Show BUREAU EDITORS NOTE this newspaper through special arrangement with the Mashin ir mashington gion bureau of western newspaper union of at 1616 eye street N IT mashington Mrs hington D is able to bring readers this weekly column on problems lemi of the veteran and serviceman and his family questions may be addressed to the above bureau and they idill be answered in a subsequent column no replies can be made direct by mail lut but only in the column which will appear in this newspaper regularly units locations a secret the war department has announced that as of march 19 no further information will be furnished as to the whereabouts ot of varl various units its in the armed forces as they have done during the past several months the army explains that during the period of redeployment when so many units were moving in transit from one sector to another they permitted publication of the positions of these units at this time however the army says that the billets of the various units are more or less semi perma nent and that again tor for reasons of military security their positions will not be publicized so please do not ask us to obtain this information as we have done in the past 0 0 0 ten regional offices an and d 12 forest and range experiment stations have hav e been qualified ded to give soil conservation and forest field work training to veterans by the department of agriculture the training course may be confined to on the job methods or a combination of this training and a course in anelu an educational cat ional institution employment within the U S D A or with private interests is an objective 0 questions and answers Q when I 1 was shipped to the states st ates tor for discharge I 1 was told to leave my foot locker with my battalion supply officer and ho he would have it shipped to my home I 1 did and I 1 have been home six months and no foot locker whom can 1 I write to in a case like this seattle wash A write to personal effects division U S quartermaster corps U S army kansas city mo Q my brother enlisted in may 1944 tor for the ile he went to college for eight months then was transferred to the infantry will his time in count as time in service Is he considered a volunteer L G chicago ill A if he was on active duty during his service his time counts if he was in the enlisted reserve status his time does not count the army says all men of draft age are considered inductees Q MY son a private first class Is now in a hospital from wounds received in italy in a big push his sergeant and corporal were e lulled killed lie ile was placed in command comm and and led his squad for five days when he be was wounded should he be not receive a sergeants pay from that time on reader Bo onville N Y A not unless he was promoted to a sergeant Q I 1 entered the army in december 1915 my father had an accident my mother was sick and unable to care for him no one at home so I 1 was discharged from the army to care for them and run the farm he be rented I 1 lacked a few days of staying in three months am I 1 entitled to any of the bill of rights A worried farmer dan leesville ga A the law says you must have served at least SO 90 days on active duty unless discharged tor for disability prior to that time you evidently were released at your convenience on a hardship case and therefore the veterans administration says you are not entitled to the benefits Q my bly son is a second lieutenant and entered the service january 6 1915 1945 went overseas december 21 1915 now how long before he can be discharged 9 mrs birs F A W dubuque lows iowa A critical point score tor for a second lieutenant is 67 points or 45 months As of september 2 your son would have about 8 points and 8 months Q I 1 have been receiving ic emens readjustment allowance for 10 months on self employment as owner and part operator of a business am waiting on a appeal peal of service connected dis disability abill apty pty will the readjustment allowance be stopped alter after one year or one year plus time in service or until results of my disability appeal are received C D alva okla A the law says 52 weeks Is the maximum tor for drawing service mens readjustment allowance Q can a former wife receive alimony alimany from a retired army man through the V U S treasury if she has a court decree stating it be paid in this manner each month header chattanooga tenn A that is purely a legal question consult your attorney Q my husband was retired with a pension from the regular army after 30 years yeara of service can I 1 claim any support tor for my child and myself from his pension mrs birs L B philadelphia pa A this is a legal question and must be settled la in the courts |