The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1940-09-26
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SECTION declares that ut is
imperative to increase and train
the armed forces of the United
States and that compulsory mill
tary training and service" should
be shared generally
SECTION 2--Requires the regis
tration of all male citizens OF the
United States and all male aliens
residing in the United States who
are between the ages of twenty
one and thirty-six' twenty lone TO
thirty-five, inclusive) on the regis
tration dates to be proclaimed by
the President.
SECTION Snakes re2istrants
liable to military service, but limits
the number that may be in train
ing or service to 100000, except in
war time. Authorizes the Presi-
dent. within that limit to draft
such number Of men as in his
Judgment is required Permits
persons between ages eighteen and
thirty-six to volunteer for military
service. Fixes the training period
at twelve months, except that II
may be heightened when Congress
has declared "the national interest
imperiled." Places draftees in the
reserve for ten years or until they
reach forty-five years of age, after
they have completed their training
period. Provides that draftees
shall have death and disability
benefits accorded men of the regu-
lar Army and Navy. Limits service
of draftees to Western Hemisphere
and United States possessions.
Quotas To Be Set
SECTION 4-Permits the Presi'
dent to prescribe the rules ant
regulations governing the draft an1
provides that state draft quota!
shall be fixed on the basis of popu.
lation with credits allowed fo1
those men already in the militar,
/ or naval service
SECTION 5-Exempts both from
registration and from service O.
draftees all those who now MAKE
up the armed forces of the Unitet
States, including advanced cours'
R.O.TC. cadets of the senior di
vision; also Coast Guardsmen AMI
diplomatic and consular officers O
foreign governments.
Exempts from service, but no
from registration, men who hav'
served three years in the regula,
Army; National Guardsmen wht
have had one years active fedora
duty and two additional year,
either in the regular Army or Ma.
tional Guard on active duty; Ma
tional Guardsmen on active duty
on registration day who have si1
years National Guard service; re.
serve officers on the eligible lis
for six years or more.
Provides deferred status for higl
Federal and state officials, includ-
ing the Vice. President, Senators
Congressmen members of the Judi.
ciary, etc.
Exempts ministers and divinity
students.
Permits the President to defer
training for persons employed il,
essential industries or agriculture
and also to issue regulations giving
deferred status to men with de-
pendents or who are suffering men
tai or physical disabilities.
Defers the draft Of college stu
dents until the end of the 1940-4l
college year, provided the students
matriculated by December 81, 1910
Provides for the use on other
duties of persons with an estab-
lished record Of conscientious OBJ
lection to military service.
Number Limited
SECTION 6--Limits the calling
: OF UTdIJceS W Lille luiHUCA VI uiCAl
for whom Congress has made
specific appropriations"
SECTION prohibits the pay
ing of bounties for enlistments and
forbids draftees having others
serve for them.
SECTION 8-ProvideS for reem-
ployment of draftees when they
have completed their years serv-
ices satisfactorily"
Private employers must restore
jobs unless the employers cir
cumstances have SO changed as to
make it impossible or undeason-
able" Employees Of the Federal
territorial and District of Columbia
governments will be restored tc
their jobs and state governments
are requested to restore jobs.
In any case, the draftee must
still be qualified to fill the joo
and must apply for it within forty
days after his discharge from the
Army or NAVY Federal District