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| − | + | �the standing companies. It is necessary that they should never, in any case, exceed the number of men limited by law to the companies raised at large. It is important that they should not give any more or greater indulgence to their men than is allowed of in the permanent corps. And it is destructive of all discipline to grant admission to the disaffected of other companies and thereby give encouragement to restless persons to contend with their officers. Unless these objects are attended to the select corps. which are an ornament to the militia will become an asylum for the negligent, & a resort for the mischievous from every other. | |
| + | The officers of artillery will be particularly careful of the property of the Commonwealth committed to their charge. They will see that the pieces, carriages & apparatus are kept under cover and are effectually preserved from the weather except while in use; that the ammunition & laboratory stores are properly secured; that the harness & other articles of leather be occasionally oiled, aired, & kept free from moisture; that the carriages & [illegible] be painted as often as it will be necessary for the preservation of the wood; and that no part of the apparatus be ever put to any private use whatsoever. Those officers of artillery having charge of heavy pieces mounted on travelling carriages in addition to the company pieces will pay the same attention to them, & they will not omit, in future, to include both in the annual returns. | ||
| + | All military men agree, that the noncommissioned officers form that link in the chain of subordination between the superior officer and soldier which it is of the highest importance to strengthen & maintain. It is therefore necessary that every captain should be particularly careful in the appointment of them and never abandon this right to be exercised. None ought therefore to be appointed to that station who are not distinguished by merit. men of immoral, vicious & debauches habits ought carefully to be avoided. The most ambitious, faithful, | ||
Revision as of 23:50, 2 September 2017
�the standing companies. It is necessary that they should never, in any case, exceed the number of men limited by law to the companies raised at large. It is important that they should not give any more or greater indulgence to their men than is allowed of in the permanent corps. And it is destructive of all discipline to grant admission to the disaffected of other companies and thereby give encouragement to restless persons to contend with their officers. Unless these objects are attended to the select corps. which are an ornament to the militia will become an asylum for the negligent, & a resort for the mischievous from every other.
The officers of artillery will be particularly careful of the property of the Commonwealth committed to their charge. They will see that the pieces, carriages & apparatus are kept under cover and are effectually preserved from the weather except while in use; that the ammunition & laboratory stores are properly secured; that the harness & other articles of leather be occasionally oiled, aired, & kept free from moisture; that the carriages & [illegible] be painted as often as it will be necessary for the preservation of the wood; and that no part of the apparatus be ever put to any private use whatsoever. Those officers of artillery having charge of heavy pieces mounted on travelling carriages in addition to the company pieces will pay the same attention to them, & they will not omit, in future, to include both in the annual returns. All military men agree, that the noncommissioned officers form that link in the chain of subordination between the superior officer and soldier which it is of the highest importance to strengthen & maintain. It is therefore necessary that every captain should be particularly careful in the appointment of them and never abandon this right to be exercised. None ought therefore to be appointed to that station who are not distinguished by merit. men of immoral, vicious & debauches habits ought carefully to be avoided. The most ambitious, faithful,