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Placement Office Releases Data On Service Policies

The following concludes the report by the Student Placement Office on the enlistment and commission policies of the services. The earlier section was printed in last Saturday's paper.

Marine Corps:

1. Enlistment--Regular

a. Age: 17 (with parental consent) to 28.

b. Married or unmarried.

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c. Period: 3 or 4 years.

d. Draft status: Not eligible after receipt of orders to report for induction, except with permission of local board at end of college year.

e. Training: 8 weeks basic at Parris Island, South Carolina. Further special training and/or unit assignment.

f. Where to enlist: Marine Corps Recruiting Office, Post Office Building, Devonshire Street, Boston.

2. Enlistment--Reserve

Same as enlistment--regular. This involves immediate active duty.

3. Commissions--Regular

a. Competitive tour of duty as a reserve officer.

b. United States Naval Academy, Annapolis, Maryland.

4. Commissions--Reserve

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