Show ARY ARMY PAY ROLL IS 19 NOW NEARLY A BILLION A YEAR facts and figures about sums paid various grades of officers and enlisted men HOW AND WHEN THEY GET BET IT wide expansion of the army makes task of paying off intricate and difficult Is quartermasters job precautions taken to insure meeting pay roll promptly washington the actual roll of the lighting fighting forces of ahr lie united states Is now nearly per month this suro surn Is disbursed by the pay liny officers of the army and navy in the form of checks or currency or by tho the treas ury department in ili tho lie form of family allotments as compensation for ices rendered according to the scale of pay prescribed by law for 10 lo ilia formed defenders of tho the nation this figure does doea riot not include family allowances which are paid by the government toward the support of the families of enlisted men under specified conditions nor does it consider any ot of tile the special coil compensatory pen sa tory features of ilia military and naval insurance net under which was appropriated for the alie purpose of informing the public accurately ns as to the system of pay in the ilia army the following authorized statement lifts hns been issued by the committee on oil public information army pay nearly billion a year the total pay of the united states army for tho the month of december wits was approximately disbursements on account of the pay of officers find and men of the alio army tire are now ut at the rate of about per year these figures consider solely ilia alie pity pay disbursed by the quartermaster department part ment and do not include family allowances or compensation for disability of soldiers provided for by tho the military and naval insurance net act and paid by the government through lilt die war risk insurance bureau of the treasury dennl department ament following Is it n comprehensive statement of the system of pay of the army authorized by tile quartermaster gon gen eral tho the quartermaster general of tile tho army under tho ilia direction of tho the secretary of war Is charged with tho the duty of providing for tho the payment of the officers enlisted men female nurses beld clerks and civilian clerks of tho the quartermaster ter corps on duty at places other than in the lie office of the quartermaster general duo due to tho the lack of buildings necessary to take care of the increased number of amplo employees required to carry on tho the buil business ness of the army at ai washington it has been necessary to lease many privately owned buildings for office purposes tho the finance and accounting division of the office of tile the quartermaster general Is charged the details of providing funds and interior administration in connection with the payment of the army and Is in now located in it large apartment house it at tho the corner of fifteenth and M erects NW intricate and difficult task tile alie intricate took of paying the officers and men of the united states army made more difficult by the wide expansion of the past six months Is being satisfactorily accomplished to prevent cut failure to meet the monthly compensation of every man in the service no matter where lie be may be located liberal sums are furnished the barlous disbursing quartermasters in order promptly to meet the army pay rolls with their extraordinary demands tor for funds the officers ofil cers and enlisted men of the anny oro are paid nt at the end of ene each it month or as soon thereafter as possible by the disbursing officers of the quartermaster terni aster corps in coish cash or by ch check ck nt at t their ia r stat stations ons or in tho the held field if on duty in france franco they are paid in french currency or by united states checks ns officers and men inny elect pay of enlisted men tho the pay of enlisted men depends on their grades gs and length of service service from juno june 1 1017 find continuing ng during the term of tho the war the pay of enlisted men Is as follows men bien receiving 30 all privates the army entering grade men bien receiving 33 first class privates men promoted to act I 1 in n minor noncommissioned officer capa capacity city men bien receiving 30 corporals saddlers mechanics barriers farrl farri cra ers find and and musicians third class men bien receiving 38 1 all sergeant grades in the line which include incon try field artillery coast artillery and cavalry cooks horseshoe rs ani hand id corporals and must clans of tile the second class men aten receiving W 44 sergeants of the he various corps nt nf the engineers ordnance signal corps quartermaster corps find and medical department band sergeants and musicians of the first class men receiving 48 battalion sergeant majors squadron sergeant majors Ferge tint nt junior grade sergeant buglers buggers bug lers master gunners ond and assistant band leaders of tile the line men receiving 51 regimental ser chant pin majors jors regimental supply sergeants sergen sergeant nt majors senior grade varter master corps ordnance ser itata first ser grants of the first class assistant engineers tint and battalion sergeant sergen nt majors and battalion supply sergeants of the engineers men alen receiving sac 56 sergeants first class of the medical department lien ilen receiving 71 hospital sergeants gen tits muster engineers of the junior grade and engineers men aim receiving 81 quartermaster sergeants of the ilia senior grado grade of tile ho quartermaster corps band lenders leaders inester signal electricians muster electricians tri ians clans waster engineers of the lie senior grade lift and master hospital serge Bergenn tintS ts assignment to special C ales these tire tile established grades of the enlisted men but they may limy variously bo be assigned to such special duties us its chauffeurs switchboard operators cobblers clerks inspectors draftsmen 11 stevedore teve dorc ac all and such other occupations cupat ions aud trades kinles ns no tire necessary to meet the requirements of army service I 1 c c in addition to ti tile rates of pay for enlisted inen heretofore mentioned supplemental puy or allowances tire lire made ns as follows 1 increased pity Is allowed for continuous service computed under what Is cnown ns nm enlistment period an enlistment period oMina rily 11 period of three or four dettro dependent upon ilia law in effect nt at date 0 of f enlistment there tire seven such periods covering it n period of service of f 1 year to moro more alinn IS 18 yells provided 0 aided vided for end the hie range front from ta 3 to 24 per month according to ilia grade and length of service men in tile lie grade of private calling for 30 per month nrc are increased 3 per month during the second enlistment period oil nil additional 3 during tho the enlistment list ment period and 1 per month for effell additional enlistment period to include the lie seventh enlistment period men alen above tho ilia 30 grade nod up to find including the 38 grade tire nrc entitled to 3 per month pay tor for each enlistment perlo period ld from the second to the lio seventh for ench successive enlistment period men above hie lie 38 gando fire are entitled to 4 per oer month additional pay for each enlistment period from the second to the alio seventh some additional ratings 2 enlisted men of the lie const coast artillery below grade of mess sergeant lire are entitled to the following ratings according to established individual Cit electricians tri ians clans observers of tile first class plotters and coxswains cox swains 9 0 per month chief planters observers of second class chief loaders lenders gun comin commanders finders and gun pointers 7 per mouth enlisted men of the odd field artillery expert first class gunners 5 per month first class gunners gunhil rs 53 3 per month and second class gunners 2 per month enlisted men of the cavalry engineers and infantry expert riflemen 1 per month sharpshooters aper month enlisted men of the ho medical deportment department surgical assistants assistant 55 35 per month nurse enlisted man diun 3 per month and dispensary abol assistant tant 2 per month 3 Enli of the signal corps while on require them to participate regularly in nero flights assuming that they have rating of avin aviation receive GO 60 per cent increase in their monthly pity pay housing and subsistence 4 all enlisted men while on detached duty not in the ilia field where there are no army quarters avril available lable receive in ili addition to their pay 15 per month to cover tile the expense of housing and also a suitable sult ablo allowance for subsistence si and for heat and light 5 unlisted enlisted men if serving in ili a foreign country or beyond the continental limits it of the united states porto rico hawaii and panama canal zone axce excepted bcd receive 20 per cent increase in pay computed on the base pay and service pay prevailing prior to june 1 1017 when nn an net of congress increased for tho ilia terin acrin of tile emergency the pay of all enlisted men in amounts ranging from CO 00 per cent to 8 per cent 0 6 I 1 inen attached to the united states military academy tire are entitled to the lie same pity and allowances I 1 ces as other enlisted men of the regular aminy of the same grade find and compensation provided for performing evi till duties upon deball in orders the pay of omers erg Off leers of tile army anro nee mccord ing to rank held by igieln A second lieutenant receives initial pity pay per month first captain capt major aro colonel und find n R colonel will nn lift increase vt of 10 per cent known ns an longevity pity for elicit period of five years yeara of service provided that such increase shall not exceed 40 pet pel cent the pity of n brig miler general Is per year major general 8 MO I 1 lieutenant general an ancl a ken gen oral cral tl OOOO those these officers receive no increase for continuous service all officers anre entitled entitle cl to bo be furnished public quarters with fuel and light but if these cannot be provided lie olli cers receive n committed money value of lie saine the for quarters for n second la in two rooms or 21 24 per month for a first lieutenant three racing or coin mutation of 30 per mor ino I 1 n captain copt four rooms robins or of 43 48 major fire rooms or commutation of 00 lieutenant colonel six rooms or commutation of 72 colonel seven rooms roomi or commutation of 81 84 8 1 brigadier general eight rooer or commutation of 90 06 major general Benor nl nine rooms or commutation of lieutenant gener tili ten tell rooms or commutation of anil n q general I 1 cloven rooms or commutation of all receive n suitable allowance for hont hent find light dependent upon tile lie locality ot of their stations lind the season whilo on foreign service off leers receive nn an increase ot of 10 per cent of their baso pay end and longevity pity pay aerial flight increases Increase i aviation officers of the tl signal corps or officers attached to lie ilia bignal corp while on duty which requires them to participate regularly anti frequently in berfal sights lights are entitled to nn an in creese in the ilia pay of their grade under their commissions as follows aviation officers 25 per cent junior military aviators DO 50 per cent military aviators ors 75 per cent ench each junior military aviator anti and each military aviator duly qualified qualin cd and serving sen lug lias has the ilia rank pay and allowances of one grade higher than that held by them klicin under their commissions provided that the ir ranks n aks under their commissions oro are not higher than that of captain copt aln for deeds of valor recognized by acts of congress and enlisted on listed men receive of merit which entitle them to oil nn additional compensation of 2 per month allowances at retirement enlisted men can apply for ment after 30 years of service they are retired on 75 per rent of the monthly pay drawn nt at the time of retirement ti abid 1575 a n month additional in fit lieu of allowances tire retired for disability or after sixty four years of ego age and re rc belvo 75 per cent of ilia ho pay of the grade told held nt date of retirement an enlisted man in active service bas no necessary personal expenses except for barber and laundry uniforms underclothing der clothing shoes lints qu quarters indol leal attendance and subsistence are supplied them at government expense such materials ns as tobacco Post postage confectionery and incidentals of individual taste may bo be purchased nt at the post exchange nt at cost officers while in ili hospital are charged 1 per tiny day for subsistence they tire not entitled to clothing or equipment find and are required to subsist themselves vos purchasing their supplies elther cither front from the quartermaster or through the or ordinary nary c channels intine s a of trade ra a |