Evening star., 1951-12-09
February Draft Total
Is $4,000; Reservists
May Get Out Soon

A draft call for $4,000 men in
February came from the Defense
Department yesterday as the
Armed Forces indicated that many
reservistS might be released with
in few months.
The total which Selective Serv-
ice was directed to induct in
February was 1850 less than the
January quota. The December
quota is only 1890. of which
1000 are being drafted for the
Army and 1900 for the Marine
Corps. The Navy and Air Force,
relying on voluntary recruiting,
have not used Selective Service.
The February call will send Al 900
to the Army and $4,000 to the
Marines.
The February quota brings to
$4,000 the number. of men which
the Army has requested from
Selective Service since September,
1850. The Marine Corps has asked
for $3.50 since last August.
The District quota, for the
February draft will not be an
nounced until later this week.
Plans for Reservists.
AS for reservists. the Defense
Department cannot estimate-and
in any event would not disclose
how many reservists. called to
active duty without their consent,
will be sent home during the
early months of 1852.
The Defense Department does
not now plan to call to active duty
without their consent reservistS
mot receiving pay for attending
drills. These non-pay men are
members of either the Volunteer
or~the Inactive Reserve.
The procedure to be followed
generally in the case of reservists
already on active duty is based
on a bill passed by Congress this
year. The legislation provides
that World War II veterans who
were summoned to active duty
without their consent should not
be required to serve more than a H
specified period.
The limit for reserve officers in /
such instances was set at II
months, and for enlisted men it
was 16 months. A veteran was
defined, in the bill, as one who
served at least year between
December 7, 1941, and September
2. 1945.
Releases for Enlisted Men.
, While the Navy repeatedly plans
to keep enlisted men in that cate
CORY the maximum time, the Army
expects to release by December
20 all Of its reserve enlisted men
who are covered by that bill. Air
Force officials say it's enlisted re-
Servist veterans will be sent home
after IL months.
The remaining reservists, a
survey showed yesterday, are
covered by a provision in the bill
passed by Congress last June. It
provides that they shall not be
required to serve on active duty
more than "a months. Although
most OF them probably will not
serve that long, the exact time
will be decided by the individual
services.
Those reservists fall into these |
general groups:
1. Non-veterans who were
called without their consent from
the volunteer or the inactive re.
serve.
"a Months For Officers.
In this category, Army and
Navy officers will be released only
after serving "a months. Navy
/ enlisted men must serve the "a
months. also. Air Force officers
called on or before June 10, 1851,
must serve 21 months. II called
after that time. they'll be re-
leased in "a months. Army en-
listed men will be released by
December 20. The Air Force says
1t will release its enlisted men
after - months.
2. Officers and enlisted men
from the inactive or the volunteer
reserve who volunteered to serve.
In this category, Army officers
must serve "a months. Air Force
officers must serve an indefinite
tour. Army enlisted men must
serve 16 months and Air Force
enlisted men II months.
3. Officers and enlisted men
from the Organized Reserve.
Most organized reservists are men
who received pay for attending
drills.