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Some men whose inductions were postponed called Selective Service officials to express their displeasure with the Douglas order, Major W. Robert Kinscherff, assistant deputy director of the Southern California Selective Service System, said he received 4 or 5 calls from men who had planned for their induction and were "upset" that they couldn't go. "That's sort of a twist, isn't it?" he said...
...Kinscherff said that some men were considering enlisting instead of waiting to be drafted. Men with pending induction orders can enlist for active duty, but can't join the Reserves or National Guard...
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