The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-03-27
Army to COrlpeteFOr Skilled Technici0ns
 Makes Exceptional Offers to Meet
 Competition From Civilian Industries; Ex-Servicemen Get Preference

Competition with civilian indus tries for the services of certain badly-needed skilled teehnicians who served in those jobs during war; time in the Army. was revealed as new War Department Army re- eruiting policy by It. Harry C. Rolf. Public Relations Officer, of the Waterbury Recruiting office.
 Remuneration offered in the peacetime Regular Army for these men of training experience will equal, and in some eases surpass, what they could get in similar jobs in civilian industry" said Lieuten- ant Rolf. "rhe new policy will af- feet many thousands of New Eng land Army veterans who formerly hesitated Co reenlist because they thought they could do better on the outside" he added.
 Ratings Assured
 Implementing the program for iIl- dueing these specialists to reenhst, a War Department directive author izes the granting Of enlisted grades up Co technical sergeant to veterans with any one Of the aTs military oc- eupatlonal specialties listed, even though they may have been out of service more than three months. Under former regulations, enlisted men could only keep their grade at time of discharge fl they reenlisted within ninety days after separation.
 Many men have applied to take aAs a r4 HaAN ane4ffRAqnR41f since the policy went into effect re- gently even though little publicity has been given t0 it's provision, t was learned at the Army Recruiting station at s6 North Main Street.
 Illustrating how these men were benefited by the new policy, vas sx-6gt. Theodore '. Dyson, o2 War neT Place, who Te-ellsted this week as Q sergeant in the Army Air Forces although he had been discharged over three months ago, Previous 10 the new regulations he would have been enlisted only as a private.
 An aiFplane and engine mechanic, 0yson IS also a yteran gunner, h0ld- lne the Air Medal and Purple Heart. Ills records showed that he had served ln his classification of Air plane and Engine Mechanic" for oyer a months. Reference to a table prepared by the War Department indicated that over l2 months ID that military Oceupauonal specially entitled him 10 enlistment n Ihe grade Of sergeant
 Ills pay as q sergeant, plus the services given him free by the Army like food, clothing, lodging and medical eaFe-Rlll let him live like a civilian getting $500 . month said Lieutenant R0il,
 Alipnlations
 Recruiting officials stated that seageily Of available personnel with wartime service ln the particular specialist classification Will deteFs mine the grade granted 70 the re- enlislRe Cerlaln Limitations on ellglF Allly Tor lhls program have been placed hy the War Department T'nase include applicants must have Aeen hon0rahly dlsehargsd on or after Mey l2, laAb they must re- enlist before July !, iea6 70 fall nnF der lhls pfQgTan men VIII not ae enlisted ln Q higher grade uhan they held at lime of discharge and seFT Vice ln the specialist classification ln Whleh rfenllslment ls sought must have eXeee aed six months,
 RAREuillng officials urged appllT eAnla for enlismenl under tnls pres gram to bring 10 the recruiting ofs lice the War Department Form 100