Evening star., 1940-09-18
Revised Plan
For D. +. Draft
Nearly Ready
Commissioners
May Get Changes
Tomorrow

District, including provision for ad-
ditional registration places for pros
pective conScripts, will be presented
to the Commissioners probably to-
morrow by Brig Gen. Albert L. Cox,
Washington's selective service eX-
ecutive.
Col Charles A bravo. assistant
executive. was expected to complete
alterations in the plan this after
noon. Changes in the previously
prepared map, which included 19
Draft Board areas with two regis
tration places in each area were
necessitated by the increase in the
Conscription age limit >from the
original Senate figures on which the
plan was charted.
1t was understood that the re-
vised map will include %, possibly
%, areas with corresponding two
fold increase in registration places
This will call for additional per-
sonnel to fill posts in the added
boards.
Gen. Cox also expects to discuss
personnel problems with the Com
missioners when the new map is
submitted, and it is believed that
additional staff appointments will
be announced.
Medical Plans.
Most of the organization work is
being held up pending receipt of
regulations from Federal authori-
ties. At least part of the regula-
tionS are expected to be in the
hands of local officials by Friday.
Medical aspects of the registra-
ton program we're brought a step
nearer formation today with the
offer-and acceptance by Gen. Cox
of cooperation on the part of the
Committee on Medical Resources of
the District Medical Society. Mem
berS Of the committee are DR.. F. x.
McGovern, chairman: DR.. Daniel L.
Borden, who is president of the So
ciety. and Theodore Wiprud, sec
retary.
While local officials are frctting
with administrative and personnel
problems incident to registration.
the Army is all set to run Washing
tons ConScripted regiStrantS through
the service preliminaries with as
sembly-line precision.
The routine necessary for those
ultimately tapped for military serv
ice is firmly established. Here's
how it will work:
Start on Assembly Line
The cursory physical examinations
given by the local draft boards
will weed out registrantS obviously
unfit. Those who are told to report
for service with the first contingent
will be sent to an induction center"
Here the assembly line begins.
Twelve doctors-all specialists-will
be lined up waiting for the draftee.
Each one will go over one part of
the draftee's anatomy. There will
be eve specialists, heart specialists,
dentists and even psychiatrists.
Those who are found fit will be
vaccinated and given the first of
the three typhoid shots they must
take. The Army estimates that
1t can turn out 200 men every eight
hours at this center.
Then the draftee will be ordered
to report to Fort Meade, Md, which
is the local reception center The
Army will transport him there, prob
ably by BUS from Washington.
The military mill will grind on
at Fort Meade. The draftee will be
classified and processed. He will
first be questioned so that his record
can be made out.
Officers will ask about his educa-
ton, what languages he knows, what
trades or professions he has en-
gagged in, what hobbies-such as ra-
dio and photography-he has, what
subjects he is interested in, what
his musical abilities are. etc.
They will ask what sports he en-
cages in. who his relatives are, and
whether he wants to take out war
risk insurance When the card has
been filled out, it will be filed away.
Later, when the commander of an
Army unit sends up call for pho
togra pliers or piccolo players, the
card index will turn them up quickly
Will Get Uniforms.
At the reception center. the draft
ees will get their uniforms and their
kit bags, with shaving equipment,
toothbruSheS, etc The Army doesn't
have any surplus uniforms on hand
yet, so they don't know exactly
how much clothing the men who re-
port at Fort Meade will get.
They say that they are going to
be very careful in fitting uniforms
and shoes. After the equipment
has been given out, an expert will
20 over the soldier to make sure
that everything fits.
Then there is an intelligence test
and assignment to quarters at Fort
Meade. The District draftee will
not be there more than three days
Then he will be shipped away to
the unit which needs him. He will
get a chance to join the branch of
the service he is interested in and
equipped for. Those from Wash
ington will mostly be assigned to
camps near the city, although some
may be sent to other areas.
When the man reaches the camp
TO which he is assigned, the COM
mander will look over his classifi-
cation card and show him his place
in the ranks. He will get more
uniform equipment, cot in the
barracks, and bed clothing.
Then he's in.