Editing Philippine Scouts (section)

==Philippine Scouts and U.S. Army Forces in the Far East (USAFFE)==
On July 26, 1941, in preparation for the coming war, President Roosevelt called [[General Douglas MacArthur]] back to active duty and put him in charge of a new military organization: The United States Army Forces in the Far East ([[USAFFE]]). MacArthur took command of all military forces in the Philippines except the U.S. Navy's [[Asiatic Fleet]]. The [[Philippine Division (United States)|Philippine Division]], [[Philippine Department]] and all other Philippine Scout units were included in USAFFE, as was the U.S. Army's [[United States Far East Air Force|Far East Air Force]] (FEAF). At the time of USAFFE's formation, the unit consisted of 22,532 troops, of which 11,972 were Philippine Scouts.

Of the 22,532 troops, 10,473 were members of the Philippine Division, itself containing 2,552 Americans and 7,921 Filipinos. All of the division's enlisted men, with the exception of the [[31st Infantry Regiment (United States)|31st Infantry Regiment]] and some of the [[Military Police Corps (United States)|military police]] and headquarters troops, were Philippine Scouts.