The sun., 1891-06-03
AnmY AND NAvY DOCTORS
why tho Army Medical stan - Usually
Fail ma that 81 the Navy Otherwise.

WHY the Army Medical staM - Usually
ruii nsa that Of the Navy Otherwise.
WASHINGTON, June 2-For tho fret time
since the war thero are at present vacancies
In tho medical corps OF tho army. Recent leg
isistion by Congress Affecting retircments
took number OF disabled doctors OF the
active service list, and made plenty OF room
whore for 80 mapy years applicants had been
Obliged to wait ior places nfter having sue
cessfully pnssed tho required examinations.
30 now thorc nre six OPENINGS untitled. which
may be occupied by my young medical Grndu-
atos who nre first to enter thcir names and
answer the questions prorounded TO them.
Ths appointments do not no By favor. cir
culsr has been newly published by Secretary
Proctor. stating tho requisites OF knowledge
and other terms insisted upon. which include
satisfactory physical condition. age betweon
2l and 20. COOL habits. and unexcoptionablo
moral character. Candidates must apply In
writing to the Secretary OF War.
A place on the medical stan Of tho army IA
good for life. conditional only upon proper be-
havior, but tho incumbent Is ut liberty - resign
at any time 1.-The wishes. He enters rs Assistant
Surgeon with the relative rank OF First Lieu
tenant. and his nay Is sl33 a month. At tho
eni OF i've years he beo mes q Captain and his
remuneration is increased to 1888 monthly.
AZ the end OF ten years Of service his pay is
ndvnn ced to 5000 month or $2.400 year, AMI
after fifteen years In the corps he gets $4,000
year; When five year: NOR. have passed;
making twenty years OF service. be is entitled
msuas bsc0mss aaor and .nt rssRe Ne
iss 1921 a mcnth snb.clnent promotion , to a
Colonel tnsls sam pss,. hin sSiS sS, ncRshII;
rank or rsmunera,ion,. unless the President
appoints him surgeon General. In which case
ss has the rank and
Thus i is seen that places on, the army med
and the pay received compare, quito iavornbly
RI s ssnssI sssnS ;s2. PssS%saa 4 sss
RESPECTS equal TO that Of officer. 10 the same
usual ssHySe ho ea
Joys. Thirty days leave every year he 10 en-
5S nnS KIM sh n
able 95 pays his hGufe rent 1ssidss
for his horses. Furthermore. hs q rule he Ii
at liberty to practise his profession for his own
addiiiitional addition % profit wherever he n may 6s among
dssSiiii;, he has three. quarters pay Tor iiie.
Whereas from the end OF the war until now
Srec corps state ars
vice has had room right along, aS ls now the
case. for many more physicians than have been
ments offered are 100 few to attract capable
Surgeon. though he begins with about the
ters with tho rank Of Ensign only. which con-
signs him to the steeraRe. His first three
year. must be spent mostly at sea and have to
ss Z to Ss Ss
grade OF Passed Assistant. Facilities for
The purpose are naturally poor on board
chip. apd the conditions are most un.
favorable. surrounded as he finds him
sof with rollicking crowd of Mid.
shipmen. Captains and PaYmaster's clerks.
ant Surgeon be is admitted 10 the wsrdroom
mess: but from that time on his rise in rank
aud pay is slow. Tho list includes ninery
Assistant and Passed Assistant Surgeons the
latter ranking as Lieutenants; nifty SURGEONS.
ranking as iieutennnts or Lieutenant Com
manders: fifteen me.lical inspectors, ranking
as Commanders: fifteen MEDICAL directors.
Commodore. Medical directors and inspectors
tho way from s2.40O to So GOO: but these rates
Of pay are only approx imnte. because they
varE on shore at sSa. and on waiting "rders: ,
Assistant Surgeon he does not have to pass
any more examinations that arc real tests,
though at intervals he must appear before the
lnal quest onin9.. Hitherto the. only examna-
tion required In the army medical service at:
ter enterinR hos loan for the grade OF full
SURGEON. but this ysar for the hrst time new
mnet BE- examinations for each increase OF
rank and grade.