Manual for Noncommissioned Officers and Privates of Infantry of the Army of the United States, 1917 eBook

United States Department of War
This eBook from the Gutenberg Project consists of approximately 376 pages of information about Manual for Noncommissioned Officers and Privates of Infantry of the Army of the United States, 1917.

Manual for Noncommissioned Officers and Privates of Infantry of the Army of the United States, 1917 eBook

United States Department of War
This eBook from the Gutenberg Project consists of approximately 376 pages of information about Manual for Noncommissioned Officers and Privates of Infantry of the Army of the United States, 1917.

  General:  Coat of arms and two stars. 
  Lieutenant general:  One large star and two smaller ones. 
  Major general:  Two silver stars. 
  Brigadier general:  One silver star. 
  Colonel:  One silver spread eagle. 
  Lieutenant colonel:  One silver leaf. 
  Major:  One gold leaf. 
  Captain:  Two silver bars. 
  First lieutenant:  One silver bar.

The grade of noncommissioned officers is indicated by chevrons worn on the sleeve.

SECTION 5.  EXTRACTS FROM THE ARTICLES OF WAR.

(Relating to enlisted men.)

CERTAIN ARTICLES TO BE READ AND EXPLAINED.

ART. 110.  Articles 1, 2, and 29, 54 to 96, inclusive, and 104 to 109, inclusive, shall be read and explained to every soldier at the time of his enlistment or muster in, or within six days thereafter, and shall be read and explained once every six months to the soldiers of every garrison, regiment, or company in the service of the United States.

DEFINITIONS.

ARTICLE 1.  The following words when used in these articles shall be construed in the sense indicated in this article, unless the context shows that a different sense is intended, namely: 

(a) The word “officer” shall be construed to refer to a commissioned officer;

(b) The word “soldier” shall be construed as including a noncommissioned officer, a private, or any other enlisted man;

(c) The word “company” shall be understood as including a troop or battery; and

(d) The word “battalion” shall be understood as including a squadron.

PERSONS SUBJECT TO MILITARY LAW.

ART. 2.  The following persons are subject to these articles and shall be understood as included in the term “any person subject to military law” or “persons subject to military law” whenever used in these articles:  Provided, That nothing contained in this act, except as specifically provided in article 2, subparagraph (c), shall be construed to apply to any person under the United States naval jurisdiction, unless otherwise specifically provided by law: 

(a) All officers and soldiers belonging to the Regular Army of the United States; all volunteers, from the dates of their muster or acceptance into the military service of the United States; and all other persons lawfully called, drafted, or ordered into or to duty or for training in the said service, from the dates they are required by the terms of the call, draft, or order to obey the same.

(b) Cadets.

(c) Officers and soldiers of the Marine Corps when detached for service with the armies of the United States by order of the President:  Provided, That an officer soldier of the Marine Corps when so detached may be tried by military court-martial for an offense committed against the laws for the government of the naval service prior to his detachment, and for an offense committed against these articles he may be tried by a naval court-martial after such detachment ceases.

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