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who shall report thereon in writing, and said report shall be transmitted to Congress at the first session thereafter. (Act August 18, 1894; 28 Stat. L., 412.)

49. Annual inspections of the military departments of educational institutions at which officers of the Army are detailed as professors of military science and tactics, are to be made April 1 to June 1 in each year by a board of four officers of the War Department General Staff. (G. O. 155, W. D., 1907.) 50. Inspections of the organized militia are to be made at least once each year by officers detailed by the Secretary of War for that purpose. (Sec. 14, act January 21, 1903; G. O. 7, A. G. O., 1903.)

The department commander will have immediate charge of these inspections within the limits of his department; and to assist in this duty all officers of the Army, active and retired, on duty with the organized militia within the limits of his department will report to him and will send through him their reports of inspections under section 14 of the act of January 21, 1903.

(A. R., 190. See also G. O. 230, W. D., 1907.)

NOTE. Under the operations of G. O. 23, A. G. O., 1892, the duties of preparing instructions for the officers detailed to visit the encampments and witness the movements and exercises of the militia, and of digesting, arranging and preserving their reports, were transferred from the I. G. O. to the A. G. O.

51. Inspections by chiefs of squads. (A. R., 283.) 52. Daily, by company, band, and detachment commanders. (A. R., 278.)

53. Weekly, by company, band, and detachment commanders, (A. R., 278); by battery commander, coast artillery, (D. R. C. A., 486.)

NOTE. For inspection of condition of a command and its equipment by the organization commander, the latter prescribes the uniform and equipment. (Cir. 13, A. G. О., 1891.)

54. Monthly, by regimental commander. (A. R., 240.)

55. Monthly, by post commander. (A. R., 201, 1451). Coast artillery. (D. R. C. A., 487.)

56. The post commander and surgeon will make frequent visits during the month to the hospital, guardhouse, mess hall, mess rooms, and other buildings and rooms used by enlisted men. When the post commander is a general officer these visits may be delegated to regimental or detached battalion command(A. R., 201, 202.)

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57. Annual inspection of all public buildings by the commanding officer and quartermaster. (A. R., 1021.)

58. By the quartermaster, of buildings about to be occupied, allotted, or vacated. (A. R., 1019.)

59. By the commander of

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coast artillery district.

(D. R. C. A., 23; G. O. 62, W. D., 1908.) By district artillery engineer. (G. O. 62, W. D., 1908, Par. IV, sec. 8, 45.) By artillery district ordnance officer. (G. O. 62, W. D., 1908, Par. IV, sec. 19, 45.)

60. By district engineer officers. (G. O. 62, W. D., 1908, Par. IV, sec. 42.)

61. Of armament by officers of the Ordanace Department. (A. R., 1556; G. O. 62, W. D., 1908.)

62. Annual inspection and test of the entire Signal Corps equipment of each coast fortification. (W. D., G. O. 157, 1906; 219, 1907; 62, 1908.)

63. Of lines of communication, coast artillery posts. (D. R. C. A., 461.)

64. Each department commander will inspect the troops under

his command at least once each year. (A. R., 191.)

65. Of fresh beef. (W. D. G. O. 27, 1904; 28, 1906.)

66. Of beef cattle and beef, by veterinarians. (G. O. 28, W. D., 1906.)

67. Of raw material used by manufacturers in furnishing finished products. (G. O. 167, W. D., 1905.)

68. All supplies furnished under contract or otherwise will be subjected, whenever practicable, to the personal inspection of a commissioned officer at the time of delivery; otherwise such inspections will be made by civilian inspectors under his personal supervision, subject to test and verification at irregular intervals and at unexpected times by such officer. (G. O. 167, W. D., 1905.)

The Secretary of War has decided that all drugs and food for the army, whether purchased in the United States proper or in the outlying possessions, shall conform to the standard required by law. (Indorsement, A. G. O., Mar. 18, 1908 12346, I. G. O.)

INSPECTION OF A GARRISONED POST.

69. Suggested order of inspection of a post: Show order for inspection to commanding officer. (Par. 18, ante.)

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Request detail of an orderly and of an officer to witness destruction of property (par 235, post), and of clerk if desired (par. 28, ante).

Distribute (through commanding officer) blank forms for return of troops, statistics, etc., to adjutant, quartermaster, commissary, surgeon, signal officer (or artillery engineer), and company commanders.

Send letters to officers named in A. R., 907 (par. 77, post), calling upon them for written reports, by name, of any officer under their immediate command who is incapacitated for service.

Request preparation of inventories and inspection reports of unserviceable property:

Attention invited to "Directions" on the blank forms.

When a survey is required. (Pars. 218, 223, 224, post.)
Public animals. (Par. 240, post.)

Public buildings. (Par. 246, post.)

Typewriting machines, quartermaster's property. (Pars. 221, 261, post.)

Subsistence supplies. (Par. 262, post.)

Surgical instruments, etc. (Pars. 221, 263, post.)

Cannon and their carriages, machine and automatic guns with their carriages and mounts, and cannon ammunition. (Pars. 221, 275, post.)

Electrical and mechanical installations and appliances furnished to the coast artillery by the Engineer or Signal department and forming part of the permanent seacoast defenses. (Pars. 221, 265, 293, post.)

Telescopes, field glasses, and expensive electrical Signal Corps apparatus. (Pars. 221, 294, post.)

Inspect money accounts of disbursing officers. (Par. 118, post.)

Commanding officer.

Adjutant. Post and regimental records.

Guardhouse. Post prison. Barracks and quarters, stables,

etc.

Quartermaster's Department: Business methods of quartermaster. (Par. 31, ante.) Storehouses, reservation, water supply, cemetery, transportation, electric-light plant, stable and corral, ice plant, sewage and garbage, veterinarian, office, laundry, target range.

Subsistence Department.

Hospital. Dental surgeon. Nurses.

Post exchange: Store, restaurant, reading and recreation rooms, barber shop, laundry, tailor shop, and shoe repair shop. (G. O. 109, W. D., 1905.)

Signal Department: Post and range telephone systems.

Ordnance Department.

Machine-gun detachment.

Companies: Administration, records, etc.

Bakery.

Garden.

Schools, library, chapel, chaplain.

Gymnasium, athletics.

Engineer officer.

Inspect unserviceable property.

Collect reports from officers.

Make any investigations necessary under A. R., 907. (See par. 77, post.)

Furnish commanding officer list of irregularities and deficiencies. (Par. 109, post.)

Exercises.--Ceremonies and drills prescribed in the drill regulations of the various arms, first aid, signaling, a problem, fire drill, call to arms, etc.

70. Inspections of troops will be conducted as prescribed in the authorized drill regulations. When the command consists of more than one company the inspection will, if practicable, be preceded by a review. (A. R., 904.)

71. In the case of inspections by a superior commander, or by a staff officer deputed to perform that duty, such officer may prescribe any regulation uniform and equipment according to the special object which he has in view. (Cir. 13, A. G. O., 1891.)

72. Subjects which inspections of garrisoned posts should embrace. (A. R., 906.)

73. Special attention should be paid by inspectors to the extent and thoroughness of the instruction of troops, especially for field service. To this end such practical tests as are possible should be made in regard to the subjects prescribed in the various regulations and other authorized books. The problems or exercises for these tests should be adapted to the strength of the command, so that officers will, as far as possible, perform the duties which pertain to their rank, and an opportunity be thus afforded to observe their capacity to perform the duties that would devolve upon them in actual field service. These tests should include the preparation of field orders, reports, sketching, etc.

The extent of the instruction of noncommissioned officers and soldiers, especially in scouting, patrolling, etc., should also be observed. At posts where there is sufficient wagon transportation to form a train, and where there are pack animals, practical tests of the instruction of these should be made.

A list of the authorized schools is given in paragraph 605, post, and the value of the training and instruction at these schools, as shown by the work of the graduates, should be observed as opportunities offer. At a number of posts there should be found bakers, cooks, farriers, blacksmiths, and saddlers who have been trained at the army schools.

Machine-gun platoons, the use of range finders by officers. and their ability to accurately estimate distances are other matters that should be inquired into. And, in general, it is desired that practical tests shall, as far as possible, be made to determine the result of the theoretical and practical instruction prescribed for the army. These are all matters which affect the efficiency of the command.

74. An inspector should require coast artillery troops to show proficiency as infantry to the extent ordered in General Orders, No. 93, W. D., 1905 (G. O. 106, W. D., 1908), and hence should turn them out for inspection other than at the guns, range towers, etc.

Each coast artillery enlisted man of the grades indicated in section I, paragraph 1, G. O. 23, W. D., 1906, will be provided with the arms and equipments therein prescribed for such enlisted men. They will not be provided with intrenching tools.

The coast artillery enlisted men turned out for inspection will not be provided with either field or surplus kits as such. except in immediate preparation for active duty in the field as infantry when specifically designated for such duty by orders from the War Department. In such case they also draw the intrenching tools prescribed in G. O. 23, W. D., 1906. (Scy. War, June 9, 1906; 10821, I. G. O.)

75. Inspectors are enjoined to test coast artillery troops in the service of coast defense material under both normal and emergency conditions. All fire and mine commanders and superior commanding officers present at a post on the occasion of an inspection shall be called on by the inspector to conduct personally a battle, fire, or mine command drill. (G. O. 106, W. D., 1908, par. 9, 10.)

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