Evening star., 1923-08-12

font ball team will be carried on at
rcon,n Ncad. under the direct super
,,,s,on of Col Samuel ID. Rochenback,
commander of the Infantry Tank School.
II will be interesting to note 'he re-
suits of the physical efficiency 'es'S
that have been conducted at the N''''S
training centers this summer. Every
candidate of both the X o> =: anu
the G NJ T. {. camps mas pee" r.
quired to undergo the l3ur 80, hhar
scribed-1O0-yard dash, HORIZONTAL nai
yaulting, broad jumping ana ruliii!ls !n
high iump-and from the results .ile
percentage of each camp VIII pe e,,,ras
culated BY combining all the ns u ~
thus obtained the physicai 81 en- ,,l ei,.' ~,
of this group of young men VIII WIZ, e, ue a., a.
rived at By taking into consloera'loii,
the figures obtained from ,n' ,''d
institutions throughout the eoun
combining all of this mass OF udld ~
gether il is expected to flnallS op1suii ~
rating for the United states ne
tests of the cadets at the I. >. M''
tary Academy this summer serve ~
show what may be accomplished pE
systematized and supervised athieilcS
such as is carried at West Point.
The rating attained by this entire SUI
dent body, based on the college stand
ard is excellent" with total aver
age of ST. per cent.
A decision of the War Department
Ia st week affects officers who served IN
rhe world war and hope to be appointed
as officers in the Reserve Corps with
the highest rank they held during the
war The age limit for appointments
in the reserve force. as defined by me M
national defense act OF SepleHlpel -
1922, is:
''In time of peace a reserve officer
must at the time of his appointment be
between the ages OF twenty-one anu M
consideration was whether or not TINS
age limitation applied TO officers who
served in the Army between April b,
1917. and June 30, l9lS IL was atsue"
that there should be no age limit or re-
StriCtion for such officers other than
physical health, since they are expert
tnced and would be of great beneht TO
the reserve force in peace and very
necessary addition to the War Depart
ment in time of war, although theN
might be a few years above the age
limit The War Department held IN
this situation that the age limitation
did not apply to officers who served be-
tween April 6. 1917, and June 30. 1919
but only to officers serving before or
after those dates. ITO hold the de-
cIsion reads. that an officer more than
sixty wears of age cannot be appointed
TO the reserve force leads to an alb
surdity An officer of the highest at
tainments after many years or active
service and in the reserve Iorce
nine years OF age. without any military
training whatsoever would be eligible
for such appointment. The war De
nartment holds. therefore, that the age
limit contained in the statute does not
apply to appointment OF persons VINO
have been officers of the Army at any
time between April 6, 1917, and June
81. 1919.
The following information sheet has
heen sent out to all reserve officers OF
the Army of the United States:
Pay and Allowances of Reserve offi-
cers-A reserve officer when on active
duty shall receive the pay and allow
ances prescribed by the act of June 10.
1922 and mileage to his first station
from the place of receipt by him OF his
orders and from his last station to his
home. When reserve officers are au-
thorized by law to receive federal pay.
those serving in grades corresponding
to colonel; lieutenant colonel major;
lieutenant shall receive the pay of the
sixth. fifth. fourth. third, second and
PIT. pay periods respectively.
In computing the increase of pay for
each period of three years service. re
serve officers shall be credited with full
time for all periods during which they
have held commissions as officers or
any of the services mentioned in the
title Of the act of June 10, 1922. or in
the Organized Militia prior to July /,
1916. or in the National Guard. or in
the Naval Militia, or in the Naval Re-
serve forces or, the Marine Corps Re
serve forces when confirmed in grade
and qualiSed for all general service
with full lime for all periods during
which thsy have performed active duty
under resoeve commissions. and with
one-half ftrNe for all other periods dur
ing whicH they have held reserve COM
missions.
When caaim is made for longevity in
crease of pay for any service not shown
l. tpctV ~ +1tE T.fft ntal
lister, competent certificate as to such
service will be submitted with the
voucher on which such pay is claimed.
These certificates will be obtained from
the heads of the services in which the
officer may have held commissions Pay
status begins on the date that the Of
f1cer officially complies with the order
calling him to active duty and ends
when he is relieved from active duty.
In calculating the pay of a reserve Of
fcer who shall become entitled for
continuous period of less than one
month to federal pay at the rate fixed
for the Regular Army, the thirtyfirst
day of a calendar month shall not be
excluded from the computation.
Reserve officers will be entitled, in
addition to the base pay. to sub
sistence allowances as follows: Each
officer receiving the base pay of the
first period. one subsistence allow
ance; each officer receiving the base
pay of the second period. third or
sixth PERIOD. TWO subsistence allow
ances. and each officer receiving the
hase pay of the fourth or fifth period.
three subsistence allowances. provided
that an officer with no dependents shall
receive one subsistence allowance
only. Under the conditions herein
after set forth. reserve officers will
he entitled to rental allowances for
rooms follows: Each officer re-
rejving the base pay of the first
period. two rooms: each officer receiv-
Ing the base pay of the second period
three rooms: third period. four rooms:
fourth period will receive five rooms
and each officer in the fifth or sixth
Of the foregoing. Reserve officers
with no dependents will receive rental
allowances for rooms as follows:
First period. two rooms; third or
fourth period. three rooms: fifth or
sixth period four rooms.
Reserve officers with dependents are
entitled to rental allowance while on
active duty for the fifteen-day train
ing periods either at camps. posts or
stations. if their dependents are not
occupying public quarters during the
period involved. The voucher on
which such allowance is. claimed will
be supported by certificate from the
commanding officer and by one of the
claiming officers to the effect that the
claiming officers dependents do not
occupy public quarters. Reserve Off
GERS having no dependents, while on
active duty for the fifteen-day periods
at camps, posts or stations, are en-
titled to rental allowance only If not
furnished quarters of any kind for
personal use. Reserve officers, during
periods of active duty as instructors
at training camps, are entitled to
rental allowance under the conditions
governing the ftfteen-day training