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Show ARMY OFFERS 17 YEAR OLD BOYS COLLEGETRAINING "College training at government govern-ment expense in tjie Army Specialized Spe-cialized Training Reserve program pro-gram (ASTRP) is now open to all eligible 17 year old men who can mentally and physically qualify", quali-fy", according to an announcement announce-ment by Captain Cecil M. Rhea, commanding officer of the Utah recruiting district. "The government will pay all expenses such as tuition (including (in-cluding text books and other instructional in-structional material), housing and subsistence, clothing, medical medi-cal care and transportation for the qualified men from their homes to the college to which they will be assigned," the captain cap-tain said. Under this program such college col-lege training as courses in mathematics, mathe-matics, physics, english, history, geography, chemistry, engineering, engineer-ing, drawing, and biology will be given in addition to military subjects. sub-jects. Captain Rhea stressed the unlimited possibilities being offered of-fered by the government at this time to all men, approaching military mili-tary age, and encouraged them to investigate at once. To be eligible a man must have passed his 17th birthday and not be older than 17 years and 8 months and must have graduated graduat-ed from high school or be in a position to produce sufficient evidence from his high school principal that he will graduate by the time he reaches the age of 17 years 9 months. By recent war department directive di-rective Army Air Force examining examin-ing boards have been designated to give the mental examination for ERC applicants for training in the army specialized program. In addition to the Army Specialized Spec-ialized Training Reserve Program, Pro-gram, men who have passed their 17th birthday and have not yet reached their 18th birthday, regardless re-gardless of whether they are a graduate of high school or not, are offered a chance to compete for a place on the "world's greatest great-est flying team," as a member of the Air Combat Crew in the Army Air Forces. , Training in both the ACER and in the ASTRP can be had by 17 year old men who are eligible and con qualify both mentally and physically for the combined training. Full information for Air .Combat .Com-bat Crew Training or Training in the Army Specialized Reserve Program can be had by writing or calling: the Army Recruiting station, 224 South West Temple, Salt Lake City. Never before has the War Department offered such a worthwhile program to 17 year old men, and prompt action on the part of those interested is encouraged in order to take full advantage of the program before military age is reached. o ; . |