Jasper County Democrat, Volume 20, Number 88, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 2 February 1918 — PAY OF MEN IN ARMY SERVICE [ARTICLE]

PAY OF MEN IN ARMY SERVICE

Salaries of Enlisted Men Range from S3O to $Bl Per Month. The pay of enlisted men depends on their grades, ratings, and length of service. From June 1, 1917, and continuing during the term of the war the pay of enlisted men is as follows: , Men receiving S3O: All privates, the army entering grade. Men receiving $33: First-class privates, men promoted to act in minor non-commissioned officer capacity. Men leceiving $36: Corporals, saddlers, mechanics, farriers and waggoners, and musicians rtf the third class. Men receiving S3B: All sergeant grades in the line, which include infantry, field artillery, coast artillery and cavalry; cooks, horseshoers, band corporals, and musicians of the second class. Men receiving $4 4: Sergeants of the various corps of the engineers, ordnance, signal corps, quartermaster corps and medical department; band sergeants and musicians of the first class. Men receiving $4 8: Battalion sergeant majors, squadron sergeant majors, sergeant majors (junior grade), sergeant buglers, master gunners and assistant band leaders of the line.

Men receiving ssl: Regimental sergeant majors, regimental supply sergeants, sergeant majors (senior grade), quartermaster sergeants of the quartermaster corps, ordnance sergeants, first sergeants, electrician sergeants of the first class, assistant engineers and battalion sergeant majors and battalion supply sergeants of the engineers. Men receiving $56: Sergeants, first class, of the medical department. Men receiving s7l: Hospital sergeants, ‘master engineers of the junior grade, and engineers. Men receiving $81: Quartermaster sergeants of the senior grade rtf the quartermaster corps, band leaders, master signal electricians, master electricians, master engineers of the senior grade, and master hospital sergeants. All enlisted men. while on detached duty not in the field where there are no army quarters available, receive in addition to their pay sls per month to cover the expense of housing and also a suitable allowance for subsistence and for heat and light. An enlisted man in active service has no necessary personal expenses except for barber and laundry. Uniforms, underclothing, shoes, hats, quarters, medical attendance and subsistence are supplied them at government expense. Such materials as tobacco, postage, confectionery, and incidentals of individual taste may be purchased at the post exchange at cost.