deferments for physical causes, employment in critical industries, or individual cases of extreme hardship. Actual availability will not be known until the majority of units have been called in. The Marine Corps does not plan to call in Volunteer Reserves except in certain unusual specialties, until a clearer picture of required specialties obtained from the Organized Reserve is known. This information should be available by the middle of September, at which time those volunteer reservists whose specialties are required, will be called in the numbers listed above. Insofar as practicable, and within required specialties, Reserve personnel desiring active duty will be given first preference. At the present time the Marine Corps does not expect to have to resort to induction of untrained enlisted personnel during fiscal year 1951. Organized reservists are considered available for assimilation into Fleet Marine Force units immediately. Veterans can be sent to combat at once. Nonveterans would be ready for combat with a minimum of 2 months' training and conditioning. In general, volunteer reservists may need a longer training period if they are not veterans. Many of the volunteer reservists are specialists who would fill billets in the supporting establishment. It is planned to utilize recruits to replace other trained Marines in the Marine security forces and posts and stations within the continental limits of the United States. If it later should be necessary to utilize recruits directly for combat replacements, they will be given a minimum of 1 month's recruit training provided. A longer training period will, of course, be given wherever possible. FAMILY ALLOWANCES This submission does not include provision for family allowances now under consideration. In summary, the augmentation requested under this plan will provide an additional 2,676 officers and 49,072 enlisted personnel for combat employment and pipeline. It will provide an additional 321 officers and 11,507 enlisted for support of these forces. Eighty percent of the total increase will be for combat employment. SUMMARY JUSTIFICATION DATA Mr. MAHON. We will insert the prepared justifications at this point. Senate bill, 1951__ Proposed supplemental__ _ Revised requirement, 1951.. $200, 923, 000 +128, 395, 000 329, 318, 000 Pay and allowances: Senate bill, 1951.. Proposed supplemental__ $167, 308, 000 79, 079, 000 Revised requirement, 1951____ PROPOSED INCREASES IN PROGRAM 246, 387, 000 (1) An increase of $79,079,000 for an increase 44,124 Marine Corps personnel.— The increase in this activity will provide the pay and allowances prescribed by law for the build-up in personnel explained in the Commandant's Statement. Included in the increase are basic pay, sea and foreign duty pay, cash subsistence and quarters allowances, and incentive pay. Subsistence in kind: Senate bill, 1951. Proposed supplemental_ Revised requirement, 1951---. PROPOSED INCREASES IN PROGRAM $16, 011, 610 23, 553, 000 39, 564, 610 (1) An increase of $23,553,000 for subsistence in kind for enlisted personnel.The increase requested for this activity will provide for subsistence in kind for an increase of 41,403 enlisted personnel plus provision for all subsistence rates at the level indicated by the wholesale food index for May 31, 1950. (1) An increase of $6,754,000 for permanent change of station travel of additional personnel. The additional funds requested for this activity are necessary to mobilize the Marine Corps Reserve and provide for transfer of personnel as needed in accordance with approved plans. Individual clothing and uniform gratuities: Senate bill, 1951__ Proposed supplemental_ Revised requirement, 1951____ PROPOSED INCREASE IN PROGRAM $6, 877, 379 15, 754, 000 (1) An increase of $15,754,000 for the clothing outfits of additional personnel.Funds requested under this activity will provide uniform clothing for recruits and reservists ordered to active duty. Other individual military personnel costs: Proposed supplemental. Senate bill, 1951. Revised requirement, 1951___ PROPOSED INCREASES IN PROGRAM 8, 095, 152 (1) An increase of $3,255,000 for additional separation costs. -The increase in this item will provide for death gratuity payments prescribed by law, plus separation items for personnel separated from the active list because of physical disability. SUBSISTENCE RATES Mr. TABER. On page 1, the first financial table, you will note that the subsistence in kind-I presume that means rations for 67,000 enlisted men is $16,000,000. For the additional 41,932 it is $23, 000,000. That looks a little peculiar to me. Maybe there is an explanation. General CATES. I am afraid I cannot explain that, as I do not figure that myself. May I have General Hill explain that? Mr. MAHON. Yes. General HILL. That is correct, Mr. Taber. The price is figured on the overseas price in coming up to the $39,000,000. We had very few marines overseas. Mr. TABER. You mean it is the overseas price for food? General HILL. Yes, sir; that is correct. Mr. TABER. Rather than the domestic? General HILL. Correct, sir. Mr. TABER. Perhaps there is an increase on that account for the ones already in. Would that be so? General HILL. The ones already in had very few figured on the overseas rates because we had very few marines overseas. Mr. TABER. I see. General HILL. Practically all of these are scheduled to go overseas. General CATES. Will it be necessary to increase that? General HILL. Yes, sir; it will. Mr. TABER. I guess that is all so far as I am concerned. Mr. ENGEL. General, you mean that you figure the cost of rations at the overseas cost? General HILL. Yes, sir. Mr. ENGEL. You buy the rations over here, do you not? General HILL. Right, sir. Mr. ENGEL. And ship them over there? General HILL. Yes, sir. Mr. ENGEL. That adds to the freight cost and what not? General HILL. It does, sir, because it is figured on the Army system. Mr. ENGEL. And you also have to figure in the cost of the pipeline from here over there? General HILL. Yes, sir. Mr. ENGEL. That pipeline has been extended, and you have to buy it enough in advance to get the pipeline going? General HILL. Yes, sir; that is correct. Mr. ENGEL. That is all. Mr. MAHON. All right. What is the next item? MARINE CORPS TROOPS AND FACILITIES Admiral Hopwood. The next appropriation is, "Marine Corps troops and facilities," with General Cates. Mr. MAHON. Please give us your statement. MAINTENANCE AND OPERATION OF MARINE CORPS FACILITIES The first item is "Maintenance and operation of Marine Corps facilities," a plus $61,058,000. Mr. TABER. Why would that go up so much more in proportion, as compared to the personnel? General HILL. Getting the Marine Corps supply system back in operation to support the overseas activities; the loading-out requirements of subsistence, of gasoline and similar items; opening up of certain areas in posts and stations that have been closed down; deferred maintenance, and similar items. Mr. TABER. All right. GENERAL EXPENSES, MARINE CORPS PERSONNEL Mr. MAHON. The item of "General expenses, Marine Corps personnel" calls for an increase. How is that defended? General HILL. $3,280,000 for organizational clothing; $6,193,000 for general supply items for the Fleet Marine Force, such as tents, chests, machines, boats, engines, accessories, and so forth; an increase of $6,193,000. That includes rehabilitation of trailers, laundry, and parachute equipment. There is an increase of $16,305,000 for Marine Corps electronic equipment. There is an increase of $2,001,972 for expense of recruits, such as transportation, board and lodging, medical examiners' fees, gasoline and oil for the recruiting service, telegraph service, telephone service, and so forth. There is an increase of $9,000 for camp and garrison equipment and supplies. There is an increase of $3,550,000 for freight and express. And there is an increase of $933,028 for packing and crating and material therefor. ORDNANCE AND AMMUNITION Mr. MAHON. In your Marine Corps ordnance and ammunition item you have a great increase, of course. General HILL. Yes, sir. Mr. MAHON. That is set forth in your justifications, which are before the committee. General HILL. Yes, sir. SUPPLEMENTAL FUNDS FOR KOREAN WAR Mr. MAHON. Much of this is directly related to the Korean situation? General HILL. Practically all of it, sir, is directly related, except some of the afore-mentioned items. It is practically all related to the Korean adventure. Mr. NORRELL. Mr. Chairman, I like the way he is talking there. SUMMARY JUSTIFICATION DATA Mr. MAHON. All right. Are there any further questions in regard to the requirements for the Marine Corps? Of course, we have the breakdown here before us, which we will place in the record. MARINE CORPS TROOPS AND FACILITIES (1) An increase of $9,175,000 for "Salaries and Wages."-This amount provides for an increase of 766 man-years in station forces and 1,984 man-years in the depot supply system. Also included is the cost of loading ships. (2) An increase of $4,969,800 for the "Procurement of fuel.' Kerosene Gasoline_ Fuel oil--- $116, 600 3, 238, 400 1, 614, 800 (3) An increase of $3,300,000 for the "Upkeep of posts.' (4) An increase of $1,000,000 for "Purchase, installation, and maintenance of utilities.' Purchase, installation, and maintenance of gas, electric, sewer, and Purchase and repair of furnaces, stoves, heating systems, and power $564, 600 404, 300 31, 100 (5) An increase of $14,659,200 for “Vehicles, parts, and supplies.”—This amount will provide for 30 tractors with angle dozers, air and electric brake kits for tractors, power control units, night lighting equipment, front winches, rear winches, cold-weather kits for all types of vehicles, conversion or replacement of T/A items of motor-vehicle test equipment for use with 24-volt ignition systems, and lubricants. (6) An increase of $27,954,000 for "Engineer items of military equipment for Fleet Marine Force.' Lumber and wood products__ 5 concrete mixers, 16 cubic foot_ 11 advance base camp components.. $5, 125, 000 10, 900 3,250,000 4, 125, 000 926, 000 90,000 23, 000 14, 000 20,000 |