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-ARMY § 591
Medical Corps, second lieutenants of the Veterinary Corps deatlh as ilte puml.hnient of such officer, the order of dlsttilssal
being subject to the same provisions as first lieutenants. (June by tle 'resldcnt shall ie vold (11. S. § 1230.)
4, 1920, c. 227, subelnpter I, § 24, 41 Slat. 774.) 574. Officers dropped for absence without leave.-The
President is anlhorized to drop frotit the roltls of the Ariny
DISMISSAL Olt OTIHEIR TR,MINATION OF OFFICE tiy ofller who Is ab,sentt front doly three iionths without
571. Annual classification; retirement or discharge of leave, or who has been absont im confinementit it ii prisont or
officers in class B.-In September of each and every year, the penitentiam'y for inore than thi'ee nmoioMis after final convletlon
President shall convene a board of not less than live general by a chli court of comntetent jurisdiclim; and no oioh'er so
officers, which slall arrange all ofilcers in two classes, namely: dropped shall be eligIbht for reappontnnt. (Jan. 1), 1911,
Class A, consisting of officers who should be retained fit the c. 22, ;10 Stat. 804.)
service, and (lat. 11, of officers who should not be retained in 575. Officers dropped for desertion.-'i'he l'resident Is author-
the service. Until otherwise finally classiled, all officers shall Ized to drop fromn the rolls of tile Arity for desertiontiny oll-
be regtarded fis belonglng to class A, and shall be promoted cer who Is absen t front duly three iotonlis without leave; and
acco'dlig to the( provisions of section 553 of lids title to fill no officer so dropped shall be eligible for reappontment. (It. S.
aiy vacancies which may occur prior to such final classiflca- § 1229.)
lot. No oflh'tr shall be finally classified in class ]1 untl lie 576. Accepting or holding civil office.-No ofllcer of the
shall have beet given an opportunity to appear before a court Army ott the active list shall hol arny civil oftice, whether by
of Inquiry. Ili such court of inquiry lie shall be furnished with election or appointment, aindtl every such officer who accepts or
a full copy of tlte ofiital records unon which the proposed exercises the functions of a civil otfice stll thereby cease tit ie
claslflcatloi is based and shall be given an opportunity to pre- an ofilcer of the Army, and his comnamission shall lie thereby
sent testitiony itt his own behalf. The record of such court of vacated. (It. S. § 1222.)
inquiry shall lie forwarded to the final clasiffcatIon board for 577. Accepting or holding diplonmtic or consular office.-
reconsilderatio of the case, and after such consideratlo the Any officer of tIh( Array who accepts or holds atny appointment
findling of said classification board shall be final and not sub- In lie Foreign Service of the Govertnnt shaltbe considered its
jec to ft'ther revision except upon the order of the President. having resigned his lplace li the Araty, atd It siall Ilie filled as
Whenever ttn officer is pIaced Iln class It, a board of not less a vacatcy. (It. S. § 1223.)
than three oflcers shall lIe convened to determine whether such 578. Discharge of supernumerary offieers.-Any ollhicer who
classlticatiot Is due to his neglect, misconduct or avoidable is supernumtlierar'y to the permanent orgiaiilzitton of lit' Ariiy
habits. If Ile finding is afflrmatlve, he shall be discharged front us tprovided Ily law tly, tit hI own ret'est , be htottoraliy tlis-
the Arlmy; If negative, he shall lie placed on the unllInited re- cliarged front the Army, a nd siall t,heleit)on rect'ive noe year's
tired list wi'h pay at the rate of 2!6 per centuni of hUs active pay for each live years of i is service, bil Iio o lier siall reelve
pity niultiplid by the iumtber of complete years of conils- more than three years' pay in all. (June 30, 1882, c. 251, § 1,
sioned service, or service which under tile provisions of chapter 22 Stit. 118.)
26 of tis Iltio is counted ts its equlvalent, unless Ils total 579. Restoration of dismissed oficers.-No oflicer of tlhe
commissloned service or equivalent service sihall be less than A rmiy who has heen or nay lie dlstiiflssed fro th' service hy
tell years, Ili which case lie shall be honorably discharged with the sentence of a geecral court-martil, foraiilly alpp'oved by
one year's pay. ''li inaxiinun retired pay of an oflicer retired tlie proper reviewing authority, shll ever lie restored to th
under the provisions of this section prior to January 1, 1924, military service, except liy a realiointmcnt confirned ity the
shall be 75 per centuni of active pay, and of one retlied on or Senate. (11. S. § 122S.)
after that dale, 6t0 per eatim. If all ollicer Is thus retired be-
fore the completion of thirty years' commissioned service, lie Chapter 22.-WVAIIRANT OFFICEItS.
may lie employed on such active duty as the Secretary of War See.
considers itin calpble of performing untl lie has completed 591. Altiontment of virritnt ofliver; ruiiiir nutitorlzed.
r92. iett'trlitiion i filling of vteancle In gittde.
thirty years' connihlssioned service. The first board convened 1193. 1htitk of W'ativitnt tcitori.
uilder this section ,hall also report the names of those second 591. Hght to retircment.
lieutenants of the Quarterimaster Corps who were commissioned CROSS ILFEEIINCIS
on tile reorganizotion of the Quarterninster Corps iti 1916, who Arny and Itader; s've ,(ctloit 11 of Ih ltitle.
are not quallled for further promotion. The officers so re- Pay and allo tm-ti of warrant oflh'trs; st, chapter 25 of tis title.
ported shall contliue li the grade of secoud lieutenant for the Wairatt oillcers itt At tlie Planter Service; see tcetlhm 274 and
Mlu
rtanilmier of their service and the others shall be placed upon 275 of this title.
the pronmtion list according to their commissioned service, a, Section 591. Appointment of warrant officers; nuimber an-
herehihefo'e provided. (June 4, 1920, c. 227, subchapter I, § 24, thorized.-In addition 1o lihue alatlorized fi the Arty A11ite
41 Stat. 773.) P'lanter S1_ervice, there, s'hall be not more than six hunidred war-
572. Court-martial sentence Is prerequisite to dismissal rant. olficers, inchltdiig bat d letders, who sit11li lie warli tillt
from service.-No officer in tile military service shall In time of officers. Alppointiens sihall ie intaie 13' ilie Sc'retary of Avir
peace be dismissed from service except ullOnt ati ill pursunlce frollt ainloig itonucoliitn issloned oflic'ers who hivie Tlt]d tit iast tei
of the sentence of a court-martial to that effect, or iti coat- years' enlisted se'rvi',; tllsted indien who served its o1lh'tirs of
mutation thereof. (11. S. § 1229.) tie Army it sottie little between April G, 1917, ilt(] Noveiier 11,
573.' Trial of officers dismissed by President.--When any 1018, and whose total service Ili the Army, etilkil al ('ot-
officer, dlistib-ed by order of thel'resldent, nakes, it writing, llissiolted, tlnint S to five years ; eIISOInS sei'itIg or who Tlt%,e
an application for trial, setting forth, under oath, that he has served is Arny fil ti cerks or field tile's, Qnirter'iltcr
been wrongfully dismissed, the President shall, as soon as the Corps; alth, iit lhe case of those who tri'e to be tisslgnid to tiulty
necessities of the service itay pernit, convene a court-martial, a blind leaders, front ii ltrig ipersons who ser'cd its li113 Ihand
to try such officer on time charges otl which he shall have been leaders at sonie tine between April 6, 1917, tilt(] Noveiliuer 11,
dismissed. And If a court-martial Is not so convened within 1918, or enlisted Intt h rig sillih, qutiiillhtlmt.
,ssl'si (Jute
six months frot the presentation of such application for trahl, 4, 1920, c. 227, subehaphr 1, § 4, It Stitt. 701; Julie 30, 1922, C.
or if such court, being conivened, does not award dismissal or 253, Title 1, .12 Stit. 723.)
 § 592 2'ITHL
592. Restriction on filling of vacancies in gradc.-No vacan-
des Ili the grade of warrant officer, exclusive of warrant officers
in the Mine Planter Service, shall be filled until the number In
such grade is reduced to six hundred, and thereafter the num-
ber shall not be Increased above six hundrcd. (June 30, 1922,
c. 25:1, Title 1, 42 Stat. 723.)
593. Rank of warrant officers.-Warrant officers other than
those of the Army Mine Planter Service shall tae rank next
below secol lieutenants atll(i among themselves according to
the dates; of their respective warrants. (June 4, 1020, c. 227,
subvchlpter I, § 4, 41 Stat. 761.)
591. Right to retirement.-Warrant officers, et.her than those
of the Army Mine Planter Service shall lie eaitiled to retire-
meat under the same conditions as coilnol-sloned officers.
(June ,l, 1920, c. 227, suhehapter I, § 4, 41 Stat. 761.)
(Iihapter 23.-ENLISTED FORtCE.
GENHIt1AL PROVISIONS
Sec.
(102. Enlisted itrength of Army.
6103. Enlisted trengtli exclusive of soldiers under Sentence.
601. tirades of enlisted men.
605. linting enlisted nien as specialists.
601. Tour (if duty hi Canal Zone or Philippine Islands.
(107. IlNtached enlisted men.
(108. Officers using enlisted men as servants.
609. Emluo ient away from post in competition wJtb local civillani.
(110. Exeniptlon from arrest on civil process.
611. ldin scouts.
IIECRUITING AND ENLISTMENT
(21. Ago liits and general qualifications for enlistment.
022. Character required for enliqlmeut.
(12:1. honest and faithful service as prerequisite to reenlistment.
(12 t. Preceding sections construed.
(125. Citizenship of recrultq.
(126. Citizens of Porto Rlico.
627. Enlihtment of mnors.
628. Periods of cr "stnients and reenlistments respectively.
6211. Lost time not counted in enlistment period.
0:1. Itank and grade of noncommissioned officer on reenlistment.
6"311tank and grade on reenlistment after temporary commissioned
service.
0132. Temporary sergeants and corporals for recruit depots.
63:. Enlistment allowances.
DETAILS
(141. Details to recruit depots nnd military prison.
612. Remount detacllents at rumount depots.
613. Work on hLhways.
614. Detail as ieporters for courts-martial, courts of Inquiry, etc.
DISCIIAIGE FROM ENLISTMENT
651. I'urclase of discharge.
(152. Disclurge on account of dependent relations.
653. Discharge of minors.
GENERAL PROVISIONS
CROSS ItEFEI ENCES
Appointment of enlisted men to cadetships at the Military Academy;
sce bcctlon 1002 of this title.
'romotion of enlisted Men to commissioned rank; ee sections
48t and 302-504 of this title.
Rights of enlisted men to retirement and retired pay ; see chapter
27 of lis title.
Section 602. Enlisted strength of Army.-The total author- That a proportionate
Itcclli nnler of enlisted men, not including the Phillppine
be appointed. (R.S. § 1112; Aug. 12, 1876, c. 263, 10 Stat. 131.)
Scoults, shall be one hundred and twenty-five thousand. (Juno
30, 1922, C. 25:3, Title I, 42 Stat. 724; June 7, 1924, c. 291, Tltl6
1, 4t3 Stat. 181 ; Feb. 12, 1925, c. 225, Title 1, 43 Stat. 890.)
603. Enlisted strength exclusive of soldiers under sentence.-
The authorized enlisted strength of the Army and of organilza-
tions thereof shall be exclusive of so'liers under sentences
which inellie confinement and dishomiorable discharge. (Apr.
27, 1914, c. 72, 38 Stat. 354.)
604. Grades of enlisted tnen.-On and after July 1, 1920, the
grades of enlisted men shahl be such as the President may
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from timle to lime direct, with montlhly base Iqy at the rate
prescribed by section 9 of Title 37, PAY AN0 ALLOWANCESJ. Of
the total aulhorizcd number of enlisted lilen, those In the first
grade shall not exceed 0.79 per cestin, tlose li the second
grade 2.1 per centum, those hi the third grade 3.4 per centum,
those In the fourth grade 0.2 per ceitum, those in the fifth grade
9.5 per centuli, those In the sixth grade 25 per centulo. (June
4, 1020, c. 227, subchapter I, § d, 41 Stat. 761; Julne 0, 1924,
c. 275, § 1, 43 Stat. 470.)
605. Rating enlisted men as specialists.-Under sucli regula-
tions 1asthe Secretary of War may prescribe, enlisted men of
the sixth altd seventh grades may be rated as specialists, and
receive extra pay therefor per monh, as prescribed In section
9 of Title 37, PAY ANtI AiLoWANCl ,S. Of tIe total alltlolizCd
nuniber of cllisted niemn hi the sixth andI seventh grades, those
rated as specialists of the first class shall not exceed 0.7 per
centuni ; of the second class, 1.4 per centumn ; of the third class,
1.9 per centuni ; of the fourth class, 4.7 per centumn ; of the fifth
class, 5 per centuma ; of the sixth clas., 15.2 per centuun. (Juno
4, 1920, c. 227, subcleapter I, § 4, 41 Stat. 701; June 6, 1924,
.. 275, § 1, 43 Stat. 470.)
606, Tour of duty in Canal Zone or Philippine Islands.-No
enlisted man of the Army shall, except upon his ow request,
be required to serve in a single tour of duty for Iore than two
years In the Philippine Islands, nor more than three years in
the Panama Canal Zone, except In ease of Insurrection or of
actual or threatened hostilities: Providcd, That the foregoing
provision shall i,ot apply to the organization known as the
Philippine Scouts. (Mar. 4, 1915, c. 143, § 1, 38 Stat. 1078.)
6117. Detached enlisted men.-All enlisted men authorized by
law and not assigned to duty with any branch or bureau
herein provided for shall be carried on the Detached Enllisted
Men's List. (June 4, 1920, c.227, subchapter I, § 25, 41 Stat.
775.)
608. Officers using enlisted men as servants.-No officer shall
use an enlisted man as at servant in any case whatever.
(R.S. § 1232.)
609. Employment away from post in competitioi with local
eivilians.-so enlisted lan in the active service of the United
States in the Army, whether a noncommissioned officer, must-
clan, or private, shall be detailed, ordered, or permitted to
leave his post to engage In any pursult, business, or per-
forinance In civil life, for emolument, hire, or otherwise, when
the same shall Interfere with the custonary employment and
regular engagement of local civilians In the respective arts,
trades, or professions. (June 3, 1910, e. 134, § 35, 39 Stat.
188.)
610. Exemption from arrest on civil process.-No enlisted
man siall, during his term of service, be arrested oil mesie
process, or taken or charged In execution for any debt, unless
It was contracted before ]is enlistment, and amounted to
$20 when first contracted. (I. , § 1237.)
611. Indian scouts.-The President is authorized to enlist a
force of Indians, not exceeding one thousand, who slall act as
scouts in the Territories and Indian eduntry. They shall be
discharged when the necessity for their service shall cease, or
at the discretion of the department commander:
Providcd,
imbelr of noncommissioned oflcers may
RECRUITING AND ENLISTMENT
CROSS RItF'EIfIINCES
Detail for lecruiting hervice ; See scetion 0.41 of this title.
Fraudulent enlistment, lulishment; see sections 1520 and 1527 of
this title.
Ontli of enlistmnent; see section 1581 of this title.
Reading certain articles of war to recruits ; see section 1582 of this
title.
621. Age limits and general qualifications for enlistment.-
Recruits enlisting In the Army must be effective and able.