The Wyandotte herald. (Wyandotte, Mich.) 1879-1943, 1941-08-01
Physical Standards
Of Armed Forces


RegktrantS likely 10 be called for
duty under selective service are urged
10y the Michigan Council of Defense 10
learn The physical standards of the
armed fo.cts and 10 have remedial blt
defects corrected prior 10 examination
by their lUcal board physicians.
In urging such precautionary ac-
ton. tht Council of Defense pointed
cut that il would have the effect vi
making Il larger proportion of Michi-
gan = manpOwer available fOl defense.
Moreover, il would bolster morale by
reducing the number of cases Of men
who part with their jobs and families.
To enter The army. only 10 be rejected
ii few days kIter because of minor
physical defects that could have been
corrected
Men who learn that they have phy
steal defects and have remedial bic
ONES corrected 80 us To qualify them
selves for training will render patriot
&C service To their country and I'M
prove their OWN health. il was point
I'd out 10y Col. +. VI. RO~ecrans. state
director of Selective service. Ills state
ment WAS seconded by 1t. Col. Harold
\. FurlUng. who serves as admins
traitor Of the Council Of Defense III ad-
dltiOn 10 his military assignment as
state medical officer of the Selective
service system.
Although the local boards and the
mgiStrant's fitness Col Ro>ecrans
up OH his condition in advance would
be able To make some determination
of his chances of induction us phySi-
cally fit before being CTllLed before
lUcal bOlrd physician. My advice TO Il
regiStrlm is this:
Learn the minimum physical re
quilpmeIt> a> laid down 10y the sci
ective service regulations
Consult your family doctor or den
fist. one or both, if you discover or
>uspt>cl that you fall short of what -
demanded % YOU.
Follow their advice: lei them put
YOU back into good condition if ar
rangementS can IN made Oh Il mutually
satisfactory baSi>-if not. let them dir
rct you to the ne;I est clinic. hospital.
OF social service agency best suited To
yO;m particular needs.
Enumerating >OlMt of the ma jOr ply
Sical requirements. Col FurlOng listed
the following:
/. Teeth requirements: An AIDE
quate number Of Serviceabbe teeth-6
biting and q chewing teeth, THEE pairs
of each that are opposite to each 9th
er when chewing Filings, crowns.
Ill
bridges may make teeth acceptable.
> Height and weight requirements
Examining physicians will u$e diScre-
ton and Judgment i'll accepting regis
trants with slight variation in ratio
Of height and weight. provided it is
the opinion of the examining phySi
cian that the variation is cOlrectible
with proper food and physical train
ing; but no regiStrant may be accept
I'd whose weight il less than 100
hounds. or Whose height is less than
80 inches or greater than 78 inches
3. Eye requirements The vision
should be moderately good in both
eyes, or capable of being rendered SO
by glasses. Test cards ARE read at 70
feet The army requires each regis
trant to be able TO read at 20 feet
without glasses what the normal per
son can read at 100 feet without glass
rs. provided the same matter can be
read by the registrant at 40 feet with
the Use of glasses. Mild degrees of in
flanmna ton, Squint, color blindness
and sznaH operative scars do not neces-
SeDrily diSquahfy.
4 Ear requirements: Hearing
should he good in both ears. capable Of
detecting low converse tiOnal voice
sounds at 20 feet in a quiet room
Hearing is considered acceptable if
such sounds can be heard at 10 feet.
). GenitO-urfnary organs and ven
ereal disease: Requirements: The kid
neys, bladder and genital organs must
be free of serious disease and the
urine free of albumen and sugar
Acute gOnOrrhea and early syphilis are
so readily cured that they will not
constitute a basis for permanent re
lection
Standards listed constitute only a
fraction Of the physical requirements
me director said. Ii. however. regis
trants viii assure themselves that thk0
conform to those specified they Will
take a material step toward preparing
themselves for training, he declared
and urged them TO CONSULT their doc
tors and dentists for further advice
without delay.