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Show New Regulations Issued For Naval Reserve Enlistment To meet the Imperative need for Navy flying officers, the Secretary of the Navy has approved a program to step up pilot training in the Naval Reserve to a maximum capacity. ca-pacity. Heretofore the Navy has required that candidates for such enlistment have completed two full years rf college. Under the new regulations, college Juniors and seniors may be enlisted now for either immediate servfee, or they may be deferred from entering training until the end of the current school year. Thereby they are enabled to finish their current school work and still be enlisted in the U. S. Navy. Sophomores currently enrolled In recognized colleges may be enlisted directly by naval aviation cadet selection boards provided they can present letters from the registrars of their respective colleges, stating that they are actually enrolled and have every reasonable expectation of completing the two-year college equlrement by the nd of the school year. If after enlistment In Class V-5 they fail to meet the prescribed prescrib-ed requirements they will be transferred trans-ferred to another branch of the Naval Reserve for which qualifieJ and ordered to active duty. In all cases of enlistment the candidate is thereafter not subject to the draft. College students meeting the above requirements are urged to communicate immediately with the Naval Reserve Aviation Cadet Selection Selec-tion Board. Room 8, Ferry Bulldlni, San Francisco, or their nearest U. S. Navy Recruiting Station. i |