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Show A STROM AMERICA IS PEACEFUL AMERICA ARMY LEAVERS STATE In recognition of the theme t'ui, "a strong America is a peace; ..1 America" everyone L- urged to participate par-ticipate actively in the Nation wi.it observance of Army Day Tuesday April C, the 31st Anniversary if the United States entry Into Wurld War I. Sgt. Staker local Army Recruiter Re-cruiter said today. "The postwar regular army," he said, "is now engaged in a long-range long-range program to build its strength and fighting efficiency, not only by recruiting and training a force of high grade specialists and technicians techni-cians but by taking advantage of every applicable development in science and technology." He pointed out that in addition to helping maintain the national defense and manning the occupation occupa-tion forces in Europe and the Pacific, Pa-cific, two of the army's most important im-portant current peacetime responsibilities respon-sibilities are the training of military specialists and the improvement of eauipment, material, and techniques by means of scientific research and development. "One of the army' most significant signifi-cant postwar achievements," Sgt Staker said, "has been the establishment estab-lishment of the new army career plan, which not only provides for a combination of training and education educa-tion to advance a man In his army job but sets up in each Job field a progression ladder Insuring promotion pro-motion on the basis of individual merit." Sgt. Staker explained that in addition ad-dition to providing the ambitious soldier miximum opportunity for self-improvement, professional development, de-velopment, and personal advancement advance-ment in his chosen field, the army career plan also helps to Insure that every man In the army will be used in the type of work for which he Is best qualified. Another postwar army program which not only Increases the Incentive In-centive for career service but also helps to qualify new recruits for the army Job In which they are most interested in the army technical) school plan," he said. This plan nlakes It possible for prospective recruits who meet prescribed pre-scribed qualifications to choose their own army technical course, out of a list of more than 60, before be-fore they Join the army. They are assured of assignment to this course upon completion of basic training. I |