[Letter and Clipping: From Major Roy A. McMillan to T. N. Carswell - September 11, 1942] Page: 2 of 2
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Specialists
Commissions
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Procedure through which eligible
men may obtain commissions in |
the army specialist corps had been t
outlined Wednesday by Col. W. B. '
Tuttle?,-ASC commanding officer, for
the Eighth Service command.
“The purpose of the ASC is to
supply men for important army h
work other “than troop training
and handling,” Colonel
stated. He explained the corps was
organized to obtain needed per-
sonnel without interfering with the
selective service set-up and that <
application for a commission does
not give a man draft exemption.
MILITARY TRAINING HELPS
“Few men in civil life who have
not had previous military training
are acceptable for commissions by
the officers procurement bureau;
however, many experienced men are
needed now by the army and the
ASC is the medium through which
they can be properly utilized,” Tut-
tle explained.
Applicants under 30 years of age
will not be considered unless they
have been classified as Class 4-F.
Applicants under 45 will not be-
considered unless they are in Class
3-4 or Class 4-F. No maximum
age limit has been stipulated.
He said those in San Antonio
interested in entering the ASC
should adhere to the following pro-
cedure:
Write to the army specialist corps,
Smith-Young Tower, giving name,
address, age, marital status, citi-
zenship, and a brief description of
the job or business in which the
applicant is now engaged. The
applicant should also state whether
he has had previous military train-
ing.
NO PERSONAL CALL
Tuttle emphasized no effort
should be made to call at the office
in person or follow up the first ap-
plication with an, additional letter.
Within a “reasonable length of
time,” the applicant will receive a
reply either stating he is ineligible
or sending him an application form
in triplicate which must be filled
out and returned by mail to the
office.
“The triplicate application will
reveal whether a man has needed
qualifications,” Tuttle stated. He
said if it is approved, the applicant
will be given a personal interview
and a physical examination. If he
passes both, his application will
then be sent to Washington where
it will be pooled with approved ap-
plications for a future drawing.
After the drawing, the commis-
sion offered in the ASC may be
either accepted or rejected by the
applicant.
RANK AND SALARIES
Rank of officers in the ASC is
equivalent to those in the regular
army, Tuttle said. Salaries are ap-
proximately the same. The only
difference is that such officers can-
not be used to command troops.
Tuttle stated the physical exam-
ination required by the ASC is “a
little more lenient” than that re-
quired for regular army officers.
He also stated there is less empha-
sis on a maximum age limit.
He pointed out however that “no
man can be issued a commission
which entails a larger salary than
he is making at present.”
“In most cases, the salary will be
less than the applicant is making
in his present job,” he said.
Men who apply for commissions
in the ASC must be prepared for
duty in any part of the world
where they may be needed, Tuttle
emphasized.
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McMillan, Roy W. [Letter and Clipping: From Major Roy A. McMillan to T. N. Carswell - September 11, 1942], letter, September 11, 1942; (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1398491/m1/2/: accessed July 10, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting Hardin-Simmons University Library.