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Show j hi BUREAU I EDITOR'S NOTE: This newspaper, I through special arrangement with the ; Washington Bureau of W estern Newspaper News-paper I'nion at 1616 Eye Street, N. W ., Washington, I). C, is ahle to brinif readers this weekly column on problems prob-lems of the veteran and serviceman and his family. Questions may be ad-i ad-i dressed to the above Bureau and they will be answered in a subsequent column. col-umn. No replies can be made direct by i mail, but only in the column which will appear in this newspaper regularly. Veterans' Administration Gen. Omar Bradley, new boss of the Veterans' administration sue-! sue-! ceeding General Hines, has moved ; with military dispatch In reorganlz-i reorganlz-i Ing the administration to provide better and more efficient service In behalf of the stream of veterans now being discharged from the services. serv-ices. One of the most Important changes made by General Bradley is a complete decentralization of all ; veterans facilities under the super-i super-i vision of 13 branch offices. Obviously Obvious-ly routine decisions can be made more promptly and more Intelligently Intelligent-ly in a vast organization such as the Veterans' administration if they are j not forced through a bottleneck in Washington. Another change, one which had long been a subject for discussion, and oftttmes of criticism, was the medical service. The general now has separated and elevated the medical division to a higher status under command of MaJ. Gen. Paul R. Hawley. Under this new arrangement, arrange-ment, the new "surgeon general" will report direct to General Bradley. The Veterans' administration is combing the government agencies and other channels for help and likely will emerge In the postwar era as one of the largest if not the largest governmental agency, handling han-dling as it will the affairs of some 12 million discharged veterans at one time or another. The administration has recently been the object of both congressional and private Investigation Investiga-tion as to conditions within the organization, or-ganization, conditions at Veterans' hospitals, treatment of patients, the tremendous shortage of physicians and nurses and other help and no doubt, It will be General Bradley's Brad-ley's policy to eliminate Immediately Immediate-ly all situations which led to these Investigations. Queatiom and Answer Q. I was discharged on February 24, 1943 by reason of "Sec. II, A.R. 615-360 and CDD." Will you explain the meaning of this. I will soon be 42 years of age. Is there any way I can volunteer for service in the occupational forces? S. , Rogers-vllle, Rogers-vllle, Term. A. "This means that you were discharged dis-charged under section 2 of the code governing discharge of veterans and "CDD" means a certificate of medical medi-cal disability. In other words, you were discharged for a medical disability dis-ability of some sort The nature of your disability should be stated on your discharge. Yes, if you can pass the physical, the army is accepting accept-ing volunteers for the occupational forces. Q. How many points dees a father of four children have who has been In service since last October 24 and across since July? Mrs. R. B., Uh- richrville, Ohio. A. The army point rationing system sys-tem as of September 2 gives 1 point per month for time in service. 1 point per month for time overseas, 12 points for each child under 18 years with a maximum of three, and 5 points for each decoration or battle star. If your husband has no decorations or battle stars, he would have about 51 points. At this time 80 points are necessary for discharge, dis-charge, although the army has announced an-nounced discharge for 70 points by October 1, 60 points by November i 1 and elimination of the point sys-tern sys-tern later in the winter. Q. I am writing In regard to a soldier killed In Germany who made his insurance to a lady who raised him. After his death, his own mother came and claims she should get his Insurance. Which one is entitled en-titled to the Insurance? Mrs. T. G., Water Valley, Miss. A. If the soldier named the lady who raised him as beneficiary In his insurance, she Is entitled to it and will get It notwithstanding the mother's moth-er's claims. Q - My brother left high school recently to join the navy. Is my mother entitled to an allotment al-lotment or allowance from the government If he allots the required re-quired $5? E. W., Rogersville, Tenn. A. Yes, providing your brother listed his mother as a dependent when he enlisted or was inducted Into the service. Q. If a member of the regular marine corps extends his enlistment while overseas and the extension has one more year before expiration, will he have to remain overseas until the expiration, if be has been overseas over-seas 20 months? Mrs. W. D., West Memphis, Ark. A. Not necessarily. The marine corps has set up a rotation for return re-turn to this country after 18 months service overseas. Extension of his enlistment would have no bearing jpon the time he spent overseas. 1 The chances are this marine will . return soon for duty in the states. |
