Show Armed Forces Farces Ask AskMan AskMan Man Power Boost Forrestal Proposal Would ClearWay Clear ClearWay Way for Drafting Over Ovar 1 I V WASHINGTON AS March 18 18 UP Secretary JP-Secretary Secretary Forrestal Forresta said Thursday y the he military high command wants ceilings on army array navy and air force man power boosted This would clear the way for possible drafting of far more than men men men-if if congress approves th the draft The he secretary of of defense e Was was before re the e senate en e armed I I t 1 Francise N. N Heflin T Y coed met death in highway accident services committee backing President President dent Truman's request for tor revival of the draft and and for universal military milt mili tary tay training A draft h he said is 18 the only way to get needed man manpower power He told the senators that recommendations recommendations rec rec- will be submitted later for tor increases in authorized strength of the services Forrestal said he could not say now what hat increases will be asked but he believes the army will ask that its be boosted from to men It now has about He offered no figures on the navy or air forces I Congress Cel CeIling ng The Th authorized tho strength of ot each service I is a ceiling congress has is put on the number of ot men it itcan itcan itcan can have The present ceilings add dd up t to 1 men men Actually Actual Actual- ly the services have The draft is asked to get the men needed to bring strength up to present ceilings Under questioning Forrestal also said 1 If It Russian forces decided to move move into Germany or r other parts of Europe the United stat States forces there could not stop them 2 There are less than usable army combat troops in inthe inthe the he United States at this time Secretary of t the Army Royall and Secretary of the Navy Sullivan Sullivan Sullivan Sulli Sulli- van were before the committee with Forrestal They were not able to give d definite definite fl- fl nite answers Vers to questions about how it is III pla planned ned to operate a draft EstImates R Reserve serve Forrestal estimated there Is a gross reserve of about men available le for s selective l c ve service Royall said this Includes s s' s 1 me men who o we wee eligible for World War Var II n drift draft but who because of Df of cutbacks were not taken faken and 2 youths who bec become ec m 19 Id pr prior Jr to I any Y establishment of U M T. T r Royall he said too that thIt some som thought Is being given to making men who served only a month or r two In the last wa war war- eligible for the new draft But Royall eI emphasized that no definite dec decision lon regarding selective selective selective tive service rna man an power have been re reached ched by the military chiefs V U Wore just discussing it he S S Sen n. n Maybank D. D S. S C. C asked loyall Royall how long a term of service services is s contemplated under selective service Our present thinking Is that it should not be less than two years Royall replied |