INTRODUCTION

      The attached "fact sheet" gives a detailed breakdown of the new higher pay benefits and other advantages provided for U. S. Army soldiers under the pay-increase bill recently passed by Congress.
      Submitted for your information, this material supplements previous data on the same subjects which were distributed prior to the passage of the new pay measure.
      Almost a million men have already volunteered for peacetime service in the Army during the current recruiting campaign, and it is expected that the new pay scale will further stimulate voluntary enlistments.
      This Army recruiting program has now become of unusual public significance because of the current "draft holiday" which has been called by the War Department. ^;

Pay of enlisted personnel raised
      The new pay bill passed by Congress provides substantial raises for all U. S. Army enlisted personnel, ranging from increases of $25 monthly for a private to $27 for a master sergeant. In addition to the immediate cash benefits, the bill also increases the retirement income of a peacetime enlisted man. Thus a soldier's "real income," when free services and facilities are considered, compares favorably with and often exceeds civilian pay scales.
      Extra pay allowances for special duties are not affected by the bill. Soldiers continue to receive 20 percent above base pay for overseas service, and 50 percent additional pay for flying duty. Paratroopers also get $50 a month extra.

New scale and old
      Ranging from 20 to 50 percent, the increases for enlisted grades are shown in the following table comparing the new and old monthly rate of base pay:

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