<oai_dc:dc xmlns:oai_dc="http://www.openarchives.org/OAI/2.0/oai_dc/" xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" xsi:schemaLocation="http://www.openarchives.org/OAI/2.0/oai_dc/ http://www.openarchives.org/OAI/2.0/oai_dc.xsd"><dc:title>Equal Rights for Enlisted Men: A Call for Justice in Terminal Leave Pay</dc:title><dc:date>1946-05-08</dc:date><dc:creator>unknown</dc:creator><dc:rights>http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/NKC/1.0/</dc:rights><dc:language>eng</dc:language><dc:identifier>http://congressarchives.org/record/CAC_CC_047_1_6_51_0002</dc:identifier><dc:description>Mr. Nathan Carter writes to Representative George B. Schwabe advocating for payment of terminal leave to enlisted men, including retroactive leave pay for discharged men. He highlights the injustices faced by enlisted men compared to commissioned officers and shares his personal experience serving in the Navy. Representative Schwabe responds, expressing his support for the cause and acknowledging the inequalities that exist. He assures Mr. Carter that he will work towards granting enlisted men comparable rights to commissioned officers.</dc:description></oai_dc:dc>