Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1914-01-20

money TO his credit and with pension in ADDITION
OF from sS4 so to s67.50 month, according TO the
rank he held at the time OF retirement turing
the 2S years more than 500 marines have been
placed the retired list
There is not a single vacancy in the marine
corps Its quota Of 10000 men and 534 officers
is kept filled. re-enlistments or recruits taking up
all the vacancies fast as they occur
In spite of the attractions which are held out
for enlistment in the marine corps foreign travel,
great variety of service. comparatively hght WORK
most of the time and so on it is not mere mat
ter OF application followed by perfunetory exam
ination which will land man in this service.
The examination is severe. This applies especi-
ally to physical fitness although mental and moral
qualifications are considered also and rank high
in the mind of the recruiting officers.
Applicants at recruiting stations are rejected
for many reasons Men are not wanted who are
morally unfit any than are those who can
not meet the desired physical requirements. The
marine corps desires to maintain high standard
and will not accept men who, in the opinion OF the
officers in charge, are likely to prove deserters,
towards weaklings in any way, or who may have
a bad influence the other men.
Recruiting officers alert in efforts to prevent
the enlistment Of any men who try to get into the
service means of escaping from the results OF
misdoing. Such men, it is always feared, vii. try
deserving when opportunity offers. When a man
is recruited his Bertillon record is promptly for
NardeQ 10 washington, where RECORDS are search
ed TO see il he has before been enlisted in
any branch of the service and discharged for
cause As the recruits are not sworn in for four
five days. this gives time to catch them il they
have tried to get in wrongfully. Criminals are
sometimes caught in this way trying to escape the
clutches of the law by enlisting in the government
service. Washington has other Bertillon records
besides those made in the recruiting Offices
Enlistment in the marine corps is for four years.
Last year those who had been in the service liked
it SO well that 40 per cent. of those whose terms
expired re-enlisted for another four-year period.
The training is systematic and careful developing
the best that is in man. There are special ex.
ercises for strengthening weak parts OF the body,
which enable the marines to stand the rigors OF
the hardest campa gn with minimum OF physical
fatigue. The pay for the newly enlisted man is SIS
a month and keep, which includes food, allow
ances for clothing and forth. In addition there
is extra pay for men who win Workmanship med
ais, who receive good-conduct medals and who are
proficient in various lines of work. 1t has been
shown that marine, after allowing himself fair
amount each month for extras, retire after 20
years service with more than $4,000 in bank
drawing interest at per cent.
Kipling sings OF him:
An after l met i'm all over the world a,doin' all
kinds OF things
Like landin' ITSELF with Gatln' gun to talk to
them 'eathen kings;
E sleeps in an a'mnick instead OF a cot an e
drills with the deck on slew:
There isn't job top OF the earth the beggar
don't know to do
You can leave i'm at night on a bald mans cad
to paddle is canoe;
Els sort of bloomin' cosmopolous-solder and
sailor. too"
\ The American marine, Soldier OF the Sea- y
known all over the world from Gibraltar to Yoke
hama has been strong factor in helping to main
tain the prestige OF the United States TO fight its
battles and stand guard on many foreign shores.
This influence is not likely to be lessened with The
passing years. The marines have landed and have
the situation well in hand" viii continue to be hs
report heard from them.