New Britain herald., 1919-01-13

yN Until his discharge from hospital care, the medical and surgical treat ment necessary to restore him to health and strength is under the Jurisdiction of the military or naval authorities.
 1 The vocational training which may be afterwards necessary to restore his self-supporting activity is under the Jurisdiction of the Federal Board for Vocational Education.
 l If he needs an artificial limb or other orthopedic or mechanical appli. ance, the government supplies it free upon his discharge and reneWs 1t when considered necessary.
 After his discharge, if he again needs medical treatment on account of his disability, the government sup plies 1t free.
 Any man whose disability entities him to compensation under the war risk insurance act may be provided by the federal board with a course of vocational training for a new occupa- ton.
 The government strongly recom- mends each man who needs it to un- dertake vocational training and put himself under the care of the federal board but the decision to do so Is optional with each man.
 1 If his disability does prevent him from returning to employment with out training and he elects to follow a course of vocational training pro- vided by the federal board, the course will be furnished free of cost, and he will also be paid as long as the train ing lasts, a monthly compensation equal to the sum to which he Is en- titled under the war-risk insurance 0 act or 8 sum equal to the pay Of his last month of active service, which ever is the greater, but in no case will 8 single man or man required by his course of instruction to live apart from his dependents receive less than S65 per month, exclusive of the sum paid dependents; nor will a man living with his dependents re- ceive less than $75 per month, inclus- i've of sum paid 10 dependents. If his disability does not prevent him from returning to employment without training and he elects to fol- low a course of vocational training provided by the federal board, the course will be furnished free of cost to him and the compensation provid- ed by the war-risk insurance act will be paid to him, but no allowance will be paid to his family.
 Tn addition to the above the fam iIy or dependents of each disabled Iman will receive from the government during his period of training the same monthly allotment and allowance as that paid prior to his discharge from the army or the navy.
 Upon the completon of his coursc of training he will continue to re- ,ceive the compensation prescribed by the war-risl1 insurance act so long as his disability continues.
 In nearly every case, by following the advice and suggestions of the fed eral board, he can either get rid of the handicap caused by his disability or acquire new powers to replace any that may have been lost.
 If he is willing to learn and to take Iadvantage of the opportunities to in crease his skill offered him by the federal board he can usually get a better position than he had before entering the service.
 If he fails to take advantage of these opportunities he will find him. self badly handicapped when he is obliged to compete with the able bodied men who come back to work laftor the war.
 The Federal Board, through it's vo- cational experts, will study his par ticular disability and advise him as
 to the proper course to pursue and give him free training for the occupa-
 ton best suited to him.
 On the satisfactory completion ot
 his training the Federal Board
 through it's employment service, will assist him to secure a, position.
 Public authorities and other large employers will in many cases, at least
 give the disabled soldiers and sailors preference when filling vacant post tions, provided they possess the train ing necessary to fill them,