Evening star., 1932-07-17
Army an'- Navy
News

order issued by the President last week,
the commissioned and warrant officers
Of the military and naval services will
suffer another reduction in their COM
pensation during the 1893 fiscal year.
The effect of this order is to reduce the
rental allowance Of second lieutenant
in the Army or an ensign in the Navy
$48 per annum and his subsistence al
lowance $29.2o per annum, or if he has
more than 5 years service the reduc-
| tion Is $72 for rental and $58.40 for SUBJ
sistence. For the Army first Lieutenant
or lieutenant (Junior Grade) in the
Navy, the reduction amounts to s72 for
! rental and S5840 for subsistence or, if
the officers of these grades have 10
years service the reduction would be
$96 for rental and S5840 for subsist-
ence.
For the captain in the Army or lieu
tenant in the Navy the reduction is $96
for rental and s5S.4o for subsistence or,
II he has over II years service Sl2o
rental and $87 go subsistence. For the
major in the Army or lieutenant com
| mander in the Navy, the reduction
amounts to $120 rental and $3.50 sub
sistence or, If he has over % years
service s144 rental and $3.50 sub
sistence. Lieutenant colonies of the
| Army and commanders Of the Navy will
suffer a reduction Of S144 for rental al
lowances and $3.50 subsistence or, IL
they have over 80 years service s144
rental and s5840 subsistence. For the
Army colonel or captain in the Navy,
the reduction is $l44 rental and S5s40
subsistence.
Brigadier generals and major generals
in the Army and Marine Corps and rear
admirals in the Navy and Coast Guard
viii suffer no loss of rental or subsist-
ence allowance, inasmuch as their total
allowances are limited to $1,000 or
81 700 per annum.
Commissioned warrant officers Of the
Navy and Marine Corps will suffer a re-
duction in rental allowance Of $72 per
annum during the first 10 years OF COM
miSSioned service. S96 during the second
10 years and sl20 after 20 years serv-
ice, and in subsistence the reduction will
be $500 during the first 10 years and
$3.50 after 10 years service. Warrant
ofhcers Of the Army, Navy and Marine
Corps will suffer reduction Of S48 per
annUm in rental allowance and S29.20
per annum in subsistence allowance.
Army.
Nearly score Of officers Of the Army
Air Corps will arrive in Washington be-
tween now and the first part of Sep
tember for duty in the various War De-
partment activities. Lieut.. Col John
D. Reardan. who has been on duty at
the Naval War College. Newport. R. L,
will report July % for duty with the
War Department general staff. Two
other officers on their arrival in the
National Capital will report for duty in
the general staff. They are Maj. Dav-
export Johnson, who has been in COM
mand of the 3rd attack group. Fort
Crockett, Tex, and Mai Edwin 3. Lyon,
who has been attending the Army War
College.
Four of the incoming officers will re-
port August Is for duty as student off,
GERS at the Army War College They
are, with their present duty indicated,
as follows: Maj. Charles T. Phillips,
Fort Leavenworth. Kan. Maj. Percy E
Van Nostrand and Capt David S. Sea-
ton from Maxwell Field, Ala, and
Capt. George c. Kenney. who has been
on duty at Langley Field. Va.
Three Of the new Air Corps arrivals
in Washington will attend the l933-34
course Of the Army Industrial College.
which will begin the latter part Of
August. This group with their present
duty assignments indicated. includes
y.
Field, Va, and Maj. Roy M. Jones and
First Lieut.. Austin w. Martenstein Of
Wright Field, Dayton, Ohio.
Boiling Field. D. c.. will receive three
of the newcomers as follows Capt. o.
H. Quinn from Fort Leavenworth. Kan;
First Lieut. Francis B. Valentine from
the Philippines and Second Lieut.. Carl
F. Theisen. who has been under in
struction at the Massachusetts Institute
Of Technology.
Four Of the incoming officers will as
sumo new duty at the War Department
in the Office Of the Chief of Air Corps,
and they are. with their present duty
| indicated. as follows: Capt. H. w. Hol-
den Of Scott Field. III: Capt Merrick C.
Estahrook, jr.. of Wright Field; First
Lieut.. Pardoe Martin of Mitchell Field
| and First Lieut.. Charles c. Cummings,
on duty with the Ohio National Guard.
Another new Air Corps arrival in Wash
ington will be Capt. T. ]. Koenig. who
has been on duty at Maxwell Field, Ala.