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Show AFTER THE ARMY WHAT? ;not only these 100,000 men, but others in the service of the Army, Navy and Marine Corps to jobs in civil life when training and enlistment periods are over. It is up to the men themselves to take advantage of the program for re-employment, according to Mr. Dykstra. "At the timie of their call to service many of these men left jobs on what the Government regards re-gards as "leaves of absence", he said. Many employers have not only voluntarily assured employees of theiir return to their jobs, thus carrying out the provisions of the Selective Service Act, but in many cases have done more by making pay allowances where possible. "For those who are unemployed unemploy-ed at -the time of entering the service, the first step is now being be-ing taken towards returning them to civil life and employment. Ar- (5 AFTER THE ARMY WHAT? With more than 100,000 additional addition-al men expected to be inducted for Selective Service training this month, National Headquarters has taken the first step toward returning re-turning trainees to employment in civil life upon completion of their military service, Director C. A. Dykstra said last night. Speaking to- the Nation over the Mutual Broadcasting System, from Washington, Dykstra declared de-clared that the Selective Service Svstem not only was endeavoring to ensure the return to employment employ-ment of men who leave jobs, but also was seeking assurance of work for those who were unemployed. unem-ployed. The entire program is being worked out in cooperation with the United States Employment Employ-ment Service and State Employment Employ-ment Services, Mr. Dykstra said. He declared: rangements have been made with State Employment Services, through the agency of the United States Employment Service, to obtain necessary data from previously prev-iously unemployed service men for use in obtaining jobs at the termination of their periods of service." Assurance of re-employment represents re-presents an important part in building national morale and an adequate national defense, the Directors declared. "This month, January, 1941, Selective Service local boards will send to reception centers approximately appro-ximately 100,000 citizens to begin their year of military training. This will, of course, be the greatest great-est number yet called. "This month, too, Selective Service will, through the cooperation cooper-ation of the United States Employment Em-ployment Service and the many State Employment Services throughout the Nation take the first steps necessary to return |