Universal training plan contrasts with conscription in speech
President Truman outlines a flexible system where youths choose branches or remain civilian during training. General and secondary reserves stay civilian until drafted by law. No increased liability for service unless medical defects are removed. ROTC option offered voluntarily with reserve commissions after graduation. Democratic universal training differs from universal conscription.
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Trainee Wouldn't Face Automatic Call Under Draft Proposal
MEA staff correspondent explains that universal training differs from conscription. The plan would give most young men one year of training rather than immediate military service, avoiding a European model of compulsory enrollment followed by reserve service.
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Truman
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