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Reminder From Your Local Draft Counselor

By MICHAEL RUSSELL

Recent changes in the Draft
increase the chance of receiving
an induction notice for men
with low lottery numbers. The
lucky majority drawing higher
numbers will have little contact
with their local boards, unless
there is a war or national
emergency.

The Charlottesville Draft
Counseling Group now has all
available information
concerning these changes.
CDCG, partially funded by the
Student Council, currently
included 8 unpaid counselors,
located on the third floor of
Newcomb Hall, usually in the
Conference Room, on
weekdays between 11:30 and
12:30. Phone numbers for
evening counseling are posted
at the Information Desk.

These counselors are best
qualified to advise persons on
current Selective Service
procedures and to assist
conscientious objectors. They
also present additional options
to men who are seeking other
ways of confronting the Draft.
Together with Charlottesville
Resistance (located at the Lit
Tables on the second floor)
CDCG encourages men to
consider the Draft and the
institutions which it supports
before determining their
individual reaction to the
prospect of conscription. Men
approaching their 18th
birthday are especially
encouraged to consult both
groups prior to registering with
Selective Service.

Although final
implementation of the 1971
Selective Service Law does not
come until the second week of
December, draft counselors
remind men in the following
groups of their changed status.
Men born in 1951 and earlier:
with lottery numbers under
126, who are 1-A at the end of
1971, will be called for
induction during January,
February and March of 1972;
with lottery numbers above
125, who were not 1-A at the
end of 1970, should consider
dropping their 2-S deferments,
by written notice to their local
boards, before the end of
1971.

Men born prior to 1951,
who were 1-A on December
31, 1970 and have lottery
numbers under 196, or the
highest number reached in
1970 by their local board, are
in the extended priority group,
that is, they are subject to
induction whenever a later
deferment expires, whatever
the lottery ceiling for that
year. Such men who applied
for deferment in 1970, but did
not receive a new classification
until 1971, should immediately
see a draft counselor. They
may be drafted by mistake.

Men born in 1952 who have
already been called for
physicals will not be inducted
until all persons in the
extended priority groups of
1970 and 1971 have been
called. It is likely that the 1952
birth-group will not be called
before March 1972. The
lottery number ceiling for
1972 may be as low as 50
because of the large group
from the current pools whose
numbers are below 126.

Men born after November
1953 must register with the
Selective Service System in the
period from 30 days prior to
their birthday through 30 days
following the 18th birthday.

Men whose father, brother
(not half-brother) or sister was
killed in action or died in line
of duty while serving in the
armed services of the U.S. after
1959, even if not a 'sole
surviving son', can not be
inducted, except in time of war
or national emergency. Such
persons should request a 4-G
deferment.

Men receiving notice of A
1-A Classification now have
only 15 days to request a
personal appearance before
their local board and/or an
appeal to the State Board.

Men receiving induction
orders: have at least 30 days
notice, from time of mailing of
orders; have the right to a
postponement until the end of
the semester or, if a degree
candidate at the next
commencement, until the end
of the session; can not file an
application for conscientious
objector status; can not join
the National Guard or
Reserves, or enlist for less than
3 years.

Men scheduled to appear in
person before their local
board: are normally limited to
a 15 minute presentation of
claims; may bring up to 3
witnesses, excluding legal
counsel; can not make a second
personal appearance for the
same claim following a
"Pre-Classification Interview";
will receive a brief statement of
the reasons in any letter
notifying them of an adverse
decision; may not be permitted
to appeal to the State Appeals
Board; after missing an
appointment for the personal
appearance must file a written
statement of the reasons for
failure to appear within 5 days.

Men with 1-Y classifications
will be reclassified 4-F if their
condition is permanent, or 1-A
if re-examination is believed
justified by local boards or
AFEES (examination station).
If the typed-over portion of his
Statement of Acceptability
(DD Form 62) does not
include the term
"re-examination believed
justifies" or "R.B.J.", a man's
current 1-Y will probably
become a 4-F.

(Potential) conscientious
objectors: should periodically
consult a draft counselor
during the next several months.
A new application form is due
shortly, and advance copies
indicate that future applicants
face complex and difficult
questions on the new SSS
Form 150. Persons now
classified 1-O will be subject to
new guidelines for selection of
alternate civilian jobs after
December 5, 1971.

Aliens: are exempt from
induction during first year of
residence in the U.S.; if they
have served 12 month in the
armed services of a nation
which has a mutual defense
treaty with the U.S., even if
immigrants. Permanent
resident aliens under 27 should
consult a draft counselor or
immigration officer about
other possible changes in their
status.

Persons not in college
during the last semester or
quarter of the 1970-71
academic year can not be
considered for 2-S
classifications, even if they had
earlier held a 2-S or 1-S (C)
deferment. Exceptions may be
made for persons who were
2-A or 4-D in 1971.