Page:Japan by the Japanese (1904).djvu/148

In all cases, of course, the appointee must have made voluntary application for the post.

The Military Veterinary Surgeons Corps is supplemented from among those coming under the following heads:

1. Students of veterinary surgery in the College of Agriculture, or of the practical veterinary course at the said college, who have gone through the prescribed course at such a college.
2. Graduates of the above-mentioned institutions, or of foreign schools regarded as of the same standing, who have applied for admission to the service.
3. One-year volunteers possessing veterinary surgeons’ licenses who apply for admission to this branch of the service.

Bandmasters are appointed from among the assistant bandmasters who have served with distinction for not less than three years of active duty.

Gendarme non-commissioned officers are appointed from among the lance-corporals of the corps who have been with the colours for not less than two years, or from non-commissioned officers of Infantry, Cavalry, Artillery, Engineering, and Commissariat corps who have been with the colours for not less than six years, and who have passed the recruiting examination.

Other non-commissioned officers are chosen from those belonging to the long-term services who are not on the active or reserve service of the army or navy, and who have passed the admission examination, or from among the privates who have applied for promotion and who have received suitable education. The non-commissioned officers of the shorter-term service are appointed from among lance-corporals who have been with the colours for not less than two years from the date of enrolment, and who are qualified to undertake the duties.

Foremen of Gunnery Workshops are appointed from among those not on active service or on the reserves of the army or navy, and who have graduated from the Gunnery School, or from among the various privates who, having been selected on examination during the first year of their service, have also graduated from the same institution.

Foremen of Farriery are taken from those not on the active or reserve force of the army or navy who have graduated from the farriery course at the Veterinary Surgery School, or from among the farriers of the Cavalry, Artillery, or Commissariat who, on applying for admission, have been judged equal to non-commissioned officers who have passed the required course at the Veterinary Surgery School.

Foremen of Tailoring and Shoe Shops are appointed from among tailor and shoemaker privates attached to the different corps.