A high school diploma if ao un- 1portant item, according to William 1 A. McNeal, Jr., lS-year-old son of IMr. and Mr*. William A. McNeal,551 Huron St. iPaul B. Mill*, of the Benton Har-‘ bor Navy Recruiting Station, said, today that McNeal haa already be-j gun to realize the value of his high school “ihntpakin. Without it. Me* Neal could not have qualified for j the Navy’s high school graduatetraining program. # * |Having enliated on Oct. 25 as ahigh school Seaman Recruit. Mc-j Neal has been guaranteed service ischool training upon completion of,recruit training and indoctrinationAnd the Navy, through ita vocational counseling program, will help him determine which voca-tienal field he would be best suitedfor. _ II Since a high school diploma ia| the pais key to most vocational • doors, McNeal, who graduated from South Haven high school in June, agrees with the Navy’i policy of urging all students to com plete their high school education befora launching a career. i Seaman Recruit McNeil will undergo recruit training at the Naval Training Center, Great Lakes, 111. Upon completion of recruit training, he will raceive a 14-day leave prior to reporting to hia next duty