Evening star., 1931-05-10
Army.

Army.
Pay being 90 intimately associated
with promotion, there continues TO be
an impression among many members
OF Congress that the two forms of
relief should be amalgamated. On the
other hand. however. the belief is
shared, mainly among service people,
that the two subjects should be conSid-
cred separately. The principal proposal
that Is destined to please service people
as achieving pay equality for the en-
tire service is the merging Of base pay
with allowanceS-the latter perma-
nently and effectively separated from
determinations. the combination to be
the basis of compensation on retire
ment at rs per cent of the merged
items, instead of, as now, not more
than the equivalent CT so per cent of
the active list incom2 Added to this.
it is understood that there be an addi-
ton made to all items OF pay of the
fixed sum Of $50 per month in each
grade.
The suggestion has also been made
that the present Inconsistencies of pay
be removed In such case as that
which finds too little difference in the
pay Of a colonel and q brigadier gen.
eral. This could be accomplished by
giving the brigadier general an increase
Of 81 900 q year more than the pay of
a colonel This would maintain the
proper difference between the pay OF
a brigadier general and a major gen.
eral, and there would be an equally
necessary difference preserved between
the pay Of a colonel and a brigadier
general. Under these circumstances,
the new schedule of service pay. eX-
pressed in Army terms, would be as
follows: Major general, Sl0.478 per
annum (base pay, $4,000: rental allow
ance, LAO; subsistence allowance,
$438, and proposed, 5000.
Br1gadier general, $9,47S per annum
(base pay. $4,000; rental allowance.
Sl,440; subsistence allowance. $43S;
proposed increase, $500 and 81 .000).
per cent for each three years service
on base pay of $4,000. Maximum pay
after 80 years service. S8,478.
Lieutenant colonel, S6,l97. with in
Grease of 5 per cent for each three years
service on base pay of $500 and,
after so years service, on a base pay
of $4,000, but with deduction of $2l9
in subsistence allowance. Maximum
pay after 80 years service, $3,47S.
Major. $5.457. with increase of S per
cent for each three years service on
$4,000 and after % years service. on
base pay of $500 and an increase Of
$240 for rental allowance. Maximum
pay after 80 years service, $7.947.
Captain, $4,39S, with increase Of 5
per cent for each three years service
on base pay Of $2,400 and, after II
years service, on base pay of $4,000
and increase OF S240 for rental allow
ance and 1919 for subsistence allow
ance. Maximum pay after 80 years
service. S6e57.
First lieutenant, $3,75s. with increase
OF per cent for each three years
service on base pay Of $4,000 and, after
10 years service, on base pay OF $2,400
and increase In rental allowance Of
service, $500.
Second lieutenant, $2,7ss, with in
crease of 5 per cent on each three
years service on base pay of $500
and, after five years service, on base
pay of $4,000, with increase of $240
for rental allowance and $219 for sub
sistence allowance. Maximum pay
after 80 years service, $4,75s.
Navy.
Suspension, for the time being, has
been made of the prospective orders
for the abolishment Of the naval en-
cheering competitions In their present
form, OF which there has been consid-
cradle criticism throughout the naval
service. It was intended that the abol-
ishment of these engineering competi-
tions would become effective at the end
of the present competitive year, June
80. 1881, and in lieu thereof more SIM
plified system was prepared In the Navy
Department that would stimulate the
engineering personnel In the mainte-
nance Of machinery plants OF ships on