European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - September 7, 1945, Darmstadt, Hesse                                The answer to the biggest question on any Gas mind is still yank assembles Here the Best dope at the time of going to press on what the we by orphant yank staff the plan the War depart ment has announced for de mobilizing some men within a year or May not be your idea of a Good but the big question to gis who remember and were pod by the rotation Deal is Good or will it work the we answers that Job this Way the demobilization plan will work Okay if 1 we get the Breaks on the occupation widespread internal disorders in Japan or the threat of a renewal of hostilities would demand the retention of an army considerably larger than that now planned 2 congressional action Doest snafu the Basic principles of the demobilization pattern As it now Congress for abruptly abolish the draft such the we would shut off the monthly Supply of thousands of inductees slated to be 3 the transportation setup functions with a minimum of All this May sound As if the we is getting ready to Send out to slips instead of discharge that not quite the the we says it is merely playing it Safe by taking into account any snags that May occur in the the sentiment around the Penta gon is that the demobilization machinery ought easily to be Able to Spring men out of the army within 12 the High brass Doest appear to feel that either separation centers or shipping will prove to be As far As separation centers the we Points out that the Post veday readjustment and redeployment plan gave them a four month trial run and a Chance to Iron out a lot of wrinkles that in the separation centers have been expanded and plans Are in the works for them to take Over certain reception Center facilities should the need a colonel who helped in the evolution of the separation told yank that further expansion of separation centers probably wont be at the he separation centers should be Able to handle at least discharges a thet other possible should also be a cinch to during june and despite the fact that the overwhelming emphasis was on winning the far East men were returned from Europe to the the Pacific run is twice As Long As the Atlantic but distance wont matter so much because thou Sands of tons of shipping formerly used for the redeployment of troops and supplies from Europe to the far blast will now be available for de mobilization the demobilization like the old readjustment plan put into effect last is based on the old Point and the same Point values go for the same factors service overseas combat credit and Parent Hood but there Are at least two important differences Between the two plans 1 Day redeployment May the Date at which All computations of Point scores stopped under the old will be discarded just As soon As our occupation needs in the far East Are and a new Date will be allowing troops credit for service after May 2 a lower critical score will be established for both pm and was and further reductions in this score will be made periodically to insure that discharges proceed at the highest rate permitted by As of the Day of japans no definite score had been but most authorities at that time were pretty generally agreed that it would be in the neigh boyhood of 75 for under the demobilization you will com Pute your score in exactly the same Way As you did under the readjustment when a new critical score is the Only difference will be that instead of using May As your deadline for you will include All Points you have earned up to the new deadline the demobilization plan does not provide credit for dependents other than three children under and no Point credit is Given for the age limit for the has been lowered from 40 to and this according to a Pentagon will be progressively Low ered As demobilization take full that workout bit of Mili tary necessity just about disappear under the demobilization for All practical the we the words essential and no surplus will be tossed Only men with four types of jobs can be stuck they really fall in specialized categories 1 orthopaedic attendants 2 acoustic technicians 3 electroencephalographic specialists 4 transmitter fixed All this Doest mean that you cant be retained temporarily even if you dont belong in one of the foregoing but under a Regula Tion being considered by the you cant be held longer than six months after the first Job is to get the armies of occupation that a Pentagon colonel takes priority Over everything in this just like beating Japan took priority Over everything in the readjustment weve got to make damned in a that the japs dont Hole up and get a Chance to Start an underground movement that could cause us plenty of grief later our 1 task is to get enough men on the spot As soon As possible and in the right places to insure a real after that has been accomplished and the system of Supply for the occupation troops is the demobilization process can go Forward in full How Many men will be needed for occupation duty the answer to that one depends on several first of we have no Way of knowing As yet what problems Well encounter in there is a terrific density of population to con and that fact added to the twist in the japanese mind will in All probability Force us to keep plenty of manpower around to police the area constantly and at the same our occupation army in continue on the Job until con Gress decides theres no further use for in Well have to according to the was around half a million men on duty in the Panama and these will be used to Man permanent garrisons and to see that transportation and Supply for the occupation armies dont bog All or most of the islands we have captured in the Pacific will have to be garrisoned for an unspecified All these the we will ultimately require a peacetime army of at least million the 2vfe Mil lion would consist of Guys with extremely Low Point regulars and new Many More men than that will be needed at principally because of our uncertainty Over what the internal situation in Japan will develop but most of the big brass Here believe that the Normal discharge spreading de mobilization Over a 12month will insure there being enough troops around to take care of any incidents that May occur in the Early phases of the granting priorities to the occupation armies Doest necessarily that the process of getting eligible out of the army will be impeded if at the mechanism for says the is tuned so that it can go simultaneously with the machinery that builds and maintains our armies of first to be released under the demobilization plan Are the men who had 85 or More Points under the readjustment according to the these men Are being discharged just As fast As they can be moved to separation or in the Case of High pointers loaded in ships and planes and returned to the while he was reluctant to make any definite prediction As to the exact time it would take to Spring All the colonel did it is perfectly possible that most of them will be Back in civvies within 60 Days after of the Hal million High pointers under the original readjustment those who were in the states when Japan surrendered were necessarily slated to get out first the War department announced that it would try to get All these out by August some Guys in the with a Bare 85 Points got out sooner than some men overseas with 100 that May appear but we spokesmen justify it on the score of they de scribe the demobilization process As a giant the eligible men already in the states or in route would clog the funnel if they were kept sweating it out until overseas troops with higher scores reached the there has been a lot of latrine talk lately about a so called army plan to regulate the flow of discharges Back into civilian not on the basis of highpoint scores but on the basis of whether a Guy has a Job waiting for him when he gets there is no such regulation in the War departments plan for demobilization and none is being although Congress could conceivably make such a regulation if it decided that i would be in the Best interests of the National but not the the we says its sole Job is to get 5 million men out of the army just As soon As another latrine Rumor it that men eligible for Point discharges will be Given furloughs in the states before their release so that they can look around for jobs on the army that a when your number is called you can do Only one of two you can walk up and get your discharge or you can choose to stay in the the Choice to remain in the army May sound a Little Wacky to most of but some gis Are thinking seriously about High pointers who elect to remain in the army have three choices 1 they can enlist in the regular 2 if they Are overseas they can Volunteer to remain for the  with the occupation army in the theater to which they Are presently 3 whether they Are overseas or in the they can Volunteer for duty in the for the if you decide to enlist in the regular youll be required to take a three year youll be Able to keep the rank you had at time of but How much Freedom youll have in choosing your Arm of service Hast been de the we is working on plans for an intensive staying Hearty Campaign which is expected to include inducements in the Way of educational easy Tir ement and so the other two for continued duty for the several if you Are overseas you can elect to stay in the theater in which you Are presently stationed provided your co decides theres a legitimate need for your services and if he wants you if he accepts youre stuck Only for the you wont be required to join the you can Volunteer for duty in the without joining the if theres room for youll probably be on this Deal you also sign for the in Case youre still baffled Over the duration plus six Here Are the facts you were inducted under the Law for the duration and six months after the Date of the termination of this termination hostilities Date has nothing to do with the ceasefire it will be a defined by As the Date pro claimed by the president or the Date specified in a concurrent Resolution of which Ever is the Marine corps is using exactly the same1 plan As the army used for its readjustment As of August the Day the japs said they it took 85 Points to get out of the the Navy and coast guard have a Dif Ferent the Navy gives half a Point for each year of figured to the nearest birthday half a Point for each full month of Active duty since september and 10 Points for a it Doest matter whether you have More than one dependent you get just 10 Points for your total of the critical score for Navy pm is 44 Points for enlisted 29 for male 49 for wave the will lower its critical scores As military commitments from 14 to million men and women will be released under the navys plan within a year to 18