| Show o Draft Defers All Reservists Allows Men en To Enlist Draft who are members members mem- mem bers aers of organized reserve military units are not now receiving in induction induction induction in- in orders from selective service service service ser ser- vice according to Major Robert J. J unit instructor of the with headquarters in Provo At the same time Major concurred with defense department officials in saying that men within the draft age 19 through 25 are subject to the draft even I though they may be members of organized reserve units The Selective Service Law says that men between the ages of 13 and 26 who were not members of organized reserve units when the law became effective on June 24 1948 are subject to draft and induction Selective Service has some leeway in deciding which men shall be called under the act ct and a selective service official told tolda a rep reporter that it is now a policy to postpone induction of registrants who have nave joined horned organized reserve units since the act be became ame effective effect effect- ive The men of course must betaking betaking be betaking taking part satisfactorily in all drills training and duty of the unit if they are to be kept out of the draft according to Major He added that continuance ance of the postponement of their call under the draft is contingent on their continued satisfactory performance performance performance per per- of duty with their re reserve reserve reserve re- re serve units What happens with regard to draft raft who want to enist enlist enlist en- en list is being asked Selective service says a draft eligible like any other citizen may enlist in any branch of the armed services he chooses By doing so he ic gets a preference of the branch branchin in n which he wishes to serve The prospective respective draftee however must enlist before he receives any call from rom selective service either for physical tests or induction The law aw provides that no draft eligible eligible eligi- eligi ble le may enlist in hi any my of the armed services after he receives his actual actual ac- ac ual induction order He then must serve in whatever branch he is assigned He gets no choice The defense department is not now accepting ac- ac c- c epting any man as an enlistee after alter he has been ordered to take his lis draft physical examination As for draft who want wanto to o join organized reserve units an and thus hus await a call to active duty with that unit selective service says The armed forces are arp not now accepting such men in organized reserve units where it is known they hey are in imminent likelihood of being eing called to duty under selective selective tive ive service Men who reach their birthday or who have dependents depend depend- arc are not subject to induction under the present draft law Many men who are ordered to take physical physical physical phy phy- examinations are discovered later to have pa passed ed the aged limit or have acquired dependents An infantry company with head- head Continued on Page 5 S DRAFT DUA DEFERS ALL ALI RESERVIST ST 1ST AL ALLOWS MEN TO ENLIST Continued from from J page 1 quarters located at Manti is now accepting recruits for duty The unit will be C Company and willbe will wille be e assigned to one of the regiments regiments regiments regi regi- ments of the division Those who feel eel they would like to be bed bed d deferred e f fer e r r red e d from rom immediate draft should consider joining Company C say officers of the unit Applications Applications Applications Ap Ap- for assignment to this Organized Reserve unit or requests for br information may be made through Lt Joe Crane or Lt 11 Don cht in Ephraim or through Lt Howell or Major Easton Moffitt Moffitt Moffitt fitt in in Manti When this infantry company re recruits recruits recruits re- re enough men regular drills will be held in the Manti Armory building 0 0 |
