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Show Selective Service Class IV-A To Be Discontinued loyal Boards throughout Utah have been directed to dir.ront.tnue the Class IV-A classification of registrants re-gistrants predicated on previous military training nnd to reclassUv men already pl.icc-d In that calc-1 gory to determine their nvnllabllPy , for additional serricc In the nrmr.a forces, Major IL A. Rich. Act.n.T State Director of Selective Service . said today. The action Tas necessitated by the entry of the United States Into war against the Axis powers and the resultant cancellation of provisions of the Selective Training and Service Ser-vice Act of 1940 which grnnted deferment de-ferment to certain ex-servicemen In time of peace, the Director s i Id. Heretofore the following men have been placed in Class IV-A. "Any person who satisfactorily served as an officer or enlisted man for nt least 3 conseait.ve years In he Regular Army, Navy, Marine Corps, or Coast Guard; or any cn-Ls'.ed cn-Ls'.ed mpn who was honorably discharged dis-charged from the Regular Army or the Coast Guard for the convenience conven-ience of the Government within 6 ' montlis prior to the completion of his regular 3-year period of enlistment. enlist-ment. "Any person who as a memoer of the active National Guard satisfactorily satis-factorily served as an off cer or enlisted en-listed man for nt letU l year in actiive Federal service In the Armv of the United States and subsequen' thereto for at least 2 conseculve years In the Regular Army or In the active National Guard.' "Any person who was an offlr or enlisted man in the active National Na-tional Guard at the time fixed fn. regis: ra' Ion, and who .satisfactorily Jcrved therein for at least 6 consecutive con-secutive years. "Any person who as a member of the Naval Reserve or the Marine Corps Reserve satisfactorily served for at least 1 year on active duty and for at least 2 consecutive years m the Regular Navy or Marine Corps or with an organized unit of the Naval Reserve or the Marine Corps Reserve. "Any person who was an officer or enlisted man In the Naval Merchant Mer-chant Marine Reserve or Volunteer Naval Reserve or Volunteer Marine Corps Reserve at the time fixed for registration, and who satisfactorily served therein for at least 8 cones-cut cones-cut ive yean. "Members of the United States Coast Guard Reserve, other than temporary members, received the .-ame classification as members of the Naval Reserve." Discussing the elimination of Class IV-A, Major Rich emphazled that only those men who are reclassified re-classified into Class I-A, the class fur men available for general military mil-itary service, will be called for duty in ihe armed forces. Ex-servicemen who have dependents or who are engaged en-gaged in posh Ions essential to the national health, safety, and Interest will be given the same consldera-i consldera-i tlon for deferment as are other registrants. re-gistrants. The cx-servlceman must come within the age limitations . lixed by the new Selective Service Law to be classed la Class I-A, |