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Show i Selective Service Lists Requirements For Classifications Q.: Who is classified in Class I-Y? Ans.: A registrant not qual-fied qual-fied under current standards .or service in the Armed Forces Forc-es but might be in time of war or National emergency eclared by the Congress. We have only one son. Can he qualify for the Sole Surviving Son IV-A Classifi- ration? Ans.: The selective service law provides he must be the 50le surviving son of a family of which the father or one or more sons or daughters were 'tilled in action or died in line f duty while serving in the Armed Forces of the United i states, or subsequently died as i a result of injuries received or I lisease incurred during such j ervice. Q.: Must a registrant return to his own local board for his Rrmed Forces physical examination exam-ination and induction? Ans.: No. He may transfer for physical examination or induction or both by requesting request-ing this action by the local ')oard nearest him. Q.: Recently my wile and I were divorced. She has custody of our two children and has them with her. Can I still get a Class III-A deferment? Ans.: Not as a father. To i.ualify for such classification, ou must maintain a bona fide family relationship with the hildren in your home. Q.: Who established the nental, moral and physical tandards for entry into the j Irmed Forces? Ans.: Mental, moral and Physical standards for acceptance accep-tance are prescribed by the Secretary of Defense. Q.: Who conducts the examinations ex-aminations to determine an individual's acceptability? Ans. Personnel under the 'urisdiction of the Department of Defense. Q.: What are the respective areas responsibility in connection con-nection with induction of personnel per-sonnel into the Armed Forces of the U. S.? Ans.: Congress prescribes the liability; Selective Service System determines availability; availabil-ity; and the Department of Defence De-fence decides acceptability. Q.: A friend of mine who has been ill won't be able to complete high school until he is nearly 20. Will he be drafted before he gets out of high school. j Ans.: Selective Service regu-1 lations provide that a registrant regis-trant who is a high school student and satisfactorily pursuing pur-suing a full-time course shall reached for induction on account ac-count of your age before you enter college, consideration will be given to the granting of a II-S deferment even if there was a period when you were not in school. Once you enroll in your undergraduate study program, you must file a request yith your local board for a II-S deferment, be a full-time, satisfactory student and one who has not yet reached his 24th birthday. Q. I am a graduate student. stu-dent. Will I be eligible for a l-S(C) classification? Ans.: No. Any registrant who has been deferred as a student in class II-S after July 1, 1967 and has received his baccalaureate degree is not not eligible for this classification. I be classified in Class I-S, as a high school student, until (1) he graduates; (2) turns age 20; or, (3) drops out of school, , whichever occurs first. Q.i How do I apply for deferment de-ferment as a college Student? Ans.: You may obtain a convenient con-venient form for this purpose, Request for Undergradute Student Deferrement (SSS Form 104) from your local draft board or from your college col-lege military counselor. Q.: My father an Army Sergeant Ser-geant is being transferred outside the country. I will not be 18 until after we have departed de-parted the United States. What do I do about registering for Selective Service. Ans.; On your 18th birthday, ! or within 5 days thereafter, 1 present yourself to the nearest diplomatic or consular officer of the United States and he Will register you. j Q.i In order to qualify for II-S student deferment, must I enter college in the first class commencing after graduation from high school? Ans.: No. If you are not |