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need FOR YOUNG
men IN THE ARMY
Secretary GarrlSOn Aims TO
Encourage Enlistment.
REGULATIONS CHANGED.

War Department, Service Offers
Many Opportunities to Young Men Of
Good Habits and Suitable Ase-QuaIi-
fcations Less Stringent.
In order to encourage enlistments in
the army the secretary Of war has
made several amendments to the regu-
lations governing the recruiting serv-
ice, according to advices from Wash
ington. and Adjutant General Heistand
has issued a circular announcing the
revised standards of requirements and
pointing out some of the material ad-
vantages of service in the ranks of
the army.
With other things it is specified that
applicants for first enlistment must
be between the ages of eighteen and
thirty-five years. of good character and
temperate habits, ablebodied, free from
disease and must be able to speak. read
and write the English language. Orig
inal enlistments are confined to persons
who are citizens of the United States
or Porto Rico or who have made legal
declarations of their intention to be-
come citizens of the United States.
How Tall Is Soldier?
For infantry. coast artillery and en-
gineers the height of the applicant
must be not less than Eve feet four
inches and the weight not more than
1870 pounds. For the cavalry the height
must be between FIVE feet four inches
and five feet ten inches, and the weight
must not exceed 1G5 pounds. For the
field artillery the height must not be
over six feet and the weight not more
than 100 pounds For the mountain
batteries the height must not be less
than five feet eight inches. Slight va
riations in the standards are allowed,
however, If the applicant is In good
health and Is in other respects desira-
BILE as a recruit Marked disproportion
of weight over height is not cause
for rejection unless the applicant is
positively obese.
No man who has been a member of
the organized militia Of any state, ter
ritory or the District of Columbia will
be enlisted in the regular army until
he presents satisfactory evidence that
he has been honorably discharged
therefrom. The term Of enlistment is
seven years, the first four years to be
in the service with organizations and
the last three years to be on furlough
without pay or allowances and attach
ed to the army reserve.
Chance to Save Money.
After stating the rates of pay and al
lowances during first enlistment and
! the various opportunities for extra pay
the circular says:
by care and economy soldier can
save from his clothing allowance a con-
siderable sum, payable to him on his
discharge or when furloughed to the
reserve. Soldiers who have served
honestly and faithfully for twenty
years or who have been discharged on
| account of wounds received or disease
contracted in the line of duty are en-.
titled to admission to the Soldiers
home in the city of Washington. AFT.
er thirty years of service enlisted men
are entitled to be retired and upon re-
tirement will receive three-fourths of
| the monthly pay allowed to them by
| law in the grade they held when re-
| tired. $3.50 month additional as com
mutation for clothing and subsistence
and $6.25 a month additional in lieu OF
| quarters. fuel and light.
"In case an enlisted man on the active
| list dies from wounds or disease not
| the result nf his own misconduct bis
widow or any other person previously
designated by him is entitled to an
amount equal TO six months pay at
| the rate received by him at the time OF
death. less S35 or such part thereof as
is expended by the government for In.
| terment-
"a favorable opportunity is afforded
for active intelligent young men OF
temperate habits. who may enlist as
privates and develop the necessary
qualifications. to secure promotion to
| the grade of a noncommissionered Of
| ficer. Unmarried soldiers under thirty
| years OF age who are citizens OF the
United States. who are physically
sound, who have served honorably not
less than two years in the army and
who have borne good moral charac-
ter before and after enlistment are
permitted to compete by examination
for promotion to the rank Of second
lieutenant"