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I, —W lift I UUB* uci^uivauvu VJ-of registrants mean? HA—It means that every person between the ages of 21 and 36 registering on October 16, 1940, will be classified according to his availability for a year's military training,2. Q—What will ie the classes in which the registarnts will be placed?A—The main class—Class I—will be composed of those who are available for training immediately, Persons whose service in civil capacities is of great importance (workers in munitions plants, for example will be placed in Class II, and their call to training will be deffered. Those with dependents (wife, children, etc)may be placed in Class III, deferred on grounds of dependency. Certain individuals will be placed in Class IV when their service is undesirable on moral, physical, or other grounds or because the law defers them (mi-nisters, etc.)3# Q—How wil this classification be made?A—The local boards will classify all registrants on thw basis of detailed questionnaires; interviews with registrants, and other information gained through private research.4, Q—Will all registrants be placed in Class I, unless additional facts prove that they should receive a different classification?A—Yes , If a registrant does not claim a deferment, for example, he will automatically go into Class I. If he fails to fill out his questionnaire, he will be placed in the same class, The only way to get out of Clsas I* is to prove that the right to a deferment or to be removed as the result of' a physical examination which shows the registrant is not suitable for service.5. Q—Suppose some citizen of the community is not satisfied with the classification given to a registrant What can he do?A—Each citizen is interested to see that no favoritism and no errors cr^ep into the classification. In each local board area a Government Appeal Agent, recommended by the Governor and named by the President, will appeal from any local board decision which he believes wrong. If a citizen feles that Registrant X, who has been given a deferred classifciation, should be classified as available for training. . he will present his facts in secrecy to the Government Appeal Agent who will then act. The Government Appeal Agent will also help ignorant registrants to secure justice.
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Laredo Times
Laredo, Texas, US
Fri, Oct 11, 1940
Page 9
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Mia M.
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