The sun., 1919-06-16

base pay Of y duty sergeant in the
United States Army. q grade that should
be attained by any soldier before tho
age OF rs, which amounts TO $4b6 a
year. The minimum expenditure for q
soldier Of this age including the cost OF
carrying his insurance policy OF t2,oso
IN placed at sI5e.84, leaving balance
to the good of s2s6.16 for the year IL
tho man wants to keep his expenditures
within the prescribed limits.
The table for an unmarried man OF 81
semi-skilled, who can earn 20 day
for 800 days, shows a total minimum
expenditure OF $3.50 for the year, leaving
a balance of only s11. For such man
Isl 10 not unusual to attain the rank OF
first sergeant with base pay OF ss12 q
year, and in his case the total neces-
ssry expenditure are placed at $162.24,
leaving q margin possible OF $4is.16.
Fer the Man 40 Years Ola.
The last comparative table that II
shown reflects the average budget Of
man OF 10. with the trade Of machin-
let and an earning capacity Of SO
day for $50 days in the year, giving him
An income of 1880. Allowing this man
an expenditure Of $40 week for rent.
but keeping his other disbursements at
| table shows that in civilian life he could
save s369 a year.
A man OF equal ability the table
shows. can easily attain the grade Of
master engineer in the army with ba;
pay Of s973 a year. As against this his
annual necessary expenditures are put
at S1ss.44. including his insurance pre-
| MUM. leaving him q net annual balance
Of sSe8.5s.
In each case the item Of insurance.
| carried voluntarily by the soldier, Is not
included in the civilians expense ac-
| count but the cost OF the average policy
to the civilian at the greatly Increased
rates he has to pay would. the report
says, in most instances exhaust what
ever margin he had and actually leave
| the man in debt.
A survey OF army opportunities has
/ revealed moro than 600 welt paid trades
and civilian occupation in tho army,
each Of which requires many skilled
men. In the Air Service, Tank. Signal
and Motor Transport corps, in the Ord
nance. Medical and Quartermaster de-
\ psrtments and In the Engineer Corps
| alone. almost every trade in common
| employment In civilian life 10 repre-
| sented. Forty-One distinct trades are
| prominent at the moment by reason OF
the immediate needs Of the service in
the Coast Artillery there are thirty
| two trades and in the Engineers twenty
eight. In the construction division Of
the QuGrtermaster Department there are
Itwenty-six. In the Motor Transport
| twenty-three and in the Ordnance eleven.
| In the Tank Corps and the Purchase.
Storage and Trafic divisions there are
many moro and In the Signal and Medi-
| cal Corps scores of opportunities exist
| for vocational training, and equal OPP
pcrtunities exist, II is announced, for
! specialization in the field artillery, in
faItry and cavalry.
4 The value Of army training in these
lines IL indicated by the statement of
the authorities yesterday that the de-
rand for honorably discharged soldiers.
skilled az mechanics and graduates of
either the Motor Transport. Tank Corps
or Air Service from motor manufactur-
ers alone Ia far greater than the supply.
what the Service Offers.
Here are Just few Of some OF the
i specific lines Uncle Sam Is more than
willing thoroughly to instruct the right
sort Of men in: Land surveying. auto
mobile repairing, telephone repairing,
road construction. wireless biography.
drafting. teiegraphy, steamfitting,
switchboard installation. motor mechan-
les tair or Ground), BAKING ana COOKING,
carpentry, photography, electrical work.
TYPOGRAPHY, bricklaying. blacksmithing.
masonry. welding (acetylene and cleo
tric), airplane mechanics and plumbing.
There Is immediate need for men quail
flied in many of these lines now for
foreign services, and men desiring to sc
overseas will have opportunity to Sc
lect the particular branch OF the ser
vice they prefer-infantry, field artillery.
medical corps engineer corps or any
other branch that requires men, One
Of the principal demands at the present
Is for line men in operations in Siberia
The period Of enlistment for men wig
have had no previous service is thres
years, but the additional advantage OF
discharge at the end of one year is Of
fered to men with previous service
should they desire 1t. To men who have
| served with the expeditionary forces
there IL immediate opportunity for pro-
motion to the non-commissoned grades
| and the prospect Of appointment to West
Point Is constantly held out to men who
can pass the necessary qualifying ex-
animation, and in addition. according to
the army authorities in charge of the
recruiting drive. the opportunities for
| commissions direct from the ranks will
| increase rather than decrease.
Gen. Wilbur E Wilder will be In
| charge OF the recruiting for New York
! Brooklyn and Jersey City. and will have
| his headquarters at 461 Eighth avenue.
Gen. Wilder has announced that a COM
| plete stan of non-commissioned Ufhcers
| will be on duty at each recruiting sta
| tion ready to give all necessary par