Definitions.
ARTICLE 1. Definitions.—The following words when used in these articles shall be construed in the sense indicated in this article, unless the context shows that a different sense is intended, namely:
The word "officer" shall be construed to refer to a commissioned officer;
The word "soldier" shall be construed as including a non-commissioned officer, a private, or any other enlisted man;
The word "company" shall be understood as including a troop or battery;
The word "battalion" shall be understood as including a squadron.
Persons subject to Military Law.
ART. 2. Persons subject to Military Law.—The following persons are subject to these articles and shall be understood as included in the term "any person subject to military law" or "persons subject to military law," whenever used in these articles:
All officers, members of the Nurse Corps and soldiers belonging to the Regular Force of the Philippine Army; all reservists; from the dates of their call to active duty and while on such active duty; all trainees undergoing military instructions; and all other persons lawfully called, drafted, or ordered into, or to duty or for training in, the said service, from the dates-they are required by the terms of the call, draft, or order to obey the same;
Cadets, flying cadets, and probationary third lieutenants;
All retainers/to the camp and all persons accompanying or serving with the Army of the Philippines in the field in time of war or when martial law is declared though not otherwise subject to these articles;
All persons under sentence adjudged by courts-martial.
