Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-03-18
Veterans and
Druftees
By Moi. Thomos N. Mol


Some people seem to think
draft boards pull reasons out OF
q grab bag when it comes to Civ
ing deferments to young men.
Nothing could be further from
the truth. Local boards have a
certain latitude in giving defer
ments, but in general, they're
guided by fairly rigid rules.
Take the selective service rules
which guide the boards for CIV
ing a young man a deferment
classification 2-A) because Of
his civilian occupation, except
for agriculture and activity in
study:
The job must be found to be
necessary to the maintenance Of
national health, safety and in
terest.
The young man must be en-
ployed in the job on a full-tine
basis. except for seasonal or
temporary Interruptions.
Replacement Considered.
He must be irreplaceable in
his job because of shortage of
persons with his qualifications or
skill.
If he were removed from his
job there would be a material
loss of effectiveness in such ac-
tivity.
Further, it isn't good enough
for a draft board that a young
man would qualify under one of
these rules. All four of them
must At his situation before he
may be deferred.
Even if young man is given
a ga deferment. it may only
last for a year or less. This
means that at least every year
his draft board must have a
new look at his deferment and
decide whether he still merits it.
Aside from these rules the
draft boards may consider GER
tain civilian occupations which
the Government lists, as critical
to the Nations defense and
economy. The boards aren't
bound to give deferments to
young men who are in these &C.
equations. But it does give them
a little flrmer handle to grasp
when it's time to consider a de-
ferment.
List Revised.
Recently this list of critical
occupations was revised so that
number which were previously
listed as critical are no longer
considered as such. Now only 80
types of jobs are listed while
the old list had 81. In many
cases men in these occupations
aren't considered critical unless
they've received a graduate de-
gree or equivalent experience,
education or training.
The new list includes:
Aircraft and engine mechan-
les involved in aircraft manu-
featuring, apprentices in critical
occupation, clinical psycholo-
gistS, dentists, die settlers, cleo
tronic technicians, engineer
craftsmen, design.
Geophysic1sts, glass blowers
making laboratory apparatus,
instrument repairmen, jig-and-
template makers, machinists,
mathematicisns. microbiologists,
nurses, orthopedic appliance and
limb technicians.
Teachers Qualify.
OsteopathS, parasitologists, pat
ternmakers, pharmacologists,
physicians and surgeons, physi-
clsts, Psychologists, teachers In
both college and vocational
schools teaching critical occupa-
tons, high school teachers
teaching mathematics and the
physical and biological sciences,
tool and die designers, tool and
die makers, veterinarians.
Remember, draft boards are
free to draft men in these occu-
pations if the jobs the men are
filling do not also come within
the scope of the four rules for
deferment. The boards also NAV
defer men outside these critical
Jobs If they feel that the Jobs
1T the rules.
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