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Show Selective Service Pointing out that the examination examina-tion of registrants by local board physicians is merely a preliminary prelimin-ary examination to eliminate the obviously unfit, Lt. Colonel H. A. Rich, State Director of Selective Selec-tive Service, today warned registrants reg-istrants that they should await actual induction into the Army before making any final disposition disposi-tion of financial or pcrsonal affairs. af-fairs. "Every selectee," the Director said, 'must undergo final physical physi-cal examination at an Army reception re-ception center. The examination by local board physicians is merely mere-ly preliminary to the Army test, the local board test, or even be-sume be-sume that because he has passed the local board teste, or even because be-cause he has been ordered to an Army reception centre for possible possi-ble induction, that he will be accepted ac-cepted by the Army." Registrants who are being inducted in-ducted will be given time to return re-turn to their homes to adjust all ther personal affairs within a few day3 after induction, Director Rich states, pointing out that a liberalized policy regarding furloughs fur-loughs for newly inducted registrants regis-trants has be accounted by the War Department. "Local boards have been instructed in-structed to attach to the delivery deliv-ery list for each group of prospective pros-pective inductees the names of those for whom furloughs are recommended, re-commended, and the Selective Service System has been assured by the War Department that such furloughs will invariably be granted grant-ed if recommended by the local hnarrt " "This new Army policy should prevent anry undue hardship to selectees who are induced," Director Dir-ector Rich asserted. "In the past there were some cases of hardship hard-ship under the present system of inducting forthwith selectees who pass their final physical examination examin-ation at Army reception centers. Some men, expecting induction, had made final disposition of personal affairs and then were rejected. re-jected. Others were considerably inconvenienced after induction while awaiting leave to adjust pressing personal matters. Now, every prospective inductee can can be assured that if he requires reasonable time to return to his home to dispose of his personal affairs, leave will be granted to him within a few days after induction." in-duction." All local boards in Utah have been advised to give full publicity publici-ty to the policy now in effect, the Director said, and to inform their selectees not to release their possessions, or otherwise make final dispositions of financial finan-cial and personal affairs, before final action is taken by the Army Examining Board. |