ARMED FORCES: More Incentive

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Passed by the House Armed Services Committee last week: a $668 million military pay-raise bill. Likely to maintain its substantial form as it moves through the legislative process, the bill takes a firm step toward carrying out the recommendations of a study committee headed by General Electric President Ralph Cordiner, aimed at cutting the costly turnover in armed forces personnel by offering higher incentives for career service. Some representative pay raises by Army rank or equivalent: Present Rank Longevity Monthly Raise

Corporal 3yrs. up $ 20 to $ 160

Sergeant 7 yrs. up $ 29 to $ 220

Sergeant 1/c 11 yrs. up $ 26 to $ 260

Master Sergeant 15 yrs. up $ 47 to $ 328

Ch. Warrant (W3) 21 yrs. up $ 69 to $ 475

2nd Lieutenant 2 yrs. up $ 14 to $ 251

1st Lieutenant 5 yrs. up $ 37 to $ 372

Captain 12 yrs. up $ 68 to $ 520

Major 16 yrs. up $ 80 to $ 610

Lieut. Colonel 18 yrs. up $112 to $ 720

Colonel 22 yrs. up $171 to $ 920

Brigadier General 26 yrs. up $220 to $1,125

Major General 30 yrs. up $299 to $1,375

Lieut. General 30 yrs. up $499 to $1,625

General 30 yrs. up $599 to $1,875

The bill also adopts a Cordiner report recommendation to create two super pay grades of enlisted men, E-8 and £9, to which a limited number of exceptionally experienced and able master sergeants or chief petry officers could be promoted. Base pay for E-8 would be up to $400 a month, up to $460 for E-9.