The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1911-07-05

Opportunities That Are Open to
the Enlisted Man.
EIs PAY AND HIS PROSPECTS.

Salary Ap 70 %o1 WVHtfit @stN ="
4honopmr Ne Can Double That and
IA Time Retire Rich ard Pensiened.
There are many opportunities open
10 the man who enlistS in the United
States army aud wears the uniform
81 Uncle sam with honor to himself
ana bis country. The pay Is good, the
food Is good. and the chances for al
vancemenf are numerous Il Is up 20
the individual man himself TO make
good and to take advantage Of the
situation.
Writing In the Columbian Magazine
on army affoirs. Edward Marshall ~
discussing the status OF the enlisted
man says:
summarized, this is what man
who thinks OF marching for his Uncle
Samuel as an enlisted man has TO con-
slider;
on 6rst enlistment the soldier for
Old Glory nowadays gets Sl5 month
far better pay, for instance, than the
average clerks. for board. lodging ana
clothing are furnished BY the govern
rnent. II be qualities as marksman
be adds So 70 his pay; If as sharp
shooter he gets 81 IN addition; II as
au expert rifieman a full third more.
Thus be may at once get $40 monthly
cash ana found II be is able and keeps
busy.
If he enlists as a musician he gets
eo1 monfhlv TO start of with, the
highest rockies pay. In the signal
corps. the hospital corps and the en-
gineers' corps first class privates get
&1e monthly, and second class privates
get SIS.
CDon enlistment every man Is allow
ed &83. 10 for his uniforms. etc, ana
afferward s1354 twice annually. AT
least one-half the men save money on
their clothing allowance. which Is more
than ample. Privates' pay increases
So month for each three year en-
listrnenk An expert rifieman who
never gets 10 be petty officer. there
fore, can run bis pay up, with good
conduct and intelligence, 10 $30
month and oil hts necessaries FOUND
in Eve enlistments covering hfteen
years.
Noncommissioned officers are taken
from the ranks on Recommendation or
their company or troop commanders
and are often given their posts upon
their first enlistments. These men are
really well paid. A sergeant major 10
allotted 10 each regiment. He receives
$a5 monthly when be Is appointed and
S4 additional per month each time be
re-enIists. Regimentai commissary ser
Reants, regimeutal quartermaster's SER
geants and the three battalion ser.
geanfs in each regiment get the same
high pay. Each company has a first
sergeant at S45. with an increase OF
81 upon enllstments; a second ser
geant at $3.50. with SO increase for each
re-enllstment; corporal at SIS. with
So each for re-enlistments. The gov
ernment acts as banker for the sol
diers. TOO. IL they desire to have 1t. and
noncommissioned officers have left the
service with as much as $4,000 saved
mot one, but many. If he sticks tight
TO the service for full thirty years a
noncommissioned officer is entitled to
retirement IN pay ranging from one
half to fhree-quarters OF bis service
pay. Seventy dollars monthly is not
unusual pay for a @noncom" TO retire
on. And every year OF service seen
outside the United States counts as
TWO years at a home post A man,
therefore. after fifteen years Of service
In the islands may retire on his half
pay.
The food the .noncoms" and the
other enlisted men are given is whole
some ana well cooked, the medical at
tendance free and able. post and gar.
rison schools have been provided at
all posts for the primary branches,
and at several posts trade schools
have been established A worthy
man, no matter where he may be sta
toned. is almost certain to get trans
Ter to a school post If be askc for
It. Cooking. baking. blacksmithing
veterinary surgery, electrical and sta
tionary engineering. all are taught al
these trade schools. as well as many
other things Thus a boy who has
had little chance to get an education
may. after be has joined the army
set a very good one.
There seems TO be bur one thinf
which army life does not offer TO th'
enlisted man. But that Que thing Il
home
In ifs degree indeed the life Of thl
enlisted man now offers more induce
ments than the life OF the West Point
er The commissioned olfjcer's pay i
small when bis expenses and the ef
fort be must make TO get commission
"a are considered. ana. furthermore
The noncommissioned of8cer Is not s.
subject 20 political Influences as To
West Pointer. who gives him bis com
mands.