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III. CONSTITUTION AND ADMINISTRATION.
works, guns, mines, torpedoes, watch-towers, and other matériel, together
with the naval and military personnel belonging to them. Prior to 1902
the first-named fortress (Vaxholm) belonged to the Army, and was
manned chiefly by the Vaxholm Artillery Corps, whereas Karlskrona
Fort belonged to the Navy, and was manned by the Karlskrona Artillery
Corps and by certain other parts of the naval personnel. The other coast
positions were at that time not yet built or completed.
From the year 1902 all the coast positions belong to the Navy, and at
the ingress of that year there was formed a special branch of the
service, the Coast. Artillery in a more limited sense, intended to supply
the chief personnel of the coast positions. The above-mentioned Artillery
Corps were abolished and were transferred to the new branch of the
service together with the personnel of the Mines Corps, besides which the
Coast Artillery was gradually enlarged with new personnel.
The personnel of the Coast Artillery, like that of the Fleet, consists of
the Stam, or permanent body, the Reserves, and the Conscripts. The
command of the personnel of the Coast Artillery is exercised, next to the
King, by a general in the capacity of Chef, or commander-in-chief, of
the Coast Artillery. The remaining personnel is distributed into two
regiments, the Vaxholm and Karlskrona Coast Artillery Regiments and
one corps, the Älvsborg Coast Artillery Corps, which are organized on
much the same lines as those of the Army. The Vaxholm Coast
Artillery Regiment is stationed at Vaxholm and Oscar Fredriksborg Forts,
with a Coast Artillery Detachment at the coast position of Fårösund,
and a smaller division at Stockholm. The Karlskrona Coast Artillery
Regiment is stationed at Karlskrona Fort and the Älvsborg Coast Artillery
Corps at Älvsborg Fort. The coast position of Hörningsholm is still
without a peace garrison.
The staff of officers belonging to the stam consists, according to the
establishment of 1915, of 1 general (the Chef mentioned above), 2 colonels (heads of
regiments), 3 lieutenant-colonels, 7 majors, 42 captains, 38 lieutenants, and 20
sub-lieutenants, in all 113 officers. The officers of the Coast Artillery are
recruited from the Coast Artillery Cadets, who are admitted, after passing the
studentexamen, between the ages of 17 and 20: they go through a course of
about 2l/s years at the regiments, and also on land at the Naval .School,
and at sea on board the ships of the fleet. The further training of the officers
is carried on in courses for sub-lieutenants, in gunnery and mining schools, and
also at the Naval High School, besides the ordinary service in the regiments, in
the Supervisory Board, etc. — Besides those mentioned above, there are only 8
officers in the Reserve.
The staff of non-commissioned officers (underofficer) comprises, according
to the establishment of 1915, 60 non-commissioned officers of the first grade
(sergeant majors etc.) and 122 non-commissioned officers of the second grade
(sergeants etc.) distributed into Artillery, Mines Commissariat, Enginemen’s,
and Artisans’ departments. To be eligible for promotion to underofficer one
must have served as a petty officer for a period of at least I1/2 years. —
There are about 10 non-commissioned officers in the Reserve.
Stammanskapet, or the body of professional men, comprises, according to the
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