Robert Stupart

“ Every person, who in any year without lawful ex­cuse evades or fails to render the personal service required by the Defence Act, shall be guilty of an offence, and shall, in addition to the liability to be classified as "non-efficient," be liable to a penalty not exceeding One Hundred Pounds. ”

“ In order to be classified as efficient, a Senior Cadet is required to attend all compulsory drills called for the year, provided that a Senior Cadet who obtains leave of absence from a compulsory drill may attend an alternative parade of equal duration in lieu thereof and such attendance shall count for efficieney in the same manner as attendance at a compulsory drill. ”

“ When there is more than one candidate at any locality, arrangements will be made so that, while the examination in the oral test is being conducted, candidates will be unable to communicate the nature of the questions to one another.
5. The names of the officers who pass the examination, the rank for which they were examined, together with the marks obtained in each subject and the aggregate, will be published in District Orders.
6. To pass, officers will be required to obtain not less than 50 per cent. of the maximum marks for each subject. ”

“ Persons who are students at Theological Colleges as defined by the regulations, or theological students as prescribed, may, while they remain such students, on application, be exempted by any prescribed authority from the prescribed training, but shall on ceasing to be such students undergo such equivalent training as prescribed, unless exempted by some provision of the Act. ”

“ Senior Cadets, not allotted to the Naval Forces, will be organised in battalions, each battalion being raised in a Battalion Area, and numbered according to the number of the Battalion Area in which it is raised. ”

“ No non-commissioned officer shall be appointed or promoted until he has passed such competitive examination as may be from time to time authorised, provided that in cases of necessity appointments or promotions may be made temporarily, pending the holding of the examination. ”

“ Any member may be dealt with by his Commanding Officer for absence from even a single parade, under the disciplinary clauses of the Acts and Regulations, if it should appear to him that the circumstances of the absence constitute a breach of discipline. ”

“ Officers shall not be usually appointed to the Senior Cadets until they have passed the prescribed examination, but persons who have not passed that exami­nation may be appointed “provisionally” as an officer of that rank.
Officers provisionally appointed must present themselves for examination at the first or second half-yearly examination subsequent to their provisional appointment, except under special circumstances approved by the Military Board, or where a less period is prescribed in these regulations. They period of eighteen months from date of provisional appointment. ”

“ He is responsible to the officer commanding the company for discipline, and that none of the cadets appear on parade unless correctly dressed, until he has first reported the matter to his company commander. ”

“ When guards turn out they will fall-in with sloped arms. When the guard is commanded by an officer, he will be three paces in front of the centre of the guard, and other officers will take post as in line; when by a N.-C.O., he will fall-in on the right of the guard. ”

“ Any person committed to the custody of a pre­scribed authority, in pursuance of this authority, may be detained by that authority at any prescribed institution or place, and while so detained shall be subject to the regulations governing that institution or place, and to training and discipline as prescribed.
It shall not be necessary for the confinement to be continuous; but the person having the custody of the offender may (subject to the regulations) release him for such periods, and call upon him to return to custody at such times, as he thinks fit ”

“ The prescribed training shall be, in each year ending the thirtieth day of June, of the following duration:—
Provided that the duration of a whole-day drill shall be not less than four hours, of a half-day drill not less than two hours, and of a night drill not less than one hour. ”

“ Promotion to the rank of non-commissioned officer and 2nd Lieutenant shall ordinarily be from those who are serving in the ranks of the Senior Cadets, and the appointments and promotions allotted to those in the next lower grade who are the must successful in competitive examinations. ”

“ It shall be an offence for a Senior Cadet to have in his possession any intoxicating liquor, cigarettes, or material for making same, when in uniform, on duty, or on parade, or in any place used for military pur­poses ”

“ All those liable to be trained as Senior Cadets shall be allotted to the Naval or Military Forces, and shall be trained in the elementary Naval or Military exer­cises, and in musketry on open ranges up to distances of 500 yards, and shall be organised in Naval or Military units. ”

“ No Enemy in Sight.—Hold your rifle up at the full extent of the arm, gripping it at the small of the butt, muzzle uppermost.
Enemy in Sight in Small Numbers.—Weapon held up above, as if guarding the head. ”

“ All notices posted to a person’s place of abode shall be deemed to have been delivered to him, and all printed notices exhibited at the post-office or prescribed place of the district in which his place of abode is, shall be deemed a notice to him. ”

“ When the ground admits, a new guard will advance in line towards the front of the old guard, and halt at fifteen paces distance, or six paces from the left of the old guard, facing in the same direction. ”

“ Persons who reside outside the areas in which training is carried out;
(b) Persons who reside at so great a distance from the places appointed for training that compulsory attendance at the training would involve great hardships. ”

“ Every person shall on his form of registration notify his address, and shall in the prescribed manner notify any change of address and the address so notified shall be deemed his place of abode for the purposes of the Defence Act.. ”

“ The establishment of a company shall be—
Provided that where sufficient numbers are not available in one locality a company may consist of a less number, but the total for a company shall not be below 80; any less number shall be organised as a detachment. ”

“ This may not be practicable in many small training localities, and in these cases Brigade Majors and Area Officers will see that the instruction is carried out on progressive lines and as far as possible in accordance with the syllabus. ”

“ The file will then double back to the guard, and rounds will advance to the guard, which will present arms to grand rounds.
Sentries Paying Compliments.
On the approach of an officer, when he is at least fifteen paces distant, a sentry, if on the march, will halt, and turn to the front; if standing at ease, he will come to attention and “slope.” To field officers and other officers of the Army and Navy entitled to the salute, he will present arms. ”

“ The crown is not to be indented.
Numerals.—To be affixed in the centre of the front of the hat; the bottom edge of the numeral is to be one inch above the top edge of the band.
Buckle, numeral and stud on pouch to be kept bright and clean. ”

“ Incline.—Extend your arm in line with your shoulder and make a turn in the required direction with your body, bringing the arm with it.
Wheel.—Extend your arm as above and make a circular movement in the required direction, the arm to finish the signal by pointing in the required direction. When troops are in column this signal will mean “change direction.” ”

“ A sentry will only challenge a person or party approaching his post when it is necessary for his own safety, when he is doubtful as to whether the person or party approaching is authorised to pass, when it is ordered for a special reason, such as in the case of a sentry posted on a fortress or prison, or when there is a countersign to be delivered.
2. When challenging on the part of a sentry is necessary, it will be carried out as follows:—
i.⁠When a person or party approaches the post, the sentry will, as soon as the person or party is within speaking distance, call out, Halt—Advance one ”

“ What to do and how to do it. A complete Guide to the Guard Duties of Field Officer and Captain of the Day. The Commander, Sergeant, Corporal, and Private Soldier of the Guard, etc. 9d.; postage 1⁄2d.
SEMAPHORE SIGNALS.
An easy Method of Learning how to Semaphore in a few hours by means of a pack of 29 cards, showing Sender’s Position “Front view.” 9d.; postage 1⁄2d. ”

“ Edited, with notes, by Bertram Stevens and George Mackaness, M.A. (Syd.) 1s. 3d. (postage 1d.)
SELECTIONS FROM THE AUSTRALIAN POETS.
Edited, with notes, by Bertram Stevens and George Mackaness, M.A. (Syd.) 1s. 6d. (postage 1d.) ”

“ First Year of Service. Nature of Training. Hours
alotted Remarks.
Physical Training 13 Manual of Physical Training, 1908. 20 minutes each drill.
Squad Drill, without arms and semaphore signalling 12 Infantry Training, 1911, Secs. 15-49.
[1] Semaphore Made Easy.
Squad Drill, with arms and care of arms 14 Rifle Exercises and Musketry Instructions for Cadets. Chap. I. and II.
Section Drill 10 Infantry Training, 1911, Secs. ”