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Show Reserve Forces Ad Enlistees Can Get Commissions Young men of Utah who enter the U. S. Army Reserve under the Reserve Forces Act of 1955 can be eligible for commissions as second lieutenants. This word was received by Col. H. E. Brooks, chief of the Utah Military District and commanding officer of Fort Douglas, Utah. According to a message received re-ceived today by military officials at Fort Douglas, soldiers who complete their six month basic and advanced training under AFRA-56 and attain the rank of sergeant may gain the coveted gold bars of a second lieutenant. lieuten-ant. This new program eliminates the necessity of attending offfl-cer offfl-cer candidate schools and additional addi-tional advanced training. Instead army reservists seeking appoint, ment as second lieutenants will complete appropriate extension courses while continuing to remain re-main at home as members of reserve re-serve units. Once they complete these courses, they are then required re-quired to appear before a board of Army officers who will make recommendations as to the qualifications quali-fications of the applicant for a commission. All Utah Army Reserve units still have vacancies for enlistees under the Reserve Forces' Act of 1956. The eight year enlistment program offers young men under 18 years of age a draft deferment defer-ment status if they agree to take active duty training for six months and then satisfactorily participate in training with their local unit for the balance of the eight-year enlistment High school students who enlist are not ordered to six months active duty training until they have completed their high school education. |