Arizona republican., 1917-05-24
ARMY PR|VATES
 T0 RECEIVE S30
 PERMONTHNON

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 Thirty dollars month is what the boys in the First Arizona Infantry serving as privates now are receiving from Uncle Sam for their service on the border, with non commissioned and commissioned officers drawing an increase in pay likewise.
 This order, the first issued by the war department since the passage of the army bill, has been received at the local United States army recruiting office and is a most welcome one, as any incr of pay to the regular ar my brings the same increase to the militia.
 There are other things of interest in the order. No longer is it necessary for man to be citizen of the United States in order that he may join the army. There is also a change in the age limit, which now is Is to 4O and TO one under IS will be enlisted. Here tofore, boys between 16 and IS could enlist with the consent of their par entS.
 One of the most important changes deals with aliens Under former regu- lations no alien could enlist unless he Hdu HIS llTSl cltlZeIlSUiI pdpciS, anu he was required to have a working knowledge of the English language. Now any alien who is not a subject of any country at war with the United States maya enlist. and he is required only to be able to speak and under stand English. No citizenship papers are necessary, and it does not matter whether he can read or write. The oath of enlistment is changed from seven years-four in the army and three in the reserve-to the duration of the war.
 A revised list of the rates of pay for the regular army and the state militia when in federal service and all other troops during the first enlistment is as follows:
 Privates, second class, and bugler. $50 Privates, first class, cavalry, artil-
 lery, infantry engineers, signal
 corps, >ordnance, quartermaster
 corps. medical department ...l. 33 Wagoner, cavalry, field artillery, in
 fantry, engineers .............. 36 Farrier medical department ...... 36 Mechanic, cavalry, field artillery.
 infantry, medical department. 36 Saddler. cavalry. field artillery. in
 fantry, engineers, medical depart
 
 Musician, third class, cavalry, in
 fantry, engineers ............ 36 Chief musician, field artillery ..... 36 Mechanic, coast artillery 36 Corporal engineers, ordnance, sig
 nal corps, quartermaSter corps,
 medical department .......... 36 Musician, third class, military acad-
 emy ...'... oo Musician, second class, cavalry, ar
 tillery, infantry, engineers 3S Band corporal 3S Fireman, coast artillery ........... 36 Radio sergeant, coast artillery 3S Horseshoer 3S Cook 36 Mess sergeant, cavalry, artillery, in fantry % Supply sergeant, cavalry, artillery, infantry "o Stable sergeant, cavalry. field artil-
 lery, infantry ........... So Sergeant, cavalry, artillery, infantry SS Musician, second class, military~ academy ..........-.-... ........ fl Musician, first class, cavalry, ar
 tillery, infantry, engineers ...... A Band sergeant A Electrician sergeant, second class, coast artillery A Color sergeant, cavalry, field artil- lery, infantry, engineers ........ A Mess sergeant, engineers ....... A Supply sergeant engineers ..-..... A Stable sergeant, engineers ...... A Sergeant, engineers. ordnance, sig
 nal corps. quartermaster corps. medical department ............. A Assistant band leader, cavalry, ar tillery. infantry, engineers ...... As Sergeant bugler. cavalry, artillery. engineers 70 Master gunner, coast artillery . AS Sergeant major, junior grade. coast artillery .............. 4o Squadron sergeant major ...... AS Battalion sergeant major, field ar tillery, infantry ............... AS Musician, first class, military acad- emy .-...............- l Assistant engineer, coast artillery. 51 1 Sergeant, first class, engineers, quartermaster corps, signal corps 5l ] Electrician sergeant, first class, | coast artillery ................. 5l Battalion supply sergeant, engineers 5l l Battalion sergeant major, engin- eerS ol First sergeant cavalry, artillery, in- | fantry, engineers ................ 5l | Ordnance sergeant ............... 5l Quartermaster sergeant, quarter l master corps 5l | Sergeant. major, senior grade, coast l artillery ol Regimental supply sergeant, cav
 airy. field artillery, infantry, en- 1 glneerS ol Regimeptal sergeant major, caval-
 ry. field artillery. infantry, en- l gineers ol | Sergeant, field musician, military academy .............. ot Sergeant, first class, medical de- l partment 3t Engineer, coast artillery ........... Il Master engineer. junior grade, en- | glneerS Il Hospital sergeant, medical depart
 ment T
 Band sergeant and assistant band Header, military academy ...... Sl | Master hospital sergeant, medical
 department Sl | Master engineer, senior grade, en- 1 glneerS o | Master electrician, coast artillery,
 quartermaster corps ............ &
 Master signal electrician B | QuartermlaSter sergeant. senior
 grade, quartermaster corps s | -O-