The Company Clerk
The company clerk is a non-commissioned officer or soldier, selected on account of his penmanship and capacity for keeping the records and making the reports and returns required from the company. He is directed and instructed by the commanding officer of the company and the first sergeant. He is reported on daily duty, and does not receive any additional pay, but, whilst employed, is excused from all other duties possible with the company. In times of active service, however, he should always be prepared for service in the field.
Clerks have the best opportunity of learning the administrative duties of the army, and, consequently, have better chances for promotion than in the ranks. The management and control of men, however, can only be learned by actual experience.
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