The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-08-22
|3A ASSISTANTS
 MAY VOLUNTEER.
Men With Technical Train- ing May Obtain COnlmiS-
 siOns in Army

Registrants in Glass Iu-A, with technical education or experience, are wanted as Volunteer Officer Candidates under Selective Service, Major William P. Averill, Acting State Director said today.
 In order to qualify for the specific assignments in anti-aircraft, plan ned for this group, 1t is essential that the potential officer candidates should be well qualified in higher mathematics, that is algebra, log arithms ad trigonometry. Those hay ing mechanical engineering exper- fence are especially desired.
 Any Glass III-A registrant having any, or all, of the qualifications set forth, Major Averiu said, should contact his local board at once. Lo- cal boards will be requested to ex- pidite applications for Volunteer Of- ficer candidates during August and September.
 Anti-Aircraft
 Major Averill pointed out that large numbers of anti-aircraft off, cers are now needed by the army and an increased allotment of VOC has been assigned to Connecticut, to permit as many III-A registrants, with proper qualifications, as are available to compete for a commts- sion in the Army of the United States.
 At replacement training centers, Volunteer Officer Candidate Appli- cants must make application for at- tendance at officer candidate schools the same as any other ap- plicant in the manner currently prescribed (WD Circular 40, 1042), adding the notation T was volun- tarlly inducted on (dAte) for the purpose of competing for selection as an officer candidate" Application may be made at any time after arrival at the replacement training center, but in no case later than IS days after completion of three months service. All Volunteer Officer Candidates will be notified aS to their selection, acceptance without selection, or rejection as officer candidates, upon or prior to their completion of four months service.
 Those Volunteer Officer Candi- date Applicants who are selected and who are successful at officer candidate schools will be commis- stoned in the Army of the United States as second lleutenantS and will be placed immediately on active duty in the same manner as other graduates. They will also be entitled to the same opportunity for addi- tional training and promotion as other successful candidates.
 Four Months Service
 Any Volunteer Officer Candidate Applicant who upon completion of four months service has not been selected for attendance at specific class at an officer candidate school, or If selected prior to completion of four months service fails to complete the prescribed school course or IS not appointed for any other reason will be notified promptly by the commander or commandant con- cerned and given an opportunity to request relief from active service. Such request will invariably be granted and the Volunteer Officer Candidate Applicant will be relieved from duty immediately, transferred to t he enlisted Reserve Corps, re- turned to his home, placed on a deferred status, and not recalled to active duty until such time as reg with the same degree of within his community, are called for service. Those who do not request relief from active duty | under the provisions of this para graph within ten days after receiv- InR notice of their status, will be retained in the service for the dur Ation of the war, plus six months, unless sooner relieved for the con- venience of the Government.