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...over administration of the colleges or requisitioning the use of the educational facilities, the armed forces will definitely use the nation's universities as training centers for soldiers, spokesmen of the Army and Navy announced at a meeting of Atlantic coast educators in New York on Friday. Simultaneously the ERC announced that opportunities for enlistment would be extended to December 31, instead of closing tomorrow...
Members of the ERC should fill in Series 12 on page 7, inserting Army Enlisted Reserve in the first box. Series 2 should get "private in the Army Enlisted Reserve" for question 1. Men in the ROTC should put in question 2, either "cadet" or "accepted for admittance" in "advanced course ROTC," or "basic course, ROTC...
Students currently enrolled in the ERC may apply to the National Ski association for aid in obtaining assignment to a mountain unit upon completion of Officer's Training School. Men who enlist in mountain units are also eligible for assignment to an Officer's Candidate School on recommendation of local commanding officers...
...Army Enlisted Reserve: a high-ranking civilian connected with the War Department declared that "in all probability, the ERC will be called up right off." Students at the conference expressed that hope, when he asked for their opinions. The Navy V-1, he declared, would be shifted to the new re-assignment plan. It seemed evident that both branches are making move towards tightening up their programs, and insisting on special courses...
Particularly for the members of the ERC, this plan is one of three alternatives. For those who show that they are capable of leading men and mature enough to do the job, Officer Candidate School is the destination after their fundamental weeks. The remainder, who are neither returned to college nor sent to Candidate School, will be sent out with troops. According to one authority, the Army will give examinations at the graduations of high school students to weed out those who should be sent to college for training. He stated that the Navy may also follow this policy...