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Show Selective Service NOTES Advancement to the rank of non-commissioned or commissioned commission-ed officer is in prospect for 28 percent of all selectees in their first year of training, Major H. A. Rich, Assisting State Director of Selective Service, said this week. On the basis of War Department Depar-tment reports, also, he pointed out, an additional large number of selectees who remain privates throughout their first twelve months of training will attain speciallist ratings and substantial substan-tial pay increases. Already, Major said, 94 men inducted through the Selective service system are completing courses at Officer Candidate Schools, and it is planned that 62 percent of the candidates in the next courses will be chosen from selectees. The War Department estimates Major asserted that out of each 1,000 men 276 or approximately 28 percent may reach commissioned commiss-ioned warrant officer or noncommissioned noncom-missioned grades; 307 of approximately approx-imately 31 percent may reach the grade of first-class privates, with increased pay, which leaves 417 out of the thousand as privates, pri-vates, many of whom will receive specialist ratings and pay increases. in-creases. Increased base pay for specialists ratings is over and above the $10 a month additional pay for selectees serving more than a year. |