Mohave County miner., 1917-12-01
Always an Opportunity for En- listed Men to Secure
 Commissions.
WELL PAID AND CARED FOR
Good. Clothing, Lodging and Medical Attendance Provided-ManY Who Have Entered Service as Priv
 ates Have Gained High Rank.
By EDWARD B. CLARK,

WaShington.-"ln the regular army, Op
 This line is from a song in praise of the regulars which is as old as the army itself. It 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 a 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 it so long as American fighting men take the field.
 In the regular army the enlisted man is assured Of a fine quality of leader ship. He is under the command of men who know the war game from it's beginning to its end and who under stand thoroughly how to instin a strict discipline which is good for the men and for the service because, while necessarily strict, it has for its spirit a 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 nel 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 it 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 pre- motion. He enters as a private, but there is an opportunity for him while rffI an anIicfad mon %o Saorra a y,ogf tion which will pay him $S1 a month in addition to his entire support so far as food, clothing, lodging and medical attendance are concerned. The gov ernment gives all these things gratis.
 There is 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 to that of an officer, and be assured, of a profession for the rest of his life. Enlisted men who re- main enlisted men in the army can re- tire after 30 years service with good pay and allowance.
 Pay in the Army.
 In order that the young man who desires to become volunteer through enlistment in the United States army, for probable first service in the field of the present war, may know just what his pay will be, the following table is given by which he can de lermine almost at a glance what his monthly money" will amount to, and while studying the table he should re- member that the government takes it Epon itself to keep him in food and clothing, to give him lodging and med teal attendance and, in fact, to provide for him every necessary of life free of cost. Here is the table:
 Per
 Month. Private Private, second class. Bugler. SSO Private, hospital corps private medical qepartmenO ............................. 3I Private, nrst class. s..........................S S3 Corporal, artillery, cavalry, infantry. Saddler. Mechanic, infantry, cavalry, field artillery, medical department. Farrier. Wagoner .......................36 36 Corporal engineers, ordnance, signal SOApSs V. 1n- COTpSt uleQlCal Qepart- ment- Mechanic, coast artillery. Chief mechanic, field artillery. Musician, third class, infantry, cavalry, artil- Iery, engineers ...........-................ S6 Sergeant artillery, cavalry, infantry. Stable sergeant, field artillery, infan- try, cavalry. Supply sergeant, infan- try, cavalry, artillery. Mess ser geants infantry, cavalry, artillery. Cook. Horseshoer. Radio sergeant Fireman. Band corporal. Musician second class, infantry, cavalry, artil- JeEy, engineers. Musician, third class, military academy .......................S SS Sergeant, engineers, ordnance, signal corps, Q. M. corps, medical depart ment Stable sergeant, engineers. Sup ply sergeant, engineers. Mess ser geant, engineers. Color sergeant Electrician sergeant, second class. Band sergeant. Musician, first class, infantry, cavalry, artillery, engineers. Musician, second class, military acad- eIny -..-.....--....---..--...-.. 44 Battalion sergeant major, field artillery, Infantry. Squadron sergeant major. Sergeant major, junior grade Master gunner. Sergeant Bugler. Assistant band leader ............................ ~ | 7egfmental sergeant mafor Regimen