RESTRICTION ON OVERSEA DUTY FOR LARGE FAMILIES Mr. FLOOD. The Navy has a regulation which prevents officers from oversea duty if they have more than four children. Does this apply to the Marine Corps? We are not clear about this principle of birth control, in the Navy of all outfits. There is such a regulation, and since you have restrictions on dependents going overseas, how does this affect you, and in what areas, if any? General BOWSER. We have an agreement with the Bureau of Personnel that we will monitor our people going overseas with dependents in an effort to keep at this same general level that the Navy uses. I talked this over with Admiral Semmes very recently. However, there are specific billets which require some fellow that can speak to the Pakistanis, for example, and if he has more than that family unit, we have to send him because we are not that deep in people. Mr. FLOOD. Outside that exceptional case that you just cited, a special officer for a special mission, you are also under the shadow of this Navy regulation which says if you have more than four kids, that is the end of you? General BOWSER. I would say this is a guideline and not a regulation. That is simply a guidance for the people who do the classification. Mr. FLOOD. You are more diplomatic than the Navy. You said that better than Smedberg. I do not like it. You are under it somehow. General BOWSER. We are under it insofar as we can operate within it. PAY AND ALLOWANCES Mr. FLOOD. We have asked the other people to put into the record charts showing their proficiency pay, submarines, parachute. Now you have four or five good pages here dealing with all of these problems, submarines, scuba diving, parachutes, showing the proficiency pay. I suppose the staff will put those in; is that right, Mr. Chairman? Mr. ANDREWS. Without objection, they will be inserted. (The charts requested may be found on p. 552.) Mr. FLOOD. We have asked the other branches to put-and General Moore knows about this-in the record a chart which begins with your top ranking general right down to your last yardbird that came on board and there list in column and by category and by dollar amount the whole gamut of basic pay, plus all of these emoluments and trimmings and what not that Congress has given to your people. General Moore can tell you what we have asked for. Let's have the same thing from your people that we are getting from the others. General BOWSER. All right. (The charts to be supplied follow :) Military personnel, Marine Corps-Monthly rates 1 Each individual receives basic pay, and amber baste allowance for quarters or quarters in kind, and either basic allowance for subsistence or subsistence in kind; other entitlements are based on special qualifications] W-3. W-2. W-1.. E-9. E-8. E-7. E-6. E-5. E-4 E-3. E-2. E-1 1 See attached sheet for additional emoluments. * Represents 31a of the annual rate shown on p. 29 of the Military Personnel, Marine Corps 1962 budget. *Based on dependency status for officers; dependency status and number of depend- Statutory rate for officers; commuted ration rate for enlisted personnel currently ' Clothing allowance is $1.20 after the 1st 6 months, $6 after 3 years' service. Payable to (1) rated aviators who perform duties while in aerial flight which are di- 7 Payable only to members whose primary duty assignment involves aviation noncrew Payable only to enlisted personnel on duty beyond the continental limits of the United The following additional emoluments are authorized under certain circumstances: Mr. FLOOD. What about the 3d Division on Okinawa? What kind of shape is it in as far as security will permit? What is your morale problem there? What about housing? I was there when they were setting it up and it was a mudhole. That was a couple of years ago. How are you getting along? Are you getting what you want? If not, why are you not? This is the 3d Division, our No. 1 red-hot striking force in the Pacific, and why is it not the way it should be, or is it? General BOWSER. I believe it is, with very small reservations on that statement. Mr. FLOOD. Are you up to strength? General BowSER. Yes, sir, commanded by my predecessor in this job, Major General Weller, who has been out there since October. |