Show I v f fv SERVICE BUREAU EDITORS EDITOR'S NOTE This newspaper nelV paper through special arrangement with the Washington Bureau oj of Western Newspaper Union at 1616 Eye Street N. N W. W Washing Washington ton D. D C. C is i able a le to bring readers this thi weekly column on problems problem of oj the veteran and serviceman and his family Questions may be addressed to the above Bureau and they will be answered in a subsequent col col- No replies replie be made direct can by I Imail mail but only in the column which will appear in this J newspaper regularly Speed of Discharge Apropos of the confusion existing in the minds of both members of the armed services and civilians Gen Dwight Eisenhower testified before a joint meeting of the house and senate January 15 that all men in the army with two Iwo years' years service service service ice would be on their way out by July 1 I 1946 He further said that veterans and civilians who are now complaining have no reason to ex ex- expect expect expect discharge for another three or four foul months under the original demobilization de de- demobilization demobilization mobilization program set up by Gen George C. C Marshall as chief of staff Although further cut in number of points eligible for discharge may come within the next few weeks as of January 15 discharge points necessary for the army remains at 50 for enlisted men and 70 for cers General MacArthur has announced an an- announced announced that the point score for formen formen formen men under his command is 48 for enlisted men and 68 for officers These figures apply to all who had earned that number of points as of September 2 1945 It is pointed out at the war department that each theater commander has the authority ty to reduce the point score for dis dis- charge War department heads agree that discharge of veterans is proceeding at a rate that is too fast for the efficiency and safety of the army and replacements are not coming fast enough although training of re re- replacements replacements replacements placements has been cut from 17 to 13 weeks Questions and Answers Q Q I 1 was discharged from the regular army in January 1944 1941 and now I would like to put in another hitch but because of a paragraph in my discharge papers am unable to It reads Is not recommended for re-enlistment re induction or re- re induction Sec 8 8 AR How can I have this fixed and re enlist re-enlist enlist Reader Albertville Ala A A. Section 8 of army regulations to which you refer means that you are unfit for military service and will not be accepted according to the war department Q What does a man in the army get discharge points for r If U mar mar- married married ried vied but no children is the wife considered a dependent Are any discharge points allowed for her her her- Mrs B. B J. J J D. D D Mt 1 Sterling Ohio A. A Discharge points in the army are allowed for service in this coun- coun country coun oun- country try and overseas for minor chil chil- children children children dren not more than three and for decorations or battle stars A wife w e eis is considered a dependent in so far faras faras faras as family allowance is concerned but not for discharge points Q I heard any anyone one in service under 20 years of age can get a dis dis- discharge discharge discharge charge to attend school even if he hasn't enough points Is this true Mrs 0 O. O S. S Lewistown Ill A. A No discharge is granted to per per- permit permit permit mit a man under age to attend school He may go to school at the army institute in this country or to any anyone one of the courses which have been instituted overseas Q We are the parents of two boys who served their country one three years in the army the other almost four years in the navy The father is 55 and mother 49 We Wedo Wedo Wedo do not own any property and live in one of the boys boy's home The father worked at a saw mill and made 50 cents an hour When the boys went into service we ve thought if we ye could get by without starving we would not draw from the govern govern- government government government ment on them We had one single girl in school and one 13 year boy in school We did get by and did not starve but it took every cent to do so and keep the two in school Would it have been dishon dishon- dishonest est to have drawn on one of the boys U If not could we wo get it yet They are arc both honorably dis dis- charged 1 Mr and Mrs P. P II H. Val Val- Valley Valley ley Icy Head Dead Ala A. A It certainly would not have been dishonest for you to take an allotment from one or both of your boys for the allotment would have been be n entirely voluntary on their part out of their pay and the amount they voluntarily set aside for you would have been matched by the govern govern- ment You cannot get it now since they are discharged Q My husband had war bond al al- allotments allotments al- al allotments taken from his pay which he received when he was discharged dis dis- discharged discharged charged at Indiantown Gap Pa Would like e to know where to write since he has not received Ills Ids bonds Mrs W. W W. W R. R Millmont Pa A. A Write to the war bond div div- division ision U. U S. S army Goodfellow Goodfellow blvd St. St Louis 20 20 Mo Q Q If U a man has enough points for lor discharge is there any way a regular navy man can be released if il he hasn't served his full year six-year enlistment Wife enlistment Wife Duluth Minn 1 A. A The navy says No IINo |