Show Draft BillIs Bill BillIs BillIs Is Clarified The Selective Service System System System tem has clarified expected policy changes on undergraduate defer defer- ments College students who were enrolled full time in the 71 1970 school year will be eligible for student deferments in the 72 1971 school year if they continue continue continue con con- to make satisfactory progress progress progress pro pro- gress in their programs of study Selective Service officials have said However young men who entered school for the first time this summer and those who enroll enroll enroll en en- roll as freshmen this fall will not qualify for student deferments if the pending changes to the Selective Selective Selective tive Service Act are passed by Congress The House has completed completed completed com com- action on the bill and final Senate action is expected by the first of next month Dr Curtis W. W Tarr Selective Service Director says Few in incoming incoming incoming in- in coming freshmen students are likely to be inducted in the near future because of the student deferment phase Of the 1 incoming freshmen males estimated by the Office of Education approximately 80 per percent percent percent cent are 18 years old and only 20 per cent are 19 years of age or older The 18 year-olds year will receive receive receive re re- re- re their lottery numbers in 1972 and they will not be subject subject subject sub sub- to induction until 1973 when draft calls should be low The 19 year-old year freshmen received received received re re- re- re their lottery numbers Aug 5 of this year and will be subject to induction next year at least one-half one should have high enough lottery nu numbers to preclude preclude preclude pre pre- clude their induction Of those remaining approximately 50 per percent percent percent cent of them will be disqualified on mental moral or physical grou grounds I In n this unlikely event Selective Selective Selective tive Service officials believe that manpower requirements of the Department of Defense probably could be met by inducting those young men who have recently dropped their deferments because because because be be- cause they graduated dropped out of school or changed their occupations Recent college graduates or dropouts would make up the bulk of inductions officials say These same officials add that deferment cancellations probably would not be necessary nor would it be necessary to call those who have passed into the second priority selection group Currently there are approximately approximately approximately six million young men under age 35 with deferments |