The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1941-08-21

s. Married men VINO want to
be discharged at the end Of
their statutory one-year service.
The war department said re-
leases Of men from army ranks
will be made at a uniform rate
80 that the efficiency Of the or
ganization will not be too seriously
lowered"
Other than dependency, hard
ship, or "other emergency cases."
the department added, men will
not be discharged while their or
CARNATIONS are on maneuvers or
engaged in "other special train
ing"
WASHINGTON - Following are
answers to some of the questions
that might be raised by selectees
or national guardsmen under the
war departments announcement
Tuesday on the order in which
they will be released from active
army service:
@. How long viii the average
selectee or national guardsman
with mo strings attached" have
to serve under the policy?
A. An average of from IA to 10
months, depending upon location
of the mans unit, his amount of
training and his assignment, and
the extent to which the nation Is
involved in the international sit
uation.
@. Which men will be released
first under the new policy?
A. Those with dependents and
those upon whom service would
work a Hardship" They will be
released Immediately when their
cases are properly established.
@. When will men who were %
years of age or over July 1, 1914.
be released?
A. Immediately upon their own
application regardless Of length of
service but in the order of their
induction.
@. When will married men be
released?
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end of IL months service.
@. When will the army release
men who were to have been dis
charged after IL months follow
ing their induction last fall in view
of recently-passed legislation auth
orizing their retention an addition
al IS months?
A. An estimated 10000 nation
al guardsmen, 10000 reserve Off
GERS. 10000 selectees. and approx
imately 10000 guard officers in
Quoted last November will be re-
leased from active service prior
international situation permitting.
to December 10, this year the
The men will not be released, how
ever, while their units are on man
euvers or engaged in other special
training.
@. May enlisted men eligible for
release remain on active duty be-
yond period of one year?
A. Yes, either by enlisting in
the regular army for three years
or by requesting an extension of
their term of service to the total
of 80 months recently authorized
by congress.
@. May men % years old or old
er remain in active service despite
passage of the law to defer them?
A. Men % years old or older,
including soldiers in regular army,
selectees or national guardsmen
may be allowed to re-enlist or stay
in service if they are non-com-
missioned officers or have clearly
demonstrated an ability which
would warrant their appointment
as non-commissioned officers" or If
they have specialist training. The
war department holds that such
procedure Twill result in steady
improvement in the quality Of the
soldier on active duty"
@. When will reserve officers be
released from active duty?
A. The war department directed
last February that approximately
so per cent Of the reserve officers
would be released at the end of
one year service.
O. How are national guard Of
ficers affected by the departments
new policy?
A. Details covering release of
national guard officers from &C
tive duty have not yet been COM
pleted. In general, however, they
will be released from active duty
on the same basis as reserve Of
ficers.
@. How many guard and reserve
officers will be affected by the
war departments policy?
A. Approximately 10000, or half
of the reserve officer personnel,
and like number of guard offic-
ers will be released from active
duty upon completion Of one year
of service.