Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1916-05-10

submitted to the Office of the Chi,
Division Of Militia Affairs requesting A.
cisions thereon. They are published "a,
the information and guidance Of Ill A.
cerned.
PARAGRAPH 4(b)-The constructs,
Of this paragraph was asked as to What
err the conditions stated below would NJ.
hibit enlisted men Of the Organized Mn
tia from receiving pay from FEEDER,
| funds.
QUESTION. Where men who hay. =,
listed less than 60 days Immediately NV.
to any camp of instruction or other AL.
duty have had service in the Orsani,.s
Militia at some previous period and h,v.
received practical progressive milit,,v
| instruction during such previous e,,,,
ment equivalent to or exceeding tho num
Der Of hours required by tho pre..s.
| regulations.
DECISION-Enlisted men to be oua,,e.,
to receive pay from Federal funds NM.
Immediately preceding the encamnn.,.
and must. during that period. have hsa
not less than IA periods Of practical nm.
gressive, military instruction II ia M,
necessary that the so days service y.
quired be in the same enlistment pe,,o,
provided 1t Is continuous. Neither 1. =.
necessary that the service be limited ;.
90 days. A longer period Of service imn.
diately preceding the encampment IN
Guiding IA or more periods Of prac,,.,,
progressive military instruction MIN,
necessarily conform to the Requirement.
Of the regulations.
QUESTION. Where enlisted mon h.v.
served three years in an infantry com.
pany of the Organized Militia, for A.
ample, and have been honorably d,,.
charged for expiration of enlistment An,
thereupon Immediately re-enlist in =
coast artillery company but within l.,
than 60 days prior to coast defense Ar.
ercises in WHICH such enlisted men par.
ticipate.
Decision. The 60 days service and "a
periods Of practical progressive military
instruction must have been In the arm a,
the service in which the man Is paid a,
the encampment. Previous service in tha
infantry will not entitle a man to nav
as coast artilleryman unless immediate.
ly preceding the encampment he attend,
as a coast artilleryman he has had a,
least 60 days service and IA periods n,
practical progressive military instruction
as such.
QUESTIoN-where men enlist IN ,
cavalry or other mounted organization a,
militia less than 60 days prior to any en-.
campment or other field duty but prove
prior service in the Navy or Marine Corp
nf hn INT IN,
ton of the Regular Army other than
mounted organization.
DEC1SION-Service and instruction IN
the Regular Army must be Of like seryic.
and instruction % that which the man is
performing in the Organized Militia, ie
service in the Regular Army as a field ar.
tilleryman or cavalryman will not entts
him to pay in the Militia as an infantry
man, or vice versa. Service In the Navy
or Marine Corps Of the United States un
der the requirements of the regulations
can be considered as prior service when
the man is serving in the Organized Mill.
tia in branch Of the service other than
mounted branch Cavalry, field ARTILLERY
and signal corps), as service In the NAVY
or Marine Corps does not provide the ser.
vice and instruction that Is required in
the mounted branches of the Army.
QUESTION. Are men who have served
in the National Guard of a State or other
states allowed to be taken to encamp.
ments in the event the provision Of
days prior service cannot be carried out,
DECISION-There is nothing in para.
graph 4-(b), Circular Is. Division Of
Militia Affairs. 1915, that prevents the
taking of enlisted men to state or joint
camps of instruction who have not had
service of 60 days and the necessary In.
struction Immediately preceding the en-.
campment.
Attention is invited to tho last sub.
paragraph Of paragraph 4-(b), Circular
10, page Z. which reads as follows:
Transportation and subsistence, bu.
not pay will be furnished to enlisted mon
in excess of the enlisted strength giysn
in the table in (5) Of this paragraph who
participate in field or camp service for
instruction, but who have not had the
prior service or instruction prescribed
above"
In this paragraph. 1t was endeavored to
make clear that Transportation, subsis.
tence. AND PAY would be allowed ONLY
~ AAoA'I< w nv f1AD HAD I'LL
REQUIRED SERVICE AND INSTRUc.
TON (this number Of men not to be les
than the number given in the table In
paragraph 4-(a), and that transports.
ton and subsistence, BUT NOT PAY
would be furnished to enlisted men IN
EXCESS OF THE PRESCRIBED NUN.
Der WHO HAVE NOT HAD THE RE.
QUIRED SERVICE AND INsTRuc.
TON.
PARAGRAPH 5-(a)-QUESTION. Do
the words 'any detachment" used IN The
last sentence Of sub-paragraph 4. para.
graph 5-(a), refer to tactical headquaf.
tiers, regimental, or battalion field ofrcers,
etc., or to any detachment Of men who
may be sent to the range from time to
time during the practice season for the
purpose of instruction In rifle practice!
DECISION-The words "any detach |
ment," used in the last sentence Of para /
graph 5-(a). Circular Is, Division Of MIL
tia Affairs, 1915, refer to ENLISTED
MEN. These particular words should be
considered in connection with the follow.
ing quoted part of the paragraph referrel /
TO: "But transnorf tim for officers and