Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-03-02
Organized Reserves

Change has been made in Army
Regulations No. 35-3420 governing the
pay and allowances of the commits
stoned personnel OF the Organized Re
serves. This regulation supersedeS those
Of october s, 1926, including the changes
dated August 80, 1928. A Reserve officer
Is not entitled to pay and alloWances
except when on active duty. When on
active duty he shall receive the same
pay and allowances as an officer of the
Regular Army of the same grade and
length of active service, and mileage
from his home to his first station and
from his last station to his home. but
he is not entitled to retirement or re-
tired pay.
It is prescribed that when officers of
the Reserve Corps are authorized by
law to receive Federal pay, those serving
in grades Of colonel, lieutenant colonel
major, captain, first Lieutenant and sec
ond lieutenant shall receive the pay of
the sixth, fifth, fourth, third, second
and flrst periods, respectively. Any Re-
serve of1cer whenever entitled to Fed
eral pay shall receive as longevity pay,
In addition to base pay provided, but not
exceeding the maximum pay prescribed
by law, an increase thereof at the rate
Of 5 per cent of the base pay of his
period for each three years of service I'D
to 80 years, provided that the base pay
plus pay for length Of service of no off,
Ger below the grade of colonel shall ex-
coed $3.50. In computing the increase
Of pay for each period of three years
service. Reserve officers will be credited
with full time for all periods during
which they have held commissions as
officers IN the Army, Navy, Marine
Corps. Coast Guard, Coast and Geodetic
Survey and Public Health Service or in
the Organized Militia prior to July l,
1916, or IN the National Naval Volun-
teers. Naval Reserve Force or Marine
Corps Reserve Force, when confirmed in
grade and qualified for all general SerV-
ice, with full time for all periods during
which they have performed active duty
under Reserve commissions, and with
One-half time for all other periods dur
ing which they have held Reserve COM
missions. For periods of medical and
hospital treatment at Government ex-
pense until At for transportation to their
homes, Reserve officers are entitled to
credit for one-half time only for pur-
poses OF computing longevity pay. The
base pay for Reserve officers is fixed as
follows: First period, $780,; second
period, $4,000; third period, S2,400;
fourth period, $4,000; fifth period,
$500, and sixth period, $4,000.
It is planned this Spring to repeat the
special course in machine gun instruc-
ton which was given to officers of the
320th Infantry last Spring Through
the courtesy of the authorities Of
Georgetown University. arrangements
have been made to permit the use of the
university armory for this purpose, and
through the courtesy of the department
OF military science and tactics of the
university for the use of machine gun
equipment for the course.
The instruction will be given in the
university armory on the second and
fourth Tuesday of each month. from
1880 to $3.50 pm, alternating with the
regular bimonthly meetings Of the regi-
ment. The first meeting will be March
IL. This instruction, however, will not
interfere with the regular Infantry
meetings, and will not be held at their
expense. The instruction is offered to
supplement the regular instruction.
which viii be in preparation for active
duty training, and only those who are
able ana willing to attend without sac
rihcing their attendance at the regular
meetings. should enroll. All officers of
t tne Sz0tn Infantry who desire to take
the full course OF instruction, which
VIII include eight meetings, should send
their signed applications to local Re-
serve headquarters without delay.
Commencing in March, the regular
cavalry meetings, which have been held
ON the frst and third Thursdays ~
each month. viii be held on the f1rst
ana third Fridays. making the first
meeting to be held at pm. March n
FOR this meeting, training regulations
150-20 and 1S0-25 will be covered ana
AL those attending should be prenared
70 discuss any paragraph therein and
20 explain same to other members If
the squadron "a
Cavalry meetings have been con-