Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1916-10-27
The National Guard

| interest AiAItdiJ AAiaNlSAo eSoAh
swings to the National Guard and the
adiutant generals Office is facing a
great amount Of work. The following
has been issued under date of Oct. 81
| by Adjutant General George Mel.
| PresSon:
To Commanding Officers, all organiza-
lions of the National Guard. State
of Maine.
Subject: Discharge or transfer Of en-
listed men.
1. Pending the publication by the
Militia Bureau of regulations for the
National Guard Of the United States
the following information will govern
the procedure to be followed in the
matter of discharge of enlisted men
from the National Guard of this State:
(a) Enlisted men who have been
called into the service OF the United
States cannot be discharged, except
by expiration of enlistment, without
the approval of the department COM
mander or the war department.
90 Enlisted men not in the service
Of the United States but who have TAX
en- the oath prescribed by the Act Of
Congress approved June 3, 1916, will not
be discharged at the expiration Of the
first three years of enlistment period of
six years but will be furloughed to the
National Guard Reserve unless they
make written application to continue
in active service.
(c) In the following exceptional
cases discharges prior to the expira-
ton Of period of enlistment may be
made:
/. BY order of the President or the
secretary Of war.
2. BY sentence Of a general court
martial.
| 3. By order Of the governor on ac-
count Of disability: on account Of SEN
tence Of Imprisonment by civil court
whether suspended or not; on account
Of bona fide permanent change of res
idence to another state; and for the
purpose Of enlisting in the regular
army, navy or marine corps.
| 4. In compliance with an order of
one of the United States courts, or a
a justice or judge thereof, on a writ
Of habeas corpus.
2. Enlisted men who have not TAX
en- the federal oath may be discharged
under such laws and regulations as
were in force in this State prior tc
July !. 1916, except that if they were
subject to the call on June 18, 1916. the
authority of the war department must
be obtained.
3. Discharges Of enlisted men
whether under the provisions of sub.
paragraphs (a) or Co will be signed by
the commanding officer Of the regi
ment corps or separate organization te
Which the soldier belongs.
4. The discharge certificates of en-.
listed men from the National Guart
Reserve will be signed by the adjutan
general of the State.
5. Certificates of disability will be-
prepared by the soldiers company
commander and sent by him to the ex.
amining surgeon. They will be com.
pleted by the surgeon and transmitted
to the commanding officer of the regi
ment, who will forward them to the
adjutant general of the State. If ap.
proved by the Governor the discharge
may be ordered.
6. A soldier who changes his resi-.
dence within the State will not be dis.
charged but will be transferred to an.
other organization of the National
Guard, provided that when there is nc
organization of the National Guard 10.
Gated at his new residence the soldier
shall be furloughed to the Nationa
Guard reserve.
Z. Should an enlisted man make g
permanent change of residence to an.
other State and desire to complete his
term Of enlistment in the State of his
new residence, his request should be re.
ferred to the Chief of the Militia Blu.
reau for instructions pending the pro-
mitigation Of regulations covering the
subject.
GEORGE Mel. PRESSON.