Word: draft
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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High Air Force officials last night confirmed reports that the Air Force might have to resort to the draft, but added that any calls in the next few months would be very small...
They explained that the Air Force's real personnel problem will not begin until July. All these who enlisted for the normal four year period after the Korean war started, hoping to avoid the Army draft, will be eligible for discharge at that time...
Another reason that may force the Air Force to turn to the draft is the fact that Air Force enlistments and reenlistments have missed their quotas for the last three months...
McNamara's boss, General John Hershey, Director of Selective Service gets his quotas direct from Hannah. Inasmuch as Hannah feels that the Army will continue to gobble up most of next year's draft eligibles, and since the current Bill permits Selective Service through June 30, 1955, the draft seems sure to run at least until then...
...Even if Service-wide enlistments were to soar," McNamara explained, "officials here would credit much of the increase to whatever scare power an active draft program might still have...