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III. CONSTITUTION AND ADMINISTRATION.
Those struck off the muster consisted of 2 759 already permanently
employed in the military establishment, 1 932 enrolled in the register of seamen,
231 who had left the country, and 3 667 who had been wrongly entered. Out
of those absent, 375 had lawful excuses for non-appearance, and 141 had left
the country; the remaining 19 727 were absent without lawful excuse, among
them 6 023 of the age of 21, and 13 704 above that age. Respite was granted
in 1 046 cases for reasons of health, and in 823 cases for domestic reasons.
Out of the 35 014 enrolled, 28 641 were 21 years of age, 2 295 were older
and 4 078 younger. 30 226 were capable of bearing arms (military fit), and 4 788
unfit. Out of the total number, 22 947 were assigned to the infantry, 1 847 to
the cavalry, 3 712 to the artillery, 1 096 to the engineers, 2 151 to the army
service corps, 303 to the landstorm (reserves), and 2 946 to the navy, while
12 were not assigned to any special service. Moreover, in the naval enrolment
districts 142 were assigned to the army and 1 605 to the navy.
The I rain ing of the conscripts. Conscripts are, after enrolment,
obliged to serve in time of peace for the following number of days (see
Table 47):
Table 47. The Service of Conscripts.
First service Repetition Service To-
(recruit training) 2nd year 3rd year 4tli year tal
Infantry........................................250 30 30 30 340
Cavalry, field artillery, position artillery..........281 42 42 — 365
Fortress artillery, fortification engineers............295 — 35 35 365
Field engineers, field telegraph corps..............295 35 35 — 365
For the rest, the total period of training is:
Army service corps, commissariat, and the majority of those incapable of bearing
arms..................................240
Non-commissioned officers etc. of army service corps, commissariat.....365
Non-commissioned officers etc. of infantry..................400
Conscripts capable of bearing arms, who have passed a matriculation examination
or other similar test.........................485
To this must be added:
Service for reserve troops.....................15—25 days
Service for the landstorm..........................................5 days
A vi un ler shall be held every year of conscripts (beväring) who have not
been in active service in the course of the year. For the purpose of this
muster, conscripts are under obligation to lodge with the authorities a
written statement of address and occupation; or else to attend the muster
in person and make the said statement orally.
A body of permanent or professional soldiers is incorporated in the
army, partly in order to recruit the ranks of non-commissioned officers,
partly to maintain the garrison service, partly to supply trained remount
riders, and so forth. These professional soldiers are called volontärer, or
’’volunteers". The limits of age for enlistment are 18 to 23. The term
of service is for 2 to 4 years, and re-enlistment is granted for 1 or 2 years
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