The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1919-08-02
NEW NAVAL MEASURE
HAS RADICAL CHANGES

appropriations bill approved July 1S,
1919, contains several provisions af-
fecting ex-service men which will
undoubtedly prove of vital import
ance to the thousands of men who
served in the navy during the past
war, besides the authorization of
short term enlistments, of which you
have already been informed, the
following clauses will affect reserv-
lists now on inactive duty and men
still in the service.
Any reservists under As years of
age, who performed active duty dur
ing the past war, whether now of
active or inactive status, may make
request upon recruiting officers for
transfer to the regular navy to
serve the unexpired portion of his
enrolment. Upon such request he
will be transferred. If his record
in the reserve force was such as
to entitle him to honorable dis
charge, he will receive ta) gratuity
of four months pay; Obj permanent
additions to his pay of 81 per month
for United States citizen re-enlist-
ing and for continuous service pay;
(c) one months leave. Reservists
so transferring enter the regular
service in the rating held in re-
serve. at wartime pay of such rat
ing. However, he is not entitled to
a second gratuity of $50 nor a Sec
ond travel allowance to his home.
Men who are serving duration of
war; enlistments may extend such
enlistment for periods of one, two,
three or four years, provided tnev
are entitled to honorable discharge.
Tpon such extension they are en-
titled to one months leave, 81 per
month permanent addition to pay
for United States citizen ~re-enlist-
ing and for continuous service, and
gratuity of one months pay for
each year enlistment is
$50 gratuity and travel allowance
are not authorized upon extension.
Men who enlisted or re-enlisted
for four years terms between FEB
ruary 8, 1917, and November IL,
1918. and make request upon their
commanding officers before Sep
TENDER /, 1919, shall be considered
as having enlisted for duration of
war. and are entitled to honorable
discharge upon same terms as any
other duration of al man. They
may extend their enlistments in the
same manner as that prescribed for
men who enlisted for duration OF
war. Men who request their enlist
ments changed from four year terms
to duration of war may be given
honorable discharges, and should
they desire to re-enlist after such
discharge are entitled to gratuity
and permanent increase of pay as in
case of any other men re-enlisting.
No refund shall be required from
men serving under continuous serv-
ice (i. e. men who re-enlisted with
in four months of ,..e date of dis
charged who desire to change their
enlistments from four-year terms to
duration of war.
The bureau has ordered that all
men of the regular navy, hereafter
discharged, shall receive honorable
discharges provided their records
show that they have performed act
i've duty between the dates of April
6, 1917, and November II, 1919.
and that their service has been of
such character as would entitle them
to an honorable discharge.
The above provisions constitute
one of the most f~ar-reaching and
radical changes to the naval law in
the history of the service. 1t places
the United States navy in an abso-
lutely unique position among the
lnavies of the world insofar as the
opportunities for the men who man
the guns are concerned. Too, with
the wal increase in pay made per-
manent, the average enlisted man in
our navy now draws more money
per month than does the junior Of
ficer in foreign navies.
With these liberal provisions for
the enlisted men, and the arrival of
the splendid new Paficic fleet. The
department hopes that the young
men of this coast, particularly of
Nevada, will respond to the call for
crews for the new superdread-
naughts and ships of every class
now going into commission
Any information desired by young