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craft carriers-out of the reserve
fleets and the feasibility of trans.
ferring some OF the ships from
the Atlantic Fleet to the Pacific
also was being studied. However
r the latter two steps, although
! under study. are not planned "at
the moment" q high Navy officer
said.
The Army, Navy, Air Force ano
Marine Corps hope to get suffi-
cient men to bolster their ranks
to new undisclosed high to meet
the present international situation
! through volunteer recruiting and
applications by reservists. They
have emphasized that no imme-
, diate call for either inductees OF
J, reservists was planned.
!, The Army yesterday issued "an
immediate call for enlisted re-
servists to volunteer for extended
active duty for a minimum of one
year or for such longer period as
: may be required"
Shortage of Medical Officers.
The Navy issued a similar state
ment, saying it would accept ap-
plicants for minimum of six
months and that officers and en-
listed men volunteering could be
guaranteed II months of active
duty If desired. They will be as
signed to billets primarily af1oat
and overseas. the statement said
The Army announcement also
urged medical reserve officers to
apply without delay" for active
duty and a spokesman said that,
should a reserve call up come,
medical officers would be the first
to be ordered to active duty be-
cause OF a shortage in that
category.
\ "A voluntary recall program for
a limited number of reserve of
ficers will be announced shortly, Z
the Army said. 1t added that en-
listed reservists would be recalled
If they volunteer-in their re-
serve grades.
/ Reservists most urgently need
ed" the Army said, include radar.
radio, tank and anti-tank artillery
mechanics, engineer heavy equip
ment operators, cryptographic
technicians and engineer con-
struction specialists
Reserve Volunteers Sought Here.
Washington area Naval reserv-
lists, both officer and enlisted, in
certain categories are requested
to volunteer for active duty. the
Potomac River Naval Command
headquarters announced last night
officers called for are those in
the grades of lieutenant COM
mander and below who are classi-
fed as unrestricted line both avia-
ton and non-aviation, supply
corps and dental corps and civil
engineer corps. In addition, med
ical corps and line officer special
lists in electronics, intelligence
and communications in the grades
OF commander and below are
wanted.
II Men with enlisted ratings above
the recruit and apprentice grades
and below chief petty officer grade
| in all general and emergency serv-
ice ratings are needed.
Chief petty officers are desired
only with the ratings of sonar
man, radar man, fire controlmen
fire controlmen technicians, elec-
tronicS technicians, aviation elec-
tronics technicianS, air control
men, minemen, communications
technicians, yeomen and pho
1 tographers.
No Women Being Called.
The Navy specified that mer
with exclusive emergency service
ratings are not desired at this
time. No women reservists are
being called.
Previously, the Air Force said
that it needed officers and men
trained as navigators, bombar-
diers, communications, radio and
, radar specialists, medical and den
tai officers. weather specialists
, and armament officers. It has a
need for a smaller number oi
, officers in most other categories.
There also were high level con-
ferences at the Pentagon yester.
: day on what additional money vii
, be required to finance the Korean
war and the general worldwide
build-up of the Nations armee
forces as a result of it.
Members of the Senate Appro.
priations Committee said they has
been informed that such a reques
would be forthcoming-possibl!
: this week-aimed primarily a
underwriting the outlay for filling
the ranks of the armed forces.
Senator Chavez, Democrat, o
y New Mexico. a committee member
e said that while no word had com,
from the White House as to tn
e amount involved, the general un
derstanding was that only mod
: crate amount of funds would b
: asked at this time.
e The committee has agreed, h
d said, to handle this request sepa
o rately from the $34.7 billion one
5. package money bill which carrie
n about $14,68o 100000 in militar.
o funds for the year which began
July /.