Milford chronicle., 1948-09-03
RECRUITING NEWS

Veterans of the Army, Navy, Ma
rine Corps and Coast Guard who re-
turned from overseas after Septem-
her 2, 1945, can now enlist for 8
years of Army duty with Units sta
toned in the United States and be
guaranteed continued assignment
to the Division of their choice, it
was announced today by M/Sgt.
Paul E. Peacher, local Army and
Air Force Recruiting Sergeant for
Dover.
The new change lists eight diff
ferent Division from which the vet
eran may choose including the 9th
Infantry Division, Ft. Dix, N. j.: I'd
Infantry Division, Ft. Lewis,
Wasch.; I'd Aromred Division,
Camp Hood, Tex; I'd Engineer
Special Brigade, Ft. Worden,
Wash; 3rd ArmOred Division. Fl.
Knox, Ky; 4th Infantry Division,
Ft. Ord, CAL; 5th Infantry Division.
Ft Jackson, S. c.; and the 82d Air
borne Division, Ft. Bragg, N. c.,
providing they enlist in the Regular
Army Unassigned, enlist for 8, 4, or
5 years, are eligible for a grade no
higher than the fourth pay grade
and providing they returned from
overseas after September 2, 1945.
Sergeant Peacher pointed out
that in addition to the above plan
there are provisions now in effect
to enlist former members of the
Armed Forces who were not on
foreign duty on September 2, 1945
for direct initial assignment, for
minimum period of one year, to
specific units in any of the six Ar
my Areas, including the First Ar
my, in which vacancies exist pro-
Vided the applicant is physically
qualified to enlist under current
directives and enlists in the Regu-
lar Army Unassigned for 3, 4, or
5 years. Individuals enlisting for a
Unit in one of the Army Areas will
be sent direct from the Examining
Station to the appropriate Training
Division serving the Army in which
the applicant was enlisted for pro-
cessing and Tefresher training af-
ter which they will be sent to the
Unit of their choice for assignment.
According to the Local Recruit
ing Sergeant, vacancies exist in
Units such as Bands, Cavalry Re-
cOnnaissance SquadrOns, Ordnance
Tank Maintenance Companies, Sig
nal Depot Companies, Medical Bat
taliOns, Engineer Combat BINS, Gen
eral Hospitals, Ordnance Auto
Maintenance Companies, POntOOn
Bridge Companies, Military Police
Bns, Anti-Aircraft Artillery Cps,
Field Artillery Bns, Engineer Spec
ial Brigades, Engineer CenteTs,
ArmOred School and the Artillery
Center. These assignments, how,
ever, are dependent upon the prior
Military OccupatiOnal Specialities
held by the applicant during his
previous service. These vacancies
are scattered throughout the United
States in the six Army Areas said
Sergeant Peacher and some of them
are located at Ft. Dix, N. j.; Gov
ernOr's Island, N. "; Ft. Mon
mouth, N. j.; Ft. Monroe, Va; Ft
Meade, Md; TT Know, KY; Camp
Campbell, Ky; Camp HOlabird,
Baltimore, Md; Ft. BelVOir, Va;
Aberdeen Proving Grounds, Md;
Camp Lee, Va; EdgewOod Arsenal,
Md; TT. Eustis, Va; Ft. Bragg, N.
c.; Ft. jackson, Miss; Ft. Benning,
Ga; Camp Hood, Tex; Ft. Sill,
Okla Ft. Bliss, Texas; Ft. Sheri-
dan, ILL.,; Ft. Riley, Kan; Camp
Carson, Colo; PresidiO of San
Francisco, Cal; Ft. Ord, Cal; TT.
Lewis, Wash; Cp. Cooke, Cal; TT.
Worden, Wash; Ft. LawtOn, Wash;
and Pasadena, Cal.
For further information visit
your local Army and Air Force Re-
cruiting Station, located at 3O6 S.
State Street, Dover, Delaware, or
write to your Recruiting Sergeant
requesting a representative to visit