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Show All Enlistments Extended for One Year .. .. . . ... i . ' Enlistments of all personnel in the Army, Navy, Marine Corps, and Air Force, whether serving on active ac-tive duty or not, normally expiring between July 9, 1951, and June 30, 1952, inclusive, arc extended for one year from the normal expiration date under an executive order recently re-cently signed by President Truman. Purpose of the extension of enlistments enlist-ments is to retain in the services experienced personnel until they can be replaced by similarly trained personnel. The order applies to all components of the armed forces, including the reserves and the National Na-tional Guard of the United States. Because of increased use of vital elec'.rc:.;c equipment in military aircraft, the Air Force is revamping revamp-ing its training so as to produce aircraft air-craft observers adept at the new skills required by tremendous speeds and all-weather operations. |