Comparison of subsistence in kind programs as contained in the President's fiscal year 1962 budget estimate

Components of the Army-Air Force ration, Executive Order X1, 1952, Nov. 23, 1932

The above components and issue quantities, priced and extended, using current single manager price lists .DA Supply Manusi 10-2-8900-series) established the monetary ration value, or ceiling used in planning the monthly master menu (SB 10-260. Ration costs are subsequently reccmputed at installation level to refect latest single manager prices, local purchase items, substitutions, and issue factor adjustments SB 10-260-1 (recapitulation of master menu issues), provided for this purpose, establishes the monetary ration value, or cost ceiling at the installation concerned.

Brief on the Nary ration law in respect to varying ration costs, components of the Nary-Marine Corps Ration Act of Mar. 2, 1933 (47 Stat. 1423) as amended

11. Lard or lard substitute_

12. Oils or sauces or vinegar.

13. Sugar....

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.ounces..

14. As required baking powder and soda, flavoring extracts, mustard,

pepper, salt, sirup, spices, and yeast.

The first law establishing a ration for the men of the Federal Navy is found in the act of March 27, 1794 (1 Stat. 350). In 1842 the rude ides of a fired allowance for each day of the week was discarded, and, instead, a more fextle slowance of specified items with permitted substitutes was suborized. The art of March 2, 1907 (34 Stat. 1193 made an important change in that many anide comprised in the Navy ration may be issued in excess of the authorized quantity, provided there be an underissue of the same value in some orber arutle of arutles. The Secretary of the Navy is authorized to increase the shore-sused slomather on those vessels and stations having an allowed couplemess of less than 150 men and subsisting on a ration allowance, when, in his opinion, such resses and sations are operating under conditions which warrant such increases.

General MOORE. If there is deviation, they will explain it.

Mr. ANDREWS. It will be good for the committee. I think we instructed the clerk this morning to have a spokesman from each service in here at the same time, to see if we cannot find out the reason for the great difference between the services and see if we cannot let the Marines tell the Air Force, Army, and Navy Low to save in this area. This runs into big money.

Mr. FLOOD. If we are going to do that, instead of the personnel people, what about the quartermaster people? We ought to Lave somebody here who buys this grab instead of having the personnel people come up with these figures. I do not think the pervoord people know too much about it. This comes up from below. Where are the characters responsible for this? It is not the pervard CO. Secondly, if we are going to have a comparison like that. Gezera-uke the general right here. He has been crying for tai an pour about the PCS business. He was surpasssed only by Admiral Smedberg wi reduced the committee to tears. We sank the Navy. We torpedoed the PCS limitation. General Collins was just a step betin In come the Marines, and they are complimented, not by me, but believe it or not, by the Navy Comptroler, who abi li wè the mat remarkable job he had ever seen. The Navy is by Dan Wert on their estimation. The Army is out of whack The Marine Lit it on the button and a Navy admiral told me. That is going the .........

SAME BASIC SUBSISTENCE PROVIDED IN ALL SERVICES

General FRIEDMAN. As far as the Army and Air Force are cobe erned, we serve the same basic subsistence. The Navy MIGHT & special act is not authorized to use margarine as part of their tellin, I do not know whether that applies to the marines or ton.

Generally, the cost differential stems from different catro Ren of he troops and the amount of foods you would

market-perishables, and so forth. So you wouÁ LATE NO DOK ZA each area to determine these differences.

In those instances where you have an emergency wat te, Litement En terms of food stockage overseas, the cost of the nation pipaa op the purchase of those foods to run them through the tem

food stocks are "owned" by the stock fund, the ration allowance m. jat pay the fund's going rate. Nevertheless, I am certain the differen an be reconciled.

Mr. ANDREWS. I hope so.

The marines told us this morning they bought their ratiora from The Navy and the Army, and yet they come up

figure for oversea rations.

Mr. ANDREWS. Without any further talk about the r will move on.

ASSIGNMENT OF OFFICERS TO MANAGEMENT AND SCIEN

Now, General, as you have explained to us, you : things for officers to do, particularly in the profes and technological fields. In a letter on this san January 19, 1960, General Friedman described it as a growing requirement for officer personnel in the profes technological fields which is not accompanied by a correspo (contractual services procured in those activities usually r

Would you explain why this is true and tell u of jobs are involved.

General GENT. If we contract for food serv feeding say 1,000 people, we would save two offi 70 airman spaces.

Now, the technological areas, of course, ar and in our present weapon systems, the types the highly complex equipment on board the order to get the proper skills and the proper you have to go to the officer-type individus he is supervising anybody. Frequently, we supervisor, but we are more and more findi into other types of jobs where he is a worke project.

Mr. FLOOD. I am not sure, General Fr people to present us with a chart on distr general officers, like I did the Army and th General FRIEDMAN. We will be glad to s we have.

Mr. FLOOD. You know what I mean.

Every time I go someplace, somebod cocktail bar and says, "I am General Soof the bar is an admiral and coming out o on commissions and boards. They do no troops.

How many Air Force generals do you work like you fellows, but you know w commissions and trick boards all over th

You must have 40 or 50 generals who General FRIEDMAN. I understand tha plied to the committee.

(The information requested follows:)

AIR FORCE GENERAL OFFICERS ASSIGNED

The requirement for officers to perform duty o by law, by directive from OSD or the JCS, a specific agency and the Air Force when an age qualifications to accomplish its mission. As of had 68 general officers serving with other agenci

Mr. ANDREWS. Let's consider for a m the basic sciences, design, production, pro others of that nature which we would