Executive Order 503

, September 18, 1906. Enlisted men of the Marine Corps, regularly detailed as messmen in a command, not to exceed one for every twenty men, shall receive the same compensation in addition to their monthly pay as is now or may hereafter be allowed enlisted men of the Navy under like circumstances: Provided, however, That marines must serve as messmen a whole month to be entitled to this extra compensation, and shall not be paid for service as such for fractional parts of a month.

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