. The Great war. Heavy Serbian artillery,. Serbian commissary train. The Armies of Serbia, Belgium, and Italy 349 annually, and the general reserves were called out for fivedays in the year. The peace strength of the army of 1912 was 2,275 offi-cers and officials, and about 30,000 men, including troopsof the customs service and the gendarmerie, which togetheramounted to about 2,000. The war strength of the fieldarmies was estimated at 180,000 rifles, 9,000 sabers, and 436guns. The third category and the general reserve broughtthe number up to more than 350,000 men. Serbia was poor in horses an
. The Great war. Heavy Serbian artillery,. Serbian commissary train. The Armies of Serbia, Belgium, and Italy 349 annually, and the general reserves were called out for fivedays in the year. The peace strength of the army of 1912 was 2,275 offi-cers and officials, and about 30,000 men, including troopsof the customs service and the gendarmerie, which togetheramounted to about 2,000. The war strength of the fieldarmies was estimated at 180,000 rifles, 9,000 sabers, and 436guns. The third category and the general reserve broughtthe number up to more than 350,000 men. Serbia was poor in horses and depended largely on Russiafor her supply for war. The government maintained aremount depot where officers could purchase mounts atreasonable prices. Non-commissioned officers were trained in special schoolsor in the ranks. They were well paid and after twelve yearsservice received appointments to civil positions. Fourteenyears service entitled the non-commissioned officer toa pension and after thirty years service he received themaximum
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