Evening star., 1950-07-17
EnIistments Rise
As Navy Eases
Veteran Rules
Seumen Accepted
Even if Married,
Under New Order

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squirt in enlistments of World War
II veterans here because of the
easing of a regulation that barred
many applicants who have de-
pendents.
The same general obstacle, how
ever, still applies to regular Army
and Air Force enlistment by mar
ried veterans. Recruiting officers
said this has forced them to turn
down a considerable number" Of
otherwise well-qualitied volunteers
at this time.
Seamen Now Included.
Until a few days ago a Navy
veteran with dependents could not
enlist in the regular Navy unless
he held at least the grade of sec
ond- -class petty officer when sep
arated from the service after
World War II.
The Navy announced the re-
quirement now has been lowered
to cover such veterans who had
the grade Of seaman, in the third
pay grade. Within the last two
or three days there has been an
appreciable increase in applica-
tions for enlistment, although no
official totals were available at
the recruiting center here, a
spokesman said.
Navy veterans who are married
or have dependents have been
urged all along to join the en-
listed reserve. from which they
possibly could apply for extended
active duty.
Single Veterans Unchanged.
The Navy enlistment require
ment for single veterans remains
unchanged. Such veterans in
most instances can enlist at the
grade of seaman. In some cases
they are accepted at higher rat
ings if they have special qualif1-
cations to meet particular needs
of the Navy.
Army and Air Fopce officials eX-
planned that an enlistment regu-
lation, dated July /, concerning
combat veterans is as follows:
Such veteran can be accepted
only if he had a separation rank
above corporal in the Army or
staff sergeant in the Air Force.
Married men, separated more
than three years ago and whose
military job is not listed as crit
icaE. are not being accepted.
A single veteran of the Army or
Air Force who was separated from
the service at a rank lower than
staff sergeant can enlist at the
rank of private first class. If his
separation rank was above staff
sergeant, he can go in as cor
poral now. A recruiting official
noted that the corporal grade now
corresponds to the wartime grade
of buck sergeant.
Recruiting officers could not es-
innate the number of applicants
turned down in this area because
of the restrictions on enlistment
of combat veterans.
They said they received num-
erous inquiries that had to be
answered in the negative. A CON
siderable" number of veterans
who applied in person at the
downtown recruiting Office could
not be accepted, they added.
No Change Likely.
The problem is being studied
at the Pentagon but there has
been no indication that a change
is in immediate prospect, a
spokesman said.
Meanwhile, recruiting activities
today got off to an encouraging
start for another week at Navy
and Marine Corps recruiting Of
fees at 1400 Pennsylvania avenue
NV. and the Army and Air Force
Office at 403 Tenth street NV.
A half dozen youths were on
hand when the Navy Office opened.
That Office yesterday had four ap-
plicants and accepted two.
The Marine Corps Office also in
terviewed several applicants this
morning. Three young women
came in to enlist yesterday but
could not be accepted because
they were not Marine Corps vet
erans. The order announced by
the Marines and Navy last Satur-
day concerning one-year voluntary
enlistmentS for women applies
only to those who previously
served in those branches.
The Army and Air Force Office
had no applicants yesterday but
expected that today's response
would follow the trend set last
week when applications averaged