Show Guard to Train Weekends During 1964 Utah Army National Guard Guard- Guardsmen Guardsmen throughout the state will switch from evenings to weekends early in 1964 for their regular armory training assembles Maj Gen Maxwell E Rich announced today Thursday THE CHANGE will affect about men in 25 com com- communities communities It Is pending final approval of the Rational Guard Bureau in Washington D C to provide additional funds for two noon meals a month for lor each guardsman Army National Guard Guardsmen men will train an average of one weekend a month rather than once weekly in the evening as under the training program Gen Rich said THE NEW plan will just about double the number of effective training hours for each National Guard member and win will produce produce more combat com com- combat bat ready units the Utah General believes Other expected advantages to be gained by the switch are 1 a talking point for re- re recruiting additional guards guards- guardsmen guardsmen men 2 greater participation by current members and 3 an attraction that will help retain members longer The monthly training as- as assemblies assemblies will normally be beheld held eight hours each on Sat and Sunday Time out for rell religious lous services on Sun Sun- Sunday Sunday day will continue A SPECIFIC improvement on the old system will be the opportunity for National Guardsmen to use their equipment In the field an impossibility during the cur cur- current current rent two hour training per per- periods cods Gen Rich pointed out Cooks will now have time to prepare meals artillerymen to fire their weapons Utah's Air National Guard has operated very success success- successfully fully funy under the one weekend per month training system since 1952 the Adjutant Gen Gen- General eral noted |