Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1914-01-16


+b.n GIN ooo Then he can retire with all this
money to his credit and with pension in addltlon
of from S34 so to $67.50 month, accordlng 10 Inc
rank he held at the time OF retirement. Turing
the % years more than oOo marines nave Doe
placed on the retired list
There is not single vacancy in the marine
corps It's quota of 10000 men and 334 ofncers
is kept filed reenlistments or recruits taxing up
all the vacancies fast as they occur.
In spita if the attractions which are held out
for enlistment in the marine corps foreign traVel.
great variety of service, comparatively light Work
most of the time and so on it is not mere mat
ter of application followed by perfunctory exam
ination which will land man IN this service
The examination is severe. This applies especf
ally to physical fitness, although mental and moral
qualifications are considered also and rank hlgt
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 more than are those who can
not meet the desired physical requirements. The
marine corps desires to maintain high standard
and will not accept who, in the opinion OF the
officers in charge, are likely to prove deserters,
towards or weaklings in any way. or whc may have
a bad influence on the other men,
Recruiting officers alert in efforts to prevent
the enlistment of any men who try to get into the
service as means of escaping from the results of
misdoing Such men, it is always feared, viii try
deserving when opportunity offers. When man
is recruited his Bertillon record is promptly tor
warded to Washington, where records are search
ed to see If he has ever before been enlisted in
any branch of the service and discharged for
cause AS the recruits not sworn in for four
or five days, this gives time to catch them if they
have tried to get in wrongfully. Criminals arc
sometimes caught in this way trying to escape the
clutches of the law by enlistng 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.
had n1o Hos S1yrl
it SO well that 40 per cent of those whose terms
expired, re7enlsted 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 campaign 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 so forth In addition there
is extra pay for 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 a fair
amount each month for extras, retire after 80
years service with more than $4,000 in bank
drawing interest at per cent
Kipling sings OF him:
"An' after met i'm all the world, a-doin' all
kinds of things
Like landin' 'isself with Gatlin' gun to talk to
them eathen kings;
e sleeps in an ammick instead of cot, an e
drills with the deck on slew; F
There isn't job top Of the earth the beggar
don't know to do.
You can leave i'm at night on bald mans 'ead
to paddle is canoe;
Els sort of bloomin' cosmopolous-solder and
sailor, too"
The American marine, Soldier of the Sea-
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 many foreign shores
This influence is not likely to be lessened with thu
passing years. "The marines have landed and haHs.
the situation welln hand" will continue to be tn
report heard from them
HIS WAY OF THINKING.
"a thief Is usually something of a philosc
pher."
How do you make that out?"