The Washington herald., 1908-07-19
CHANGES IN THE ARMY
WHAT MEN WHO ENLIST MAY HOPE FOR IN
LINE OF PROMOTION

hand" and starts his second enlistmen:
/ with 81 a month net and A determina-
/ ton 10 qualify as master electrician. By
the same energy and persistence that he
showed in his first enlistment hz attafns
this at the end. let US say. OF his fifth
year His pay now is So per month net
In his third enlistment his pay viii be
50: in the fourth. ss1; in the fifth, 50; IN
I the sixth. SsS. in the seventh. eighth.
ninth. and tenth, sl12
Assuming that one-third Of his service
should have been outside the continental
limits Of the United States where time
toward retirement counts double he may
be retired at The age Of thirty-eIght. with
retired pay Of sT4-25 plus $50 for ration
and clothing and ss.25 for fuel and light.
making a total OF SO per month
In other words. at thirty-eight he has
q. 800 on deposit in the United States
Treasury, upon which the United States
viii pay him 5 per cent interest for the
rest OF his life.
The above represents the advancement
that hard-working. conscientious young
man, with grammar school education,
may make in the ranks Now let Us as
sumo the other extreme.
A young man Of eighteen. without edu-
cation or ambition. enlists as a private,
serves thirty years as a private, and Is
retired as a private. Assuming that he
has been able 10 qualify IS a hrst-cIass
gunner. his pay IN the first enlistment IS
SIS; second. 81; third. -: fourth. -:
NTH S15i sixth. -: seventh. IS; eighth
s2S; ninth. IS; tenth. s2S His retired pay
is 81. plus $50 for ration and clothing
and g . for fuel and ligh:. making q to
tai Of $50 per month. which is the
equivalent OF 8 Per cent Interest on IS Sc
for the rest OF his life.
Future Is Assured
How many men IN civil life who have
not the ability o. ambition 10 advance one
grade in their occupation in thirty years
have laid up $50 to insure a comfortable
existence in Old age7
/ The clothing allowance Of a soldier Is
Sl6s for three years. For all clothing not
drawn in kind the money value OF the
clothing IS paid the solder on DISCHARGE.
Many soldiers save 50 Of this clothing
money in their first enlistment and 500
IN subsequent enlistnents.
/ A soldier 10 be eligible 10 compste Tor
appointment to the grade OF second Ileu-
tenant must be q citizen Of the United
States. unmarried. and under thirty years
I Of age on September l OF the year in
which he is to enter the competition He
/ must have served honorably not less than
two years in the regular OF volunteer
army, continuously OF az different De-
RODS. as an enlisted man on or before
that date He must also be physically
sound and OF good moral character before
and after enlistment
Each applicant found qualified physi-
I Ically and morally IS then examined men
tally IN the following subjects:
I L English grammar, including orthog-
raphy. reading, and writing from oral
dictatiOu.
?. knowledge OF arithmetic snd ability
I 70 apply its rules TO al practical cues
Z tons; knowledge Of the use Of logarithuas
and ability 10 apply them 10 questions OF
practice; knowledge OF algebra through
quadratic equations. geometry and lCnoEI-
edge Of plane and spherical trigonometry;
the elements OF surveying
I 3. Geography. particularly IN reference
/ TO the United States and North America
I 4 The outlines OF general history and
particularly the history OF the United
States.
and the organization Of the government
under it, and the elements Of information
al law.
s. Army regulations. and the dr1u regu-
lations OF the arm in which the candidate
Is serving II not serving IN the line
OF the army Re IS examined in the driu
regulations OF cavalry. artillery. OF il
I Ia1try. as ne may elect The eEarina-
ton in drin regulation is practical. ex-
tending through the schools Of the sol
der. squad. and platoon. and taking place
in the presence OF the board.
l. The military record and aptitude OF
the candidate Is certified to BY his com
pany. post and regimentaI OF other COM
manders. and as judged by the exauin-
ing board.
Becomes an Officer.
When once commissioned as a second
Lieutenant, he IS an officer. and has the
same opportunity as every other officer
20 command the armies OF the United
States OF the lieutenant generals who
have commanded the army since the war
with Spain. four entered the regular serv-
ice from volunteers. one from the ranks.
and one from civil life
OF the major generals now in the serv-
ice. one entered the army as an assistant
surgeon. one as q second lieutenant Sew
enth Cavalry and four as graduates OF
the Military Academy.
OF the brigadisr generals now IN the
army, ten are graduates Of West Point.
three entered the army from the voluu-
teers. and two were promoted from the
ranks.
These figures are presented 10 show
that an officers final rank IN the army
does not depend upon the way he en-
tered the service
The pay OF officers is as follows: