The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1920-01-29


tIonsl Guard Of the United stutes
without his consent.
The number Of reservists who have
completed their training In the train
Ing forces that may be assigned TO the
National Guard will be prescribed by
regulations Of the war department. hut
II 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 United
States organized reserves.
May De trained to Be officer.
While assigned to the organized re-
serves. reservists viii be subject to
mobilization and additional training
for two annual periods of not to ex-
coed two weeks each during their
membership therein. Any reservist
assigned to the organized reserves
who desires to qualify as non
commissioned officer or as commits
training. A reservlst 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
tlonal Guard, or in the organized re-
serves. are 10 he the same as grades.
ratings and rates of pay provided for
enlisted men 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 500 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
viii consist of the overseas gar
risons, the home forces. the Ma
tional Guard of the United States
the organized reserves and the unor-
ganized reserves. These various COM
ponents will be subdivided into the
igade. the division. the army corps,
and army headquarters, with their de-
tachmcnts 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
adjutant general service. the inspec-
tor general service. the judge advocate
generals service. the quartermaster's
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 be a permanent
and reserve personnel. The perma-
ent personnel will be properly knowE
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 be made up
of one general of the army, 20 major
generals. 80 brigadier generals, GIL
colonies. 6SS lieutenant colonies. 2,292
majors, 1854 captains. 1855 first lieu
tenants. and 1852 second lleuten-
ants, the officers and enlisted men of
the medical service, the corps OF
chaplalns. the warrant officers. the fly
ing cadets of the air service and
263. 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
seEesants, SIS; staff sergeants, $50;
sergeants. $50: corporals, $40; pri-
Yates (first class, $50, and privates
(second class). s25. There is a pro-
vision that enlisted men shall recelYe
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. II 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 $1,000 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 f''-' - - -. J
General Staff and War Council.
The general staff of the army I'M
der the proposed legislation viii be
the responsible head of the country's
fighting force. II will be It's duty TO
prepare plans for national defense.
for the use OF the military forces for
that purpose. both separately and In
conjunction with the naval forces. II
will be its duty to always have ready