Evening star., 1954-12-17
peniagon Officials
Offer New Military
Training Program
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In service callable reserve and
two years in the second cate
CORY. Five or more years of
active service vii result In i'm
mediate transfer to the selective-
ly caliable reserve.
II a young man wishes to
enlist directly into a reserve
for an eight-year obligation at
10 he may do so, with the un-
derstanding that he will be
called to active duty within two
years of his initial enlistment
for a period of at least "a
months of active duty. Upon
release he will go into the serv-
ice callable reserve. Mr.. Burgess
said the Navy and Air Force
would use this provision and
that the Navy plans to permit
10000 men annually to enter
this way.
The manpower secretary said
that the six-month trainees
would be liable for an additional
l8 months active duty In case
they failed to participate In re-
quired reserve training.
Shortcomings Admitted.
"Our most challenging task is
the development of a reserve
training program. mandatory
program that will work." Mr.,
Burgess said. ITO start with,
we admit the shortcomings of
our present reserve program
over is million of the members
of the present ready reserve are
not participating in any training
today"
He went on to say that one
great difficulty with the military
reserve training program lis that
the obligation to participate is
not generally known and ac-
cepted.
"We have to start in at the
high school level and make this
obligation known to every one"
he continued. I'VE also have to
provide a smoother transition of
active service to reserve training.
Our second approach to the
enforcement program is to pro-
vide for a better reserve curric-
ulum, A third proposal is to
provide neutrality-suspicious.
will entitle individuals to drill
pay and qualify them for promo
tion and retirement benefits"
Enforcement Procedures.
Mr.. Burgess said that enforce
nent procedures also were nee
essary.
IF man fails to participate
he will be warned initially and
given ample opportunity to make
up time that be has lost" he
said. I'm the event of continued
unsatisfactory participation. the
reservist will be given an oppor-
tunity to remedy his lost prof.
cheney through active duty"
# II the reservist refuses he will
be reduced in rating, lose all
retirement and veterans bene-
fits, and given a discharge other
than honorable, Mr.. Burgess
said.
I'VE believe that every man of
value to the reserve program will
want to maintain his. eligibility.
for an honorable discharge, he
said. Appropriate steps also will
be taken to make certain that
any reservist who fails to take
part in required training will
not avoid his service liability In
event of an emergency"
Law Lacks Penalty.
He did not outline what zap
propriate steps" were contem-
plated. The present draft act re-
quires that inductees participate
in reserve program for six
years after two years active duty
but contains no penalty. There
fore, men who have been drafted
largely have ignored the reserve
obligation.
Mr.. Burgess said that there
was relatively little enforcement
problem in the case of the six
trainee since he could be
called to active duty for one and
q half years If he failed to main |
tain reserve proficiency.
The assistant secretary also