Word: deferring
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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Although the details of the plan have not as yet been revealed, a release to the CRIMSON from the War Department states that men may enlist in the Army Air Force Enlisted Reserve on a deferred service basis and continue their education. However, students are subject to call to duty any time after enlistment, but the plan is to defer them if satisfactory scholastic standards are maintained...
...keep up the yearly output of 6,000 new doctors, the Army will now defer from the draft first-and second-year medical students. Premedical students who do good work will also be allowed to continue their studies. All deferred students will be given reserve commissions in the Army Medical Administration Corps...
Samborski had twice postponed the league's opener, once to defer until after the Christmas vacation, and then after the vacation because of examinations and shedule troubles. Hemenway will house the interdormitory contests, the first of which will get under way on Friday...
...registrants on a board's list is five-to-one, five older prospects will be called up for classification ahead of a 21-year-old, etc. But the local boards do not have to induct all whom they call up. They may-and are likely to-defer more of the older registrants, for the Army wants youngsters, and hopes that most of its new draftees will be from the class...
...Empower the President to defer everyone over...