Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-02-07

SAC oAStCo oldlcS OV.US cents, the
Citizens Military Training Camp sub
sistence allowance is 10 cents, that OF
the National Guard Is 80 cents, and
the average cost Of subsistence at the
Soldiers Home in Washington is IS. 35
cents.
These figures conclus.vely show the
discrimination which Is being made
against the enlisted men Of the Reg
nlar Army in the matter Of the ration,
which. in itself. 1t is pointed out. Is
sufficient to account for the discon-
tent. No objections have been. made
by the enlisted personnel to the hard.
ships or privations which necessity re-
qulres them to share. but the conclu-
sion has been reached by the military
authorities who have made a study Of
this subject that the efficiency and
morale OF the military establishment
are detrimentally affected when the
soldier Is compelled to survive in the
presence OF inferior living conditions.
which can and should be improved.
Whether or not an officer is en-.
titled to mounted pay while on duty
as a student at the Field Artillery
School Is a question which has been
submitted to the military authorities.
1t appears that a captain Of field ar.
TENDER 10, 1925, at this school, in
which capacity he drew mounted pay
FOR two months. He reported for duty
as a student on that date. his mounts
remaining at the academic stables as
before. The officer concerned has ap.
peared at every formation at which he
was required to be mounted. but the
expense Of maintaining a groom for
the care of his personal horses and
equipment has been borne by himself
while those student officers not owning
animals on the post incurred no such
expense.
1t Is pointed out by the War Depart.
ment that the regulations provide that
in such cases the private mounts OF
the officer will not be shipped to the
new station. but will be taken care Of
by the Government elsewhere. An ofi.
Ger on duty as a student at a service
school is not required to be mounted
it Is determined by the regulations,
and mounted pay Is authorized only
when an officer 10 required to be
mounted. Though the conditions sur.
rounding this care were exceptional
in that the horses Of the officer con-
cerned were already at the service
school where he Ia on duty as n stu.
dent. the controlling factor Is that
under the regulations, he is not. while
on such duty. required to be mount
ed" and in view OF these circum
stances decision has been made by the
War Department that an officer occu
plying this status Is not entitled to
mounted pay.
1t is quite possible that efforts will
be made to change the regulations
prescribing that student officers are
required to be mounted. in which
event the right to mounted pay as out
lined above would result.
The following named flying cadets
graduates OF the Air Service Flying
School, airplane pilots, are being re-
tanned in the service OF the Air Serv'
Ice for duty. They are Amberse NJ.
Banks, Bernard A. Bridget. Wallace s.
Dawson. James r. r.. Reid. John T.
Sprague, jr., and Gilbert L. Tefft, all
Of Langley Field, Va, and James II.
Collins, Selfridge Field. and Thomas
p. Nelson. George II. Sparhawk and
Yantis Fl. Taylor, Kelly Field. II Is
expected that the following will be
added to the list: Clinton w. Davies
Leonard s. Flo Of Selfridge Field
Philip r. Love. Kelly Field. and Elmer
J. Rogers. jr.. Of Langley Field.
NAVY.
Eight officers Of the Supply Corps
who are now at sea or duty abroad
will be due for shore duty in the
United States this year. They are
Capt. Theodore J. Arms, fleet paymas
TENDER and December, and Comdrs
George r. Grape, Cavite naval station
in October; David q. McRitchie, U.
s. s. Mississippi, in July: Ben d. Nc.
Gee, aircraft sQuadrons, scouting feet
in August; Philip J. Willett. L. 8. s.
California, in the Autumn: William w
Lamar. aircraft squadrons. battle feet
In August: William G. Neill. destroyer
squadrons. scouting fleet, In Septem,
Der. and William L. r. Simonpietri.
purchasing and disbursing ofncer,
Shanghai. China. In the Autumn.
Authorization has been given by the
Navy Department for the appearance
Of about Is chief pay clerks and pay
clerks before boards on March Is for
examination for appointment as assist
ant paymasters in the Navy. Boards
converting on March 1 will examine
about So candidates for appointment
as pay clerks In the Navy, and OF
those who will be found qualified the
appointments Of IL will be made at
-
eligible list available for appointment
as vacancies occur.
The proposal that an increase be
made in the age limit Of young men
admitted to the Naval Academy, name
ly, that they shall be aged not less
than Is years nor more than 20 years
will be strongly opposed by the Navy
Department. Under the present law
all candidates for midshipmen must be
not less than 16 nor more than 20
years Of age on April Of the calendar
year of which they enter the academy
Navy Department authorities hold
to the opinion that young men should
be admitted tos the academy as young
as Is consistent with their ability to
pass the scholastic requirements al
the Naval Academy. Youths are more
easily trained. their characters are
more readily formed, and 1t Is far more
less difficult to indoctrinate them with
the ideals and traditions Of the serv.
ice, regular Navy officers point out
then men Of older years. Another rea
son for keeping the entrance age limit