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May 7, 1840 in Staunton Spectator, And General Advertiser

Domestic News May 7, 1840

Staunton Spectator, And General Advertiser

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Army Appointment, Married Men, War Department Regulation, Second Lieutenant Pay, Officer Duties

Staunton, Virginia

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War Department regulation prohibits examining married candidates for army appointments from civil life, as a second lieutenant's pay of $780 annually supports only individual needs, with inadequate quarters and duties requiring constant field presence.

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Appointment of married men in the Army.— Among the regulations of the War Department respecting the appointment in the army of persons from civil life, there is one stating that no candidate will be examined who is married. The Army and Navy Chronicle of the 23d instant publishes an extract from a Report made to the Secretary of War giving the reasons of this regulation. It is stated that the pay of a second lieutenant, about $780 a year, is not more than adequate to his own support in the dress and appearance which his profession requires ; his transportation allowance of ten cents per mile will not do more than pay his individual travelling expenses; his quarters when in garrison are too small for the accommodation of a family ; and the duties of the younger officers require their presence almost continually with their companies in the field. These considerations it is thought are sufficiently strong to authorise the adoption of the above named regulation.

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Appointment Military

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Army Appointment Married Men War Department Regulation Second Lieutenant Pay Officer Duties

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Secretary Of War

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Event Date

23d Instant

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Secretary Of War

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Among the regulations of the War Department respecting the appointment in the army of persons from civil life, there is one stating that no candidate will be examined who is married. The Army and Navy Chronicle of the 23d instant publishes an extract from a Report made to the Secretary of War giving the reasons of this regulation. It is stated that the pay of a second lieutenant, about $780 a year, is not more than adequate to his own support in the dress and appearance which his profession requires ; his transportation allowance of ten cents per mile will not do more than pay his individual travelling expenses; his quarters when in garrison are too small for the accommodation of a family ; and the duties of the younger officers require their presence almost continually with their companies in the field. These considerations it is thought are sufficiently strong to authorise the adoption of the above named regulation.