Evening star., 1950-08-20
Army 10 Defer Medies
During Training Of
Guard, Reserve Units

S&~t~E sN~~~s Willy
The Army announced yester.
day that some physicians, dentist!
and nurses in reserve or Nationa
Guard units called to active duty
will be permitted to stay at home
temporarily.
At the same time the Air Force
said that physicians, dentists ane
veterinarians who received all Of
part of their training under war.
time Army or Navy programs ane
who do not have commissions with
other services are eligible to be.
come air officers.
The Army policy, in general
means that until Guard or re.
serve units complete their train.
ing some of their medical officers
will be permitted to stay at home
in their civilian capacities.
It's policy will affect two gen.
eral types of units. These are;
/. Army divisions, headquarters
Of medical battalions and groups
medical clearing companies, med
ical field laboratories, field hos
pitals, mobile Army surgical hos
pitfalls. and all non-medical units
with medical personnel.
In this group. all physicians
dentists and nurses will be called
to duty. However, only the mini
mum required for actual training
will remain with their units. The
others will be assigned to hospitals
serving the division. Later all
would be rotated between the
hospitals and their units.
2. Evacuation hospitals. conva-
lescent centers, general and station
hospitals, general laboratories,
hospital trains and general dis
penSaries.
Warning Order Would Follow.
Only the physicians and dentists
in this group actually required for
training or support will be recalled.
The others would remain at home
until a short time before the
unit actually is ready for op-
Grafton. For instance, in the case
of a 1.000-bed general hospital,
only three physicians and two
nurses would be called to duty
initially with the unit. The others
would await a warning order for
the units deployment.
All Medical Service Corps Of
ficers and enlisted personnel in
such units will report for duty
when their units are called.
On the manpower front, mean
while. Marine Corps and Army
spokesman said new calls to ac-
tive duty were being prepared.
and probably would be completed
within a few days.
Locally, the 430th Engineer Con-
struction Battalion reported for
active duty yesterday at the En-
gineer Armory. $50 Maine ave-
nue. S.W.
-. Its commander, 1t. Col. Oliver
=. Deming. jr., of 2811 South
Abingdon street, Arlingtoa, said
the next several days will be spent
In processing personnel and issu-
ing clothing and personal equip
ment. Until the unit leaves for
training later this month, person.
mel will be permitted to spend each
evening at their homes.
Virginia Boards Get Quotas.
In Virginia, meanwhile, draft
oficials informed the States 129
draft boards the number of men
each must supply to fill the States
September induction call Of L.
o37. Eight Northern Virginia
boards have been given the fol-
lowing quotas and reporting
dates:
Arlington. 81, September l9:
Alexandria, 19, September 81;
Fairfax. 81. September %; Greene,
two, September S; Madison, three,
September 5: Rappahannock,
three, September 5; Fauquier
nine, September 26, and Page,
seven, September 26.
The boards also were advised
they can accept applications for
postponement from certain COL
lege students. They were remind
ed. however, that If induction
postponements materially reduce
the number of men the local
boards can deliver, each board
shall issue orders to report for
induction to such numbers of
additional men as may be neces-
.Sary to meet the call"
Each board was instructed to
estimate the number Of such re-
quests it expects from college stu
dents, and to forward the data to
State headquarters not later than
next Friday.
Col. Asher w. Harman, Virginia
draft chief, said local boards will
decide whether State policemen
will be deferred. in compliance
with a request from the States
Defense Council. The council said
that "our highly trained police
force would be absolutely neces-
sary to prevent subversive activ-
ity and sabotage and, should we
get an atomic attack. the force
would be Indispensable"
Col. Harman, who said he had
not yet received the official re.
quest. explained that local boards
have the power to determine all
classiflcations, including IA,
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