The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1917-07-06
Always an Opportunity for En-
listed Men to Secure
Commisslona
WELL PAID AND CARED FOR
Food. Clothing. Lodging and Medical
Attendance Provided-Many Who
Have Entered Service ~ Priv
ates Have Gained High Rank.
sy EDWARD q. CLARK,

Washington.-"In the regular army,
OF"
This line Is from song In praise Of
the regulars which is as old as the
army Itself. 1t Is the pride of the
regulars to say that they are always
ready and 1t would seem to the civilian
who reads the history of the standing
army that the pride Is not misplaced.
There seems to be throughout the
country a misunderstanding concerning
enlistments in the regular army today.
The registration Of men between the
ages Of twenty-one and thirty-one for
possible selection as soldiers In the
new national army does not In any way
prevent the registered man from enlist
ing today In the regular army, the navy
or the Marine corps. There is still q
chance for a man to become a volun-
teer and By becoming one to enter the
ranks of an army which has made his
tory and will continue to make 1t so
long as American fighting men take the
field.
In the regular army the enlisted man
II assured Of q fine quality OF leader
men who know the war game from its
beginning to its end and who under
stand thoroughly how to instill a strict
discipline which 10 good for the men
and fer the service because, while
necessarily strict, 1t has for its spirit
q kindly consideration and a knowl-
edge Of the needs Of the soldier. More
over. the regular army officers know
how to care thoroughly for the health
of their men.
Thoroughly Trained Leaders.
It must not be understood from this
that the new national army will not
be well led and well cared for, but in
the regular service the entire person
mel of the commissioned ranks is that
of men who have had the best kind Of
training with special reference to the
guidance Of those who shall be under
their control. In the national army In
each organization there will be some
regular officers, whose duty 1t will be
to impart to the newer officers the
things which they have learned by long
experience. Both services will be Of
the highest order.
The young man wo enlists In the reg
ular service has every chance of pro
motion. He enters a. a private, but
there 10 an opportunity for him while
still an enlisted man to secure Q posi-
ton which will pay him $s1 q month
IN addition to his entire support % far
~ food. clothing. lodging and medical
abundance are concerned. The gov
Aenmeat gives all these things gratis.
Thses = always an opportunity for
enlisted men Of the United States
army who are mentally and physically
alert to secure commissions, and there
BY to pass from the ranks Of an en-
listed man 10 that Of an omcer. and
be assured Of . profession for the
rest Of his life. Enlisted men who ~
main enlisted men in the army can ~
trs after 80 years service with good
pay and allowance.
Pay In the Army.
In order that the young man who
desires to become Z volunteer through
enlistment in the United States army,
for probable nrst service In the nsld
Of the present war, may know just
what his pay will Be, the following
table u given BY which he can d.
termine almost at . glance what his
monthly money" will amount to, and
while studying the table he should 70
member that the government takes It
upon itself to keep him in food and
clothing. to give him lodging and med
ical attendance and, In fact, to provide
for him every necessary Of life free Of
cost. Here IL the table:
Per
Month.
Private. Private, second class. Busisr ~
Private. hospital corps (privats medical
0opartmenp ........................... II
Private 0rst class. ss.......................... .
cerporel .stiilsry. cavalry. infantry.
nsld artillery. medical department.
Tarriss. Wagner ACKNOWLEDGEMENT .
Corporal. engineers, ordnance. signal
corps. Q. NJ. corps, medical depart
nent- Mechanic. coast artillery. chisf
mechanic. field artillery. Musician.
third class. infantry. cavalry. artil-
lery. engineers Observation-Disclosures. -
Sergeant. artillery. cavalry, infantry.
Stable ssrssant, ned artillery. infan-
geant. infantry. cavalry. artillery.
Cook. Horssshosr Radio ssre>aat,
fireman. Band corporal 1wsie1Aa
second class. infantry. cavalry. assil-
lefy. engineers. Musician. third GLASS,
military academy ....................... .
Sergeant, engineers. ordnance. signal
corps. @. n. corps, medical depart
mont. Stable sergeant engineers. Sup
ply sergeant. eno1noersL Aeoo SER
0eaAt. snsin&srs. Coloe sergeant
61eesESeean sergeant. second class.
0And sergeant. Ausseaaa. Arst eiass,
iafantry. cavalry. erttieeZ,. snsinsses
Sy ................. ....s.. ............. -
BattaAoo sergeant MAJOR. Asld artillery,
Infantry. Squadron sergeant major.
0srgeant MAJOR, taQaer .grAAA Nasesr
0unnor. oer4eaaA Da110r. Assistant
hand leader u
NsgimeatAl sergeant MAJOR. Nsg10aA.
senior GraAs. ouarternastef 46fs
ssant. 9. n corps Ordnance SER