Evening star., 1946-01-23
Army Ground Forces
Plan 10 Discharge
$4,000 by March |

4llC AlAiy 1IUuIlu EUICeS, WIllCll
began speeding up discharges last
week, announced today that ap-
|proximately 10000 men and officers
in this country would be discharged
by the end of February.
Gen. Jacob L. Devers said the
speedup order meant that 10 per
cent of the AFG forces in the United
States would be released before
June 80 and that IS 1000 personnel in
a second group would receive their
discharges during May, in advance
of the deadline.
The Army announcement came
less than "a hours after the Navy
disclosed that an additional 1911 ,10C
Navy men and women would be
eligible for release seven to 10 weeks
hence through additional cuts in
point scores for discharge, effective
March is and April 2.
Two Main Groups Affected.
The Army order affects two main
groups of the Ground Forces.
The first group of about 10000
men contains enlisted men with As
points and officers with 81 points
on September 2, 1945, as we'll as en-
listed men who will have had 80
months service and officers with As
months service on April. 30, 1916
The discharge of this group is
already under way and is expected
to be virtually completed by the
end of next month, although the
War Department deadline for their
discharges is not until April 30.
The second group of $4,000 per-
sonnel is made up of enlisted men
with 40 points and officers with 65
points as well as enlisted men with
two years service and officers with
AZ months service as Of June 80,
1946
Few Excepted.
The AGF order applies to all per-
sonnel except a few in critical cate
gories, volunteers and Regular Army
personnel. The order does not af-
feet men with less than 40 points
as of VI day or men who will not
have completed two years of serv-
ice as Of next June 80. These men
must be kept in the Army, it was
explained, to help meet the re-
quired strength of 100000 men
the War Department has fixed for
next July /.
1t was announced that plans for
the discharge of these men after
July l would depend on the num-
ber of new men entering the Army
through induction or enlistment.
The reductions in discharge point
scores announced by the Navy in
general will be at the rate of one
point on each date given-March is
and April 2--for male personnel, in
cluding doctors. Point scores for
WAVES and nurses generally will
continue as previously announced
March 2 levels until April 2, when
they will drop one point.
Near Halfway Mark.
Vice Admiral Louis e. Denfeld,
chief Of naval personnel, said yes
terday the Nays rehabilitation
program, scheduled to pass the half
way mark of $500 900 releases within
q week, will be two-thirds completed
by April 2.
His announcement included re-
ductions for various specialists Of
whom higher scores are required,
and added it was anticipated" their
point requirements could be cut to
the general level by June 2.
The new minimum scores-ex-
pected to make an additional 14,700
officers and l76,40 enlisted men and
women eligible for discharge-for
the major classes affected: =
Enlisted men-March 2, 80 points;
March Is, 81; April 2, 80.
Male ofiicers-March 2, 80; March
IS, SO; April 2, 81. -
Enlisted women-March 2, 81;
March IS, 81; April 2. 20.
Women officers-March 2, a.;
March Is, 27; April 2, 26.
Male doctors-March 2, 40; March
is, 48; April 2, n.
Nurses-March 2. 27; March IS,
81; April 2, 26.