Word: cordier
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Dates: during 1916-1916
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...school for non-commissioned officers which Captain Cordier has kindly thrown open to all who are interested, irrespective of previous training, not only greatly facilitates the development of effective officers from those men who have already had some military practice, but it makes it possible for even the totally inexperienced to aspire to higher rank. Men who are really interested in making soldiers out of themselves can find no better supplement to the regular military work than attending this special "non-com." class...
...speech before the members of the Regiment yesterday afternoon, Captain Cordier presented a "rough idea of what is proposed." Unfortunately, he can only devote the time which is not occupied by his office hours, to the Regiment, but he has devised a plan whereby sufficient instruction may be given...
...planned to form a regiment of two battalions of eight companies each, to be trained as infantry. Infantry training, said Captain Cordier, is the basis of all other military work, and is useful in all arms of the service. The aim will be to train as many men as possible to become, with additional work, good company officers. The more complicated work necessary for higher officers will not be treated. The instruction will be divided into theoretical and practical work. It is hoped that experts in the various arms of the service will talk on their branches and several have...
...preliminaries of organization will take some time. It will, of course, be impossible for Captain Cordier to personally instruct all, and it is also impossible to obtain regular army men for this work. Therefore students who have had some military training will do the instructing, under the tuition of Captain Cordier. These temporary non-commissioned officers, whose names were announced in the CRIMSON yesterday, will at first, act as squad leaders. Later reglar appointments of company and non-commissioned officers will be made. Any man not at present on the "non-com." list who shows sufficient ability will have...
...Department at Washington has appointed Captain C. Cordier to command the Harvard Regiment. There will be no drill today or tomorrow, but Captain Cordier will give a lecture in the New Lecture Hall tomorrow afternoon at 5.30 o'clock...