Browning chief. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1941-1953, 1947-07-11
Questions and ANSWERS

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columns that there are 18,188,00
living veterans. Can you tell me
whether or not this is the peak
number of veterans and how the
number of veterans and their fami-
lies compare to total population of
the cOuntry?-A. A. S., Hampton
Roads, Va.
A. No, this is not the peak, since
there are still men in the armed
services who will be counted as vet
Grams of World War II when re-
leased. Veterans administration
says that on January l. l947, the
veteran-family population of the
country comprised 80 per cent of
the total population. They estimat-
ed this ratio would increase to 43
per cent January l., 1852, and to Al
per cent in 1857, VA defines a vet
Grams family as family unit living
together and headed by veteran.
1t may include a wife, children,
parents and relatives by blood,
marriage or adoption. On this
basis, VA estimates veteran-family
population January /, 1947, at 49,
100000; January l. 1852. 62.3O0 900,
and January l, 1857. at $500, 900.
@. My son, who is in the army
and who is overseas, now wants to
know when the G.I.s get their bo-
nus and how much will it be. He
was in during the war then reenlist-
ed for two years.-Mrs. o. H. G.,
Hamilton, Ala.
A. Congress has not as yet provid-
ed bonus for veterans of World
War II.
@. My husbands physical condi-
ton when hOnOrably discharged was
below M.R.1-9. Could you tel. me
what that military regulation
means?-G. NJ. c., FIT. Supply, Okla.
A. The letters and figures MR..
l-9' merely refer to mobilization
regulation of that number and re-
fer to certain standards of physi-
cal condition required for entrance
into the army.
@. Will we be able to cash our
terminal leave bonds this year? We
have been hearing a lot about it,
but no one knows for sure, it seems.
Can you give us the straight dope?-
o. L. S., New Albany, Ind.
A. AS of June /, congress had not
passed a law providing for cash
payments of terminal leave bonds.
Whether the law will be passed be-
fore adjournment, scheduled for the
last of July. is pure guess.
@. l read in this column some
time ago that the government had
pamphlet telling the rights of
veterans. jotted down the address
at the time, but have mislaid it.
Can you repeat the title and ad-
dress for mes. r., Keego Har-
Dor, Mich.
A. The name is Public Document
682. entitled "Servicemen's Rights
and Benefits" Write to Govern
ment Printing Office, Washington rs,
D. c., and enclose five cents.
@. Is violation of the 83rd article
of war subject to cOurt-martial?-
Mrs. w. A. B., Piqua, Ohio.
A. 1t would depend upon the de-
gree or nature of the violation. The
83rd article of war covers wrongful
disposal, loss or damage to govern
ment property and provides that the
loss shall be made good in addi-
ton to punishment.
@. Our son is expected to be dis
charged from the army in August
of this year. We already have in
quired at our state university and
they tell us they already have more
G.I.s taking educational training I'M
der the GIL. bill than they have IA
cilities to handle. What do you
suggest that we do in order to get
our boy into the state university
Mrs. J. A. K, Hutchinson, Kas.
A. The only suggestion that we
can make is that your son attempt
to enter some other school upon his
discharge from the army. Frequent
ly smaller schools are just as good