Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-08-29
AN ACT

AN ACT
To provide for the common de-
tense by increasing the person.
mel of the armed forces of the
United States and providing for
Its training.
Be it enacted by the Senate and
House of Representatives of the
United States of America in
Congress assembled, that
(A) The Congress hereby de-
clares that it is imperative to in
crease and train the personnel of
the armed forces of the United
States.
(B) The Congress further de-
clares that in free society the
obligations and privileges of
military training and service
should be shared generally in &C
cordance with a fair and just
system of selective compulsory
military training and service.
Co The Congress further de-
clares, in accordance with our
traditional military policy as ex-
pressed in the National Defense
Act of 1916, as amended, that it
Is essential that the strength and
organization of the National
Guard as an integral part of the
flrst-line defenses of this Nation
be at all times maintained and
assured. To this end it is the
intent of the Congress that
whenever the Congress shall de-
termine that troops are needed
for the national security in ex-
cess of those of the Regular
Army, the National Guard of the
United States. or such part
thereof as may be necessary,
shall be ordered to active Fed
eral service and continued there
in so long as such necessity
exists.
Ages Specified as Between
Fl and 81 Years.
Section 2. Except as provided
in section 5 ca, it shall be The
duty of every male citizen of the
United States, and of every male
alien residing inthe United
States, who is between the ages Of
81 and 81, on the day or days
fixed for the first or any subse-
quent registration. to present
himself for and submit to regis
tration at such time or times and
place or places, and in such
manner and in such age group or
groups, as shall be determined by
rules and regulations prescribed
hereunder.
Section 3. Ca Every male citizen
of the United States, and every :
male alien residing in the United
States who has declared his in
tention to become such citizen,
between the ages of 81 and 81 at
the time fixed for his registration
(other than those excepted from
registration under section 5 (D,
shall be liable for training and
service in the land and naval
forces of the United States. The
President is authorized, whether
or not a state of war exists, to
select for training and service in
the manner herein provided, and
to induct into the land and naval
forces of the United States, such
number of men between such ages
as in his judgment is required for
such forces in the national in
terest: Provided, that any per-
son between the ages of 10 and 80,
regardless of race or color, shall
be afforded an opportunity VOL
unfairly to enlist and be indicted
into the land or naval forces Cin-
Guiding aviation unitS of the
United States for the training
and service prescribed in sub
section Cb), if he is acceptable to
the land or naval forces for such
training and service: Provided
further, that there shall not be In
active training or service in the
land forces of the United States
at any one time in time OF peace
more than 100000 men indicted
under the provisions Of this act.
The men indicted into the land
or naval forces for such training
and service shall be assigned to
CAMPS or units of such forces.
12-Month Training Period
Can Be Extended.
Cb) Whenever the United
States is not at war, each man
so indicted shall serve for a
training period of u consecutive
months, unless sooner discharged:
Provided, that if during his
training period the Congress shall
declare that the national interest
is imperiled, he may be required
to remain in service until the
Congress shall declare that the
national interest permits his be-
ing relieved from such service.
Each such man, after completion
of the service required by this
subsection, shall be transferred
to a Reserve component of the
land or naval forces of the United
States until the provisions of this
act become imperative, or until
the expiration of a period of 10
years, or until he is discharged
from such Reserve component,
whichever event first occurs; and
during the period that he Is a
member of such Reserve COM
ponent he shall be subject to
such additional training and serv-
ice as may now or hereafter be
prescribed by law: Provided,
that any man who completes IL
months training and service in
the land forces in time of peace,
as provided herein, who there
after completes not less than two
years satisfactory service In the
Regular Army or in the active
National Guard, shall, upon COM
pletion of such service, be re-
Ieved from further liability to
serve in the Reserve components
of the Army of the United States
in time of peace. Persons in
Quoted into the land forces of the
United States pursuant to this