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one battalion Is on the way. The
remaining battalion will be screened
to eliminate men falling in the new
categories.
A similar screening will be given
the 95th Division which is sched-
uled to go out.
Men in the new categories who
now are in the Pacific area or in
Europe will remain abroad until
they are eligible for discharge or can
be returned. However, such soldiers
in Europe will not be sent to the
Pacific.
Those screened out of redeployed
units under the new regulations and
other qualified individuals will be
given duty in replacement, training
and separations centers in this
country to replace men being dis
charged.
Eventually, the screening score
will be recomputed to take in COM
bat, parenthood and service credits
from May II to September 2, the
date on which the new discharge
score Of 30 points is based. This
revised score may be higher, 1t was
explained, but will not affect those
who had As points on May II.
Eligible for Discharge.
Currently, enlisted men with 80 or
more points based on the September
2 computation; those 38 or older
and those IS through 81 with a min
imum of two years of service are
eligible for discharge. There are
about 100000 men in these groups.
in addition to the 100000 who were
made eligible for discharge under
the former 85-point score.
The Army said the new 80-point
score will be reduced from time to
time to keep rehabilitation at a
high rate
An enlisted WAC may be dis
charged if she has Al or more points
as of September 2, Is 80 or older, is
IS to 81, inclusive, and has at least
two years service or is the wife of a
member of the military forces who
has been discharged. WACS nc
longer are being sent overseas.
The House Military Affairs Com
mittee-meeting in room studded
with posters urging Army enlist
ments ''noW"-took a long step yes
terday toward making an Army
career more attractive.
20-Year Retirement.
1t approved proposal that SOL
diers be permitted to retire after 20
years of service, instead of the 30
now required. Retirement after 20
years would be at half the average
annual pay for a mans last six
months of service. If the recruit
wanted to stay in for 80 years, he
could retire then at three-fourths
pay, just as now
The 20-year plan would put Army
retirement inducements on a par
with those of the Navy.
other inducements the committee
is considering before sending the
bill to the House for a vote include
l. Give men who re-enlist benefits
of the CT Bill of Rights.
2. Continue the wartime 20 pei
cent pay bonus for overseas service
8. Liberalize re enlistment bo.
muses..
4. Provide Government-paid 80.
day furloughs for men who e-enlist
and
5. Permit re-enlisted men to OBJ.
tain their mastering -out pay imme.
diately, without waiting until the
end of their new enlistment period
The committee already has ap.
proved tentatively a plan to permi
enlistments for two-year periods in
stead of three. In doing so it re-
jected, by a 2-vote margin, a pro
posal to allow one-year enlistment.
in some cases.
The legislation has the genera
backing of the Army, which dis
tributed In the committee room red
white and blue posters citing tn,
travel, education, career" benefit
OF life in the Army.