Show Many Young Men en enan Plan an to o Make the Army Life Career Characteristics of the typical Regular Army volunteer b began gan ganto to become clear recently as the October enlistment enlistment figures for Utah and Idaho were reviewed by Colonel Joseph D. D Ra Haney Raney ey commanding officer of the Utah Mill Military taI Personnel Procurement district The typical young man enlisting enlisting enlisting enlist enlist- ing for the first time In the new Regular Army Is 18 years rears of age He chooses service with the air corps co selects overseas duty usually usually us us- in Europe enlists for three years ears rather than for the available available available avail avail- able shorted periods and will make the Regular Army his career career career ca ca- reer if he is satisfied with his first enlistment term Of the reenlisting veterans the typical man is in his e early thirties enlists for three years selects the air corps chooses to serve in the continental United States and intends to remain in inthe inthe inthe the service at least a total r i of 20 years in order to qualify for the valuable retirement financial financial fin fin- ancial benefit Of the younger men who enlist enlist enlist en en- list for their first military service service ice a very substantial number are but 17 years of age age- Of these and of the 18 y year ar old volunteers volunteers volun volun- there are few who enlist because of draft pressure About 75 15 per cent of such new enlistments enlistments enlistments enlist enlist- I ments are for the three year I term although two shorter terms 18 and 24 months are available Enlistment for three years carries carries carries car car- ries the choice of theater of operations operations operations op op- and arm or service Veterans of World War II who were honorably discharged on or after May 12 but November Novem Novem- ber 1 1945 were cautioned by byC C Colonel r hel R Raney ne that Ir II If they tare are areto are areto to retain the valuable privilege ot of reenlisting of-reenlisting r in the highest enlisted enlisted enlisted en en- listed grade held at time of discharge discharge discharge dis dis- charge they must complete their reenlistment not later than November November November No No- vember 21 1945 1946 Since enlistment procedures occupy several days in most cases cases cases cas cas- es it is advisable for all such veterans to communicate with their nearest Army Recruiting station as soon as possible In order not to lose this reenlistment reenlistment reenlist reenlist- ment benefit by default according according according accord accord- ing to Colonel Rane Raney I The Army's plan of permitting discharged veterans to reenlist in grade will not end on November Novem Novem- ber 21 It will continue to apply to those veterans who complete their within 20 days of honorable discharge But for thousands of veterans who have been out of service longer than 20 days November 21 1945 1946 is the deadline for securing this particular reenlistment benefit |