Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1906-03-28
UNCLE SAINTS RECRUITS
Applicants for EnliSHmentCone
from All Ranks OF Life.
RIGHT MEN ARE PLENTY
Largest Recruiting Station IN United
States Is IN New York City--Mar-
ried Men Not Desidabie, as Rule
Few Apply-Appliesnt Must
Be TNenty-One


Re Twenty
Just at the present time Uncle sam
is very particular about whom be ac.
cepts for enlistment in the army. says
the New York News Only the low.
er Of American manhood ana such ell
igible young men Of foreign extraction
as have declared their Intention of
becoming citizens are accepted now
The reason for this is that the army
is made attractive enough TO induce
the right kind Of men To enter the ser
vice Of the Government
Ia the first place tho pay is far
higher than in any foreign military
service, ami the chances OF promotion
arc greater. Another reason is that
the Government can set all the men
il requires for the army IS the chance
OF foreign service. That is a good
drawing card with many young meA
who want 70 see the world
Applicants for enlistment must be
between the ages Of twenty-one and
thirty-hve years. of good character and
temperate habits, able-bodied, free
from disease, and able TO speak, read
and write the English language
The right kind Of men are abundant,
so that the recruiting officer can
take his pick of the many applicants
The latter are from all the various
walks Of life, and include mechanics
newspapermen, CLERKS, lawyers, and
sometimes men OF independent for
tune, who enter the service from love
of it,
Occasionally young sprig of no
bility, having for some reason Of his
own left his ancestral home in Europe
enlists,
Very few married men enter the
army They are only taken upon the
approval of a regimental commander
or other competent authority Very
few are chosen.
In the infantry, coast artillery and
engineers the minimum height is FIVE
feet four inches. with weight not over
1870 pounds, or less than 124 pounds
For the cavalry and field araillery
the height must not be less than five
feet four or not more than five feet
ten inches; with weight not over 16S
pounds The chest measurement must
be proportionate to the height and
weight
After the recruit has passed the
requisite medical examination, and is
accepted, he is sent to Fort Slocum
on Long Island Sound Here he is
taught the first rudiments of the sol
dier's profession. In what is com
monty known as the awkward squad"
the recruit is instructed how to stand
and walk erect.
Having attained a certain amount
of instruction, he is passed on to the
regiment to which he has been as
signed Here his military education
is continued for about year. BY
this time he is supposed to be a COM
petent soldier
All enlisted men receive, in add.
tion to the regular pay, rations, cloth.
ing and medical attendance. There is
also a chance for a careful man to
save money on his clothing allowance
The rates of pay are varied and range
from Sl3 per month for privates and
$34 for sergeants and $50 for chief
musicians. Besides that a private
has the opportunity to rise to the rank
of second lieutenant, at 1925 per
month
Ia some branches if the service
mea with trades get increased pay,
varying from 81 to s. per month more
than the private The corporals pay
is SIS per month; that of sergeant
SIS: first sergeant. $25; sergeant-ma-
Jor $50; battalion sergeant-maJor. $50
IN the Hospital and Signal corps the
pay is higher For instance. the pri-
vate in the Hospital Corps is paid sic.
first class private. SIS: corporal. $40:
sergeant. SIS; first class sergeant.
S45 In the Signal Corps the private's
pay is Sl3 and $17; corporals and
cooks, see; sergeants. S3I and S45.
and master signal electrician. SIS.
For foreign service such as the Phil
ipp-ne Islands, Guam. Alaska, China
and Panama, the men get an increase
Of 20 rer cent on the regular rates of
pay.
When a man re-enlists after the
expiration Of his term of three years,
if within three months Of the date of
his discharge, he gets an increase of
81 for the month for the first year.
81 for the second, So for the next. and
thereafter So per month additional
from the sixth to the tenth years of
service. After the tenth year the in
crease is 81 per month for each sue
cessiva five years.
The soldier can deposit his savings
ans draw interest at the rate of 4 per
cent These deposits arr non-forfeit-
ahla except for desertion. All money
saved from The clothing allowance is
pad TO him on his discharge from the
service.
After twenty years service. honor
ably discharged men are entitled to
admission 70 The Soldiers Home at
Washington. After thirty years ser.
yice thcy can be retired on three
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