We now have this unit assignment system. If a man is being transferred from Fort Knox to Europe, his name goes overseas and he is assigned to a unit overseas. That is going to get a lot of that out of the system. Mr. FLOOD. I am concerned about hardship discharges and humanitarian assignments. Is there anything new in this field after all these years of existing regulations? Do you want to amend them? General COLLINS. No, sir; they are adequate at the present time. I have heard some commanders who wanted, because of a shortage of TDY funds, to curtail on some. Mr. FLOOD. To what extent, if any, if a field commander of a combat division asks for extension of duty, or assignments for specific officers, combat division in the field, Korea, to what extent does some longhaired officer in the Pentagon decide they cannot have it? To what extent do they do it, or should? General COLLINS. If the field commander sent that to the major commander overseas, it would come to my desk, or to my immediate assistant if I was not there, and a decision would be made there. In a majority of the cases, we give the commander in the field what he wants. Mr. MINSHALL. You said something about the commanders in the field and the curtailment of TDY funds. Will you explain that more! It was not quite clear to me. General COLLINS. As you know, there is a shortage in funds for travel, both in the TDY area, and permanent change of station area. The TDY area comes out of O. & M. funds. Last year at the commanders conference, several of the commanders brought up the fact we allowed on the death of a parent, or next of kin back in the States. the individual to come back on a space available basis, or actually paid his TDY back here. The commanders thought we were too liberal in that area and it was costing them too much money in TDY funds, but their request was rejected. Mr. MAHON. Thank you. Mr. LAIRD. I had a young man who was assigned to a job as a driver. What is the policy as far as your Department is concerned on assigning military personnel as drivers for nonofficial work? ASSIGNMENT OF MILITARY PERSONNEL TO DRIVING DUTIES General COLLINS. In off-duty hours, if that is what we are talking about, they can drive. Mr. LAIRD. This young man was assigned during duty hours-it happened to be during the inauguration, but it was not an official function of the Inaugural Committee. General COLLINS. I did not get into this particular situation myself, but I understand that here in the Military District of Washington the commander was involved in the inauguration ceremony and a request was made upon him for drivers for certain officials. Mr. LAIRD. These were for some of the movie stars that took par in the gala? General COLLINS. This may have happened. I am not famil with it. The commander on certain occasions has been requested t furnish drivers, I would say, on official occasions. Mr. LAIRD. Was Frank Sinatra an official? General COLLINS. No, sir; I would not consider him an official. Mr. LAIRD. So this was a violation of your orders? General COLLINS. I did not issue any orders in this particular instance. Our policy, of course, is not to supply military personnel for unofficial jobs. Mr. MINSHALL. Did you make it clear whether Sinatra did or did not have a military driver? Mr. MAHON. Thank you very much. FEBRUARY 23, 1961. RESERVE PERSONNEL, ARMY WITNESSES MAJ. GEN. FREDERICK M. WARREN, CHIEF, U.S. ARMY RESERVE AND ROTC AFFAIRS MAJ. GEN. CHARLES B. DUFF, DIRECTOR OF ARMY BUDGET, OFFICE, COMPTROLLER OF THE ARMY BRIG. GEN. MARION W. SCHEWE, OFFICE, ASSISTANT CHIEF OF STAFF FOR RESERVE COMPONENTS BURNELL E. PETHTAL, OFFICE, CHIEF, U.S. ARMY RESERVE AND ROTC AFFAIRS 11, 200 July 1961. • June 1962. id al T OF INCREASE IN STRENGTH OF NATIONAL GUARD AND RESERTES News. May I as one question before he starts. Mz Saws A-Iderstand there is a request in this budget for ANTCETA DOMOS CL whether or not any consideration was be present sinistration to increasing this number up to Ifor marine and 3000 for reservists in the new budget? Pral War. We have no information respecting that, Mr. deral 17. Mr. Andrews I have no information as to whether thja wa beng prospered at the present time. I know that the уре au the ture ance loy |