PROPOSED INCREASES IN PROGRAM (1) An increase of $273,000 for 6 months' death gratuity payments.-The estimate is based on the assumption that two deaths will occur during the year for each thousand of the average active-duty strength. The increase in the estimate for 6 months' death gratuity is due to an increase in the average duty strength. NAVY PERSONNEL, GENERAL EXPENSES Mr. MAHON. Will you summarize the remaining portion of your request? Admiral ROPER. Yes, sir. I have another brief statement on "Navy personnel, general expenses. These estimates include certain collateral costs required to support the increased numbers of personnel in the naval establishment. Included are the costs of reopening, rehabilitating, maintaining, and operating expanded facilities for receiving, processing, distributing, and training personnel. These facilities have been held in reserve at the present active establishments. No new establishments are being constructed or reactivated. Provision is also made for other expenses directly attributable to the increased numbers of personnel, including: (a) Administrative and operating costs, both departmental and in the field. (b) Expenses of the shore patrol. (c) Welfare, morale, recreation, and religious guidance. SUMMARY JUSTIFICATION DATA Mr. MAHON. We will insert the prepared justifications at this point. NAVAL PERSONNEL, GENERAL EXPENSES PROPOSED INCREASES IN PROGRAM ·(1) An increase of $1,868,800 for "Direct training and instruction."-This will provide for recruit training as required; for the training of increased numbers of personnel at service schools; for increased operational (functional) training; and for the installation of additional training equipment utilized by these trainees. It will also provide funds for additional procurement of training aids, texts, and other required training media. (2) An increase of $7,284,200 for "Rehabilitation, maintenance, and operation of facilities."-This will provide for the opening and rehabilitation of facilities now in reserve at active training extablishments; and for the increased maintenance and operating costs generated by the increased training load. (1) An increase of $100,000 for "Personnel accounting machine installations." These machine installations perform the personnel accounting function for the Navy in the field. Due to the increase in number of personnel, additional funds are required for equipment rental and consumable supplies. (2) An increase of $200,000 for "Shore patrol expenses."- -The planned increase in numbers will require additional personnel to be assigned to shore-patrol duties during off-duty hours. The funds requested provide for necessary expenses of these personnel while away from their duty station. (3) An increase of $4,025,000 for "Welfare, morale and recreation."-The planned expansion program generates an immediate need for initial outfits of welfare, morale, and recreational material for newly reactivated ships and units; plus an increased continuing need for sustaining material, including additional motion picture programs and prints, library books, and items required for the conduct of religious services. Nonappropriated funds have been depleted to the point where these requirements can only be met by the provision of additional appropriated funds. (4) An increase of $51,700 for "Identification tags, chains, and cards."-All members of the naval service are required to have two identification tags and one identification card. This provides the required items for personnel included in the increment. (5) An increase of $321,000 for "Personal services in Naval District Headquarters."―This increase provides for the salaries of 50 additional civilian personnel engaged in the processing and distribution of military personnel in the district headquarters, and for overtime for civilian employees as required. (6) An increase of $135,000 for "Printing and reproduction," and "Travel." This provides for printing and reproduction of additional forms and materials required in the field in connection with the administration of increased personnel numbers; and for necessary temporary additional duty travel of military personnel. Other personnel facilities and procurement of militaty personnel: Senate bill, 1951___ Proposed supplemental.. Revised requirement, 1951. $9,029, 300 4,352, 300 13, 381, 600 PROPOSED INCREASES IN PROGRAM (1) An increase of $3,429,000 for "Maintenance and operation.' -This increase provides for the opening and rehabilitation of supplementary facilities at existing active establishments for receiving, processing, and distributing personnel; and for an over-all increased operational load at these establishments. (2) An increase of $923,300 for "Processing applicants for enlistment."-This provides for travel, lodging, and subsistence of applicants for enlistment in the regular navy and of enlisted Naval Reservists being processed for recall to active duty. (1) An increase of $408,000 for "Departmental operating expenses."-This provides for increased operating expenses in the Bureau of Naval Personnel, including such items as rental of tabulating equipment, military and civilian travel, longdistance telephone tolls, postage, repairs to equipment, the procurement of personnel record jackets and printed record forms necessary for the administration of naval personnel, and necessary consumable office supplies. (2) An increase of $270,000 for "Personal services."-This provides for the salaries of 50 additional civilian employees at the seat of the Government; and for overtime of civilian personnel, as required by current conditions. Military occupational classification project: Senate bill, 1951_-_ Proposed supplemental_ Revised requirement, 1951.. No increase is required for this budget activity. Admiral ROPER. That is all I have, sir. Mr. MAHON. Thank you very much, Admiral. MILITARY PERSONNEL, MARINE CORPS WITNESSES $210,000 0 210, 000 GEN. C. B. CATES, COMMANDANT OF THE MARINE CORPS Mr. MAHON. Will you make a general statement for the Marine Corps, General Cates? GENERAL STATEMENT General CATES. In order to provide the additional forces required under current approved plans of the Joint Chiefs of Staff for the Korean operation, the Marine Corps will require 2,997 officers and 60,579 enlisted personnel in addition to the fiscal year 1951 strength previously authorized. The new Marine Corps body ceiling for fiscal year 1951 would then be 10,314 officers and 127,699 enlisted. The man-year average strength required under this body ceiling will be as follows: The planned allocation of these personnel is as follows: The forces that can be established and maintained under the foregoing personnel ceiling will be outlined off the record if the committee so desires. This plan will require an input of 3,998 officers and 66,990 enlisted personnel during fiscal year 1951, in addition to those previously provided in the fiscal year 1951 budget to replace normal peacetime attrition. This input is predicated upon passage of legislation extending enlistments of regular personnel now on board. Mr. TABER. What will be the average number you will have through the year? General CATES. The average man-years will be 9,509 officers. General CATES. That is the average man-years. Mr. TABER. That is not the total? General CATES. No, sir. Mr. TABER. What is the total? General CATES. The total is 10,314 officers. The average man years, enlisted, is 109,052. Mr. TABER. What is the total? General CATES. 127,699 enlisted. Mr. TABER. Do you get most of your officers from the Reserve? General CATES. From the Reserve. The increase will be entirely from the Reserve except the ones coming in from the Naval Academy and the aviation cadets and a few other odds and ends. Mr. MAHON. This will result, of course, next year in having these men in a pay status for the entire year rather than a portion of the year? General CATES. That is correct; yes, sir. Mr. SIKES. How many marines do you have on board now? General CATES. We actually have right now 65,000 plus enlisted men and about 7,000 officers. Mr. SIKES. How many do you plan to call in? What will be the total strength? General CATES. From the Organized Reserve we will get approximately 30,000 enlisted men. From the Voltunteer Reserve we will get about 29,000. The recruits we estimate at 9,000, the aviation cadets and spare parts at about 1,000. Mr. SIKES. That makes a total strength of what number? General CATES. Making a total of 3,998 officers and 66,990 enlisted. Mr. SIKES. That is in addition to what you now have? General CATES. Yes, sir. Mr. SIKES. That just about doubles your present force? Mr. SIKES. Of the force which you now have in being, how many of them are in combat units, either on or off the record? General CATES. This is off the record. (Discussion off the record.) Mr. SIKES. Mr. Chairman, I think this is the kind of example that we would like to see followed in the other services where we have a broad base but a comparatively small number of men in combat units. The thing that this country needs now is men in combat units who can strike speedily wherever they are needed. I like the organization of the marines and I respect them for their economy of operation. I recognize the fact that there are difficulties involved which might make it impractical for the other services to achieve as high a percentage of men in combat units as do the Marines, but I think it is a mark to shoot at. The Marine Corps organization appears to me to be the perfect answer to problems such as that in Korea. General CATES. Thank you. I might add that 80 percent of our input will go into combat units. Mr. SIKES. Eighty percent? That is a most significant figure. It is far above that of any other service. General CATES. Yes, sir. Mr. MAHON. Will you complete your statement, General? The Marine Corps already has called up its Organized Reserve ground units. Some Organized Reserve air squadrons will be called to active duty in order to provide personnel to bring one Marine Aircraft Group to war strength. As the Marine Corps is already at its ceiling strength of 16 fighter squadrons, no additional squadrons will be provided under this plan. The figures given above are based on an estimated 80 percent availability of the Organized Marine Corps Reserve for planning purposes. This 20-percent loss would be due to |