Norwich bulletin., 1916-11-22
SERVICE PERIOD AND NOT DRILLS BASIS,
General Cole Gets sths War Depart naent's lntsrprstatier, of Defense Act Pay.


 | Adjutant General George N. Cole has received from the militia bureau of the war depn rtmsnt at Washington an opinion aa to the pay enlisted men or the national guard will receive under the national -defenas net appreyed last June. The orinion Is aHoted in Een- eral orders No. S3, iasued at the office of General Cole. It .eada.
 Section 1. Inquiry haY1ng been made with regard to pay of enlisted men un- der section 110 of the act of June 8, 1s16, 1t Is the opinion of the war de- partnent that. the pay provided for by this section is for periods of service, and that the requirement. of the act with reference to attendanee at drills is net the actual basis of such pay ment. but enly marks their auaiifiea- ton for the p.sried rayment,
 l. Section t1e of the act ef- June 5. |1s1e. provides fer tfs, pal aent of each enlisted mali of the national guard at a rate eTquai ta s5 per cent. of the initial pay of enlisted men in eerre- spending grades af inc regular army, except during periods of service fnr which he may beeeaae lawfully entitled to the aaiaae pay as an enlisted man of eerrespe5idig grade in the regular arms.H subject ta speet1ed conditions
 respecting attendance at drills. These eenditiehs may hs get forth briefly as follows:
 fa1 fn efaef te reesixe the tetal ati= thariEed amount of eay fer any enc
 year an enlisted man irust have att tended 9 niiniiauR1 number Of 4s fegu= uiar drills dnrins .tha. year. For at tenfianee 1t 2 .fsseF aiffltaer during the year. but net less than al. he is enti= tied ta receive a prepeFtienats amount, fb1 Compensation je ta be computed fe. sei4ai=annuat peFinds, beginning Jan. 1 and July l of each 5ear. fin nfepof- ten te the number ef ariiis attended" i" I 41,F s4ea4-
 if a Heidier attends fewer tfafa a4 Fegu- lar drills during the first semi annual period, TO pay beeeh7es dus fer that pepisd. bat the aufahal ef drills which ne attended feekaned with the drills attended during the second semi 1 tien. if any. due hiia for the whole year. ee te) When any Raesa. enters inta an sniiatment ether than an immediate | re=eiliistnaent he shall pe entitled ta
 peeneftl!e,iai l seHpenaas,en ape fer that 4,s
 yes;, ne ahaii attend ; nsaaber ef
 drills waaae ratle te sa is aa1 jess than the fatie ef the part ef the gear | SC served te the Whe:G year, and when any mans eniiatmeat shall expire the
 eeHRpenaatlfH. # asF,, te which he nay manner:
 der seetiaH I1, aet eE Juae 3, leia,
 each enlisted nan must qualify as a l meaabep sf tRe Rauanai guard By signing ihs enlistment contract and taking and suhseFihing te ths cath of enlistment as Rreserihea By that sees ten, and fuFtfer under seetiaa aa ef the act of June B, 1916, the laiaiHgH4 atteadange and dRFatiaa es drill af an arga aiaatiea ta Whieh the enlisted man bsleags, ia eFaeF tiaat credit fer a drill may hs given, H.Hst be that REe=
 serihed hf the president:
 4, The periods af service constitute the actual and primary basis of cam= putting payments ueaeF sestiaa 116. The eempensatisa is Eayahis, except "auFiag periods of serYisen feF which the saldieF heeemes entitled ta full Tray: Fa:. fFaetienaf periods, at the be- ginning ar termination of an enlist
 rneHt period, the service periba is the
 basis of eemPutatieni that is, the sell dieE is eatifled te preReFtianai eam= ReHsatisH far that veal nrsYiaeA he attends a RuHher of drills Ehase Fafia ta s4 is Rat less than the Fatia af fhe part ef tfie year go served te the Whele year:
 Fha gaF FFaFidea iH seefiaR 4ls, act as JNns B. 1e4s 1aT aeai aisaRaual bsEi= eds beginains JuiF I. 1915, will be eemRutea aH tiaa frastieaai semRuta= tiaR stated aheFe as faileNs:
 fa3 Fas enlisted MsR eff the aatiaaai
 sessIse @ i # Re Hastes EIa}ss, 1 1paaa sa as sas fI sss ss3ss sss affs sfss sssa safsssa sss