Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-09-06
SEEKS YOUNG MEN
FOR ARMY SERVICE
Secretary Garrison Changes
Regulations to Encourage.
Enlistment.

In order to encourage enlistments in
the army, the Secretary of War has
made several amendments to the regu-
latfons governing the recruiting serv-
ice. Adjt. Gen. Heistand has is
sued circular announcing the re-
vised standards of requirements and
pointing out some Of the material ad-
vantages of service in the ranks of the
army.
With other things 1t is specified that
applicants for first enlistment must
be between the ages of eighteen and
thirty-f1ve years, Of good character
and temperate habits, able-bodied. free
from disease, and must be able to
speak, read and write the English Ian
guage. Original enlistments are con-
fined to persons who are citizens of
the United States or Porto Rico, or
who have made legal declarations of
their intention to become citizens of
the United States
Married men will be enlisted only
upon the approval of regimental
commander or other proper command
ing officer.
How Tall Is Soldierp
For infantry, coast artillery and en-
gineers the height of the applicant must
be not less than five feet four inches,
and the weight not more than 100 pounds.
For the cavalry the height must be be-
tween five feet four inches and five
feet ten inches, and the weight must
not exceed 1855 pounds. For the field ar
tillery the height must not be over six
feet and the weight not more than 1870
pounds For the mountain batteries the
height must be not less than five feet
eight inches. Slight variations in the
standards are allowed, however. if the
applicant is in good health and is in
other respects desirable as a recruit.
Marked disproportion of weight over
height Is not a cause for rejection I'M
less 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 attached to the army
reserve.
After stating the rates of pay and al
lowances during first enlistment and the
various opportunities for extra pay, the
circular says:
Chance to Save Money.
BY care and economy a soldier can
save from his clothing allowance a
considerable 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 dis
ease contracted in the line of duty are
entitled to admission to the Soldiers
Home in the city of Washington, d. c.
After thirty years of service enlisted
men are entitled to be retired and upon
retirement will receive three fourths
of the monthly pay allowed to them by
tired, $3.50 a month additional as com
mutation for clothing and subsistence
and $6.25 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 of his own misconduct his 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 date of death, less $50 or such
part thereof as is expended by the gov
eminent for interment.
"A favorable opportunity is afforded for
active, intelligent young men of temper
ate habits, who may enlist as privates
to secure promotion to the grade of a
non-cOmmssiOnered officer. 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 a good moral
character before and after enlistment
are permitted to compete, by examina-
ton, for promotion to the rank of second
lieutenant"