Evening star., 1950-07-23
Air Force Plan 10 Call
Reserve Units May Be
Revealed Tomorrow
By George Beveridqe

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calling out some reserve units to
Join Army, Navy and Marine out
fits already earmarked for active
duty.
In other developments, as the
Nations war machine grew to meet
demands of the Korean conflict:
l. Top defense policy officials
expected to settle this week on a
limited deferment program for res
serve and National Guard person
mel.
2. District draft boards prepared
to send their first group of about
SO prospective recruits to the Army
tomorrow for physical and mental
tests.
8. The Air Force announced
suspension of classes in some o1
its schools so that officers can be
used to meet present operationa,
requirements"
Guard Call Up Studied.
AS late as last night, there was
no official word on whether the
Air Force call of reserve units
would include members of the Ali
National Guard, although earlier
plans indicated air guard outfits
would not be called at this time
Spokesman indicated the question
still was under study, and said
comment on the air reserves
would be withheld until tomorrow.
pending approval by Gen. Hoyt
S. Vandenburg, Air Force chief
OF staff.
The Air Force has a potential
supply of about 356,000 reservists,
plus about $4,000 in air guard
units. About $4,000 of the re-
servists are members of the
organized reserve, of which 12,500
have individual 'M-Day" assign
ments to specific jobs in case of
a general mobilization. It is from
the remaining 4O.500 organized
reservists that an active duty
call might hit hardest, spokes-
man said.
Of the 100000 members of the
volunteer reserve, about $4,000 are
members of training units which
are not developed to the degree
of the organized reserve outfits.
The Air National Guard, of
f1cials said, includes "a tactical
Squadrons, of which 72 are
fighters and IL light bombers.
Also included are numerous sup
porting units, such as aircraft
control and warning groups, avi-
alton engineers air service de-
tachmentS and weather stations.
Leahy to Meet Here.
The first group of so men to
be sent for examinations by Dis
trict draft boards, meanwhile,
will be met by William E. Leahy,
District Selective Service chief,
when they report tomorrow at the
Army and Air Force Recruiting
Office, 403 Tenth street NV. Mr..
Leahy said he planned to be on
hand at about 1880 am. to meet
the men, after which they will
be taken to the Arlington Farms
center for examinations.
In line with the work under
way to clarity the deferment
picture for reservists called to
duty, Army spokesmen said they
felt each request would have to
be evaluated carefully on an in
dividual basis. The services al
ready have served notice that a
strict policy would be followed in
possible deferments for hardship
or occupational reasons.
The American Medical Associa-
ton, meanwhile, announced that
a special meeting of it's Council
on Emergency Medical Service
will be held at the Hotel Statler
here next Saturday and Sunday
to consider the procurement of
medical personnel for the armed
forces-one of the most needed
categories.
Contrary to impressions of Off
cials when the armed forces
jointly announced recall plans
last week, both Air Force and
Army spokesmen said last night
that involuntary calls have not
yet been issued to individual re-
serviStS. Such Air Force calls are
expected to go out in about a
week.
No Identification to Be Given,
For the most part, officials
made it clear that there will be
no Identification or disclosure o1
numbers of units to be called fol
active duty.
It is likely that non-divisional
units of the Army and National
Guard, to be called under the
Army'S announcement two days
ago, will be selected at the Penta-
gon and actually ordered to duty
by headquarters of the Army
areas which divide the Nation
There are about 100000 reservists
and $4,000 National Guardsmen
BY selecting smaller units which
are not assigned as component
parts of divisions, the Army will
be able to keep intact a force OF
organized divisions in reserve
While some of the smaller units
might see action soon, a high mil
itary official said infantry anc
artillery units to augment the
forces fighting in Korea probably
will be picked from non-reserve
forces now in this country.
The Army's call of reserve and
guard units is proceeding "as the
need arises and facilities for theil
reception and training can be pro.
vided," officials said.
Marines Get Orders.
The first Washington reservist.
to get mobilization notices art
members of the 5th Infantry Bat.