Evening star., 1950-10-04
Advisers Are Named
By Truman on Draft
Of Doctors, Dentists
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this week fatty that they do not
intend to use the draft law. The
Air Force. however, expects to
get hundreds of doctors to volun-
teer for active duty with the draft
threat hanging over their heads.
Four Full Divisions.
MIR. Vinson said he is convinced
the Marine Corps must build up to
strength Of four combat divi-
sions and "a air squadrons.
He made the statement as Ma
rine Corps officials told the COM
mittee they plan to reach a total
strength of 166,159 by next June
80. This would give a force of
two full divisions and 18 squad
rons.
Maj. Gen. M. H. Silverthorn,
Marine Corps assistant COM
mander, told the committee the
corps will call about 27,000 more
inactive reservists and personnel
OF 13 additional reserve fighter
squadrons. The airmen are to
be called by January /.
Reference to the long-range
Marine Corps expansion came
when Chairman Vinson asked
Gen. Silverthorn what the corps
really needs.
To Call Committee.
Gen. Silverthorn quoted Marine
Corps Commandant Clifton Gates
as saying the corps needs peace
time force of two full divisions
and two air wings of IL squadrons
each. With the outlook to meet
United Nations commitments, he
said, the need is for about four
full divisions.
Mr.. Vinson then said he would
call his full committee as soon as
possible to determine whether
further recommendations for Ma
rine Corps expansion should be
made this year or next.
Gen. Silyerthorn told the COM
mittee investigating personnel
needs the Marine Corps does not
intend to use the draft, but will
reach its strength through volun-
teers and the reservists calls. The
corps got 4,068 volunteers last
month and 3,702 in August.
Thus far, the general said, 80, SIT
organized reServists are on active
duty, taken from a pool of 1888
at the beginning of the Korean
crisis. He received strong praise
from Chairman Vinson when he
said he thought only about 1.400
of the ground reservists would be
unavailable for active duty.
Picked for Overseas Duty.
"This is q very fine reserve, !"
Mr.. Vinson declared. 1T makes a
much better showing than any
other service has made to U.S."
From the inactive reserve pool
of o5,893, Gen. Silverthorn said,
the corps had called 1872 to
active duty by September 80. BY
next June that figure will have
swelled to $4,000. he said.
In the air arms, the corps has
modified its IL ground intercept
ton reserve squadrons and two
reserve fighter squadrons, the
committee was told. The reserv-
lists from 13 additional fighter
units will make up the 18-squad-
ron total. 8 Il
Gen. Silverthorn told the COM
mittee how the corps selected re-
servists for overseas duty and said
no one was sent to Korea who did
not have sufficient training to
do the job there"
Gen. Silverthorn also told the
committee the Marine Corps soon
will issue dependency policy
which will exempt from recall
those reservists who have more
than three dependents. This will
fall in line with a similar decision
announced this week by the Navy.
Meanwhile, District draft boards
sent So men for induction today
at the Army's Arlington Farms
station. A second group of 36