Show selective service items item s of interest Effect effective ivo changes in physical requirements recent changes in ili tile the tooth teeth and ali eye requirements for induction into the army will substantially increase the manpower contribution trib ution of the state ot of utah to the nations fighting forces it has beon been announced by lt col 11 II A rich state director ot of selective service many selective service registrants who were deferred under tile the old army standards will bt able to quality qualify for full or limited military service under the new ones director rich declared of registrants rejected because of physical conditions approximately 20 per cent were diB disqualified by former physical tests because ot of the then stipulated dental requirements and about 14 per cent were unable to qualify because of eye detects defects many of these men now can bo be inducted for full or limited military service formerly the director pointed out the army required that an inductee Induct eo have a minimum minin of sl at masticating masti cating and aix alx lx luclair tooth teeth three masticating masti cating opposing throe three masticating masti cating and three burs opposing three incisors the edw dental requirement hk la merely ability to eat and digest army chow it states for general military service in fit all branches registrants whet have no disqualifying physical defects except a lack ot of th the required number of teeth as set forth in paragraph mobilization regulations 19 1 9 august 31 1940 when in ili the opinion of the examining physician they are well nourished of good musculature cu are tree free of gross dental infections and have sufficient teeth natural or artificial to subsist on oil the army ration eyo requirements now read for general military service in all noncombatant branches registrants whose visual acuity Is below but not below in each eye without glasses if correct ib le to 2040 2046 in each eye tile tho actual possession of suitable glasses by an individual Is not required for hla his acceptance under tinder these standards in a memorandum announcing these new army standards standard 6 na lional headquarters selective service system stated it Is therefore directed that all local boards reopen and coni con sider anew the classification of all registrants heretofore classified in class IB I B or class IVF IV F dy by reason of deficiencies in teeth or eyesight |