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Show Questions Answered By Selective Service Q.: At the present time I am in my third year of graduate grad-uate work for a doctoral degree. de-gree. It will be necessary for me to transfer to another university for the last two years because of the curriculum curricul-um offered. If I do transfer, may I retain my II S student deferment? Ans.: Yes, providing there is not any interruption in your study program and your new school certifies that you are satisfactorily pursuing a full-time full-time course of instruction leading to the degree. The II S deferment may be granted, grant-ed, in your case, for only two more years as there is a five year limitation for graduate school, inclusive of the years already used in such course pf study. Be sure to inform your local board of your plans. Q.: Now that the National Security Council has recommended recom-mended that the lists ef essential es-sential activities and critical occupations issued by the Departments De-partments of Commerce and Labor be suspended, is there a change in the authority for granting occupational deferments? defer-ments? Ans.: No. Local draft boards have the continuing responsibility responsi-bility under law to use their discretion to grant occupational occupa-tional deferments. The decision, deci-sion, as always, must be based on all the facts of the individual indi-vidual case under consideration. |