Detroit evening times., 1945-05-11
Army Announces
Discharge Plan
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as "a the total credits needed for
discharge.
SEPARATE FORCES SCORE
These revised totals arc ex-
pectcd 10 be somewhat lower than
the interim scores. At this time
separate scores will be established
for the air forces, the ground and
service forces and the WACS.
Scores Will be compiled on the
basis of points earned as of Saiur-
day MAY 10. Decorations and
battle credits awarded after that
date. but earned prior thereto,
may be counted. Children born on
or before May -, whose birth
were not known 10 their fathers
at the time the scores were first
compiled may hc counted IN re-
NlScd scores.
Service IN the army viii be
computed from the date the sol
dier reported TO his reception cen
ter and took his oath. Odd p0r-
tions Of the month of Is days or
more will count as whole month.
Overseas credit is counted for
/ the period from the date of de-
parture from a u. :. port TO the
return 10 a L. s. port, with odd
rs days or more counting as a
month,
COVERS ALL FRONTS
The point system for discharges
covers men in all parts of the
world-not merely those who have
served i'm Europe.
Immediate eligibility for dis
charge does not mean immediate
discharge. IL will take nearly
year TO bring the 100000 eligible
men home, although they will b'
coming by hundreds OF Thousands
in ensuing months.
| And any given maD--evef
though he has more than the nee
essary number Of credits for dis
charge-can be kept in the service
IL his work Is deemed vital to th'
war against Japan.
DECORATIONS LISTED
The combat and decoration
credits, worth FIVE points each
will he awarded for the following
honors and decorations won b,
army personnel for services per
formed since Sept. Is, 1910:
! ARMY-DSC. Legion OF Merit
Silver Star, DEC, Soldiers Medal
Bronze Star Medal, Air Medal
Purple Heart and bronze servic'
star.
NAVY-Navy Cross. DSM, lie
gion OF Merit, Silver Star Medal
DFC, Navy and Marine Corp
Medal, Bronze Star Medal, Al
Medal and Purple Heart Medal.
FOREIGN-Awards and deco
rations of foreign countries nc
cepted and worn under war de
partment regulations.
The army announced earlier
that any holder OF the Medal o.
Honor was eligible for immediate
release.
ARMY RECIPIENTS ONLY
The mention of navy decora
tions does not mean, that nav,
personnel are included in the plan
They are not. 1t refers only Il
navy and marine corps decora
tons that may have been awardet
TO army men.
Five points are given Tor IN
first and each additional award c
! the honorS mentioned above a
> represented by oak leaf clusters
Commissioned officers will haV
Iadjusted service rating scores wit
1, the same point values as enllSte
men. Eligibility of officers fC
discharge, however, will be deteI
mined primarily by militar
: necessity with the point ratir
secondary.
D SPECIAL CONSIDERATION
y Officers with long oversee
/, service and long and hazardol
combat service will be give
Especial consideration for releaS
iOfficers returned from any theat'
as surplus may not be discharge
however. until il is established /
1.-THE commanders of the groun
air and service forces that the
services are not required els,
where.
J The revised critical scores to
/ announced about six weeks henC
will be calculated to release abol
100000 soldiers under the poir
system. 1t is Anticipated, howeve
that during the course of the ne'
- months, up to several thousar
additional men may be release
? under the point system. To accon
o pliSh this. the critical scores wi
: be adjusted from time TO time.
:. TOTALS UNDECIDED
The total number which ma
be released under the point Sy
: TEN depends on variable factol
y including the number TO be r
: leased for disability, age ar
! other factors. and the number ,
= new jnductees available.
" Discharges for disability ar
normal attrition have been abol
ldSO OOO DURING the last II month