The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1915-07-16

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voluntary service that will suit their
convenience and while so engaged will
receive the full pay Of their rating in
addition to their pay I'm the reserve as
well as travelling expenses and sub
sistence to and from home.
A RessrVist's Compensation.
The compensation given members OF
the reserve is, for those who go I'm the
reserve within four months after leav-
ing the regular service-$30 a year for
men who have had four years expert
ence, $50 a year for those who have
had eight and 800 a year for those OF
twelve years experience. All that Is
necessary for a member Of the re-
serve to do I'm order to obtain this pay
is to keep the Bureau OF Navigation in
formed as to his address and to report
at some designated place I'm his own
community once every quarter for mus
ter and inspection and to sign the pay
roll For this simple and not incon-
venient act he will receive $3.50, SIS
or $25, as the case may be, according
20 whether his experience in the navy
has been four, eight or twelve years.
respectively.
Organized by Sections.
This is the retaining fee the govern
ment pays q man OF experience in or
der that it may count upon having his
service I'm time of war.
The reserves are organized by Sec
tions In the various communities I'm
which they live and come under the
cognizance of the recruiting officer OF
the district I'm which the community Is
situated. There are some thirty re-
cruiting districts throughout the United
States. The recruiting officers keep the
muster rolls Of the members OF the re-
serve I'm their respective districts and
keep I'm touch with them.
Orders and other correspondence be-
tween the bureau and members OF the
reserve pass through the recruiting off,
Ger.
By this organization the department
can ON short notice and with a mini
mum of correspondence mobilize the
reserves at any place on either coast
May Transfer TO the Reserve.
Another feature OF the law which Is
OF great Importance in increasing the
efficiency OF the navy Is that which
permits a man to transfer to the re-
serve after sixteen or twenty years
service on one-third and one-half, re-
spectively, OF the total pay he was re-
ceiving at the time. This Is a great
inducement to retain many desirable
men in the service.
The most Of our men enter as boys
at an average age OF eighteen or nine
teen Sixteen or twenty years later,
If they so elect, they may transfer
from active service TO the reserve.
A Fine Annuity.
At this time, at an age OF thirty-four
IT thirty years, for the service
they have already given the govern
ment and for that which they stand
ready to give I'm case OF war they Will
receive from $33 to $50 a month for
the rest OF their lives. The amount
mentioned is that which should come
to a chief petty officer. a rate which
any worthy man is able 20 obtain In
much less time than sixteen years
If there is any civil occupation In
this country that will insure to the av-
erage young man after sixteen or TWEEN
ty years SO great an annuity for life IL
does not appear obvious to the casual
observer
For many years Uncle Sam has been
paying more attention to the material
part OF the navy than to the personnel
Lately, however. he has been taking
stock OF things and realized that a
trained and efficient personnel Is equal
~ as important as Dreadnoughts, and,
although IL comes high, he has decid-
ed to go down in his pockets and pay
the price
The wisdom shown by Uncle Sam In
arriving at this conclusion will be
made clear when we review with him
the situation In regard TO the enlisted
personnel which has existed for many
years.
Not Vicious and UnruIy.
The first thing that impresses us Ii
the fact that two-thirds OF the entire
enlisted force Is composed OF men serY-
ing I'm their first enlistment.
Less than one-half OF these terminate
their period OF enlistment with an hon
ordbIe discharge, which entities them to
re-enlist I'm the service. or those en-
titled to remain In the service So per
, cent avail themselves OF the opportu-
nifty. The remaining A per cent go
into civil life Those who fall by the
wayside ara not all by any mama