Evening star., 1954-12-09
Veterans Guide
BY Moi. Thomos M. Nioi

N During the next IL months
some million and a quarter men
will reach 18 and find the draft
.beckoning them.
II you'll be one of these men.
heres a preview Of what to
expect:
Within five days after you
reach 18. you're required by law
to register with your local draft
board. This Is a rather simple
process, but it can cause you a
lot of trouble If you don't do 1t.
To regiser, all you'll have to do
is show up at the board and give
such information as your age,
where you live, your occupation.
marital status, prior military
service. etc.
Return i'm 10 Days.
Soon after you register your
board will send you a classical
ton questionnaire which you'll
be expected to fill out and return
in 10 days.
The information you provide
on your QUESTIONABLE will be
the foundation of whether you'll
be drafted, deferred or rejected.
Other personal information will
be determined by physical and
mental examination. But basic
ally your questionnaire will pro-
vide the information for your
first classification.
After you're given a classical
ton by your board. you'll be
mailed a notice of what it is. |
If you believe that the classifi-
cation Is unjustified you may ap-
peal to the appeal board. For
example, suppose you feel that |
you should have been given an
occupational deferment, but your
board classified you 1-A-avail-
able for military service. You |
may appeal your classification |
within 10 days after the date
postmarked on your classif1ca-
ton notice. After that time you
lose your right to appeal, unless
the time is extended by your
board for good cause.
Appeals to Board.
No special form Is used in |
making an appeal, but the notice |
must be filed in writing with your !
board. After that the board
sends your whole case on to the |
appeal board.
Any evidence which you want |
to supply the appeal board in ad- |
dition to that included in your |
QUESTIONABLE must be submitted |
in writing. AS soon as the ap-
peal board makes a decision,
your local board mails you a no.
tice of the action and how the |
vote Of the board turned out. If |
the appeal board votes unani-
mously to put you in la, you
have no further appeal rights. |
II, however, the decision of the |
appeal board was split. you may
appeal to the President. The |
procedure is exactly the same as |
taking an appeal to the appeal |
board. Normally, the decision of |
the President on your appeal is !
final.
Orders In 81 Days.
When and If you receive a final |
classification of la whether
it's after an appeal or your origi-
nal classification-youll be sent |
to an armed forces examining
station for a physical and mental
examination. II you're found ac-
ceptable. you'll be mailed notice
of acceptability. II you're not
found acceptable to the Army,
you're classified 4-F.
At least 81 days after you re-
ceive a notice of acceptability
you can expect to receive an or
der to report for induction. This
order may be received consider
ably after 81 days have elapsed,
but in no case will it be sent be-
fore 21 days have gone by.
The induction order will be
mailed to you not less than 10
days before the date you're sup
posed to report for induction. On
that date you'll have to report to
your local board, which will send
you to the induction station,
where you'll be drafted for "a
months.
(You may Drite Maj. Nal
IN care OF The Star about
your serDice-connected prob
lem. Please incloSe a stamped,
selt-addressed envelope and 20
cents in coin.