Rifle Company, Infantry and Airborne Battle Groups - CIE Hub
Rifle Company, Infantry and Airborne Battle Groups - CIE Hub
Rifle Company, Infantry and Airborne Battle Groups - CIE Hub
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come by the exercise of good leadership <strong>and</strong> the proper<br />
indoctrination <strong>and</strong> orientation of troops prior to operations.<br />
Personnel services are measures available to the<br />
comm<strong>and</strong>er to assist in the attainment <strong>and</strong> maintenance<br />
of a high state of morale; <strong>and</strong> include such services as<br />
leaves <strong>and</strong> passes, rest <strong>and</strong> recreation facilities, character<br />
guidance, postal services, religious activities, exchanges,<br />
financial, legal assistance, welfare, <strong>and</strong> special<br />
services. The immediate objective of personnel services<br />
is to assist the comm<strong>and</strong>er in caring for the personal<br />
needs <strong>and</strong> welfare of his subordinates; the ultimate objectives<br />
are the stimulation of the individual's desire to<br />
contribute to the effectiveness of his unit <strong>and</strong> to conserve<br />
manpower.<br />
(2) Awards <strong>and</strong> decorations. The primary purpose of the<br />
awards <strong>and</strong> decorations system is to provide tangible<br />
evidence of public recognition of acts of heriosm performed<br />
<strong>and</strong> valuable services rendered. The company<br />
comm<strong>and</strong>er is responsible for insuring that a sound<br />
awards <strong>and</strong> decorations policy is established within his<br />
unit in consonance with directives <strong>and</strong> policies established<br />
by higher headquarters. The following principles<br />
should be included in this policy:<br />
(a) No deserving act should go unrewarded.<br />
(b) No award or decoration should be given unless it has<br />
been earned.<br />
(c) When more than one person participates in an act<br />
which is rewarded, each participant should be rewarded<br />
in proportion to the extent of his participation.<br />
(3) Graves registration.<br />
(a) An efficient graves registration service assists in the<br />
maintenance of morale of combat troops <strong>and</strong> adequate<br />
battlefield sanitation. Enemy dead are treated exactly<br />
the same as our own, except they are segregated from<br />
our dead.<br />
(b) The company comm<strong>and</strong>er is responsible for collecting,<br />
identifying, <strong>and</strong> evacuating the dead, <strong>and</strong> for safeguarding<br />
their personal effects. The dead are normally<br />
evacuated to the battle group graves registration<br />
collecting point located in the battle group field<br />
trains on available transportation returning to the<br />
rear, such as empty supply vehicles. The battle group<br />
graves registration collecting point is operated by a<br />
AGO §508B 33
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