| Show Uncle Sam Wants You You After After Youve You've Completed Education The technical college student is finding equal footing with other post high school college and university students interested interested inter inter- ested in getting an education prior to induction into the Armed Forces That's the word from Selective Service System Director Lewis B. B Hershey in a recent operations operations opera opera- bulletin that said Pending Pending Pend ing identification of the critical skills and other essential occupations occupations as provided under section b Selective Service Regulations local boards may consider for Class II-A II those registrants who are pursuing a time full course of study that will not lead to a baccalaureate degree This will place such registrants in the same category as apprentices and other train train- ees The S II-S deferment that de de- de ferment given to university and academic college students pursuing pursuing pur pur- suing a degree can be given to technical college students where courses being taken are similar in theory to those of academic college and university students There is no big difference between between be be- tween the two deferments in that each will allow a boy to complete his course of study before being inducted into military service The major difference is that period of tune time separating academic academic aca aca- demic college students from graduation four years to the technical college student who completes his education within one or two years A for the Utah Selective Service System said the board looks favorably upon the technical college student who makes his move to a technical on page two Draft Continued from page One school right after high school l rather than jumping around in in- in other educational interests before before before be be- fore making the technical college decision He said the board might not give the deferment to a boy who enrolled into an academic college or university and flunked out to seek his deferment at a technical schooL The spokesman for the Utah board said similar information was vas given to all aU high school graduates prior to graduation But aut they dont don't begin to he hear this kind of information until theres there's a I-A I Draft classification in front of their name All deferments are temporary Each is based on n the progress of the student in his Glasswork class Boys with questions concerning concerning concerning concern concern- ing their draft status and with th d deferment ferment questions are urged to contact their draft boards |
