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

to the academy as low as possible, 1t Is
insisted at the department. Is the serv.
Ice return to the Government. AS all
officers retire on reaching the age OF
81 years. there will be less service rem
dered to the Government II the pro-
posal to raise the age limits from 16
to 20 vars to Is to 90 is favorably con.
sidered. Should the proposed increase
In the age limit for entrance 10 the
Naval Academy be adopted, 1t will
mean that the service return to the
OF officers. will be two years less than
under the existing age limits.
Following Is the relative standing
Of the highest OF the naval vessels
OF the battleship class IN engineering
performances for the month Of Decem-
Der. 1928, in the order named Arizona,
Mississippi. Colorado. Oklahoma. Ne
vada, California, West Virginia, New
Mexico, New York and Maryland,
Following Is given the engineering
performance standing OF vessels OF the
submarine class for the year to Janu-
o-3, o.. s-42. s-2s. ST. and
Rs.
The purpose Of the proposal to ad
Just the pay and allowances OF certain
officers of the Navy. 1t Is pointed out
In the Navy Department. Is to give to
chief warrant officers during their first
six years of commissioned service the
same pay and allowances which are
now provided for an ensign with equal
service; after six years Of commits.
stoned service the same pay and allow
ances as received by a lieutenant
C;Cnior grade) with the same length Of
service; and after IL years commits
stoned service the same pay and al
lowances as may be received by a
lieutenant in the Navy with the
same length Of service. Any pay
schedule which provides that the
pay Of any subordinate onicer Is
based upon that for a senior ON.
Ger Is frowned upon by the depart
ment. although 1t Is recognised that
the act of August 80. 1916, did contain
pay between chief warrant officers and
other commissioned officers Of the
Navy. The act Of June 10. 1922. Navy
Department authorities point out.
established the present pay schedule
for all Of the services. abolished such
parity and placed all commissioned
officers within certain pay periods.
IN INC computation OK longevity pay
increases. chief warrant officers ap-
pointed prior to July !, 1922, are per-
nlitted to count all service rendered
by them. The opinion is held by the
department that those chief warrant
officers appointed prior to July /, 1922
who by virtue of their service are
receiving the pay and allowances Of
the second and third pay periods. re-
spectively. are being adequately paid.
Their total compensation, it is pointed
out in the department, represents a
substantial increase over the pay and
allowances which they would have re-
ceived under the act of August %,
1916.
The belief IL held in the department
that should an adjustment be made in
the pay and allowances of chief war
rant officers during their first six
years of commissioned service where
by an increase in pay is afforded such
officers upon appointment to that
grade. and that If all prior service
could be counted for longevity pur-
poses. there would be no justifiable
grounds upon which the chief warrant
officer could submit claims for adjust
ment to pay. Any proposal which will
accomplish this result, 1t Is stated,
will be approved by the department.
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