The Washington herald., 1917-02-22
Army and Navy News
best Service c.Iumn 3. citx.

According to a statement Just issued
by Surgeon Gen. Rupert Blue, young
medical men between the ages of g and
81 will be given an opportunity each
month to demonstrate their fitness for
admission to the grade OF assistant sur
geon in the United States Public Health
Service.
There are several vacancies in the gov
ernment's mobile sanitary corps which
is now In the one hundred and nineteenth
year of its existence, but in order to
De recommended to the President for
commission, physical and professional
examination must 6rst be passed. As
the tenure of Office is permanent and the
public health officers are ordered to duty
In all parts of the world, they are re-
quired to certify that they believe them
selves free from any ailment which
would disqualify them for service in any
climate.
Boards will be convened at washIn gton.
Boston, New York Chicago, st. Louis,
Louisville, New Orleans and San Fran
cisco, but permission to take the examina-
ton must first be obtained from the sur
geon general. The examination is search
ing and includes. in addition TO the vari-
Gus branches OF medicine, surgery and
hygiene. the subjects Of the prelimins ry
education, history, literature and the ma
tural sciences.
Hc COIliillssiOIS VIII De lssue0 as as
sistant surgeon and after four years of
service the young officers are entitled to
examination for promotion to the grade of
passed assistant surgeon, and after
twelve years of service to another e1-
animation for promotion to the grade of
surgeon.
The annual salaries are: Assistant
surgeon, 5000; passed assistant surgeon,
81, 400; surgeon, 5000: senior surgeon,
oSfG Gfa
When the government does not provide
quarters, Communication at the rate of so.
$40 and $50 a month, according to grade,
is allowed. All grades receive longevity
pay. that is, 10 per cent in addition to
the regular salary for every five years
until the maximum OF 10 per cent is
reached. When officers travel on Official
duties they are reimbursed their actual
travelling expenses.
officials at tine headquarters of the
Military and Naval Training Association
in New York City are still kept busy en-
rolling men anxious to obtain training for
service in the event Of war. Hundreds of
inquiries have been made and those in
charge say they could raise big force
on short notice.
Civilians who took the training course
on battleships last summer and are TAX
ing the winter course are greatly inter-
ested in the work. There are 200 in the
class, and this number will be greatly in
creased before another week, 1t is be-
lieved.
1t is said that the forty y-one motor
boats which enrolled for the training
cruise in the New York district last sum-
mer can be made ready for patrol duty
around the harbor upon short notice in
! the Of hostilities
Many other power craft could be put
at the disposa of the government, IT is
said. II is pointed out that the 4,o0t
power-boats and 10000 men Great Britain
has had to man them have done splendid
work in patrolling English waters. and
that this country too can raise big fleet
| Both the Naval Training Association
and the Military Training Camps Asso-
citation have put their resources at the
disposal of the government and they
stand ready for a call to service. At the
Military Training Camp Association itfis
said facilities could be obtained at Gov
ernor's Island and other army reserva-
tions in New Yorks vicinity for drilling
many men.