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Atlanta Daily World
Atlanta, Fulton County, Georgia
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The U.S. Army requests 47,000 draftees for November, 7,000 fewer than predicted due to higher enlistments, matching prior months' calls to maintain 3.6 million personnel amid releases and inductions.
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WASHINGTON -(INS) The Army today asked for another 47,000 draftees in November-7,000 less than predicted because of heavier-than-expected enlistments
The new draft call matched those of the preceding three months Manpower experts at the Pentagon expected last summer to call for 54,000 men a month during October, November and December.
They explained that enlistments of soldiers inducted in the fall of 1950 are now ending and that many National Guardsmen and reservists are scheduled to return to inactive duty.
However, enlistments and re-enlistments have been in greater numbers than anticipated This relieved some of the pressure for drafts of new men
The Marine Corps, which asked for draftees for 10 months beginning a year ago last month, has not called for recruits from Selective Service since May
Manpower schedules for the year which began in July call for releasing 230,000 reservists and National Guardsmen to inactive duty as well as discharging 320,000 enlistees and 530,000 draftees
At the same time, 70,000 reservists and National Guardsmen, 510,000 enlistees and 610,000 draftees were to be brought into the service
The November call for 47,000 men is designed to keep the armed services at the maximum level of three million, 600 thousand men prescribed by law.
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Washington
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November
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designed to keep the armed services at the maximum level of three million, 600 thousand men prescribed by law.
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The Army asked for another 47,000 draftees in November-7,000 less than predicted because of heavier-than-expected enlistments. The new draft call matched those of the preceding three months. Manpower experts at the Pentagon expected last summer to call for 54,000 men a month during October, November and December. They explained that enlistments of soldiers inducted in the fall of 1950 are now ending and that many National Guardsmen and reservists are scheduled to return to inactive duty. However, enlistments and re-enlistments have been in greater numbers than anticipated. This relieved some of the pressure for drafts of new men. The Marine Corps has not called for recruits from Selective Service since May. Manpower schedules for the year which began in July call for releasing 230,000 reservists and National Guardsmen to inactive duty as well as discharging 320,000 enlistees and 530,000 draftees. At the same time, 70,000 reservists and National Guardsmen, 510,000 enlistees and 610,000 draftees were to be brought into the service.