The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1920-02-06

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ferre6 To an organization OF the Ma
tional Guard of the United States
wlthoI3 his consent.
The number OF reservlstS who have
completed their training IN the train
ing forces that may be assigned to the
National Guard will be prescribed 10y
regulations of the war department, hut
it shall not In any year exceed one
third Of the maximum strength of the
National Guard OF the entire country.
All young men who have completed
the military training course and have
not been assigned TO the National
Guard become members of the Unitea
States organized reserves.
May Be trained to BE officer.
While assigned to the organized re-
serves, rescrvists will be subject TO
mobilization and additional training
for two annual periods Of MOTTO eX-
coed two weeks each during their
membership therein. Any reservist
assigned to the organized reserves
who desires to qualify as nom
commissioned officer or as a commits
stoned officer may take additional
training. A reservist may be commits
stoned in the organized reserves for
period of ten years.
The grades and ratings for reserv-
lists assigned to or enlisted in the Ma
tional Guard, or in the organized re-
serves. are to be the same as grades,
ratings and rates of pay provided for
enlisted mon for the permanent per
sonnet of the army.
The organized reserves under the
proposed legislation will be liable TO
call for military service by the pres
ident only when congress shall declare
that a national emergency exists. The
maximum strength of the National
Guard of the United States, under the
proposed legislation, is to be approx
mately equal to 800 officers and en-
listed men, or reservists, for each sen
ator or representative in congress.
Make Ups of the Army.
Under the army reorganization plan
the new army of the United States
| will consist of the overseas gar
risonS, the home forces, the Ma
| tional Guard OF the United States
| the organized reserves and the unor'
ganzed reserves. These various com
ponents will be subdivided into the
! .igade, the division, the army corps,
and army headquarters, with their ce-
| tachmentS and troops. The contend
! ing arms are to be composed of the
! infantry the cavalry, the field artil-
| lery, the coast artillery corps, the air
corps, the corps of engineers, the sig
nal corps, the general staff corps, the
adiutant general service, the inspec-
tor general service, the judge advocate
| generals service, the quartermasters
| service, the medical service, the ord
nance service. the finance service, the
transportation service, the construc-
ton service, the chemical warfare
service and the corps Of chaplains.
Under the general scheme of or
ganization there will permanent
and n reserve personnel. The perma-
ent personnel will be properly known
as the regular army. The reserve
personnel will include the National
| Guard, which is to be known as the
National Guard of the United States.
and the reserve corps, which will be
built up through universal military
training
Make Up of Regular Army.
The permanent personnel, that is to
say the regular army, will'b be made up
of one general of the army, 20 major
generals, so brigadier generals, Gil
coloneIs. 68S lieutenant colonies, 1892
majors, 1854 captains, 1886 first lieu
tenants, and 1852 second lieuten-
ants, the officers and enlisted men Of
the medical service, the corps OF
chaplaIns, the warrant officers. the fly
ing cadets Of the air service and
2G3, 200 enlisted men.
The base Of initial monthly pay for
the enlisted men is fixed as follows
by the senate bill: Master sergeants,
| 500; technical sergeants, $75; first
sergeants, $75; staff sergeants, $50;
sergeants, $50; corporals, $40; pri-
Yates (first class, $50, and privates
Second class, $25. There is pro-
vision that enlisted men shall receive
an increase of 10 per cent of the
initial pay of their grade for each five
years of service, not TO exceed total
increase Of 40 per cent. The air corps
legislation proposed Is, of course, all
new. 1t provides for permanent per-
sonnet of the air corps consisting Of
one chief Of air corps, with the rank
Of major general and 1850 officers
and 21,000 enlisted men. Then there
is to be reserve air personnel consist
ing of all reserve officers and re-
servists of the organized reserves
and National Guard Of the United
States assigned to the air corps
units
General Staff and War Council.
The general staff Of the army I'M
der the proposed legislation will be
the responsible head Of the countrys
fighting force. 1t will he its duty to
prepare plans for national defense,
for rho uSe Of tho military forces for