Evening star., 1954-07-14
Veterans Guide
By Moi. Thomas M. Mol

Within the next IL months,
some 1.3 million young men viii
reach 18 and face the require
ments Of Selective service.
If you're one Of these young
men, here's what you can ex-
pect:
The first requirement is that
you register with the draft board
nearest your home within five
days after you reach 18. The
registration procedure is fairly
simple. You just show up at
the boards Office and give such
basic information as your home
address. age, occupation, en-
ployer, service in the armed
forces, marital status.
Within 10 days after you've
registered, your board will mail
a Registration Certificate" to
you. This is merely aAcard which
shows that you've registered, but
you're required by law to have
it In your personal possession at
all times.
Shortly after you register
you'll be sent a classification
QUESTIONABLE" which generally
must be returned to your draft
board within 10 days after it
was mailed. (Not after you re-
ceived it,.
Questions Help Board.
This questionnaire asks about
your personal life. It asks you
whether you're married and the
number of persons dependent
on you for support, whether
you've ever been convicted of
any crimes other than minor
traffic ofenSes, whether you
conscientiously object to war and
many other types Of questions
which might have a bearing on
your draft classification. It also
gives you chance to indicate
what you think your draft clas-
sif1cation should be.
On the basis of this and any
other information you might
want to furnish, your draft
board will decide whether you
should be classified as available
for military service or whether
you should be deferred.
If your board Classics you as
Unavailable for military serv-
ice-you may appeal, but you
must do so within 10 days after
the date your Notice of CLASH
f1cation" has been mailed out.
Once you receive a la CLASH
f1cation, and don't appeal it,
you'll be ordered to report for
your armed forces physical and
mental examinations. When you
receive this order after you've
been classified la depends on
the number of men your board
has SO classified.
Call Depends on Quota.
On the date you're ordered to
report for your examinations,
you must go to your local board
Office. From there you'll be sent
to the armed forces examining
station.
After the exams are COM
pleted, you're sent home to
await further orders from your
draft board. The next word
! you'll get from your board will
be either a Notice of Accept
ability" or a card saying you've
been classified as 4-F-unac-
ceptable.
If you have been found ac-
ceptable, when you'll actually
be called for induction depends
on the number of draftees your
board is required to furnish fol
the Army.
Your order to report for in
duction is mailed by your board
not less than 10 days before the
date for you to report. On the
date fixed, you're required tc
report to your local board. Their
you're sent to an armed forces
induction station, where you'll
be inducted into the Army fol
q period of "a months.
! (You may lUrite Maj. Mai
IN care of The Star about
your serDice-connected prob
lem. Please inclose q stamped,
selt-addresSed enuelope and 20
cents in coin.)
(Ffom AP Newsfeatures.)