In 1903, the ranks of the hospital stewards were put in line with the rest of the army Hospital Stewards becoming Sergeants First Class, Acting Hospital Stewards becoming Sergeants, Lance Acting Hospital Steward becoming Lance Corporals. In 1901, the rank of Lance Acting Hospital Steward was given to prospective hospital stewards during a probationary period, and in 1903 the rank of Corporal was introduced specifically created for those men who were good leaders but unable to pass the required examinations for promotion. The Corps then had about 100 acting hospital stewards and about 500 privates. In 1896 the Congress fixed the number of hospital stewards to 100. The members of the Corps would perform all enlisted medical services in hospital and in the field. Enlisted men not belonging to the Corps would not be detailed to medical service. The Hospital Corps as created in 1886 was to be composed of Hospital Stewards, Acting Hospital Stewards and Privates, the number of which were to be decided by the Secretary of War.
Organization and Ranks Strength of the Hospital Corps 1888-1902 Subsequently, the Congress created the United States Army Hospital Corps in 1886. The lack of trained medical personnel was seen as a major deficiency in the case of war, and the Surgeon General started a campaign to create an enlisted corps of medical attendants that could be trained for field service. Army at the end of the 1870s began to pay increased attention to the likelihood of a foreign war. The end of the Indian Wars being in sight, the U.S. They were enlisted by the Medical Department for service at specific posts, and were not trained for field service. Hospital Stewards belonged to the Army Medical Department, performing tasks within the fields of pharmacy, minor surgery, simple dentistry and administration, as well as managing the army's post hospitals. The hospital corps was organized in order to enlist and retain competent medical personnel below officer rank. Private of the Hospital Corps with field equipment, 1892. The peak strength of the Corps was reached in November 1898, during the Spanish–American War, with about 6,000 men serving in the Corps.
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Promotion to full Hospital Steward (Sergeant First Class) was possible after one year's service in an acting capacity and after having passed a second and more rigorous examination. Having passed an examination they were promoted to Acting Hospital Stewards (Sergeant). Privates having served twelve months in the Corps could be recommended for promotion. After training they were transferred to a post where they would be assigned duties as nurse, cook or medical attendant. The Corps was recruited from enlisted men who had served one year in the line.
Existing Hospital Stewards were not trained to perform duties as field medical personnel. United States Army Hospital Corps was organized in 1886 in order to recruit and retain competent medical enlisted personnel in the United States Army Medical Department for field service in the event of a foreign war.
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