major General, Cnmmandant. ORGANIZATION. 1. The Major General Commandant exercises general supervision and control over the Recruiting Service of the Marine Corps and over the necessary expenses in connection therewith, including the estab- lishment of Recruiting Divisions, Districts, stations therein, and all matters pertaining to the Recruiting Service. 2. The Recruiting Service is divided into eighteen Recruiting Dis- tricts, consecutively • numbered and named with the geographical limitations of each District as follows: No. 1— BOSTON : That portion of the States of Massa- chusetts and Connecticut lying east of the Connecticut River; the States of Rhode Island, Maine, New Hampshire, and Vermont. No. 2— NEW YORK: The State of New York east of the 7Sth Meridian; Massachusetts and Connecticut west of the Connecticut River; that portion of the State of New Jersey north of and including Trenton. No. 3 — PHILADELPHIA: Pennsylvania east of and exclud- ing Altoona; New Jersey south of Trenton, and Delaware. 4 BECRUITING INSTRUCTIONS No. 4— BALTIMORE: All of Maryland, Virginia and Dis- trict of Columbia. No. 5 — PITTSBURGH: Pennsylvania west of and including Altoona, but excluding that portion within 40 miles of Lake Erie; West Virginia. No. 6— BUFFALO : New York State west of 7Sth Meri- dian; the lake coast of Pennsylvania to 40 miles inland. No. 7— CLEVELAND: The State of Ohio north of and in- cluding Canton, Mansfield and Lima, except the City of Toledo and environs. No. 8— DETROIT: The State of Michigan and the City of Toledo, Ohio, and environs. No. 9— CINCINNATI : Ohio south of and excluding Canton, Mansfield and Lima; Kentucky, Indiana south of Latitude 40 degrees North. No. 10— SOUTHEASTERN: Tennessee, Mississippi, Alabama, Georgia and Florida. No. 11— CHICAGO: Indiana north of Latitude 40 de- grees North; Illinois, Wisconsin east of 90th Meridian. No. 12— MINNESOTA: Minnesota, North and South Da- kota; Wisconsin west of 90tli Meri- dian; Iowa and Eastern Nebraska. No. 13 — MISSOURI: Missouri, Kansas, Oklahoma and Arkansas. No. 14r— MOUNTAIN : Colorado and Wyoming. No. IS— UTAH: Utah, and Idaho south of Salmon River. TJ. S. MARINE CORPS. 6 No. 16— LOS ANGELES: California south "of and including Bakersfield; Arizona and New Mexico. No. 17— SAN FRANCISCO: California north of and excluding Bakersfield, and Nevada. No. 1&— PORTLAND: Washington Oregon, Idaho north of Salmon River, and Montana. 3. These Districts are grouped in Recruiting Divisions as follows: The EASTERN RECRUITING DIVISION, Head- quarters Philadelphia, comprises Districts Nos. 1 to 7 inclusive. The CENTRAL RECRXHTING DIVISION, Head- quarters Chicago, comprises Districts Nos. 8 to 13 inclusive. The WESTERN RECRUITING DIVISION, Head- quarters San Francisco, comprises Districts Nos. 14 to 18 inclusive. 4. There is in addition to these Districts, and pertaining to the Re- cruiting Service, a Recruiting PubUcity Bureau at New York, inde- pendent of any District or Recruiting Division, and reporting direct to Headquarters. IT. DIVISIONS. 5. An officer, if practicable a field officer, will be assigned in charge of each Recruiting Division and will exercise general supervision over the affairs of all the Districts assigned to that Division. 6. The Headquarters of a Recruiting Division is allowed three rooms, one suitably furnished with a view to permanent occupancy by a field officer, with rug included if desired, as the office of the Officer in Charge of the Recruiting Division, one room as office for the enlisted personnel of Recruiting Division Headauarters, and one as store-room. 6 RECRUITING INSTRUCTIONS III. DISTRICTS. 7. Wherever practicable an officer will be assigned in charge of each Recruiting District. 8. Officers in charge of Recruiting Districts wiU, when correspond- ing with Headquarters, Marine Corps, forward their communications through the Officer in Charge of the Recruiting Division, except, where time is an object, they are authorized to correspond direct in such routine matters as requests for waivers, military history or re- porting the surrender or apprehension of deserters, etc. In such cases, when necessary to complete his files, they will forward copies of such correspondence to the Officer in Charge of the Recruiting Division. IV. STATIONS. 9. Officers in Charge of Recruiting Divisions are authorized to open, close and change the location of recruiting stations in any city or town within the geographical limits of the Divisions, whenever, in their judgment, it may be advisable so to do. 10. Recruiting stations will remain open from 8.30 a. m., until 5 p. m., except Sundays and legal holidays. Recruiting Officers will be present daily at the recruiting station from 9 a. m., until 4.30 p. m., and later if necessary. Whenever such a course is deemed ad- visable, by officers or non-commissioned officers in charge of districts, recruiting stations will from time to time be dosed about 3.30 p. m., and reopened about 5.30 p. m., in order that employees of factories, stores, etc., may have an opportunity to visit the station after the completion of their daily labors. 11. The record of board and lodging furnished at each station, other than District Headquarters station, will be kept by the non- commissioned officer in charge, who will forward the monthly bills in duplicate to the headquarters station. 12. It is directed that in each Recruiting District there shall be one station known as the headquarters station of the district and the others as stations. The term "substation" will not be used. U. S. MARINE CORPS. 7 13. Recruiting stations where applicants are examined should be located in a reputable business part o£ the town; should consist of two or three rooms, and, if possible, a private toilet and bath, (prefer- ably shower) ; and, if in a building without an elevator, not above the second story. Offices at outside stations, where there is no medical examiner, will ordinarily require but one room. , 14. The best method of locating the most desirable site is to go to those places that are apparently desirable and coimt those men (who pass in a certain time) who look like desirable and possible applicants; this should be repeated at various hours, and the number of men who pass or congregate in that vicinity at night should also be noted. 15. Recruiting stations must always be kept scrupulously clean, and the men on duty must be properly shaved and dressed, so that the best impression may be given. 16. Outside stations should be located as local conditions seem best to indicate. In small towns a second-floor office on the main street or on the public square is usually successful. Often it is not necessary ~ to have a rented office, as the men can use their rooms in the hotel with the hotel proprietor's permission, place an "A" sign on the side- walk, and hang a flag from their window. This makes a very eco- nomical station. 17. It is desired that Headquarters Stations be more or less per- manent, but that the other stations be changed from time to time when they cease to be productive of adequate results. 18. Under date of October 27, 1906, a letter was written by the Acting Secretary of the Treasury, addressed to custodians of public buildings, authorizing them "upon presentation of this letter by a duly authorized Recruiting Officer of the Marine Corps," to permit the temporary use of a room or rooms, if available, in the public buildings in their custody. Should it be desired to locate a recruiting station in a Federal building and no copy of the above-mentioned letter is on the files of the Recruiting Division, the Officer in Charge will request a copy of said letter. 8 RECRUITING INSTRUCTIONS V. PERSONNEL. 19. Whenever practicable, ofl&cers to be detailed on recruiting duty will be sent to a Recruit Depot for about two weeks practical instruc- tion in determining the physical and mental condition of applicants (under the direction of the Executive Officer and Siurgeon) so that they will be able to detect at least the surface causes for rejection. Upon the completion of this instruction they will be directed to report to the Officer in Charge of the Recruiting Division to which they are assigned for duty, but before assuming charge of a District they will be fiurther instructed in the preparation of all papers, the keeping of records, methods of advertising, the handling of applicants (methods of learn- ing their past history) and of giving them the proper information in regard to the service. 20. The quota of enlisted men allowed for recruiting duty in each Recruiting Division will be assigned by Headquarters and apportioned ■ to the various Districts by the Officers in Charge of the Recruiting Divisions, subject to the approval of the Major General Commandant. 21. Members of recruiting parties may be retained on recruiting duty upon re-enlistment without specific authority from the Major General Commandant, provided that the re-enlistments are made within three months after discharge. Where an applicant for re- enlistment, holding an "'excellent" or "very good" discharge from the Marine Corps, desires to be retained on recruiting duty, the Recruiting Officer, if he deems the applicant qualified, will inform the Officer in Charge of the Division, who may request Headquarters for authority to retain him. 22. Above all, good officers must be assigned to recruiting duty, and must be furnished with the best of enlisted men as assistants. They must keep these men up to the mark and ask for their transfer and relief if their usefulness or their attention to duty relaxes. 23. An Officer in Charge of a Recruiting Division is authorized and empowered to transfer to the nearest marine barracks, without special authority from Headquarters, any enlisted man who, in his opinion, is for any reason unsuited for or unsatisfactory in the recruiting service. U. S. MARINE CORPS. 9 24. When a man is transferred for incompetency or misconduct, the Recruiting Officer will in every case enter in his service record book the cause for such transfer. 25. Whenever an enlisted man is transferred from recruiting duty a written statement will be obtained from him as to his indebtedness, and the manner in which he proposes to liquidate same. Should the man daim to be free from debt, a statement to that effect will be ob- tained from him prior to transfer, a copy of which will be ap- pended to the man's service record book. Statements as to in- debtedness will not be forwarded to Headquarters, Marine Corps, unless the Recruiting Officer deems that disciplinary or other action is necessary. 26. The greatest factor in recruiting, especially in smaller cities, is the personnel; and the more neat, trim, and alert the recruiter is the more favorably will the service be known. Every man on recruiting duty will therefore not only wear correct uniform at aU times when on duty, but by his deportment, habits, and associations reflect credit upon the service. The men selected should be of excellent character, patient, neat, and well set up, so that their appearance and behavior will be, in themselves, good advertisements. Prior to being sent on recruiting duty it should be seen that they are properly out- fitted with uniforms. Men who are to be placed in charge of stations should, if possible, have the same training at a Headquarters Station as is indicated herein for an officer. 27. Officers will be in service uniform, either khaki, white or blue, as prescribed, while they are on duty at the recruiting station. Enlisted men on recruiting duty will wear the uniform of the day during office hours and while enroute from a station in one city to that in another. 28. All enlisted men on recruiting duty wiU be required to wear service stripes indicative of their length of service. 29. To avoid as far as possible the expense incident to the trans- portation of men assigned to the recruiting service, it is directed, whenever practicable, that upon the acceptance of an appUcant who has had prior service in the Marine Corps who desires recruiting duty, and who is deemed qualified, the Recruiting Officer will follow the procedure outlined in paragraph"21. 10 RECRUITING INSTRUCTIONS 30. Recruiting Oificers will endeavor to leam the personal equation of each member of the recruiting party, and be slow to make changes in the personnel. It is desired to instil a feeling of permanency and security in men who are on recruiting duty, as long as they produce good results. As far as practicable a spirit of competition will be stimulated between the various stations, and each man will be held up to the mark. 31. All enlisted men on recruiting duty when their enlistments expire, will be discharged at the recruiting station where they are serv- ing. When the staff returns of a man on recruiting duty have been forwarded to Headquarters for the preparation of his discharge, the man will not be transferred from the station designated for discharge. The Eastern and Central Recruiting Divisions will forward such staff returns fifteen (15) days prior to the expiration of enlistment, and the Western Recruiting Division twenty-five (25) days prior to the expira- tion of enlistment. 32. Should it be found necessary to send any man on recruiting duty, or any man on furlough reporting as "sick" at any recrtiiting station, to a hospital, he will not be sent to a civil hospital unless a Government Hospital (Naval, Army, or Public Health Service) is not available. When sent to a civil hospital a report will be submitted immediately to Headquarters. 33. When medical treatment, including medicine, nursing, and hospital care, is required by an enlisted man on recruiting duty, or by an applicant for enlistment held under observation, and can not other- wise be had, the Recruiting Officer may employ the necessary civilian service to furnish the same. Six copies of vouchers for medical attend- ance will be prepared and forwarded to the Bureau of Medicine and Sur- gery for payment. Accounts will be stated in the full name of the physician and will give his address. The visits charged for will be set forth chronologically, giving under each date the full name and rank of the patients treated, the disease or injury in each case, and the charge. Additional visits made on the same day will be entered separ- ately and marked second visit, third visit, etc., and the necessity there- of must be explained, the patients named, and the separate charges therefor noted. The charges must not exceed the usual local rate or TJ. S. MARINE CORPS. 11 the maximum compensation authorized by regulations. Any unusual charge must be fully explained. If the medicines charged for extra by the physician were supplied from his own stock he must so certify and fiunish an itemized Ust thereof. If the medicines were supplied by a druggist and paid for by the physician the former's itemized receipted bill showing payment by the latter is required as a sub-voucher, accom- panied by the prescriptions, each prescription showing upon its face the date, the druggist's file number, the price, and the name of the pa- tient for whom the medicines were prescribed. Medicines furnished by a druggist but not paid for by the physician, will not be allowed in the latter's account. The physician will certify that the account is correct and just, and that the charges do not exceed the customary local rate. The Recruiting Officer will certify to the correctness of the account, stating that the enlisted men named were on duty, and that the appUcants for enlistment were held under observation at the time and place of treatment, and state why it was impossible to secure the services of a naval medical officer. When civilian medical attendance is procured by an enlisted man, he will make affidavit to the required certificate. 34. (o) The Paymaster's Department in the payment of enlisted men on recruiting duty will send to the Officer in Charge of each Recruiting Division individual checks for the payment of each enlisted man on duty at his Headquarters Station, and to the Officer in Charge of each Recruiting District individual checks for the payment of each enUsled man on duty in his District. When practicable, these checks will be delivered to the enlisted men in person, but when not they will be for- warded to them by registered mail. The Quartermaster's Department will furnish each Officer in Charge of a Recruiting District with post- age stamps to be used in covering the expense of registering letters containing checks forwarded to enUsted men at outlying stations. (6) Officers in Charge of Recruiting Districts will return, to the Paymaster concerned, the letter of transmittal, showing delivery of checks, via the Officer in Charge of the Division. 35. The Comptroller of the Treasury decided, under date of Febru- ary 13, 1907, that enlisted men of the Marine Corps may have the rank and receive the pay and allowances of sergeants and corporals 12 RECRUITING INSTRUCTIONS of the Infantry of the Army in the same manner and under the same conditions that enlisted men of the Army receive the same, by virtue of the act of Congress approved February 2, 1901 (31 Stat., 756), and paragraph 860, Army Regulations, 1910. 36. OflScers in Charge of Recruiting Divisions are authorized to ap- point and muster at each station in their division not to exceed one enlisted man of the recruiting party a sergeant and one a corporal. 37. The following rules will govern the appointment of sergeants and corporals: (a) The OflScer in Charge of each Recruiting Division, having first satisfied himself of the men's fitness for the positions, will announce in orders, and will mus'.er from the date of such announcement, not exceeding one member of the recruiting party as sergeant and one as corporal at each station. Such orders will be entered in the records of the Recruiting Division and a copy of each order wiU be forwarded to the Major General Commandant; a copy will also be furnished to each man concerned. (6) Members of recruiting parties announced and mustered as sergeants or corporals will not be reduced while performing such duty without the approval of the Major General Commandant, except it be necessary to transfer them to another station where no vacancy exists in the rank held by them. Their appointments as sergeants or corporals will, however, terminate whenever they are relieved from recruiting duty, or when the stations at which they are serving are discontinued, unless they shall be assigned to other recruiting stations where there are vacancies; in which case, if they be transferred with the same rank their warrants will be endorsed to the effect that they are continued in force for duty at the station to which they are trans- ferred. The Ofdcer in Charge of a Recruiting Division will in every case announce in orders the date of the termination of an appointr ment as sergeant or corporal and furnish copies of each order as indi- cated in the preceding paragraph. (c) All assignments of enlisted men to the recruiting service will be as privates, the question of their promotion to the rank of sergeant or corporal being for determination after their fitness and capacity shall have been demonstrated. Individual applications for transfer U. S. MARINE CORPS. 13 to the recruiting service will be forwarded through the proper com- manding officers, who will indorse thereon their recommendations, based upon service and merit, and also a statement of the man's fit- ness for recruiting duty, especially as regards clerical ability and knowledge of Marine Corps papers. The transfers will be made from time to time, as the interests of the service require, in orders from the Major General Commandant. 38. Note will be made on the proper page of the service record book of appointments and reductions, in the latter case giving the reasons therefor. In event of revocation of any such appointment, copies of the order of revocation, showing the approval thereof by the Major General Commandant, will be furnished as provided for in paragraph 37, except that no copy need be furnished to the Major General Commandant. Wherever new assignments of such enlisted men to other recruiting stations are made, a new letter of appointment shall be issued and copies furnished, as provided for in paragraph 37. 39. In order to secure uniformity in the manner of making appoint- ments and reductions of noncommissioned officers on recruiting ser- vice, the following forms will be observed: Headqitarters, Recruiting Division '^!!^!^'^^^'!^^^'!^!^^^^^^'^'''^, 19... Order No. . In accordance with the act of Congress approved February 2, 1901, and paragraph 860, Army Regulations, 1910, Private , United States Marine Corps, is hereby appointed a sergeant in the United States Marine Corps, from for service at the recruiting station at . (Signature) , (Rank) , U. S. M. C. (In charge of division.) Headquarters, Recruiting Division '.'.'.'.'.'.'.'.'.'.'.^'.'.'^'.'.'.'.'.'..,'iS... Order No. . Corporal , United States Marine Corps, who was appointed 14 RECRUITING INSTRUCTIONS a corporal from , 19 — , for recruiting service at the recruiting station at , is, by order of the Major General Conunandant, reduced to the rank of private from this date, by reason of discontinu- ance of that station (or transferred to the marine barracks, , for duty, or by reason of transfer to a station where no vacancy exists). (Signature) , (Rank) , U. S. M. C. (In charge of division.) 40. In transferring a noncommissioned oflScer on recruiting duty from one station to another in the same Division where a vacancy exists for a noncommissioned officer of that rank, a new letter of ap- pointment wiU not be issued, as provided for in paragraph 38, but the copy of warrant in possession of such noncommissioned officer will be indorsed by the Officer in Charge of the Division to the effect that such warrant is continued in force and credited to the station to which transferred, and Headquarters will be at once notified of this indorsement. Where such transfers occur between different Recruit- ing Divisions, the indorsement above described will be entered, sub- ject to the limitation of paragraph 860, Army Regulations, 1910, by the Officer in Charge of the Division. 41. When a noncommissioned officer is transferred to the recruiting service from a post or a ship or any other station which is not a recruit- ing station, the Officer in Charge of the Recruiting Division concerned shall, immediately upon the reporting of such noncommissioned offi- cer, reduce him to private, endorse his warrant appropriately and forward same to the Major General Commandant for approval, sta- ting the date on which the noncommissioned officer reported for re- cruiting duty. 42. Where, for any reason, a temporary appointment is not ap- poved at Headquarters, it shall be revoked, upon receipt of notice of such disapproval from the Commandant of the Corps, by the Com- manding Officer under whom the man is then serving ; and the increase of pay incident to the temporary appointment shall cease from the date of such revocation. 43. Noncommissioned officers who have held permanent warrants U. S. MARINE CORPS. 15 and who may have been reduced from such status for duty on recruit- ing service, shall, upon their subsequent return to the general service (if such return is not on account of misconduct), be reappointed by the Officer in Charge of the Recruiting Division to the grades in which they originally held permanent warrants. In such cases the warrants shall be appropriately indorsed and transmitted by the appointing authority to Headquarters, where the same procedure will follow as is above outlined in cases of reenlisted noncommissioned officers. 44. When a member of a recruiting party who was reduced from noncommissioned rank at the time of his transfer to the recruiting service is transferred to barracks by reason of misconduct (thereby not entitling him to reappointment to his former rank), the following entry wiU be made in his service record book: "Not reappointed to the rank held at time of transfer to the recruit- ing service, his transfer to barracks being due to misconduct while on recruiting duty." 45. The accounting officers of the Treasury Department have de- cided that, while on furlough, sergeants and corporals holding re- cruiting warrants are not entitled to the pay which their respective ranks would entitle them while on actual duty, but that they shall receive only the pay of privates; in other words, that, in order to draw the pay of noncommissioned officers holding recruiting warrants, they must be actually serving at the recruiting stations specified in their warrants, except when detailed on detached duty such as guard for prisoner; temporary duty at another station; at Recruit Depot undergoing course of instruction, etc. Where a member of a recruit- ing party reenlists and is granted a furlough, with directions to re- port for duty at the expiration thereof at the recruiting station, if he held a regular warrant as noncommissioned officer prior to his trans- fer to the Recruiting Service, such warrant should be forwarded to the Major General Commandant for renewal. Upon the expiration of his furlough he will be reduced to private and retained on duty as a private or given a recruiting warrant for such noncommissioned rank as the Officer in Charge of the Recruiting Division may desire, taking into consideration the vacancies in the Division. 16 RECRUITING INSTRUCTIONS 46. As far as possible the enlisted personnel of Recruiting Divisions will be distributed so that there will be three men on duty at each Di- vision Headquarters, two men at each District Headquarters and, as a rule, one man at each of the other stations. When, in the opinion of the Officer in Charge of a Division, it is advisable, two men may be detailed to a station. 47. The enlisted men must be competent to perform all clerical work that may be required of them, such as preparation of enlist- ment papers, service record books, beneficiary slips, identification records, etc. 48. (a) The Officer in Charge of a Division is authorized and em- powered to transfer enlisted men from one station to another within the Umits of his Division, and to order them to perform such travel as may be necessary in the performance of their duties in connection with the recruiting service. Q>) Enhsted men absent under orders from their stations on re- cruiting duty for a period not exceeding seven (7) days will be deemed to be traveling under orders during the entire period, notwithstanding that some portion of the period may be occupied by detentions in the various towns which they visit in the performance of their duty, and their commutation of rations will be at the rate of $1.50 a day (Para- graph 1248, as amended, U. S. Army Regulations, 1910). VI. ADVERTISING. 49. The enlisted men at outside stations should make friends with reporters of newspapers and keep the station before the newspaper- reading public. They will inspect the Marine Corps advertisements which may appear in that city's newspapers. 50. Recruiting Officers will conform strictly to the provisions of section 3828 of the Revised Statutes, which reads: ' 'No advertisement, notice, or proposal for any executive department of the Government, or for any bureau thereof, or for any office there- with connected, shall be published in any newspaper whatever, except in pursuance of a written authority for such publication from the head of such department.'' U. S. MABINE COBPS. 17 51. Advertising in newspapers can, therefore, be authorized only by the Navy Department. Accordingly, when the Officer in Charge of a Recruiting Division has determined upon the papers in his Divi- sion in which he deems it advisable to insert advertisements for re- cruits, he will make request on the Officer in Charge of the Quarter- master's Department, furnishing the names of the papers, where published, the address of the recruiting station, and whether the insertions are desired daily, weekly, etc. These authorities to adver- tise are requested monthly by the Officer in Charge of the Quarter- master's Department, and Officers in Charge of Recruiting Divisions will submit list of papers in which it is desired to advertise in time to reach Headquarters not later than the 15th of the month pre- ceding that for which the advertising is desired. Authorities to adver- tise will be issued direct to the papers in which the advertisements are to appear and wiU be forwarded from the Quartermaster's Department, Headquarters, to the Officers in Charge of Recruiting Divisions. Upon receipt of authorities to advertise. Officers in Charge of Recruit- ing Divisions will forward same to the papers to which addressed, with instructions to comply strictly with the printed instructions on the back thereof as to the manner of setting up advertisement, etc., and with directions ihat when the time limit for advertising expires to prepare the voucher in the usual manner and forward same to the Chief Clerk, Navy Department, for approval. 52. Recruiting Officers will be held responsible for the prompt return of certificates of publication of newspaper advertisements. These certificates will be made on form N. S. 0. 51, supplies of which can be obtained from the Quartermaster's Department, Headquarters. 53. In submitting recommendations for the insertion of the stan- dard advertisement in newspapers, the Officer in Charge of a Recruit- ing Division will be careful to select those papers that appear to have the greatest circulation among the class of people he wishes to reach. This matter must be given careful study to produce results. 54. The best advertising is within the reach of all Recruiting Officers at practically no cost. The service of the Marine Corps offers much to men of good character, properly enlisted; and the affairs of theNavy and Marine Corps are of constant interest to the public. Therefore, 18 RECRUITING INSTRUCTIONS if a resourceful Recruiting Officer, from time to time, writes articles illustrating service life and experiences, and furnishes photographs, when practicable, he will find that prominent papers will often be glad to have the necessary cuts made and will publish the best of all advertisements free of charge. This is particularly true of Sunday editions of the newspapers of large cities. Papers published in the rural districts desire, rather, personals and information concerning men of the neighborhoods who have previously enlisted. Items set- ting forth, for instance, that John Smith, who enlisted two years ago as a private, and who is now a corporal, has served in Nicaragtia and Panama, and on board the Arizona and the New Mexico, and has cruised around the world, will be gladly published and will bring de- sirable results. Anecdotes related in their own language by enlisted men of the Recruiting District often produce desirable results; and proper action and recognition by the Recruiting Officer will fre- quently bring forth valuable aid from this source. 55. Other forms of advertising, such as the display of posters, dis- tribution of hand-bills, mailing booklets to applicants, etc., will be supervised by the Recruiting Officer. Permission of the postmaster can usually be obtained to hang files of hand-bills from mail boxes. Lists of names of possible applicants can be secured from postmasters in rural districts upon application and these men should have bop^-j lets and hand-bills mailed them. The ingenuity of the Recruiting Officer in securing publicity must be constantly exercised. ■ 56. Open-purchase requisition, in dupUcate, with estimated cost, should be submitted to the Officer in Charge of the Quartermaster's Department for such advertising as may be considered necessary to be done by means of posters. 57. In pursuance of instructions from the Navy Department, Recruiting Officers of the recruiting service will, before exhibiting Marine Corps recruiting posters in post-office buildings, confer with the postmasters thereof in regard to exhibiting same and will exhibit the posters in such manner as they may agree upon. If it is decided to display the posters in light frames with glass doors, requisition therefor should be submitted to the Officer in Charge of Quarter- master's Department for the required number of frames for the purpose. U. S. MARINE CORPS. 19 58. (a) Paragraph 20 page 57 United States Offidal Postal Guide, Jidy, 1911, states that — "Postmasters are directed to aid Recruiting Ofi&cersof the United States Army and Navy so far as possible by displaying recruiting posters in conspicuous places in the post-office lobbies and by dis- tributing to young men who may be interested in the subject any printed matter relative to enlistment in the Army and Navy that is sent to them for that purpose from the War and Navy Departments. " (ft) The following is quoted from circular letter of the Treasury Department dated May 3, 1913 : — "To Custodians, U. S. Public Buildings: "You are informed that Section XXXIX of the 'Instruc- tions to Custodians, 1905,' has been amended to read as follows: "Custodians wiU not permit advertisements or notices of any character (except those relating to Government business) to be posted in or about United States buildings, and those relating to Government business must be placed upon bul- letin boards which are provided by this Department, with the exception that one Army recruiting notice and Navy re- cruiting notice, when inclosed in light frames with glass fronts or doors, may be securely placed in prominent loca- tions on the walls. "Recruiting posters may also be displayed on suitable 'A' boards to be supplied by the branch of the recruiting service interested, provided there is no suitable space on the walls to display the frames, and that the placing of the 'A' boards in the lobbies, or at the entrances if necessary, will not interfere with the transaction of the public business." VII. RECRUITING. 59. Recruiting Officers will be held to a strict responsibility for the acceptance and forwarding of men who may afterwards be found un- fitted or imdesirable for the service, and officers who enlist such men will be held to a like responsibility. 20 RECRUITING INSTRUCTIONS 60. The Recruiting Officer should realize that the value of his office is not entirely measured by the number of accepted applicants that he sends in, but is modified by various conditions, such as the number of men who elope en route, number of rejections by the commanding officer and naval surgeon upon re-examination at the Recruit Depot, number of deserters within three months, quality of the men who re- main in the service, etc. 61. The importance of the attitude to be taken toward applicants who have been rejected can hardly be over estimated. It is short- sighted to consider that since these men can not be enlisted they are of no use to the service. 62. In nearly every case a yoimg man considers the matter of en- listment a long time before applying. It, to him, is a momentous step, and he has probably disctissed the question with a number of acquain- tances. Statistics show that 1 1 out of every 12 applicants are rejected. , Most of those rejected return to their homes and discuss at length with their friends their experience at the recruiting station. In the major- ity of these cases the personal impression of the Marine Corps as a whole is based upon their treatment at the recruiting station — the only part of the service they have actually seen. 63. This impression, favorable or unfavorable, will be conmiunicat- ed to their acquaintances. If their treatment is such that they have a kindly feeling for the service, other men to whom they talk will be encouraged to apply. If they feel that they have been snubbed or rejected through indifference or in any manner failed to receive a "fair deal," this feeling will be communicated to others, with bad results. 64. Recruiting duty is one of the most important assignments that can be given an officer. His duty is, first, the procuring of good men. If this is properly done, other officers can easily attend to the men's future, and build up and maintain a creditable service. The duties of a Recruiting Officer do not end when he has openeda station, procured equipment and assistants, inserted want advertisements in several papers, and accepted such men as may have entered his station and expressed a desire to enlist. A Recruiting Officer should be ener- getic and resourceful. He has a field of his own and, to a certain ex- U. S. MARINE CORPS- 21 tent, is independent. He should study the industrial conditions . of his district with a view to establishing stations at the proper places and at proper times. 65. Recruiting Officers will not engage in controversies with rival recruiting stations of different branches of the service. It is desired that they make friends with them and thereby prevent recruiting from partaking of the nature of rival employment agencies. Tact will keep a Recruiting District on a high plane and incidentally add to effipiency. 66. Recruiting Officers shall make daily inspections of their head- quarters station and weekly inspections of the other stations located in, the same city. Outlying stations shall be visited not oftener than once a month (imless necessary for a specific purpose) and at least once in two months. 67. Whenever practicable, during a large part of the day a man in uniform will be kept on the sidewalk to interest passers-by in the ser- vice, especially those who stop to read the literature. As soon as a man appears interested the enhsted man should endeavor to bring the applicant into the recruiting station where the service can best be explained. VIII. STANDARD. 68. (o) Married men will not be accepted, except applicants for re- enlistment. I:^ the cases of applicants for reenUstment frpm the Marine Corps no requests for waiver of marriage need be submitted, but it is necessary that the man's wife submit, a. written statement (to be appended to the enlistment paper) that she is, not dependent upon her husband for support beyond his pay as a private. (J) In the cases of applicants for reenlistment from the Army, who are exceptionally, desirable, a request for waiver of marriage will be submitted and the man's wife will be required to submit a written statement (to be appended to the enlistment paper) that she is not dependent upon her husband for support beyond his pay as a private. In addition thereto the following wiU be made out in the form of a cer- 22 RECRUITING INSTHTJCTIONS ^ tificate (to be appended to the enlistpent paper) for the man's sig- nature: — "It has been thoroughly explained to me that there is no provision in the Marine Corps for the wives of enlisted men such as exists at some posts in the Army. I understand that I am liable to change station at a moment's notice, and I certify that there is no one dependent upon me for support other than my wife." 69. No man will be reenhsted, except by special authority from the Major General Commandant, imless he was last discharged with character "excellent" or "very good". This applies to applicants for reenlistment from the Marine Corps as well as to applicants from other branches of the service. Special authority will be requested for men discharged with character "good"' only in exceptional cases. No special authority will be requested in cases of men discharged for misconduct. Special authority must always be obtained to reenhst a man discharged for physical disability. 70. (a)The instructions contained in pamphletN.M.S.No. 112321-1, 1912, entitled "Extracts from Regulations and Instructions in Rela- tion to the Physical Examination of Recruits for Enlistment in the Navy and Marine Corps," prepared by the Bmreau of Medidne and Surgery, Navy Department, will be strictly adhered to in all cases. (6) As it is obviously impracticable to formulate instructions to cover every variety and degree of deformity or mutilation, it is neces- sary that the acceptance or rejection in many instances be left to the judgment of the Medical Examiner and the Recruiting Officer, who should base their opinion of the fitness of the applicant on his ability to efficiently perform all duties which may be assigned to him after enlistment. 71. Referring to page 14 of the above mentioned instructions, the minimum height for eiJistment of marines is 65 inches and the maxi- mum height 73 inches. The minimum weight for enlistment as private is 130 pounds. A variation of 10 pounds, not to fall below 130 pounds in weight is admissible when the applicant is active, has firm musdes, and is evidently vigorous and healthy. 72. In case an exceptionally desirable applicant is one-half inch U. S. MARINE COBPS. 23 under height or IS pounds under weight, applications for waivers should be made to the Major General Commandant. 73. The following table will be adhered to as regards the maximum weight of applicants : Table of maximum weights. Height Allowed Subject to waiver Inches Pounds Pounds 64 175 186 65 179 192 66 181 195 67 184 200 68 193 205 69 200 215 70 210 224 71 217 230 72 224 235 73 235 240 Applicants weighing more than the weights prescribed in the col- umn "Subject to waiver'' will be rejected and no' waiver will be re- quested. This table is not to be construed as authorizing the accep- tance of men who may be considered obese. 74. (o) In requesting waivers (FormN. M. C. 588), Recruiting Officers will be careful to indicate as accurately as possible the degrees of disa- bility recommended to be waived, and avoid the use of such indefinite expressions as "slightly deaf," etc. (6) For instance, where a waiver is requested for missing or defective teeth, it should be clearly stated just what teeth are defective or miss- ing, whether molars or incisors, whether upper or lower, whether right or left, etc. The following expressions are too general and should not be used: "Six molars missing," "defective teeth," "five upper and lower molars missing." (c) In the case of defective vision, the visual acuity of eadi eye should be specifically stated, and the cause of defect. "Vision both 24 BECBUITING INSTRUCTIONS eyes 15-20" is altogether too indefinite. 75. In requesting waivers for height or weight, the age, height, and weight should always be stated. 76. (a) Defective teethmust not be regarded as of minorimportance. This delect is of greater importance than it would seem to be at first glance. The marine with defective teeth is unable to properly masti- cate his rations, and the result is frequent indigestion and the sick list. (6) Twenty (20) sound teeth are required, but of these there must be not less than four (4) opposed incisors and four (4) opposed molars. Teeth properly filled, and teeth secured by bridge-work, are counted as sound teeth, but teeth on removable plates wiU not be passed as sound. (c) Men qualified in every way except as to teeth, and whose teeth are in such sliape that a reasonable amount of dental work will give them the required twenty (20) soimd teeth, including the necessary molars, may be accepted if the Examining Sturgeon so recommends, the necessary dental work to be done after enUstment. A request for waiver will be submitted in all such cases. 77. (a) Instructions as to the physical requirements of applicants will be followed to the letter Recruiting -Officers will see that Civilian Medical Examiners do not exercise independent discretion in cases where, in their opinion, such defects as flat feet, partial hernia, etc., would not incapacitate a rtian for the service. The chances are that the Medical Examiner will be in error, as the majority of them are not informed as to the needs of the service. (b) When varicocele;, hydrocele, hemorrhoids, varicose veins and other minordefects exist that can be remedied by surgical operation, the Examining Surgeon should recommend that the disabiUties be waived, provided the candidate agrees to operation if necessary after enlistment. 78. Too much stress can not be laid upon the importance of reject- ing applicants with flat feet Experience has proven that men so in- capacitated can not properly perform the duties of a marine. Recruit- ing Ofiicers are therefore urgently enjoined to exercise the greatest caution in accepting applicants so incapacitated and to request U. ^. MARINE CORPS. 25 waivers of flat feet only in cases where the disability is very slight and the applicant is otherwise exceptionally desirable. 79. Men of foreign birth are frequently inapt by reason of lack of a requisite knowledge of the English language. The marine who can not properly understand and interpret his general and special orders is of little or no use, and Recruiting Officers are enjoined to use the greatest care in questioning such applicants and to assure themselves that they are capable of thoroughly imderstanding any orders that naay be given to them. 80. The maximum age for appUcants upon first enlistment is 35 years. Unless they are especially desirable, applicants will not be ac- cepted who are over 30 years old. IX. MINORS. 81. Great care will be exercised in accepting minors, proof of age being required whenever an applicant appears yoimger than he repre- sents himself to be. On several occasions enlisted men have stated that they were advised by members of recruiting parties to misrepre- sent their age in order that they might be considered eligible for enlistment. 82. (a) Minors will not be accepted under any circumstances unless they are especially desirable. If under 19 years, they will not be ac- cepted without special authority of the Major General Commandant. If 19 years of age or over, they may be accepted without such special authority. The written consent of parents, surviving parent, or guar- dian, executed in the presence of the Recruiting Officer, or a Notary, who is known to be personally acquainted with the parents or guar- dian, will be required in all cases. In this connection the Form N . M . C. 523 will be used and attached to the enlistment paper. (6) Minors 19 years of age or over may be accepted if the Recruit- ing Officer is convinced that both parents are dead or reside abroad and that there is no legal guardian. 83. When a minor applies for enlistment with the consent of his guardian, the Recruiting Officer will require the guardian to present 26 RECRUITING INSTRUCTIONS the original of his appointment as such. If the Recruiting Officer is satisfied that the appointment is genuine and in due form, the guar- dian's consent may be accepted and the minor accepted for enlistment if otherwise qualified. A certified copy of said appointment will be attached to the enlistment papers, together with the guardian's con- sent. No minor will be accepted who has only a pubUc or general guardian, unless it can be clearly shown that no responsible relative is living. 84. Where the applicant signs the appUcation and is passed by the Medical Examiner, and it subsequently develops that a "Consent" of parents or guardian is required, the date of acceptance is the date up- on which the applicant is informed by the Recruiting Officer that the consent of his parents, surviving parent or guardian has been received and that he is accepted and held to service. 85. From time to time, as vacancies may occur, the acceptance of apprentices in certain Recruiting Divisions will be authorized. As it is not difficult to secure desirable boys of excellent physique, a high standard wiU be maintained and no waivers will be requested. Any tendency to flat feet in the case of apprentices will absolutely dis- quaUfy the applicant. When the acceptance for enUstment of appren- tices is authorized, they will be transferred, upon acceptance, to the Marine Barracks, Washington, D. C. 86. In accepting apprentices, the following requirements wiU be adhered to: Age, over IS years, under 17 years. Minimum height inches 59 Minimum weight : potmds 90 Minimum chest circumference inches 29 Minimum expansion do 2 Minimum vision (Snellen) 18-20 The applicant must further be of good muscular development, of good moral character, and must agree to serve until he reaches the age of 21. The written consent of the parents, surviving parent, or guardian, executed in the presence of the Recruiting Officer, is necessary on the enlistment paper. Applicants for enlistment as apprentices who are over the age of 17 years will not be accepted. U. S. MARINE CORPS. 21 87. Boys with a double row of teeth or whose teeth are not straight or whose lips are unduly thick, are unable to learn to blow the trumpet and should not be accepted. Likewise boys should not be accepted who have an enlargement of the tonsils, even though the enlargement be classified as slight. It has been found that apprentices with slightly enlarged tonsils cannot blow the trumpet properly; the blowing of the trumpet under these conditions aggravates the swelling of the tonsils, producing tonsilitis, and renders them unfit for duty. 88. Statistics indicate that most of the undesirable apprenticesare step children and boys with guardians. Recruiting Officers will con- fine themselves, as far as practicable, to boys who live at home and whose fathers are living, and will inquire, wherever practicable, into their reputation in the neighborhood in order to avoid the acceptance of incorrigibles. 89. Great care must be taken to explain to applicants, as well as to their parents or guardians, exactly the nature of the duties which boys are called upon to perform, both as apprentices and later as drummers and trumpeters. Parents or guardians should be informed that, in addition to the instruction in the use of the drum and trumpet which is given to apprentices at Washington, those who need it are taught reading, writing, arithmetic, spelling, geography, and United States history for the period during which they are under instruction in the use of the drum and trumpet, and that $3 per month is deducted from their pay for such instruction. 90. In the past a number of boys who enlisted claimed to have done so under the impression that they were to be trained for service with the Marine Band. Every effort should be made to explain to applicants, as well as to their parents or guardians, that no such as- surance can be held out to them, but, on the contrary, that on com- pleting their course of instruction apprentices are appointed as drummers and trumpeters for general service with troops, wherever stationed. 91. In accepting apprentices, when their acceptance is authorized, the consent of parents, surviving parent or guardian will be signed, in the presence of the Recruiting Officer, before the applicant is per- mitted to sign the declaration. In no case will the date of the signing 28 BECBUITING INSTRUCTIONS of the declaration, or the date of acceptance, be prior to the date of the signing of the consent of parents, surviving parent or guardian. EXAMINATION OF APPLICANTS. 92. Each applicant for enlistment in the Marine Corps will be questioned as to whether or not he is a member of the Organized Militia of a State or Territory. Should it appear that the applicant is a member of the Organized Militia, the Recruiting Officer wiU, be- fore accepting the applicant, require official evidence of his aojuittal from the obligations of service therein, either by formal discharge or by letter or telegram from the adjutant general or other com- petent authority of the State or Territory. 93. When unacknowledged prior service is suspected in the case of a desirable applicant, but not strongly indicated, he wiU be accepted and transferred, and his identification record (N. M. C. 330) for- warded as soon as possible, stamped or marked with red ink SPECIAL after the words "Left Hand" in the right center of the face of the record. 94. When unacknowledged prior service is strongly suspected, the applicant should be rejected on that suspicion, except: (a) When an apparently desirable applicant denies prior service and requests that his case be investigated, his finger-prints wiU be forwarded marked SPECIAL for comparison and telegraphic report, but the applicant will not in the meantime be subsisted or lodged at Government expense. (6) When the Recruiting Officer has reason to believe that the man is "wanted," such letter will be forwarded as is indicated by the nature of the case. 95. The presence of a large number of tattoo marks should be considered as indicating prior service, but imless such marks are numerous or of suspicious character they may be disregarded. 96. Recruiting Officers are cautioned to explain to all appUcants that if they attempt to conceal previous service in the Army, Navy, Marine Corps, or Revenue Cutter Service they are almost certain to TJ. S. MARINE CORPS. 29 be detected through the finger-print system and tried by general court-martial, with the probability of receiving a sentence of one year ■ in prison. 97. The Recruiting Officer will personally question every applicant whether or not he has ever been convicted of a crime in any civil court, and whether or not he has ever committed any act which would sub- ject him to criminal prosecution in such court. If he has been so con- victed or has committed such act, the applicant will be rejected. 98. Recruiting Officers must be sure that men not bom in this country have their proper citizenship papers, or, if minors, that their parent or parents have same before acceptance. 99. Recruiting Officers wiU closely question every applicant for enlistment as to whether he is the sole or partial support of aged parents or minor children, and wiU reject him in case it transpires that there are those who are so dependent upon him. 100. Before an applicant is accepted the Recruiting Officer will per- sonally call his attention to the fact that if the declaration he makes, that "I have neither wife nor child," is false to his knowledge, he will be guilty of fraudulent enlistment, and, moreover, that the fact of his being in the Marine Corps will not relieve him of his obligation to support dependent relatives. There is no reason-why an applicant should not have a complete understanding of each and every statement contained in his declaration, and Recruiting Officers will be held person- ally responsible that the applicant has such understanding. 101. Several cases have developed where men have claimed that, upon enlistment, they were encouraged to believe that they thereby bettered their chances of obtaining commissions in the Corps, or that, having stated the previous occupations as stenographer, clerk, etc., they were impressed with the idea that they would soon be assigned to duty allowing them extra compensation. Applicants must not be given to understand that they thus improve their chances of obtaining commissions; and the matter of extra-duty pay must only be men- tioned with the greatest caution. 102. It is believed that, to a very great extent, the desertion of re- cruits is due to nonrealization of the conditions as represented at the recruiting station. To describe the service to an applicant by dwelling 30 RECRUITING INSTRUCTIONS upon its unpleasant features only would be prejudicial to the inter- ests of the Government; yet to represent the service in its most favor- able light only is not fair to the recruit, while it works great injury to the Corps, causing uimecessary expense in the enlistment of men who desert because of dissatisfaction, and rendering recruiting more diffi- cult, through the return of such deserters to their homes, where they naturally injure the Corps and the Naval and MiUtary service in gen- eral by reciting their dissatisfaction and alleged grievances to their friends and acquaintances. All members of recruiting parties should therefore be instructed to represent to applicants for enUstment the actual facts only, describing clearly and honestly all features of the service, the nature of the duty — sea, shore, and foreign; its pleasant and unpleasant features; pay, allowances, benefits, etc.; discipline, and the punishments inflicted for infractions thereof, including, par- ticularly, absence without leave and desertion; discharges, the several forms, their significance, etc. 103. In addition to such physical examination as may be given an applicant by the Recruiting Officer, the former should, as above stated, be carefully instructed by the Recruiting Officer as to the details and duties of service life, explaining that, in barracks or in the field, en- listed men are often called upon to perform every duty incident to the care and preservation of barrack&or camps; in other words, that every garrison constitutes a separate commimity, largely independent of the outside world, and that therefore the duty incident to the mainten- ance of a barracks or a camp devolves upon the men composing it. It is not believed that sufficient knowledge of this nature can be im- parted in less than one-half or three-fourths of an hour; and this must be done either personally by the Recruiting Officer or by a competent enlisted man in his presence and under his direct observation. 104. Recruiting Officers will personally examine each appUcant as to his educational fitness. In order to determine whether he is of suffi- cient intelligence to meet the ordinary requirements of the service each appUcant will be required to pass a writing test, and read aloud intelligently the declaration he is required to sign. 105. When the services of a naval surgeon are not available, one or more civilian physicians should be employed to examine physically U. S. MARINE CORPS. 31 applicants for enlistment, to be paid for at the rates prescribed in paragraph 1506, Army Regulations, 1910, quoted in paragraph 202 of these instructions. 106. When a medical examiner is appointed, or an appointment revoked, it will be noted on the daily bulletin to the Officer in Charge of Recruiting, Headquarters, Marine Corps. 107. Care will be exercised in the selection of civiUan medical ex- aminers. The physician selected shoidd be in good standing with the medical fraternity of his locaUty, of good habits, should not have too large a practice (this usually means a comparatively yoimg man), and shotdd have an oflBce in the immediate vidruty if possible. He should be required to thoroughly familiarize himself with the requirements of a good recruit as given in the authorized manuals, and it should be seen that his examinations are thorough. 108. To avoid aimoyance and unnecessary expense caused by un- satisfactory examinations, Recruiting Officers will give aid and advice to dviUan medical examiners; where the examiner is inexperienced, Recruiting Officers will exerdse particular care in their examination of the appUcant. 109. At outside stations the noncommissioned officer in charge will keep an accurate account of medical examinations performed by the medical examiner, and see that the corporal or private is familiar with the work of performmg examinations, so as to assist inteUigently dur- ing physical examinations. XI. ACCEPTED APPLICANTS. 110. Recruiting Officers at recruiting stations will not administer the oath to applicants for original enlistments, or applicants for re- enUstment from the Navy; such appUcants will be examined physi- cally, mentally and morally to determine their fitness for the service, and will be transferred, if accepted, to Recruit Depots for final exami- nation and enlistment if found qualified. 111. The Comptroller of the Treasury has dedded (December 18, 1912) that the date and place of enUstment of a marine are the date and place of oath, but when discharged he wiE receive transporta- tion to place of application. 32 EECBTJITING INSTRUCTIONS 112. Every officer accepting an applicant will indorse over his signa- ture, in the upper left-hand margin of the enlistment paper (N. M. C. 321), the date and place of acceptance, and the officer who finally enlists the applicant will record as the date and place of enlistment the date and place of oath as given in the enlistment paper. 113. In any case where an applicant has some physical defect which requires a waiver of the Major General Commandant, request will be made therefor before the applicant is accepted; the date of his acceptance as an applicant by the Government being the date upon which he is informed that the Major General Commandant has waived his disabiUty. 114. The certificate of the Medical Examiner on the enlistment paper will bear the date of the examination. 115. Applicants who have not passed the physical examination will not be lodged or subsisted, except when waivers have been re- quested from Headquarters. 116. Accepted applicants must be transferred to Recruit Depots within six days from the date of acceptance. 117. If, in the opinion of the Commanding and Medical Officers, the disquahfication in the case of a rejected applicant is of such a nature as should have been discovered at the recruiting station where the ap- phcant was accepted and forwarded, or, in the case of the refusal of the appUcant to complete his enlistment, it appears that unwarranted representations or inducements were held out to him at the recruiting station, the Commanding Officer wiE report by letter to the Major Gen- eral Commandant all the facts in the case; this report to be attached to and to accompany the man's enlistment paper and report of rejection or failure to complete enlistment, as the case may be. 118. Accepted appUcants for enlistment who are found unfi t for the service on final examination at posts will be regarded as remaining imder military observation until they have been returned to the re- cruiting stations at which they were accepted or until they should have arrived at those stations after having been forwarded thereto. 119. Accepted applicants for enUstment will be taken up, on their arrival at a post, for rations and quarters, but not for pay. 120. As far as practicable recruits will be retained at a Recruit Depot U. S. MARINE CORPS. 33 for a three months' course of instruction in their duties, in order that they may be thoroughly grounded when transferred to stations for regular duty. XII. ENLISTMENTS AND REENLISTMENTS. 121. Upon the arrival of an accepted appUcant for enlistment at a Recruit Depot the Executive Officer will satisfy himself as to the de- sirability of the applicant, and, if otherwise desirable, will have him thoroughly examined by the Medical Officer of the station. If the applicant is found not quaUfied he will be immediately rejected. Ap- plicants found quaUfied will be enlisted within ten days of their arrival at the Recruit Depot, but no appUcant wiU be enUsted on the day of his arrival except in the case of reenUsted men as to whose record there is no question. 122. Recruiting Officers at recruiting stations wiU complete the en- listments, at the recruiting stations, of accepted appUcants for re- enlistment from the Army or Marine Corps. 123. No person shaU be enUsted or reenUsted in the Marine Corps except as Private, Drummer, Trumpeter or Apprentice. 124. Upon the appUcation for acceptance of a man claimimg prior service in the Army, Navy, or Marine Corps, who is unable to produce his discharge certificate or certificates covering such service, or when the discharge certificates are produced and there is evidence of fraud or error therein, the Recruiting Officer, or, in his absence, the noncom- missioned officer in charge, wiU telegraph direct to the Adjutant Gen- eral of the Army, where the man claims prior service in the Army, or to the Major General Cotamandant, where the claim of prior service in the Navy or Marine Corps is asserted, requesting verification of the service claimed (see paragraph 215). 125. Commanding officers of marines, both within and without the United States, and Recruiting Officers are authorized, upon the re- enUstment within three months foUowing the day of discharge of any marine who was discharged as a noncommissioned officer with char- acter "exceUent,"' and recommended for reappointment by the com- NOTE: — On last line of page 33 read "exceUent" or "vei'y good." 34 RECRUITING INSTRUCTIONS manding officer who delivered the discharge, to reappoint iiim at once to the grade held by him at date of said discharge, subject to the approval of Headquarters. Warrants in such cases shall be ap- propriately indorsed by the appointing authority and transmitted to the Commandant of the Corps for his approval. Noncommissioned officers so reappointed will assume the rank, insignia, and duties, and will be entitled to the pay of their respective grades from the date of such temporary reappointment. 126. When a man presents himself for reenlistment from any branch of the service and presents an honorable discharge, the officer who reenlists him will indorse, in a neat maimer, upon the face of such discharge, over his own signature, the fact of his reenlistment, giving date and place. If practicable the indorsement will be placed in the lower left-hand comer of discharge. 127. An enhstment will not be antedated so as to allow a man addi- tional pay for reenlistment who applies after the period of three months from date of discharge has expired, nor does an application for reenlistment, made within three months, entitle a man to such in- crease. The benefit granted by law to men who reenlist within three months from date of discharge can be obtained only by actual re- enUstment before the expiration of the three months' limit. Where, however, the reenUstment of a man, who has applied in person within the period of three months to a proper Recruiting Officer for reenlist- ment, is delayed beyond the period of three months, through no fault of the man, but for the convenience of the Government, the date of the man's reenlistment as shown on the enlistment paper will be that of his apphcation for reenUstment. 128. When a man applies for reenlistment from the Army or Ma- rine Corps and desires to be enlisted under a name different from that appearing upon the discharge certificate he presents, and the Recruit- ing Officer is satisfied that the apphcant has the service he claims, the man will be enlisted under what he states to be his correct name, the service claimed being entered on the enhstment paper. A report of the circumstances in the case will be attached to the man's enlistment paper for the information of the Adjutant and Inspector's Department. U. S. MARINE CORPS. 35 XIII. ENLISTMENT PAPERS. 129. Where a man is reenlisted at a recruiting station, the Recruit- ing Officer will complete the enlistment paper, finger-print record (see paragraph 228), and beneficiary shp, and forward the same direct to Headquarters, Marine Corps; the proper entries will be made in the service record book and health record, both of which will be sent to the post to which the man is transferred, or forwarded to Headquarters of the Recruiting Division in case he is retained on re- cruiting duty. Health records of marines on recruiting duty should remain in the custody of the Medical Officer to whom they would normally apply for treatment in case of illness; in case no such officer is available then in the hands of the Recruiting Officer. 130. Immediately after the acceptance by the Recruiting Officer of an applicant for original enlistment, or for reenlistment from the Navy, the Recruiting Officer will forward the man's enlistment paper to the commanding officer of the designated Recruit Depot, the appli- cant to follow as soon thereafter as practicable. He will see that the application of the recruit and the certificate of the Medical Examiner on the enlistment paper are properly filled out and signed. To pre- vent fraudulent enlistments at Recruit Depots, finger-print cards (Form N. M. C. 330) must be forwarded to the Adjutant and In- spector's Department without any delay whatever, so that they may be examined before the men are enlisted. 131. The Medical Officer at the Recruit Depot should verify the medical certificate on the enlistment paper of an appUcant and make the necessary entries in the service record book. In the event of errors in the Medical Examiner's certificate on the enlistment paper, the Medical Officer should correct it, as provided for in instructions in the service record book. 132. When an appUcant has been accepted by the Executive Officer of the Recruit Depot, the latter wUl complete the enlistment by ad- ministering the oath, and otherwise complete the enlistment paper and service record book. The date and place of oath as shown on the eiilistment paper will be entered in the service record book as the 36 RECRUITING INSTRUCTIONS date and place of enlistment; and die man will be so carried on the muster and pay rolls. Enlistment papers, on completion, will be forwarded at once direct to the Major General Commandant. 133. No service record book shall be started for an accepted appli- cant except upon enlistment at the place where the enlistment is completed and the finger-prints required in the service record book should be entered in the presence of the ofiicer who actually enlists the applicant. Finger-print cards (Form N. M. C. 330) will be com- pleted at the time the applicant is accepted. 134. Beneficiary slips (N. M. C. 502) will not be completed except at the place of enlistment and only for applicants who are actually enlisted. 135. Briefs of enlistment papers will be filled out only at Head- quarters, Marine Corps. 136. The agreement to proceed, etc., signed by the accepted appli- cant (Form Rctg. 45), will be forwarded to the Commanding Ofiicer of the post to which he is transferred, with the enlistment paper. 137. When the applicant is accepted for enlistment he will be re- quired to carefuUy write his name in full in the proper place on the declaration. Should the applicant's signature not be legible or any part of it indistinct or confused, he should be required to spell his name while one of the recruiting detail writes it on the enlistment paper letter by letter. Similar letters, such as "n" and "u," should be carefully distinguished. Variations in the spelling of proper names should be carefully noted, as "Frederic," "Fredric," "Frederick," etc. 138. In all cases the street address of next of kin should be shown on enlistment papers. 139. In order that the Executive Ofiicer of the Recruit Depot to which an accepted applicant is sent may have information as to the accuracy of the statement made by him when accepted, a circular letter (Form N. M. C. 608), will be mailed by Recruiting Officers to the next of kin, inclosing a card (FormN. M. C. 609), and an envelope (addressed to the Commanding Officer of the Recruit Depot to which the accepted applicant is to be sent). The accepted applicant's name will be written on the back of the card, and the return address in the upper left-hand comer of the small envelope will also be com - U. S. MARINE CORPS. 37 pleted. Should such a letter be returned to the Recruiting Officer undelivered, it will be inclosed in an envelope and mailed to the Com- manding Officer of the Recruit Depot to which the accepted appli- cant was transferred. It is not intended that these letters be mailed to the next of kin of reenlisted men. 140. Where replies are received at Recruit Depots from the next of kin of recruits which indicate that the name or address (or both) is different from that furnished by the recruit, or where letters mailed to the next of kin are returned to the recruiting station undelivered and forwarded to the Recruit Depot, the Executive Officer of the Recruit Depot should take the matter up with the recruit to the end that the correct name and address of his next of kin may be ascer- tained. The necessary entry shaU then be made in the service record book and the Adjutant and Inspector's Department informed in order that the man's enlistment paper may be corrected. 141. (ffl) When a man with prior service in the Army, Navy or Marine Corps is accepted for enlistment in the Marine Corps, the offi- cer who first accepts the man shall enter in his enlistment paper his rank or rating upon discharge from each enlistment and a brief state- ment of his total absence without leave during each enlistment (if none, so state) and of the time retained in the service beyond expira- tion of each enlistment, with reason therefor. This entry shall be made under "Dates of former enlistments and discharges" and shall be in addition to the other data required under that heading. Similar entry as to all prior enlistments shall be made in service- record books on page 1 by the officer who completes the enlistment by administering the oath. (ft) The accepting officer will place his initials in the lower left hand comer of brief on the enlistment paper. 142. A copy of the application for verification of service made to The Adjutant General of the Army, in the case of an applicant claiming prior service in that branch, and the original reply of that officer thereto, will be attached to the enlistment paper of the man concerned. 143. (o) In any case where a waiver is granted by the Major General Commandant for some physical defect of an applicant, a copy of 38 RECRUITING INSTRTJCTIONS such waiver will be attached to the enlistment paper for the infor- mation of the Medical Officer at the Recruit Depot to which said applicant is transferred. (b) In cases where medical examiners recommend waivers such recommendations will appear at the bottom of the certificate of medi- cal examination on back of the enlistment paper over his signature. XIV. TRANSFERS AND TRANSPORTATION. 144. The book of instructions Governing Transportation for United States Marine Corps and circular letters issued by the Quartermaster's Department and any instructions that may be issued by the Major General Commandant regarding transporta- tion must be carefully studied and observed. Local passenger representatives of the different railroads should be consulted as to routes, rates, etc., and in procuring transportation consideration should be given to the time and the number of meals that will be required on the journey and the most advantageous to the Govern- ment accepted. Important questions concerning transportation which may arise and which are not covered by instructions should be referred to the Officer in Charge of the Quartermaster's Depart- ment. 145. Fimds for transfers will be furnished by the disbursing assis- tant quartermaster on duty at Headquarters United States Marine Corps, Washington, D. C, to Recruiting Officers, such funds to be required for by letter addressed to the Officer in Charge of the Quar- termaster's Department, and accounted for in accordance with in- structions contained in "Instructions Goverm'ng Transportation, United States Marine Corps," and circular letters of the Qtiarter- master's Department. 14^'. Recruiting Officers are authorized to furnish accepted appli- cants transportation, meal tickets, and cash for street car fare and ferriage when necessary (but not for transfer of baggage) to Recruit Depots. U. S. MARINE CORPS. 39 147. Sleeping car accommodations will not be furnished to appli- cants, accepted or rejected, except by order of the Major General Commandant. This does not apply to men who have actually been enlisted or reenlisted. 148. In the event of the rejection of any applicant at a Recruit Depot, the Commanding Officer will without delay furnish the appli- cant transportation and subsistence to his place of application. Where the cause of rejection is fraud committed at the time applica- tion was made, or otherwise committed, or where the applicant's rejection is due to his own misconduct, such as drunkenness or dis- order, or where he refuses to completfe his enlistment, return trans- portation should not be furnished, except by authority of the Major General Commandant. 149. (o) When an applicant is accepted at an outlying station, the applicant will be transferred to the Headquarters Station where he will be reexamined, and, if deemed desirable, accepted and forwarded in the same manner as applicants originally accepted at the Headquarters Station. In case there is no Naval Medical Officer on duty at the Headquarters Station, the expense incident to re- examination by a Civilian Medical Examiner is authorized. (6) In case of rejection at the Headquarters Station, the Recruit- ing Officer will furnish the applicant return transportation and sub- sistence to the place of original application, if the applicant desires to return thereto, provided there has been no fraud perpetrated by the applicant, and provided further that he is not rejected by reason of his own misconduct, such as drunkenness or disorder. (c) Where an applicant is so transferred to the Headquarters Station for acceptance, the following procedure with regard to his transfer thereto will be carried out where arrangements can be made with the railroad companies: Upon the receipt by the Recruiting Officer at the Headquarters Station of information, either by mail, telegraph, or telephone, of the acceptance of an applicant at an out- lying station, the passenger agent of the railroad company in the dty in which the Headquarters Station is located, over whose lines it is proposed to transfer the applicant to the Headquarters Station, will be requested to telegraph (form of request below) to the agent of 40 RECRUITING INSTRUCTIONS the railroad company in the city in which the applicant is awaiting transfer, to deliver to the noncommissioned officer in charge of the recruiting station there, upon presentation of letter of identification (form below), transportation for the applicant to the headquarters city. The Recruiting Officer will then telegraph, or telephone, when de- sirable, the noncommissioned officer in charge of the recruiting sta- tion at which the appUcant is awaiting transfer, to the effect that transportation has been wired. A member of the recruiting party shall accompany all applicants to the railroad station, if practicable. Immediately after the departure of the applicant for the headquar- ters city the nonconrniissioned officer wiU, unless previously arranged, telegraph or telephone the Reciting Officer the time when the appli- cant will arrive. The applicant should be given instructions, prior to his departure, to be on the lookout, upon his arrival at the depot of the city in which the Headquarters Station is located, for a uni- formed marine, and in case they should fail to meet, to proceed at once to the Headquarters Station, the address of which should be furnished him, or, in case of his arrival after office hours, to proceed to the hotel at which the recruiting party is stopping. After the ar- rival of the applicant, a Marine Corps transportation request should be filled out, signed, and delivered to the passenger agent of the rail- road company in the headquarters city. (d) The Officer in Charge of a Division may, at any time, direct that any or all accepted applicants be transferred to the Division Headquarters Station, in which case the transportation and meals from the Division Headquarters to the Recruit Depot will be fur- nished at Division Headquarters. Should an applicant, accepted at a District Headquarters, be rejected at the Division Headquarters, the cost of any return transportation furnished him will be added to the expense of the District accepting him, the amount being added by Division Headquarters in auditing the monthly report of expenses submitted by the Districts to the Division Headquarters. U. S. MARINE CORPS. 41 (Form of letter of identification.) From Officer in Charge. To Sergeant (Corporal or Private) , M. C, Marine Corps Recruiting Station. Subject: Letter of identification. 1. Arrangements have been made by the undersigned and the Railroad Co. to furnish you, upon presentation of this letter of identification, transportation to for such applicants as may be from time to time accepted at your station. 2. Upon receipt by you of notification that transportation has been wired the agent of the Railroad Co. at you will inquire at the said office and secure same, filling out the usual trans- portation certificate, have the applicant sign, and forward to this office. 3. It will not be necessary for you to receipt to the local agent. (Signed) (Seuled.) (Form of request to furnish transportation.) Kindly wire your agent at to deUver, upon presentation of a letter of identification by Sergeant (Corporal or Private) , U. S. M.'C, transportation from to ■ — - to , apph- cant, United States Marine Corps. This transportation will be covered by Marine Corps transporta- tion request No. . (Signed) . (Officer in Charge) (The above forms are furnished for the information and guidance of Recruiting Officers. It is not the intention that they should be followed absolutely, but they may be varied as the circumstances of the particular case may require.) 150. Accepted applicants for first enlistment will be transferred to such Recruit Depots as are now or hereafter may be prescribed. 151. (a) Men reenlisting at recruiting stations will be transferred to that marine barracks involving the least expense in transportation and subsistence. 42 RECRUITING INSTRUCTIONS (6) Men reenlisting at a barracks will be retained at that post. (c) No departure from the foregoing will be allowed without special authority from the Major General Commandant. id) All requests for authority to transfer marines upon reenlist- ment to the barracks of their choice will be made by letter and not by telegraph (see paragraph 222). In cases of men, before reenlist- ing, who desire that requests be made by telegraph they should be required to pay for same in advance. (e) When men, before reenlisting, are awaiting answers to requests to these Headquarters for assignments, furloughs, etc., for their own convenience, they will not be lodged or subsisted by the Government. 152. (a) When accepted applicants are sent to a post the most respon- sible man in the party will be placed in charge and given concise and explicit orders regarding the travel of the party and directions to reach their destination, a copy of which will be furnished each mem- ber. Each accepted applicant must have his own railroad ticket, meal tickets, cash for transfers (street car fares) , and, when authorized, his own sleeping car tickets. In no case will the man in charge be given the tickets, etc., for the entire party except for parties of ten or more when a party ticket is furnished. Each party of accepted apphcants will be taken to the train by one of the men on duty at the recruiting station, and the transportation and meal tickets will be furnished the men only at the time the train is about to leave the depot. (6) Where applicants are furnished with cash for transfers, street car or ferry tickets, they will be delivered by Recruiting Officers in person. 153. As far as practicable Recruiting Officers will so arrange transportation for applicants transferred from their Districts that they will arrive at the post at a convenient hour. 154. Whenever a transportation request is issued a certificate governing expenditure of cash will be furnished the individual who signs the request, and this certificate will be accomplished upon the completion of the journey by the holder of the certificate. 155. All Recruiting Officers are authorized to procure transporta- tion to cover the necessary travel of recruiting party, recruits, de- serters and stragglers. In the case of a man on furlough that has not U. S. MARINE CORPS. 43 expired, who applies for transportation back to his station, the re- cruiting officer is authorized to furnish such transportation, informing the commanding officer and the Major General Commandant the cost to be charged against the man's account. 156. Where transportation is furnished by Recruiting Officers to officers and enUsted men, the cost of which is chargeable to the appro- priations coming under the jurisdiction of the Bureau of Supplies and Accounts, Navy Department, requests for such transportation will be stamped similarly: "To be billed to the Bureau of Supplies and Accounts, Navy Department." A report of all such requests issued will be periodically forwarded by the Officer in Charge of the Quartermaster's Department to that bureau. XV. TRAVEL OF RECRUITING OFFICERS. 157. All officers assigned to recruiting duty wiU be authorized, in individual orders addressed to them by name, to perform such repeated travel as may be necessary between their Headquar- ters Station and the various stations of the Recruiting Division to which they are attached, or between any of the same, such as are at the time or may be thereafter established. 158. The Officer in Charge of the Recruiting Division will be the judge of the necessity of travel involved when an Officer in Charge of a Recruiting District travels beyond the geographical limits of the District to which he is assigned, and will issue individual orders in the premises specifying: (1) that repeated travel is authorized between the Headquarters Station of the officer addressed and cer- tain designated stations in the Recruiting Division; (2) the necessity for the travel, and (3) that the duty is in addition to present duty. Actual expenses only will be allowed for this travel, the amounts authorized being specified in Navy Department Special Order No. 54, August 16, 1907 {vide paragraphs 312 to 320 inclusive, Manual of the Paymaster's Department, U. S. Marine Corps, August, 1912). 159. (o) In order that all traveling expense accounts of Recruiting Officers may conform as far as practicable to the requirements of 44 EECPXJITING INSTRUCTIONS Spedal Order No. 54, Navy Department, August 16, 1907, Recruit- ing Ofl&cers will not procure for themselves on Goverrmient trans- portation requests Pullman accommodations and railroad tickets for transportation, except transportation over land-grant, bond-aided, or equalizing railroads. • (b) Such officers will be reimbursed by the proper officer of the Paymaster's Department to the amount of the actual cost to them- selves of Pullman accommodations and railroad tickets as paid for in cash by them at the time of travel; traveling expense claims em- bodying same to be submitted as often as may be convenient to the claimants, not exceeding, however, four tor one calendar month. (c) Where travel is to be performed by officers over land-grant, bond-aided, or equahzing lines, railway tickets will, where practi- cable, be procured as at present through the issuance of the usual transportation requests, each of such requests, at the time of issue, for the information of the railway officials, to have the following stamped on the face thereof: "To be billed to (name and address of office of the Paymaster's Department settling the account), viz: 'Assistant Pajmiaster, U. S. Marine Corps, 291 Broadway, New York, N. Y.' " Attention in this particular is called to the provisions of Circular No. 16, Quartermaster General's Office, War Department, July 1, 1912, defining such lines as are bond-aided or land-grant. XVI. PUBLIC PROPERTY. 160. Officers in Charge of Recruiting Divisions will be account- able for all pubhc property in their respective Divisions. Officers in Charge of Recruiting Districts will keep the Officer in Charge of the Recruiting Division supplied with all the data necessary to enable him to render his returns. 161. Return of public property for all stations in a Division should be consolidated and but one return rendered from the Division Head- quarters Station, accompanied by a list showing the particular Station at which the articles are on hand. 162. When authorized by the Major General Commandant, the enlisted men on recruiting duty will be provided, at public expense. TJ. S. MARINE COEPS. 45 with white summer clothing, consisting of coats, trousers, white Unen cap covers, and necessary chevrons, as may be actually required to insure a neat appearance of the men. 163. Such articles will remain the property of the Government, will be accounted for in the same manner as other public property, and will be charged to the men using same only in case of loss or damage; when worn out in the service and no longer fit for public use, the fact should be reported to the Officer in Charge of Quar- termaster's Department, in order that proper disposition thereof may be made. 164. This clothing will be furnished upon requisitions to the nearest depot of suppUes. Open-purchase requisition will be sub- mitted to the Officer in Charge of Quartermaster's Department for laimdry service necessary to keep the articles in a clean and present- able condition. The requisition should state that the laundry service is for: Coats, linen; trousers, linen; and cap covers, linen; articles of Government property. 165. At recruiting stations where a towel service has not been authorized, open-purchase requisition should be submitted to the Officer in Charge of Quartermaster's Department for such of the following-named articles as may be necessary for the use of appli- cants for enlistment while held under observation at a recruiting station, at an expense not exceeding 70 cents a month for each station: Brooms, whisk. Combs, medium. Toilet paper. Brushes, blacking. Polish, shoe, black. Towels, huckaback. Brushes, hair. Polish, shoe, russet. Soap, laundry, white, floating 166. Officers in Charge of Recruiting Divisions will make consoUdated requisitions on the Depot Quartermaster , United States Marine Corps, Philadelphia, Pa., for stationery. The allow- ance of stationery for recruiting stations will be found in Navy De- partment Special Order — Price List of Clothing, etc. 167. A Ust of the blank forms of the Adjutant and Inspector's, Quartermaster's, and Paymaster's Departments will be foimd under paragraph 240. 168. A list of articles for regular issue for recruiting stations, in- cluding finger-print outfit, will be found in Navy Department Special 46 RBCRITITING INSTRUCTIONS Order — Price List of Clothing, etc.— and may be obtained in such quantities as are actually required from the supply depots within the United States. 169. Requisitions for clothing should be forwarded, in duplicate, to the nearest depot of supplies. In order to prevent any unneces- sary accmnulations at the different stations, requisitions should be submitted only for such articles as are needed by the men in the im- mediate future. 170. SuppUes not enumerated in the annual order and which are required at recruiting stations, including laundry and towel ser- vice, will be obtained by submitting open-purchase requisition, in duplicate, to the Officer in Charge of Quartermaster's Department, through the Major General Commandant. Open-purchase requisi- tions must give a description of the items required, the station charge- able with the expense, the pupose for which intended (when same is not obvious), and the estimated cost of each item when possible. In the case of consumable supplies, or services to be rendered, the period which the articles or services are to cover (not extending beyond the current fiscal year), must be shown. 171. Telephone service is authorized only by the Secretary of the Navy; open-purchase requisition for the installation of such service should be forwarded to the Officer in Charge of the Quartermaster's Department, with the statement as to the necessity therefor. 172. Shipments should be made on Government bills of lading in accordance with instructions contained in System of AccountabiUty, United States Marine Corps, 1912, and circular letters issued by the Quartermaster's Department. Shipments will be made by freight, except in emergencies, or when it is shown that the charges are not in excess of cost by ordinary freight. Necessary shipments in con- nection with recruiting stations may be made without obtaining specific authority from the Officer in Charge of Quartermaster's Department. XVII. REPORTS AND ROLLS. 173. (a) Officers in Charge of Recruiting Districts will prepare the monthly reports of recruiting (Form N. M. C. 259), and monthly U. S. MARINE CORPS. 47 reports of expense (Form N. M. C. 310), for the stations in their respective Districts, which will be submitted to the Officer in Charge of the Recruiting Division. These reports will be audited at the Divi- sion Headquarters and forwarded to the proper departments. Sepa- rate reports of expense will be prepared for the Division Headquar- ters Station, but will be included in the recapitulation of expense for the Division. These reports should be forwarded so as to reach Head- quarters, Marine Corps, by the 5th of the month following that for which the reports are rendered. (i) In the preparation of reports of recruiting, accepted applicants will be credited to the place of application instead of to the place of final acceptance. 174. Care should be exercised in the preparation of the monthly report of expense to see that it includes all expenses under the vari- ous headings other than pay and allowances of officers and pay of men of recruiting party, together with the number of accepted appli- cants and the average cost for the past month, inasmuch as from these statements is prepared a consolidated statement for the infor- mation of the Secretary of the Navy, showing the total of expenses in all Districts. This statement should show the number of posters, large and small separately, hangers, handbills, and recruiting pamph- lets distributed during the month, the cost thereof to be supplied by the Quartermaster's Department. 175. Weekly reports of transportation will be forwarded to the Officer in Charge of Quartermaster's Department by Recruiting Officers, in accordance with instructions contained in Instructions Governing Transportation, .United States Marine Corps. 176. All changes in station of enlisted men in Recruiting Divi- sions will be reported to the Adjutant and Inspector's Department immediately after such change is made (Form N. M. C. 312). This applies to men transferred from a Recruiting Division to a post, from a post to a Recruiting Division, from one Recruiting Division to another Recruiting Division, from one Recrmting District in a Recruiting Division to another Recruiting District in the same Divi- sion, and from one station in a Recruiting District to another station in the same District; but is only to include members of the recruiting 48 RECRUITING INSTRUCTIONS party and not accepted applicants. A report of the delivery of every discharge certificate with the future address of the individual dis- charged, must be made on Form N. M. C. 312, and when a good con- duct insignia is delivered with the discharge certificate, the fact of such delivery, with the serial number of the insignia, must be entered on the same form. 177. Immediately upon the rejection of an apphcant at the Re- cruit Depot to which he is transferred, Form N. M. C. 639 (Report of Rejection of Apphcant) will be made out and mailed direct — one copy to the Major General Commandant, one copy to the Officer in Charge of the Division in which accepted, and one copy (in case of rejection by Medical Officer) to the Bureau of Medicine and Surgery. Should the applicant elope or refuse to complete his enlistment. Form N. M. C. 640 (Report of Failure to complete Enlistment) will be filled out and one copy mailed direct to the Major General Commandant and one copy to the Officer in Charge of the Division in which ac- cepted. The enhstment paper of the apphcant, with the date and cause of rejection indicated thereon, or the fact of elopement or re- fusal to take the oath, will accompany the copy of the report mailed to the Major General Commandant. 178. Officers in-Charge of Recruiting Divisions will require daily bulletins to themselves from the Officers in Charge of the Recruiting Districts comprising their respective Divisions, and a consolidated bulletin will be prepared and mailed daily to the Officer in Charge of Recruiting at Headquarters, Marine Corps, and to the different Districts of the Division, containing the following data: List of cities where recruiting stations are located, ar- ranged by Districts, showing the number of appUcants for the Marine Corps accepted in each city from the first of month to date. If deemed advisable, the names of mem- bers of recruiting party at each station may be shown with the number of enlistments credited to each man. Remarks: Names of men joining Division and to what District assigned; changes in station of officers or medical examiners; promotions, reductions, trlijisfers, including transfers within the Division, leaves, furloughs, deaths. U. S. MARINE CORPS. 49 absence without leavfe, and inspections of stations, giving name of inspecting officer and date of inspection; establish- ment or discontinuance of stations, with date and rentals When a man is transferred to barracks, the reasons for such transfer, a report as to the man's fitness for recruiting duty, and whether or not he desires to be again detailed on recruiting duty should be noted ; also when a man has changed his state from single to married, and any other information that may be of interest to the Officer in Charge of Recruit- ing at Headquarters, Marine Corps, or to the various Districts. 179. The Recruiting Publicity Bureau will furnish, if desired, penalty envelopes addressed to Officers in Charge of each Division and District, Officer in Charge of Recruiting, Headquarters, Marine Corps, and forms for the daily bulletins. 180. Officers in Charge of Recruiting Divisions will submit on the last day of each month, or as soon thereafter as practicable, to the Officer in Charge of Recruiting at Headquarters, Marine Corps, a list showing the distribution, by name, District and Station, of the enUsted personnel of the Division. 181. Officers in Charge of Recruiting Divisions will submit a full report of establishment, discontinuance, etc., of recruiting stations to the Major General Commandant on Form N. M. C. 601. 182. Officers in Charge of Recruiting Divisions will render the pay and muster rolls for their respective Divisions. The Officers in Charge of Recruiting Districts will keep^ the Officer in Charge of a Division supplied with all the data necessary to enable him to render these rolls. 183. Officers in Charge of Recruiting Divisions will carry accepted applicants on separate muster rolls, under the heading of "Accepted Applicants on Probation'' and will show in the column of remarks the place and date of the application, the date of transfer, and the place to which transferred. When applicants are held over from one month to another awaiting disposition, they should appear under a separate heading, "Awaiting Disposition", on the roll for the month during which they apply. 50 RECRUITING INSTRUCTIONS 184. Accepted applicants for enlistment, if not enlisted or rejected before the end of the month, wiU be taken up on the muster rolls of the Recruit Depot under the sub-heading "Accepted Applicants on Probation"; all rejected applicants under the sub-heading "Rejected Applicants", the cause and date of rejection being indicated; if en- listed they will be taken up in the manner hereinbefore indicated; if they absent themselves without leave enroute to the Recruit Depot, or prior to enlistment, they will be indicated on the muster rolls as "Elopers." 185. Sergeants and corporals of the recruiting service will be en- tered on the muster and pay roUs as of those grades, and on the pay rolls entry will be made in the column of "Remarks" showing the na- ture of the appointment, by whom made, its date, and the station for which appointment is made. 186. When a noncommissioned officer on recruiting duty is trans- ferred from one Division to another where a vacancy exists for a non- commissioned officer of that rank, the officer upon whose roll such noncommissioned officer is next mustered for pay will accompany said roll with a copy of the noncommissioned officer's original ap- pointment and the indorsements thereon. XVIII. CONTRACTS AND VOUCHERS. 187. Officers in Charge of Recruiting Divisions are authorized to enter into new contracts for rent, and board and lodging of recruit- ing party and recruits without specific authority from Headquarters, the contracts for board and lodging must be at the most reasonable rates obtainable, the amount in no case to exceed $1.50 a day. 188. Officers in Charge of Recruiting Divisions will cause to be prepared five copies of each agreement (six on Pacific Coast), on blank forms provided for the purpose, in which the rooms or offices will be described in detail, giving the location; also the monthly rental, and, when practicable, heat, Ught, water, janitor service, towel service, etc., wiU be included. When furniture is included the U. S. MARINE COKPS. 51 articles will be enumerated. After the agreements have been pre- pared, signed by the lessee or his legal representative, and the signa- ture duly witnessed, they will be immediately forwarded to the Officer in Charge of Quartermaster's Department. Agreements should not be dated on a Sunday or a legal holiday. If the lessor or landlord is a corporation, the agreements should be signed in the corporation name by one of the officers and the capacity in which he signs, and sealed with the corporate seal; where the lessor or landlord is a part- nership, the agreement should be signed in the firm name, followed by signature of one of the members thereof, and the words "One of the Firm." Agreements should terminate at the end of the fiscal year. The contractor should subscribe only to the original form, which signature should be stamped, or typewritten, if practicable, on all other copies. 189. Officers in Charge of Recruiting Divisions are authorized to cancel agreements for board and lodging and make new agreements in their stead without specific authority from Headquarters. 190. Heat and light not covered by contract, and electricity or gas when used, should be arranged for by the Officer in Charge of the Di- vision without submitting requisition therefor. 191. In preparing an agreement for the board and lodging of an individual member of the recruiting party the words "Recruiting Party" on line 16, and all of line 17, Form N. M. C. 143, will be struck out. 192. (a) Vouchers for rent of stations and furniture, for board and lodging furnished under agreement, for the physical examination of applicants for enlistment, for telegrams, bill posting, laundry ser- vice, and for other services and articles purchased, such as furniture, soap, street-car tickets, etc., in a Recruiting Division will be pre- pared on the prescribed form at the Division Headquarters and for- warded to the Quartermaster's Department as soon as practicable for payment. Such accounts, as mentioned above, should be stated on the voucher form in order to eliminate, as far as practicable, the necessity of attaching certified bills. (6) The Western Recruiting Division will forward vouchers to the Depot Quartermaster, Marine Corps, San Francisco, CaUf. 52 RECRUITING INSTRUCTIONS 193. In order to prevent unnecessary delay in the settlement of the accounts of contractors, Officers in Charge of Recruiting Divi- sions will give special attention to obtaining bills promptly at the end of each month, or at such times as the amounts are due, for services rendered or suppUes furnished, vouchering same and forwarding them to the Officer in Charge of the Quartermaster's Department. All bills should be carefully audited before being vouchered. 194. Vouchers for board and lodging of recruiting party and ap- plicants should give the name of each man and the date on which sub- sistence and lodging were furnished. For illustration: Meals Lodging Henry Smith,sergeant, Bl to LIS and B17 to L30 John Jones, private, Bl to L30 87 90 12 9 10 29 30 4 Geo. Brooks, applicant, D2 to B5 3 Patrick McKay, applicant, S3 to S6 3 Total 208 69 208 meals at 25 cents each $52.00 64 lodgings, at 30 cents each , 19.20 5 lodgings for applicants, at 50 cents each 2 . 50 Total 73.70 195. In preparing vouchers for the transfer of baggage the voucher should give the name of the enUsted man, the number of pieces of baggage, and should state that such hauling was in connection with transportation request No. , dated , and that no money for transportation of baggage was furnished thereon. Vouchers for iauling public property to and from freight stations should show the number of the bill of lading on which shipment is made. 196. No allowance for transfers of baggage of applicants for enlist- ment while enroute from recruiting stations to designated posts will be authorized under any circumstances. 197. A record should be kept at each recruiting station of all vouchers forwarded to the Quartermaster's Department for pay- ment, with the name of the payee, nature and date of service, amount, and date forwarded. tr. S. MARINE CORPS. 53 198. Recruiting Officers will prepare a separate voucher for ex- penses which they may incur while traveling and forward same to the Paymaster, United States Marine Corps, having the pay accounts of the district for pajonent. 199. When a contractor certifies on face of biU as follows, "I cer- tify that the above bill is correct and just and that payment therefor has not been received," it is not necessary that certificate on voucher be signed by him, but it is preferable that the accoxmt be stated in full on the voucher form and the certificate properly executed by the contractor, as far as practicable, in order to eliminate the use of cer- tified bills (Paragraph 192-o). 200. In preparing the necessary voucher for the payment of re- ward in the case of a deserter, wherever practicable, a copy of the offer of reward, including the personal description of the man, and a certificate that the amount thereof has been or will be checked against his account, shall accompany the voucher. Such vouchers will be for- warded to the nearest disbursing officer of the Quartermaster's De partment for payment. All vouchers having items thereon covering expenses of deserters or stragglers will state opposite the man's name his status, whether "deserter" or "straggler". 201. Vouchers in favor of the telegraph company for offidal mes* sages transmitted should be submitted monthly and supported by the original messages (see paragraph 219). 202. (a) When a civilian physician is employed to examine appli- cants physically for enlistment, such examinations will be paid for at the rates prescribed in paragraph 1506, Army Regulations, 1910, as follows: The compensation allowed to civilian physicians for the physical examination of applicants for enlistment when authorized by regu- lations or orders, will be at the following rates : For a single applicant, $1; for two applicants on the same day, $1.50; for three appUcants on the same day, $2; for four applicants on the same day, $2.50; and 40 cents for each applicant over four examined on any one day. A physi- cian employed at different recruiting stations will be allowed the above rates in full for the examination at each station. He will be al- lowed 50 cents for each authorized vaccination. Accounts for examin- 54 BECRUITING INSTRUCTIONS ation and vaccination of recruits will show the physician's address and the particular location of the recruiting station, the number of applicants examined each day and the charge, and the number of men vaccinated each day and the charge. The Recruiting OflBcer will certify that the men examined were applicants for enlistment, and that the men vaccinated were recruits enlisted and duly sworn, or applicants accepted for enlistment, as the case may .be. (ft) Vouchers for such professional services should be supported by the physician's bill, which bill should include, in addition to the information specified in the paragraph above quoted, the fuH name of each applicant examined. 203. (a) Vouchers for commutationof rations of enlisted men on re- cruiting duty, absent from their stations under orders for a period not exceeding seven (7) days, will be prepared on form N. M. C. 377, and rendered in the name of the enlisted man, i. e., "Rutherford A. Drayton, Sergt., U. S. M. C." (ft) "Character of articles or services" on such vouchers will be completed as follows: "For commutation of rations of Rutherford A. Drayton, Sergt., U. S. M. C, while on duty at Lima, Ohio, Dan- ville, Ills., and Lexington, Ky., from August 1st to 6th, 1913, both dates inclusive 6 days $1.50 per day. . . . $9.00." (c) The following certificate will be entered on the face of each voucher: "I certify that the rations of Rutherford A. Drayton, Sergt., U. S. M. C, were stopped at Kansas City, Mo., the station to which he is attached, on the dates stated above, and that it was impracticable to furnish him Government rations during the period charged on this voucher." This certificate to be signed by the Officer in Charge of the Recruiting Division to which the enlisted man is attached. (d) Each enlisted man should be furnished with travel orders stating the towns he is to visit on each trip and such orders should specify the dates he will be in each town, which should be covered by the total period on the voucher. (e) A certified copy, in duplicate, with all indorsements thereon showing the date of departure from and of return to "home U. S. MARINE CORPS. 55 station", of the orders mentioned above should be attached to each voucher. (/) On Form N. M. C. 377, in the second certificate after the word "Sections", enter "4", and on the reverse side of this form under "Method of or absence of advertising" opposite "4", enter reference to footnote "d". XIX. DESERTERS AND STRAGGLERS. 204. When a deserter, for whose delivery at a post or recruiting station a reward of fifty dollars has been offered, is delivered at a recruiting station, the oflScer receiving him shall satisfy himself that the man is a deserter and that he is the person he is represented to be, and, if any doubt exists with respect to his identity, shall tele- graph his personal description and statement of service claimed to Headquarters with a request for verification. When the identity of a deserter is established, the Recruiting Officer shall prepare the necessary vouchers for the payment of the reward (see paragraph 200), and forward them to the commanding officer of the post to which the man is transfererd, with request that a signed certificate be made on the face thereof to the effect that the amount has been noted for checkage against the man's account, stating the pay-roll upon which the checkage will be made, and the vouchers forwarded to the nearest disbursing officer of the Quartermaster's Department for payment. An itemized statement of all other expenses incurred in the case, in- cluding transportation, berths, and meals enroute for deserter and guard, from place of delivery to proper station, or to such station as the Major General Commandant may direct, and for guard return- ing, medical examination, board and lodging, telegrams, etc., should be reported on form N. M. C. 698, and forwarded immediately by the recruiting officer to the commanding officer of the post to which the deserter is transferred. Pursuant to the provisions of Article 4902, Naval Instructions, 1913, deserters shall be taken up for pay from the date of their return to military control- on the first monthly pay-roll submitted by the post or station to which they may be trans- 56 RECKUITING INSTRUCTIONS ferred or at which they may be delivered or serving, subsequent to their apprehension or surrender. 205. In any case where a deserter is received — whether a reward has been paid for his delivery, or he has surrendered voluntarily, or he has been delivered when no reward is payable — the Recruiting OfiScer shall cause him to be examined by the Medical Examiner, and, if physically unfit for the service, he shall telegraph to Headquarters, when a discharge as "unfit" will be prepared and mailed for delivery to the man, and service record book will be forwarded by the Adju- tant and Inspector's Department for completion of the first certi- ficate on the inside of the back cover. Report of discharge will be submitted on form N. M. C. 312. In such cases an itemized state- ment of all expenses incurred should be reported by letter to the Offi- cer in Cfiarge of the Paymaster's Department with request that the amount thereof be checked against the man's account on the deserter's roU and the Officer in Charge of the Quartermaster's Department fur- nished with a certificate, by indorsement thereon, that such checkage has been made. 206. By physical unfitness in a deserter is meant that degree of unfitness resulting from disease or disability which would render him, in case of his return to the -Marine Corps authorities, a menace to the health of those with whom he would come in contact, or which would put the Government to a greater expense in his care and treat- ment than would be warranted by the benefit accruing to the service by reason of his punishment. The test of unfitness in the case of a deserter is entirely different from the standard set in the case of an applicant for enlistment. While such disabilities as loss of fingers, flat feet, under weight, impaired vision or hearing, loss of teeth, varicose veins, etc., would cause the rejection of an applicant for enlistment, their existence in a deserter wiU not render him unfit and should not constitute a reason why he should escape punishment. To constitute unfitness in a deserter there must exist disabilities or diseases of a more serious and vital nature, such as insanity, tuber- culosis, appendicitis, diseases of a contageous nature, etc. Again, a distinction should be made between deserters for whom a reward has been paid for delivery and those who voluntarily surrender; in U. S. MARINE COBPS. 57 the former case, i. e. where a reward has been paid for delivery, the deserter will not be pronounced ''unfit" except as above outlined, while, in the latter case, where the deserter voluntarily surrenders, he will be pronounced "unfit" if the disability be such as would un- questionably preclude enlistment. In either case, the Medical Exam- iner should assure himself that the man is not feigning disability. In case the deserter received is physically fit, and his identity is es- tablished (by telegraphing to Headquarters for verification, if necessary) , the Recruiting Ofl&cer shall immediately transfer him to the nearest marine barracks, without further orders, reporting the amount of expense involved to the cormnanding officer of such post for necessary action, as outlined in paragraph 204. 207. When a deserter or straggler surrenders voluntarily at a recruiting station, the Recruiting Officer, in case his identity is not established, shall use his judgment as to whether or not he will sub- sist him until his identity is established. If the man desires subsis- tence in the interim and the Recruiting Officer is reasonably assured that it is not an attempt on his part to fraudulently secure a few days' subsistence from the Government, subsistence will be furnished. 208. When a straggler is apprehended or surrenders at a recruit- ing station within 10 days from the time of his original absence, the Recruiting Officer shall immediately telegraph this information to the man's Commanding Officer, giving hour and date. He shall cause the straggler to be examined by the Medical Examiner as to his phy- sical fitness and sha,ll then telegraph to the Major General Comman- dant in substance as follows: , enlisted , straggler from (tSTame) (Date) ( Post ) ( Surrendered or apprehended ) ( Date ) physically (Fit oruni5t) The test of unfitness for stragglers (whether surrendering voluntarily or where apprehended and delivered) shall be the same as that pre- scribed in Paragraph 206 for deserters for whom a reward has been paid for delivery. If the straggler is physically unfit for the service, a discharge as "unfit" will be prepared and mailed to the Recriiiting 58 RECRUITING INSTRUCTIONS Officer for delivery. If physically fit, the Recruiting Officer, upon the receipt of instructions from Headquarters, shall transfer the straggler to the designated post. In both cases an itemized report of all expense incurred will be made by the recruiting officer to the com- manding officer of the post to which the man is transferred, on Form N. M. C. 698, for the necessary action, as outlined in paragraph 204. 209. (a) In sending deserters and stragglers from recruiting sta- tions to barracks no guard will be sent, without specific orders from Headquarters, Marine Corps, in cases when the surrender has been voluntary. (6) When the deserter or straggler has been apprehended and de- livered a guard will be sent unless orders to the contrary are received from Headquarters, Marine Corps. (c) If a guard is not available the Recruiting Officer will tele- graph to the Commanding Officer of the post to which the deserter or straggler is to be transferred requesting that a guard be furnished (d) The foregoing instructions are not to be construed as being in' conflict with I 3552 (2), U. S. Navy Regulations and Naval Instruc- tions, 1913, which require that the fact of the surrender or delivery of a deserter or straggler shall be immediately reported to the Major General Commandant. 210. When a deserter or straggler is transferred to a post, the Recruiting Officer shall furnish the necessary transportation and subsistence for the deserter or straggler, and transportation and sub- sistence for the roimd-trip of the guard when a guard is furnished at the recruiting station. 211. When a deserter or straggler is transferred to a post, the re- cruiting officer will furnish the guard or man with a memorandum to the commanding officer of the post stating the exact hour and date of surrender or delivery. 212. Upon the transfer to a barracks of a deserter or straggler, the Recruiting Officer shall render to Headquarters, through the Officer in Charge of the Division, and the Commanding Officer of the post to which the man is transferred, a report which will include statements in regard to the following points: The manner of his return, whether forced or voluntary, and if voluntary, whether through fear of arrest. TJ. S. MARINE CORPS. 59 The physical condition of the person so returned, as stated by the Medical Officer. Statements made to prove identity. Statements on surrender as to whether he is a deserter or a straggler. Whether in plain clothes or in uniform upon return. Condition of clothing, whether adequate or not for the season and part of the country from which returned, and whether ragged or not. Hour and date of deUvery at recruiting station. Whether or not a reward has been paid. An itemized statement of the expense incurred by the Re- cruiting Officer for transportation and subsistence in- cluding that of the guard, in case a guard is furnished at the recruiting station. Any other details incident to his return which would be of use in formulating charges. 213. In case the dvil authorities of a city in which a recruiting station is located notify the Recruiting Officer of the arrest of a deserter or straggler, the Recruiting Officer wiU request the dvil authorities to hold the man in custody until he can be examined by the Medical Examiner and his transfer effected or a discharge certi- ficate as "unfit" delivered to him. When a deserter or straggler is delivered at a recniiting station, and, pending transfer to a post or awaiting discharge as "imfit", it is necessary to resort to force to retain the man in custody, the civil authorities shall be requested to retain the man in their custody. In such cases when no reward is paid, dvil authorities may be reimbursed for any expense incurred in holding a deserter or straggler, upon presentation of a voucher properly prepared, and steps should be taken to have the amount involved checked against the man's account. 60 EECKTJITING INSTRUCTIONS XX. TELEGRAMS. 214. (a) When it is necessary to request a waiver by telegraph, the following forms should be adopted as nearly as practicable: Applicants for re-enlistment: "Request authority to accept John Smith, waiving (here state physical defect or defects in as few words as possible, but with the same detail as in a request for waiver by mail). Last discharge (Army, Navy, or Marine Corps) January 4, nineteen eleven, character excellent, sergeant, six years' service. Physical condition on last enlistment good." Applicants for original enlistment: "Request authority to accept John Smith, waiving (here state physical defect or defects in as few words as possible, but with the same detail as in a request for waiver by mail)." (6) In telegrams character and length of service need not be stated in the case of applicants for re-enlistment from the Marine Corps, and it is only necessary to state the physical condition on discharge in the case of applicants from the United States Army. (c) When telegrams exceed 20 words, including address and signa- ture, the code word "Resummoned", meaning "Request authority to enlist waiving " will be used, (see paragraph 220 et seq.). 215. In requesting verification of service the telegram should be commenced, "Request verification service", followed by the name of the applicant and statement of the service claimed. In re- questing verification of prior service in the Army, aU available infor- mation will be stated as to Arm, Regiment, Company, date discharged, prior service, etc. It is impracticable to obtain this information from the Adjutant General's office unless details of the service claimed are given. The telegram to the Adjutant General should end, "Please wire answer Marine Recruiting (address of station) ." 216. The telegraphic address of all recruiting stations wiU be "Marine Recruiting," followed by the street and city address of the station in question. For example: "Marine Recruiting, 1403 Filbert U. S. MARINE CORPS. 61 Street, Philadelphia, Pa.,'' or "Marine Recruiting, Federal Building, Bufialo, N. Y." 217. Telegrams when intended for the Major General Comman- dant will be addressed "Marine Corps, Washington, D. C"; for the Adjutant and Inspector's Department, "Adjutant, Marine Corps, Washington, D. C"; for the Quartermaster's Department, "Quar- termaster, Marine Corps, Washington, D. C"; for the Paymaster's Department, "Paymaster, Marine Corps, Washington, D. C."- for the Commanding Officer of a post the address only, i. e., "Marine Barracks, Navy Yard, Philadelphia, Pa." 218. Addresses of telegrams to other officials shall contain only such words as are absolutely necessary to insure prompt and certain delivery, but neither code words nor abbreviations (like "Marcorps'' for example) shall be used in said addresses. 219. All official telegrams pertaining to recruiting business should be sent "Paid — Government Rate." Bills for telegrams will be ren- dered monthly by the agent of the telegraph company at the station from which the messages are sent, and should be accompanied by the original telegrams (see paragraph 201). 220. The minimum length of a Government telegram for the flat rate is 20 words, counting the address, the body, and the signature. That is, from 2 to 20 words may be sent to a given point for the same charge as 1 word. Therefore, unless a telegram, including address, body, and signature exceeds 20 words when written in ordinary Eng- lish, it will not be enciphered except for the purpose of secrecy. Every figure of a number is counted as a word. Therefore, all num- bers not expressed in code wiU be spelled out in the least possible number of words. For example: "1100" which is counted as four words, should be written "eleven hundred." 221. As far as practicable, telegrams wiE be kept within the limit of 20 words. The Western Union telegraphic code, when available, and United States Marine Corps Supplement No. 1, thereto, will be used to this end. 222. The Auditor for the Navy Department has ruled that all telegrams sent for the convenience or benefit of officers or enlisted men shall be charged immediately against those concerned; therefore. 62 RECRUITING INSTRUCTIONS such telegrams can not be paid for from public funds at Government rates but should be paid for by the sender or addressee at commercial rates. 223. In connection with the sending of telegrams, the attention of Recruiting Officers is called to the provisions of article 5345, United States Navy Regulations, 1913, also to paragraphs 544-547, System of Accountability, 1911. XXI. IDENTIFICATION RECORDS. 224. As the finger-print identification system has proven ofadvan* tage, not only in the administration of the Corps, but in numerous instances throughout the military and naval establishments, to the men of the service, special care will be taken to secure the best possi- ble impressions of the fingers. 225. The officer who is to sign the completed record will, in all cases, inspect the forms prepared and will cause additional records to be made when the impressions of the fingers are blurred or incom- plete, either on account of carelessness, or by reason of the condi- tion of the fingers. 226. Especial attention is directed to the necessity of careful supervision by Recruiting Officers. The signature and signa- ture impression should be made in the presence of the officer who is to sign the record. 227. The signature impression is taken for the purpose of iden- tifying the impressions on the face of the record with the signature of the applicant, and if the signature and signature impression are not made as one operation (one immediately following the other) in the presence of the officer, the validity of the record is not established. 228. When finger-prints are to be forwarded: In future it will only be necessary to forward identification records in the following cases: Upon application for first enlistment. Upon re-enlistment from Army or Navy. U. S. MARINE CORPS. 63 Upon reenlistment from the Marine Corps when date of last enlist- ment was prior to January 1, 1908. 229. Apparatus. — ^The apparatus required for taking finger-prints consists of a form holder, an ink plate, a tube of printer's ink and a roller for spreading the ink on the plate. 230. After use the ink plate and roller should be cleaned with ben- zine or gasoline to remove all traces of ink. Care should be taken to prevent the plate from becoming scratched. 231. Preparing the plate for use. — ^When finger impressions are to be taken, pour a small quantity of benzine or gasoline over the appli- cant's fingers and then dry thoroughly. This will remove perspira- tion and grease, the presence of which is fatal to good work. Dab a small quantity of ink here and there on the plate and work it by use of the roller into a thin smooth film over the entire surface. The plate should be turned frequently so as to change the direction of the stroke. 232. The quantity of ink necessary to produce the best results can be determined by experiment. In a satisfactory impression the ridges will show as distinct black lines, with no blurring over the in- tervening white spaces. 233. The form holder, which is intended to prevent the form from moving about and blurring the print while impressions are being taken, will be used, unless more satisfactory results can be obtained otherwise. It should be fastened on a table or desk of sufficient height to enable the operator to work easily while standing. The best results can be obtained with a table that, places the form holder at about the height of the elbow of the applicant when he is standing with his arms hanging at his sides. To place a form in the holder, press out the plate by means of the levers on the ends, place the form' in position under the plate, and push back the levers to their original position. The pressure of the springs on the plate will hold the form firmly in position. 234. Two kinds of impressions to he taken. — Two kinds of impres- sions are to be taken on the form, "plain" and "rolled" impressions. (o) A "rolled" impression is obtained by placing the side of the finger on the inked plate, the finger being held limp and parallel with 64 RECRUITING INSTRUCTIONS the plate, rolling the finger over to the opposite edge of the nail, thus inking the palmar (under) surface of the last finger joint from one edge of the nail to the other, and then, in the same way, rolling the finger on the form. (i) A "plain" impression is made without rolling the finger. 235. (a) Recording finger-print impressions onForm N. M.C.330. — In recording finger-print impressions on the Form N. M. C. 330, place one of the blank forms in the holder with the upper heavy black Une appearing just above the upper edge of the plate; then take' the rolled impressions in order named and in proper spaces on the form, of the thumb, index, middle, ring, and little fingers of the right hand, the impressions to be located on the form so that the flexure of the last joint is immediately above the folding hue. This will leave room for a second print to be taken in the upper part of the space in case the first print is defective. (b) After the impressions of the fingers of the right hand have been taken, move the form in the holder until the lower heavy black line appears just above the edge of the plate; then take the rolled im- pressions of the fingers of the left hand in the proper spaces on the form. {Note. — If a finger is missing the fact will be noted in the space for that finger; if, however, any portion of the last joint remains, the finger should not be recorded as "missing," but the mutilated or deformed end inked and recorded in the usual manner.) (c) Aftej: the rolled impression of each finger of both hands has been obtained, move up the form in the holder until the plate covers only enough of the lower edge of the form to hold it in place. Then in the upper portion of the space allotted for the right hand, take a plain impression of the four fingers of the right hand at one time, the fingers being held together so as to bring the prints within the space. In the space below the finger-prints take a plain impression of the right thumb. In the space allotted for the left hand take a similar plain impression of the four fingers of the left hand, with a separate plain impression of the left thumb below. ((/) When the finger-print side of the form has been completed, the impressions will be inspected to make sure that they are clear and r. TJ. S. MARINE COHPS. 65 that the rolled impressions include the whole of each pattern. The rolled impressions will also be compared with the plain impressions, for the purpose of ascertaining whether they are recorded in proper sequence. Any defective impressions will then be remedied by tak- ing another print in the upper part of the proper space, or by using a new form if necessary. If the impressions are not recorded in the proper sequence, a new form must be used, the old one being des- troyed. 236. (a) Signature and signature impression. — ^The appUcant will be required to sign his name in full in the place provided for "signature- of applicant" (on old form "signature of recruit"), and immediately thereafter a rolled impression of his right index finger will be made in the space above his signature, both signature and signature im- pression to be made in the presence of the commissioned officer who is to sign the record. (6) The fact that an applicant is left-handed wiU not be consid- ered as affecting the above provision. If the right index finger is missing, the left index finger will be used for the signature impres- sion, in which case the fact wiU be noted above the impression. 237. (a) Record blank and outline figtires. — ^The printed form on the reverse of the record wiU be filled out so as to show the date and place of transfer. In case of prior service, the arm of the service will be indicated as well as the length of such service. (6) The principal identification marks will be entered on the out- line figures, tattoo marks being described in full and missing or de- formed fingers noted. 238. Forwarding identification records. — ^The completed record must be forwarded as soon as made out to the Adjutant and Inspec- tor's Department. Identification records must not be folded; envel- opes of proper size will be furnished, upon requisition, by the Adju- tant and Inspector's Department. 239. Special note for operators: (o) The operator taking the impression will himself manipulate the hands of the applicant, who should be directed to relax his fingers and not attempt to assist by adding pressure on the inked plate or on the paper. 66 RECRUITING INSTRUCTIONS. (b) See that the fingers are well inked before attempting to make impressions on the form. Clean the fingers with benzine or gasoline to remove grease or perspiration. Wet or greasy fingers will not take up the ink properly. (c) Prevent the finger from slipping. In making rolled impres- sions, roll the fingers from the awkward position to the natural posi- tion; i. e., roU the thmnb away from the fingers, and roll the fingers oKjfly from the thumbs. (S) Hold the finger flat to the paper before touching it to the form. With one hand grasp near its base the finger to be rolled; with the other press firmly but not heavily the nail of the finger, letting the applicant's finger roU under the finger of the operator. Raise the finger quickly to prevent blurring or slipping. («) In making "plain" impressions, see that the fingers are held straight (flat) when they are applied to the inked plate and as they are placed on the form. A slight pressure at the base of the nail, both in inking the finger anci in making the impression, wiU insure good results. (/) Do not use the same part of the plate a second time until the plate has again been rolled. See that there are no clots of ink where the fingers are to be roUed on the plate. (g) Black impressions are better than light ones provided the lines are not blurred. The white spaces between the Unes should stand out clearly. (h) When the skin of the fingers is in poor condition, make a special effort to get the best results. In such cases, always send in at least three records of the best obtainable impressions. XXII. BLANK FORMS. 240. The following is a list of forms supplied for the use of Recruit- ing Officers: U. S. MARINE CORPS. 67 Forms to be forwarded to Major General Commandant. N. M. C.No. Reports of rejection 588 Reports of offices opened and dosed 601 Forms to be forwarded to Commanding Officer of the post to which an accepted applicant is sent. N. M. C. No. Enlistment papers, privates 321 Enlistment papers, apprentices 636 Consent of parents or guardians 523 Recruit's Certificate Rctg. 45 Forms to be forwarded to the Adjutant and Inspector's Department upon the enlistment of a man. N. M. C. No. Enlistment papers, privates 321 Identification records 330 Enlistment papers, apprentices 636 Consent of parents or guardians 523 Beneficiary slips 502 Forms and envelopes furnished by the Adjutant and Inspector's Depart- ment to the recruiting service. N. M. C. No. Reward for deserters 5 Requisition for blank forms 31 Muster Roll, 1st sheet 107 Muster Roll, 2nd sheet 107a Instructions for the preparation of muster rolls 107b Service- record book 109 Physical examination slip 121 Monthly reports of recruiting 259 Report of transfers and discharges 312 68 RECRUITING INSTRUCTIONS Enlistment paper 321 Letter to Postmasters re addresses of good yomig men 325 Identification record 330 Beneficiary slip 502 Consent of parent or guardian 523 Report of joining 546 Report of rejection and request for waiver 588 Changes in location of recrviiting stations 601 Letter to Mayor and Chief of Police re desertion 606 Letter to next of kin re desertion 607 Letter to next of kin re enlisting 608 Return card to accompany N. M. C. 608 609 Daily report of recruiting 633 Enlistment paper, apprentice 636 Report of rejection of applicant 639 Report of failure to complete enlistment 640 Address cards for discharged enlisted men 684 ENVELOPES Muster roll Addressed 9 x 15 MusterroU Plain 9 x 15 Finger-print Addressed 7J^ x 10 Finger-print Plain 7J^ x 10 Addressed to C. O., Recruit Depots, for card N. M. C. 609 3 X 5J^ Forms oj the Qtiartermaster's Department. N. M. C. No. Request for check'age 1 Furlough 3 Statement of charges 6 Requisition, ordinary 9 Report, board of survey 17 Proposal, acceptance of 18 Balance sheet, money value 20 Combination invoice and receipt 24 Proposal, request for 26 NOTE:— Form N. M. C. SUB hat been caticetted. U. S. MARINE CORPS. 69 Certificate, transportation request. ....... v 35 OflBcial telegram 123 Account of sales , 130 Report of purchase 131 Clothing-account roll 141 Agreement, board and lodging 143 Agreement, rent 144 Transfer clothing account, individual 146 Request, transportation, extra baggage ISO Check receipt. . . ! ISl Quarterly return, detachment'. ; 168 Requisition, stationery 182 Monthly statement, clothing 188 Requisition, dothing 191 Weekly report of transportation 193 Survey, furniture 194 Requisition, fuel and oil 195 Inventory, furniture 198 Receipt, furniture f... 199 Receipt for cash advanced on transfer 204 Monthly report, expense, recruiting 310 Certificate, loss of biU of lading 358 Voucher, purchases and services 377 BiU of lading, rail 447 Memarandum, bill of lading 447a Requisition, open-purchase 461 Certificate, heat and light 464 Voucher, heat and light -i 466 Monthly report, heat and light 497 Certificate of expenditures 548 Report of cost of packing, crating, etc., of officers' baggage. . . 566 Consolidated statement of issue slips 574 Abstract of clothing issued 575 Check sheet. 602 Issue slip (book of) 603 70 EECEUITING INSTRUCTIONS Requisition slips 604 Itemized statement of expense to be checked against account of deserter or straggler 698 Forms of the Paymaster's Department. N. M. C. No. Statement of account dosed for discharge 90 Requisition for blank forms 290 Travel-expense vouchers 420 Mileage vouchers 421 Advance-pay vouchers 425 Pay and commutation for quarters vouchers 426 Pay-roU 432 Pay-roll sheets 432a Report of deposits (ashore) .- 437 Sale of dead men's and deserters' effects 504 Forms of the Bureau of Medicine and Surgery. Health records Forms of the Marine Corps Recruiting Publicity Bureau. Rctg. No. Hand bill 1 Circular ("A Good Proposition") 2 Letter to Business Men, Policemen, etc 3 Letter to Postmasters 4 Letter to Want Column Advertisers 5 Letters to Postmasters in re Hangers and Posters 6 Letter in answer to Inquiries 7 Letter to prospective applicants 9 Daily report of Recruiting Stations to District Headquarters . 10 Monthly Report of Districts to Division Headquarters 11 Card ("Can You Beat This?") 12 Circular ("Be Sure to Read This.") 13 Card ("Be Sure to Read This.") 14 U. S. MARINE CORPS. 71 List of Recruiting Stations (By Division) IS Memorandum for Official executing Papers for a Minor 16 Application Blank 19 District Daily Report of Accepted Applicants 20 Circular in re Pay 21 Circular in re Savings 22 Physical Chart 23 District Monthly Reports of Applicants 25 Semi-Weekly Bulletin of.Recruiting 26 Illustrated Hand Bill 29 Tri-Monthly Report (District) 31 Daily Memorandimi of Recruiting 34 Memorandum to Officers in Charge of Divisions 36 Memorandum to Publicity Bureau (List of Applicants) 37 Memorandum to Publicity Bureau (List of "Prospects") 38 Memorandum of Enlistments and Renlistments 39 Monthly Statement of Recruiting Blanks 40 Monthly Statement of Discharges 43 Certificate to accompany Rctg. 19 45 Declaration to accompany Rctg. 19 46 Memorandum Report of Work Performed by Recruiters 47 Return Post Card 48 72 RECRUITING INSTRUCTIONS APPENDIX. Duties of the noncommissioned officer in charge of a station in selecting candidates for enlistment. 1. Make a careM inspection of the candidate as to his general appearance. See that he is entirely sober; if under the influence of liquor, reject him. If there is any doubt as to his being of the proper height, measure the applicant before going further. Information. 2. Explain the nature of the service he is desirous of entering, the number of years to serve, the amount of pay, the allowance of cloth- ing, the rations, allowances such as bed and bedding in barracks* medicine, medical attendance, the benefits of the Naval Home, retired list and pensions, and money for discharged men to return to place of enlistment. 3. Explain proportion of time at sea and on foreign station; show and explain the pay table; 20 cents per month deducted for hospital fund; 20 per cent increase on foreign station; the allowance of cloth- ing; money value of undrawn clothing given at the time of discharge, etc. 4. In this connection be guided by paragraphs 97, 98, and 99 of these instructions. Determining Qualifications. 5. If a minor of 19 years or more, and desirable in all other respects, instruct him to appear at the next visit of the Recruiting Officer, bringing his parents or guardian with him in order that the necessary written consent may be executed {nde pars. 81, 82, and 83). 6. // foreign born. — First, must show naturalization papers or proof that he is a naturalized citizen of the United States; or, second, must show first papers, that is, a declaration that he intends to be- U. S. MARINE CORPS. 73 come a citizen of the United States; or, third, must have served hon estly and faithfully a previous enlistment in the United States Marine Corps; or, fourth, must be the son of a parent who has been duly naturalized, being himself under the age of 21 at the time of the natur- alization of said parent; or, fifth, must be the son of a father who was, at the time of his birth, a citizen of the United States. 7. // married and an applicant lor first enlistment, or for re-enlist- ment from the Navy, reject him. 8. // married and an applicant for re-enlistment from the Marine Corps, have him obtain a statement from his wife that she is not de- pendent on him for support beyond his pay as a private. 9. // married and an applicant for re-enlistment from the Army, who is exceptionally desirable, request for waiver of marriage will be submitted, and the man's statement together with that of his wife will be appended to enlistment paper as provided in paragraph 686 of this manual. 10. If he is the sole or partial support of dependent parents or minor children, reject him. 11. If an applicant for reenlistment and last discharged with char- acter other than "excellent" or "very good," instruct him to appear at the next visit of the Recruiting Officer, who will determine as to whether a request will be made for the special authority of the Major General Commandant to accept him. 12. Have him write his name and short sentences. 13. Have him read aloud intelligently the declaration he is required to sign. 14. Test his vision, hearing, and color sense; measure and weigh him; examine his teeth, hands, and feet. 15. Having in view these instructions and extracts from regulations in relation to the physical examination of recruits for enlistment in the Navy and Marine Corps, if the applicant is beyond doubt un- quaUfied reject him. If there is any doubt whatever have him ex- amined by the Examining Surgeon. Applicants Deemed Qualified. 16. If the applicant passes the physical examination of the Medical 74 RECRUITING INSTRUCTIONS Examiner, and, in the opinion of the noncommissioned officer in charge, he is qualified, he may be lodged and subsisted at Govern- ment expense awaiting the Recruiting Ofi&cer, subject to the pro- visions of paragraph 116. Minors or applicants whose enlistment is doubtful will not be lodged or subsisted. Paper work at time of acceptance. 17. The noncommissioned officer in charge will thoroughly famili- arize himself with the provisions of these instructions (par. 224 et seq.) regarding the taking of finger-prints. 18. When the enlistment paper is ready for mailing care should be exercised in folding so that the brief may be on the outside. 19. In mailing the enlistment paper care should be exercised to see that all necessary papers are appended, including the certificate of personal examination by the Recruiting Officer, the written con- sent of parents or guardian in the case of minors, the statement of the wife of a re-enlisted married man regarding her not being dependent upon him for support, recruit's agreement to proceed, copies of waivers, where granted, etc. 20. As it has frequently been observed that data given on enlist- ment papers of men has been at variance with that furnished by the Recruiting Stations subsequent to date of the man's enlistment, it is directed that the strictest accuracy be exercised in the performance of paper work at Recruiting Stations, the data given on enlistment papers being carefully checked with that made a matter of record at the Station. INDEX A PARAGRAPH Acceptance of Minors 81-82a-82b Accepted Applicants Administering of oath 110-111 Arrangements for arrival at convenient hour of 153 Cash for transfer of 152b Certificate of cash expended to be furnished 154 Copy of directions furnished to 152a Disposition of unfit appUcants 118 Disqualification of T 117 Enlistment of 121 Final examination at post of 118 Form letter of identification of 149d Furnishing of transportation by R. O.'s to 146 How taken up on muster roll of 184 Instructions to be given to 149c Member of recruiting party to accompany 149c Most responsible to be put in charge 152a Must be transferred to Recruit Depot 116 No allowance for transfer of baggage of 196 Not to be enlisted on same day except reenlisted men. 121 Procedure to be followed in the transfer to Headquar- ters stations 149c Railroad ticket of -. 152a Recruiting Officer to procure transportation 155 Refusal to take oath of 117 Taking up for rations and quarters 119 Transfer baggage of 146 Transfer from outlying stations of 149a Transfer to Recruit Depot of 150 Value of 60 Will be credited to 173b Will be shown on separate muster roU 183 Will not be taken up for pay 119 2 INDEX Advertising Authority for 50-51 Communications with Postmasters re advertising of posters in public buildings 57 Different forms of 54 Keeping in touch with reporters 49 Methods of 54 Poster 55 Poster frames in public buildings 58a Return of Certificates of Publication for' 52 Submitting recommendations for S3 Treasury Department notice permitting placing of posters in Public buildings 58b Watching newspapers 49 Agreements See contracts 188 Signing of 136 Agreements for Board and Lodging For individual member of recruiting party 191 Annual Order SuppUes not enumerated in 170 Applicants Accepted and rejected 59-60 Age of 80 Describing service to 102-103 Discussing enUstment in service 61 Encouraging men to enlist by promises of extra com- pensation, commission, etc 101 Explaining and cautioning those attempting to con- ceal prior service 96 Foreign birth 79 Fraudulent enlistment 94b Men claiming prior service 124 Phj'sical defects of 113 Questioning applicants as to ever being convicted of crime in civil courts 97 Treatment accorded 62-63 Who have not passed physical examination will not be subsisted 115 INDEX 3 Applicants, where previous unacknowledged service is suspected 94 Appointments and reductions Assignment of enlisted men on recruiting duty 37c Form for 39 Non-approval of temporary warrant by M. G. C 42 Reenlisted non-commissioned officers 43 Transfers 40 Transferring of N. C. O. for duty 43 Transferring of N. C. O.'s to recruiting duty 40 Appointment of Medical Examiners 106 Apprehension of Deserters and Stragglers Instructions relating to 213 Apprentices Accepting 85 Explaining the duties of 89 Nature of duties of 89 Requirements of 86-87 Undesirable 88 Authorization Appointments of enlisted men on recruiting duty as N. C. O.'s 36 B Beneficiary Slips Will not be completed 134 Bills Will be carefully audited 193 Blank Forms Furnished recruiting service. 240 Board and Lodging Applicants who have not passed a physical examination. 115 4 ESTDEX Board and lodging.- 11 Contracts for wiE not exceed .......! 187 Deserters 204 Requesting waiver after physical examination; 115 Vouchers for commutation of rations of enhsted men . 203a When waivers have been requested. . ^. . . .' 115 Bond Aided Lines 159c c Candidates Allowances Appendix-2 Benefits : A-2 Clothing allowances A-3 Explain nature of service A-2 Making inspection of A-1 Married applicants from Army A-9 , Married applicants from M. C A-8 Married applicants from Navy. ......; A-7 Of foreign birth A-6 Proportions of time at sea and on foreign stations A-3 Who have dependents for support A-10 Cash for Transfers Recruiting Officers wiU deliver in person. 152b Cause for Refusal to Complete Enlistment at Recruit Depot Report of 117 Citizenship Papers 98 Civilian Medical Examiners Selection of 107 Clerical Work Performed by enlisted personnel. 47 Commanding Officers Accepted applicants 117 INDEX 5 Commutation of Rations Certified copy of orders will accompany voucher 203e Certificate to be entered on voucher 203b Preparation of voucher for : 203a Enlisted men will be furnished travel orders 203d Consent of Parents for Enlistment of Apprentices ... 91 Contracts For board and lodging will not exceed 187 Heat and light not covered by 190 How signed 188 Officers in charge of divisions are authorized to enter. . 189 Officers in charjge of divisions are authorized to enter. . 187 Will be forwarded to 188 Will be prepared on blank forms 188 Will not be dated 188 Will terminate 188 Contractors To prevent unnecessary delay in settling accounts of . . 193 Correspondence With headquarters 8 D Daily Bulletin Appointment of medical examiners 106 Defective teeth 74b-76 Officers in charge of divisions willrequire 178 Recruiting Publicity Bureau will furnish 179 Will contain , 178 Deserters Delivery at recruiting stations of 204 Examination by medical officer of 205 Furnishing board and lodging to 204 Found unfit by medical examiners 205 M. G. C. wiU be informed cost of 155 6 INDEX Payments of rewajrds for 200 Report of unfitness of 205 Subsisting 207 Transportation of 155 Vouchers forreward of 200 Deserters and Stragglers Apprehended by dvil authorities 213 Furiiishing transportation and subsistence for 210 Instructions covering reports of 212 Report governing manner of return of 212 Reporting to headquarters apprehension of 209b Sent under guard 209b Desertions Causes of 102 Disability Deafness 74a Defective teeth 74b-76 Waivers 74a Discliarges For misconduct 69 By physical disability 69 Endorsements of 126 Enlisted men with character "good" 69 Districts Assignment of officers to 7 Correspondence with 8 Geographical limitations of 3 Headquarters stations of 12 How grouped 3 Divisions Assignment of officers to 5 Furnishing of offices 6 Headquarters of 6 Doubtful Applicants A-16 INDEX E Elopers How shown on muster roll 184 Endorsement of Officer's Signature On Enlistment papers 112 Enlisted Men Quota allowed for recruiting duty 20 Enlisted Personnel At division headquarters 46 At district headquarters 46 At stations 46 Forwarding of papers of 130 Enlistments Applicants of foreign birth 79 _ As to age of 80 Married men 68a Married men from Army 68b Minimum and maximum height 71 Enlistment Papers Agreement to proceed 136 Address of next of kin 38 Applicants will sign name in fuU on 137 Beneficiary slips 134 Briefs will not be filled out 135 - Certificate of medical examiner 114 Copy oif application for verification will be attached . . 142 Copy of waiver will be attached to 143a Date of former enlistments shall be entered 141a Date and place of oath will be entered 132 Endorsement of applicant's signature by officer 112 Executive Officers of Recruit Depots will complete 132 Forwarding of 129 Health record 129 Initialing by officers of 141b N. M. C. 608 wiU be mailed 139 Officers win endorse 112 8 INDEX Rank upon discharge shall be entered 141a Recruiting officer will complete , 129 Service record book will not be started 133 Should signature not be legible 137 Total absence without leave shall be entered 141a Enlistments and Reenlistments Accepted applicants will not be enUsted 121 Accepted applicants will not be enlisted on same day except 121 Benefits granted by law can only be obtained 127 Desiring to reenhst under different name than that on discharge 128 Discharge of reenUsted men will be endorsed 126 Executive Officer will complete 132 Executive Officer will satisfy himself as to desirability 121 Men delayed in enlisting through no fault of their own 127 Men from the Navy 130 No person will be enlisted or reenlisted 123 Reappointment of N. C. 125 Recruiting officers will complete enlistment of 122 Service record book will not be started 133 Warrants of N. C. O.s will be endorsed 125 Will not be antedated 127 Envelopes Recruiting Publicity Bureau will furnish 179 Equalizing Lines lS9c Examinations Avoiding unnecessary expense or annoyance 108 Keeping account at outside stations of 109 Examination of Applicants Hearing and color sense A -14 Measuring and weighing A-14 Reading A-13 Teeth, hands and feet A-14 Vision test A-14 Writing A-12 INDEX 9 Examination of Recruits By Naval or civilian physicians 105 By civilian medical examiners 108 F False Statements Making of ._ 100-101 Finger-Prints Apparatus for taking of 229 Cleaning of apparatus 230 Forwarding records of 228 Identification records of 224-225-226-227 Impression of 234a-234b Order in the taking of 235c-235d Quality of ink necessary to obtain results 232 Recording of 23Sa-235b Suggestions in the taking of 239a-b-d-e-f-g-h. Finger-Print Apparatus Cleaning of 230 Form holder 233 Preparation of 231 Finger-Print Records Signature and signature impression of 236a-236b Flat Feet 78 Forms Award of good-conduct medal will be noted on N. M. C. 312 176 Blanks, A. & I. Department 240 Blanks, Q. D. Mepartment 240 Blank, N. M. C. 312, Report of Transfers 176 Blanks, Paymaster's Department 240 Contracts will be prepared on 188 Letter to fiumsh transportation 149d Letter of identification 149d N. M. C. 601, Changes in location of recruiting stations. 181 N. M. C. 143, Agreement board and lodging 191 10 INDEX N. M. C. 608, Letter to next of kin 139 N. M. C. 609, Return post card from next of kin 139 N. M. C. 608-609 will not be mailed in case of re- enlisted men 139 N. M. C. 608-609, when returned undelivered 140 N. M. C. 608-609, A. & I. Dept. will be informed ... 140 N. M. C. 640, Report of failure to complete enlist- ment 177 N. M. C. 310, Monthly report expense recruiting 173a N. M. C. 259, Monthly reports of recruiting 173a Used in telegrams requesting waivers 214a-b-c N. M. C. 312, WiU not apply to 176 Forms and Rolls Recruiting Publicity Bureau will furnish 179 Fraudulent Enlistments 100 Ifurloughs Pay and allowances while on 45 G Geographical Limitations of Districts 2 Guardians 83 Guards for Deserters and Stragglers 209b-209c H Headquarters Stations Permanancy of 17 Health Records Custody of 129 Heat and Light Win be arranged for by 190 INDEX 11 Hints on Recruiting 67 I Identification Marks 237a-237b Identification Records Forwarding of 238 Identification Records of Finger-Prints 224-225-226-227 Inspections Of officers by O. I. C. Districts 66 Of outljdng offices 66 Instructions For officers to be detailed on recruiting duty 19 L Land Grant Lines 159c List of Articles Issued to Recruiting Stations 168 M Married Men Enlistments of 68a-69b Maxmum Weiglit Table of 73 Meals Required for journey 144 Medical Examinations Of deserters 205 Medical Examiners Civilian 77 12 INDEX Rates paid to 202a Vouchers for payment 202b Medical Officers Accepted applicants 117 Examination of accepted applicants by 121 Health Records 129 Medical certificate verification of 131 Medical Treatment For men on recruiting duty 33 Men on Furlough M. G. C. to be informed as to cost ' 155 Transportation back to station 155 Minimum and Maximum Height 71 Minors Misrepresentation as to age 81 Authorization for accepting 82a Monthly Report of Expense For information of Secretary of Navy 174 Preparation of 174 Will show number of posters, etc 174 Muster Rolls Accepted applicants, how taken up 184 ■* N. C. O., how shown on 185 'Preparation of 183 Will be rendered by 182 N Next of Kin Correct name and address to be obtained 14 Noncommissioned Officers Appointment of reenlisted men 125 Muster roll to show nature of appointment 185 Pay of 125 INDEX 13 Pay roll to show nature of appointment 185 Rank and insignia of 125 Open Purchase Requisition Submitting to Q. III. estimated cost for advertising. . 56 • Organization 1 P Parents or Guardian Explanation of duties of apprentices 89 Pay Checks, how forwarded 34a Enlisted men on recruiting duty 34a N. C. 0., while on furlough 45 Paper work A17-18-19-20 Transmittal of receipts 34b Pay and Allowances Enlisted men 35 Pay rolls N. C. O., how shown on 185 Taking up deserters on 204 Will be rendered by 182 Personnel Assignment of officers 22 Authority to retain reenlisted men 21 Board and lodging 11 Changes in 30 Deportment, habits and associates enlisted men 26 Discharges of men 31 Instructions for officers 19 Retention of men upon reenlistment 21 Statement of indebtedness 25 Transfer of enlisted men to posts 23 14 INDEX Uniforms of enlisted men 26 Physical Defects Requiring waivers 113 Physical Examinations Accepted applicants at outljang stations 149a Recruiting officers wiU certify 202a Recruits 70a Re-examinations at Headquarters stations 149a Regulations governing 70a Requesting waivers 115 Vouchers for 202b Vouchers supported by 202b Physical Requirements Of applicants 77 Prior Service Adjutant General's reply will be attached 142 Verification of 142 Promotions and Appointments Enlisted men 37a Public Buildings Location of stations in 18 Public Property List of articles issued 168 List showing distribution to accompany return 161 Officers in charge of districts 160 Oflicers in charge of divisions to be accountable for. . . . 160 Requisitions for clothing 169 Requisitions only for articles needed 169 Return to be rendered 161 Summer clothing to be provided for enlisted men 162 White clothing provided to be accounted for 163 White clothing will be furnished by 164 INDEX IS Q Questioning of Applicants As to relatives dependent upon for support 99 As to prior service.-.- 93-94-94a R Recommendations Waiving of disabilities 77b Recruit Depot Muster roU, how prepared at 184 Rejected applicants will b^ shown 184 Recruiting ESects of making misstatement to applicants 102 Recruiting Divisions Authority of officers to transfer enlisted men from station to station 48a Establishments of 1 Recruiting Duty Duties of officers on 64 Inspection of offices 66 Retention of enlisted men on 29 Recruiting Officers Accepting of applicants by _ 59 Responsibility in accepting undesirable applicants. ... 59 Travel will be authorized in 157 Will complete enlistment 122 Recruiting Party Transportation of 155 Recruiting Publicity Bureau 4 Recruiting Service How divided 2 16 INDEX Organization 1 Recruiting Stations Cleanliness of IS Location of 13 Location in Federal Buildings 18 Location in small towns of 16 OfiSce rooms for 13 Permanancy of 17 Record of vouchers to be kept at 197 Sites for. 14 Uniform of personnel A-15 Recruits Will be retained at Recruit Depot 120 Reduction of Men on Recruiting Duty 37b Reenllstments Applicants discharged with character "good". 11 At posts ISla-lSlb Married men from Army 68b Married men from Marine Corps. .....,, 68a Men discharged with character "good" 69 Men reenUsting at barracks 151a Retention on recruiting duty of 29 Will be transferred to l.Sla Rejected Applicants Cost of return transportation will be charged to 149d Disqualification of '...... 117 From outlying stations 149b Will be furnished transportation 149b Will not be fumidied transportation 149a Rejection of Applicants upon arrival at Recruit Depots Report of 117 Rejections Of applicants A-IS Reenllsted men from Army A-9 INDEX 17 Reenlisted men from Navy A-7 Report of Expense Forwarding of 173a Reports and Rolls Accepted applicants will be carried on 183 Accepted applicants will be credited ' 173b Changing of location of recruiting stations 9 Changes of stations of enlisted men 176 Closing of recruiting stations 9 Contents of daily bulletin 178 Discontinuance of stations 181 Date of forwarding of 173 Enlistment paper will accompany form 640 177 Establishment of stations 181 Muster rolls will be rendered by 182 N. M. C. 312 (Report of transfer) does not apply to. . 176 Officers in charge of divisions will submit 180 O. I. C. of districts furnish data for preparation of . . . . 182 O. I. C. of divisions will prepare 1 73a Pay rolls will be rendered by 182 Preparation of monthly expense 174 Rejection of applicants 177 Separate reports of expense 173a Should applicant refuse to take oath 177 Weekly report of transportation 175 Will be audited at 173a Will be fowarded by 173a Reports of Recruiting Accepted applicants will be credited to 173b Report of Transfers Deserters or stragglers 211 Requisitions Only for articles needed 169 Open purchase wiU be submitted for supplies not enumerated in annual order 170 Open purchase wiU give description 170 Open purchase will give estimated cost 170 18 INDEX Open purchase for telephone service 171 For clothing ■ • . 169 Open purchase will be submitted for laundry service. . 165 Submitted for stationery 166 Submitted for toilet articles 165 Rewards For deserters 204 Vouchers forwarded to 200 Vouchers prepared for payment 200 s Selection of Civilian Medical Examiners 107 Service Record Book Entries of appointments and reductions in 38-44 Cause of transfer entered in 24 Date and place of oath entered in 132 Dates of former enlistments 141a Error in 131 Rank upon discharge will be entered in 141a Reduction from N. C. O. grade upon transfer 44 Total absence of leave will be entered in 141 Will not be started 133 Shipments How made 172 May be made without authority 172 Will be made by freight except 172 Sickness Men on furlough 32 Men on recruiting duty 32 Signatures / Legibility of 137 Variation in spelling of 137 Sleeping Car Accommodations Will not be furnished 147 INDEX 19 Stationery Allowance of 166 Requisition for 166 Stations Discontinuance of 181 Establishment of 181 Report of establishment to be made on form 601 181 Stragglers Cost of transportation will be submitted to M. G. C. . 155 Instructions governing disposition of 208 Transportaion for 155 Surrender of 209a T Teeth Nimiber required 76c Tel^rams Abbreviations of 218 Bills for 219 For convenience of 222 Forms used in requesting waivers 214a-b-c Keeping within limits of 221 Minimum length of 220 Requesting verification of service 215 Telegrahic addresses to departments, Washington 217 Telegraphic addresses recruiting stations 216 Vouchers for 201-219 Telephone Service Authorized by 171 Toilet Articles Requisition for 165 Towels Laiudering of 165 20 INDEX Transfers Funds, how accounted for 145 Funds, how reqiared for 145 Funds furnished for 145 Of pay rolls 186 Recruiting officers authorized to furnish cash for. . . . 146 Transfer of Applicants to Recruit Depot 116 Transfer of Baggage No allowance for 196 Voucher for haiUing freight 195 Voucher for will show 195 Transfers and Transportation Accepted applicants 149a Accepted applicants will be instructed 149c Accepted applicants from outlying stations 149c Arrangements as to arrival of applicants 153 Authority to procure 155 Book of instruction governing 144 Certificate to be furnished 154 Copy of directions to be furnished 152a Cash for 152b Deserters 155 Each applicant to have own railroad ticket 152a Form letters of identification 149d Form letters to furnish transportation 149d How charged 156 Instructions to accepted applicants 149c Local passenger representative will be consulted 144 M. G. C. will be informed as to cost of 155 Man in charge will not be given 152a Meals required for 144 Member of recruiting party will accompany applicants 149c Men reenlisting at barracks 151b Men on fiurlough 155 Most responsible man to be put in charge 152a Not authorized to furnish cash for transfer of baggage. 146 Questions not covered by book of instructions 144 Recruiting party 155 Reenlisted men 151a Rejected applicants 148 INDEX 21 Rejected applicants at headquarters stations will be furnished 149d Submitting of report of 156 Requests for 149c Sleeping car accommodations will not be furnished. . . . 147 Stragglers 155 Transportation Upon Discharge Ill Transportation and Subsistence For deserters 210 Furnish guard for delivery stragglers and deserters . . . 210 Stragglers , 210 Travel Recruiting officers 157 Vouchers forwarded for '. 198 Vouchers prepared for 198 Travel of Recruiting Officers Beyond limits of recruiting offices 158 Over bond-aided lines 159c Over land grant lines 159c Reimbursement for 159b Will not procure transportation except 159a Travel Orders Enlisted men on duty 48b Treatment Accorded Applicants 62-63 u Undesirable Applicants ResponsibiUty in accepting 59 Unfitness of Deserters Explaining of 205-206 Uniforms Enlisted men 26-27 Furnishing of summer clothing 162 Laundry service for 164 Officers 27 Service stripes. . , 28 22 INDEX Summer clothing will be accounted for 163 When worn out in service 163 Unwarranted Representations Report hy letter of 117 V Vouchers Certified copy of travel orders will accompany 203e Covering expenses of stragglers 200 Covering expenses of deserters 200 Telegraph 201-219 For board and lodging 194 For commutation of rations 203a-b-c For hauling freight 195 For payment of rewards 200 For rent 192a For transportation of baggage 195 For travel of Recniiting Officer 198 For travel, forwarded to 198 How forwarded 192b How prepared 192a Physical examinations will be supported by 202b Record will be kept of 197 Travelling expenses 198 w Waivers Attaching copies to enlistment papers of 143a-b Defective teeth 74b-76 Forms used requesting 214a-214b-214c Height and weight 75 Medical examiners recommendations will appear on. . . 143b Physical defects 113 Vision 74c Waivers for 74a Warrants Transmittal of reappointed N. 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