Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1919-08-04
NAVY OFFERS J.
new TERMS TO
ENLISTED men
More Money and More Ac-
tive Service Will Be Given
Men in the Future.

Great Lakes, Ill.,. Aug. 4.-Uncle
Sam wants his trained navy men back
in the service to bridge an impending
gap in personnel that threatens the
efficiency Of the feet. Orders recently
received by Rear Admiral Frederick
B. hassett, commandant of the naval
training station here. have detailed
the terms Under which reservists who
have been released can be transferred
to the regular navy duration Of war"
enlistments heightened and certain
regular navy men enrolled afresh, big
gratuities. increased pay and fur
1oughs are given men taking advan-
tage Of this offer.
1.-THE terms are the most liberal
ever offered to y. s. navy men," said
trained sailors will get considerable
hard cash, a goodly vacation and ac-
tive service, without necessarily being
tied to long enlistment periods"
The instructions are based upon the
naval appropriation bill passed by
congress last month. Some 100000
naval reservists alone are affected by
the orders, Of whom probably one
third are residents, Of the ninth, tenth
and eleventh naval districts, the terri
tory from which Great Lakes draws
most Of its men. 1i 9-
Y Reserves electing transfer to the
regular navy, according to the Ian
gusgeyof the order. receive the fol
The same pay. rights, privileges
and allowances in all respects as now
suiarly discharged and, re-enlisted
within four months upon expiration Of
fun four yAar enlistment. This In
eiudes one months leave. extra pay
Tor re-enhstm ent, extra pay for citi-
1enship, and four months gratnity
pay It does not include $50 bonus
nor transportation, allowances Of five
cents a mile to a mans home.
Officers at the station explained
$1.36 month and the extra citizen
ship pay is $3.50 a month. The big
item, however, is the four months
gratuity pay. They estimated that
most sof the ,reseryists had: attained
ratings giving them around $50 a
month: They will rate therefore an
average bonus Of $24O If they trans
fer. back to active duty. Higher rat
ings would get a correspondingly in
creased amount. A chief machinist's g
mate for example, who left active
duty at $83 a. month, would be given
1892 reward for return to active duty
and draw $89.S6 thereafter. Landsmen
and mess attendants, third class, re-
ceived the lowest war pay in the navy,
So. 80 a month, but reservfsts Of those
ratings who come back in can draw
$1,000 as a bonus and $3s.46 a month
as regular pay.
Another point which the 2. Great
Lakes authorities emphasized Is that
only the unexpired portion yof the en-
rollment or enlistment need be served
to get this extra money. The reserv-
lists, for example, enroll for four years
but as most OF them entered in the
spring Of 1917 they would average
less than two years active service If
they select to transfer to the regular
navy.
The duration Of war; men get
similar benefits by requesting extern
SION for one. two, three or four years.
Their gratuity or bonus however. ID
to bela months pay for each addition
al year. The regular navy men affect
ed by the order are those who enlist
ed for four years between Feb. s.
1917, and Nov. II, 1918. Such men
may, II they wish, change their en-
listments to duration Of sar' and
then extend them one, two, three or
four full years, Thereby getting the
gratufties, allowances and extra pay
given the duration Of war" men.