APPENDIX B COMMISSIONED AND WARRANT

OFFICERS

1. General. Officers and warrant officers in the land or naval forces are not given any of the forms of discharge certificates set forth above at the time of their separation from service. A registrant who was a commissioned or a warrant officer in the land or naval forces at the time of his separation or release from service shall be considered to be morally acceptable for service unless the information in the possession of the local board indicates that he was separated from service under conditions other than honorable.

2. Certain officers separated from the Army or Navy. In certain instances in which a commissioned or warrant officer is separated from the Army or the Navy under conditions other than honorable, The Adjutant General of the Army or the Chief of Naval Personnel of the Navy issues a letter to the Director for transmittal to the local board in the area of the man's residence, regarding the acceptability of such man for subsequent induction. Each such letter is in one of two forms:

(a) One form states that the man would not be acceptable for military service if presented for induction. Whenever a local board has received such a letter on a registrant, it may consider such registrant morally unacceptable for service and need take no further steps to obtain a waiver of the land or naval forces moral standards.

(b) The other form states that the man would be acceptable under the land or naval forces moral standards, if otherwise qualified, notwithstanding the conditions of his separation from service. Whenever a local board has received such a letter on a registrant, it should consider such a letter as a waiver of the moral standards of the land or naval forces insofar as his previous separation from service is concerned, and should include the letter with the records which accompany the registrant if he is forwarded to the induction station. If, however, other circumstances should arise subsequent to the date of his separation which would render him morally unacceptable for service under the provisions of Local Board Memorandum No. 77, the local board should proceed in accordance therewith to procure the removal of the registrant's moral disqualifications.

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION CONCERNING
SEPARATION

1. Registrants without evidence of separation. If a registrant who has been separated from the land or naval forces does not have a certificate of discharge, an order or other document as to his service, the local board should advise him to secure a certificate or other evidence in lieu thereof in the manner prescribed in Local Board Memorandum No. 79.

2. Local board request for additional information. Whenever information regarding

the reason for a registrant's separation from the land or naval forces is required by the local boards and is not available from the registrant's file or cannot be determined from the registrant's certificate of discharge or letter evidencing his separation from service, the local board may request the State Director to obtain such information, using Request for Information Concerning Discharge of Serviceman (Form 177). The State Director will obtain and transmit to the local board the information requested, except that as to any information which may not be transmitted because of restrictions imposed by the land or naval forces, the State Director will advise the local board of the effect of such information on the registrant's acceptability for induction.

APPENDIX C-ARMY MORAL STANDARDS Paragraph 13b of Army Regulations 615-500 reads as follows:

(b) Moral standards—(1) General rule. Registrants forwarded to the armed forces induction stations for preinduction physical examination or for induction will be considered morally acceptable for service in the armed forces, provided only, that a registrant whose record or previous conduct is as described in (2), (3), or (4) below must meet the applicable conditions therein specified.

(2) Discharge other than honorable and discharge under AR 615-368 and AR 615-369 or equivalent regulations. A registrant who has been previously discharged from the Army, Navy, Marine Corps, or Coast Guard with a form of discharge certificate other than honorable (in the case of discharges from the Naval services, a discharge certificate other than honorable or other than under honorable conditions), or who has been discharged under the provisions of AR 615368 and AR 615-369 or the equivalent regulations of the other armed services, is acceptable for induction in the armed forces only in a meritorious case specifically approved by the service from which discharged. A waiver by the Army (by The Adjutant General), by the Navy (by the Chief of Naval Personnel), by the Marine Corps (by the Commandant), or by the Coast Guard (by the Commandant) of a previous discharge or separation from the Army, Navy, Marine Corps, or Coast Guard, respectively, under conditions other than honorable, or under the provisions of AR 615-368 and AR 615-369 or the equivalent regulations of the other armed services, will operate to make the registrant eligible for induction into either the Army or the Naval services, provided he meets all other standards for induction.

Before

such a registrant reports at an armed forces induction station, the Selective Service local board will request, through the State Director of Selective Service, a waiver of the previous discharge by the armed service concerned. The State Director will forward such a case to the commanding general of the service command who will take the following action:

(a) If the last such discharge or separation was from the Army, the request will be submitted to The Adjutant General for final action and return to the Selective Service local board through the State Director of Selective Service concerned.

(b) If the last such discharge or separation was from the Navy, Marine Corps, or Coast Guard, the request will be transmitted to the Inspector of Navy Recruiting and Induction, Joint Service Induction Area, to be forwarded by him to the Chief of Naval Personnel, to the Commandant of the Marine Corps, or to the Commandant of the Coast Guard, whichever is appropriate, for final action and return to the Selective Service local board through the State Director of Selective Service concerned.

(3) Current confinement in a penal institution for certain offenses. (a) A registrant who is currently confined in a penal institution as a result of having been convicted of treason; murder; kidnapping; arson; rape, sodomy, pandering, or other crimes involving sex perversions; or illegal dealing in or using narcotics or other habit-forming drugs is not morally acceptable for service in the Army.

(b) A registrant who is currently confined in a penal institution for a period in excess of 1 year as a result of having been convicted of a crime other than those mentioned in (a) above is morally acceptable for service in the Army only when

(1) The local board or special panel board responsible for forwarding the registrant furnishes a written statement that in its opinion the registrant will conduct himself in such a manner as not to be a detriment to the armed forces and a recommendation that the registrant be accepted for induction into the armed forces.

(2) Without complying with the requirements of (3) below, a registrant may be forwarded for preinduction physical examination within 60 days of the date when he will be eligible for parole, pardon, or conditional release, if the local board or special panel board responsible for forwarding him—

(a) Complies with (1) above.

(b) Forwards his institutional and selective service record.

(c) Forwards with his records a certificate that it has investigated his case and is of the opinion that he warrants consideration for parole to a civilian community if he is not found to be acceptable by the armed forces, and

(d) States that the board has been advised by the authority which is empowered to grant the registrant parole, pardon, or conditional release, that the determination by the armed forces of the registrant's physical and mental acceptability will not enter into its determination either to release or not to release the registrant on parole, pardon, or conditional release, when he becomes eligible therefor.

When a registrant is forwarded for preininduction physical examination under this

provision and it is found that, except for the requirement of (3) below, he would be acceptable for service in the armed forces, his records will be returned to the local board which forwarded him with a notation that his final acceptability for service in the armed forces cannot be determined until the requirements of (3) below have been complied with and the documents evidencing such compliance, together with all of the records of the registrant, and the registrant himself are again forwarded to the armed forces induction station for final determination.

(3) The authority which is empowered to grant the registrant parole, pardon, or conditional release states that

(a) The registrant has been granted a parole, pardon, or conditional release effective on or before the date of his contemplated induction into the armed forces.

(b) If the registrant is rejected for service in the armed forces, he is suitable for and will be released to a civilian community.

(c) It recommends that the registrant be accepted for induction into the armed forces. (d) In its opinion, the registrant will conduct himself in such a manner as not to be a detriment to the armed forces.

(e) If the registrant is accepted, custody of civil authority has been terminated effective upon his entering the armed forces, or has been suspended during the period of his military service.

(c) A registrant who is currently confined in a penal institution as a result of having been convicted of a violation of the Selective Training and Service Act of 1940, as amended, is not subject to the provisions of (b) above. Such a registrant may be given a preinduction physical examination at any time. If on such examination he is found to be acceptable for service in the armed forces he may be inducted at any time within 90 days thereafter provided he is paroled for induction into the armed forces.

(4) Certain types of criminal records. (a) A registrant who has been convicted of treason; murder; kidnapping: arson, rape, sodomy, pandering, or other crimes involving sex perversion; or illegal dealing in or using narcotics or other habit-forming drugs, but who has been given a suspended sentence, placed on probation, released on parole or conditional release, or discharged from custody, is morally acceptable for service in the Army only in especially meritorious cases approved in each instance by authority of the commanding general of the service command or department. As an essential prerequisite to such approval, it must be determined that the registrant has lived in a civilian community at least 6 months subsequent to his release from confinement and that during such period his conduct has been above reproach. If a registrant is rejected under the provisions of this paragraph, that fact will be indicated by using the square in item No. 4 on the original and copy of DSS Form No. 218 (Certificate of Fitness). In addition,

a notation will be made on the duplicate copy only of Form No. 218 to show the reason for rejection.

(b) Regardless of the offense committed, a registrant who is found to be in frequent difficulty with law enforcement authorities, or to have displayed criminal tendencies or traits of character which might render him an unfit or undesirable associate of enlisted men, or to have a record which indicates a long history of antisocial behavior, or to be otherwise of questionable reputation or moral character, is not morally acceptable for service in the armed forces. However, in any instance regarded by the Selective Service System as exceptional, the individual case may be forwarded to the commanding general of the service command or department for decision prior to forwarding the registrant for preinduction physical examination or for induction. If a registrant is rejected under the provisions of this paragraph. that fact will be indicated by using the square in item No. 4 on the original and copy of DSS Form No. 218 (Certificate of Fitness). In addition, a notation will be made on the duplicate copy only of Form No. 218 to show the reason for rejection.

(c) A registrant on parole, conditional release, probation, or suspended sentence will not be accepted for induction until the proper authority either terminates civil custody effective upon his being inducted into the armed forces, or suspends civil custody during his period of military service. If a registrant is rejected under the provisions of this paragraph, that fact will be indicated by using the square in item No. 4 on the original and copy of DSS Form No. 218 (Certificate of Fitness). In addition, a notation will be made on the duplicate copy only of Form No. 218 to show the reason for rejection.

CODIFICATION: § 671.77, issued Jan. 2, 1942, as amended Sept. 16, 1946, 11 F.R. 10499, was recodified as set forth above, 11 F.R. 13743. The following amendments to § 671.77 were issued during the period covered by this Supplement:

1. Paragraphs (b) and (c) (2) were amended to read as set forth above, Dec. 16, 1946, 11 FR. 14463.

2. Paragraph (e) was revoked Oct. 30, 1946, 11 FR. 12843.

3. Paragraph (f) was revoked Nov. 8, 1946, 11 FR. 13422.

671.183 Confidential records and lists of registrants-(a) Purpose. The Selective Service Regulations, §§ 605.31 through 605.41 of this chapter, provide that certain information in the records of the Selective Service System shall be confidential except as therein specified. The regulations further provide, however, that the Director of Selective Service or the State Director of Selective Service may authorize the disclosure un

der certain circumstances of information made confidential by the regulations. It is the purpose of this section to inform the local boards of certain circumstances other than those specified in the regulations under which the Director of Selective Service authorizes disclosure of such confidential information and the procedures to be followed in certain cases. It should be remembered that either the Director of Selective Service or the State Director of Selective Service may authorize further exceptions to the general rule against disclosure of confidential information in accordance with the provisions of § 605.32 (d) of this chapter.

(b) Governmental agencies and officials entitled to certain information—(1) Veterans' Administration. Local boards shall furnish copies of records upon request of the Veterans' Administration but only under the following procedure: The Veterans' Administration will send requests to the State Director of Selective Service, marked for the attention of the local board concerned. The State Director will immediately forward the request to the proper local board, where a copy will be made of the record requested. Such copy will be signed by a clerk or member of the local board, and the words "This is certified as a true copy" will be stamped or written thereon. A notation will be made on the original record stating that a copy thereof was mailed to the Veterans' Administration on a given date and signed by the person certifying the copy. The local board will mail the true copy of the record directly to the Veterans' Administration, will write the "C-number" appearing in the request at the top of the copy of the record, will make a notation on the carbon copy of the Veterans' Administration's letter of request showing the date of mailing of the true copy, signed by the person complying with the request, and will forward such carbon copy to the State Director for clearance of his notation of the receipt of the original request. In view of the fact that these requests are made because of a claim for benefits due to disability or death of the registrant while in the armed forces, the local board shall expedite requests of this nature. The Veterans' Administration has been advised to state clearly on such requests the address of the field office to which the information is to be forwarded.

(2) Alaska travel control. Upon receipt of a communication from the Alaska Travel Control requesting verification of certain information regarding a registrant's selective service status which the registrant has included in his application for permission to go to Alaska, the local board shall promptly confirm the correctness of the information furnished by the registrant or disaffirm in any instance where it may be at variance with the information in possession of the local board. Requests from the Alaska Travel Control will be forwarded directly to the local board having jurisdiction of the registrant; the reply of the local board should be returned directly to the office of the Alaska Travel Control which originated the request for verification of such information.

(3) Immigration and Naturalization Service. The Immigration and Naturalization Service of the Department of Justice is authorized to use the offices of the Selective Service System to obtain certain nonconfidential information with respect to the record of individual aliens. The request for such information will be sent to the State Director who will refer it to the proper local board for completion of the reverse side thereof. The local board will return the completed request through the State Director to the official of the Immigration and Naturalization Service from whom it was received.

(4) Election officials. Local boards shall permit authorized election officials to examine DSS Forms Nos. 1, 100, 110, 151, and 166 for the purpose of making the voting privilege available to members of the armed forces.

(5) American National Red Cross. Although the American National Red Cross is not an agency of the government, local boards, pursuant to § 605.35 of this chapter, shall furnish information as to dependents or home conditions of a registrant to a representative of the American National Red Cross who has been authorized by the Army, Navy, or Marine Corps to investigate the registrant's request for separation from active service or discharge from the armed forces. The investigator shall not be permitted to examine the registrant's file, but any information contained therein relating to his dependents or home conditions will be furnished orally during a consultation with members of

the local board or their authorized representatives.

(c) Certain information not part of registrants' files-(1) General. No information in a registrant's file is confidential as to the registrant and certain other authorized persons. For reasons of national security or interest, however, certain information specified in paragraph (c) of this section which has or may come into the hands of the local boards should be treated as confidential even as to the registrant and should not be made a part of his file.

(2) Record of examination by Federal Bureau of Investigation. Local boards shall not make on or place in a registrant's file any record or memorandum indicating that it has been examined by an agent of the Federal Bureau of Investigation. The local board may make a separate record of such fact if it desires, but this shall be deemed confidential as to all persons outside the Selective Service System unless otherwise directed by the State Director or the Director of Selective Service.

(d) Lists of registrants—(1) General. Section 605.41 of this chapter prohibits the posting or furnishing of lists of registrants except as specifically provided for in the regulations or in accordance with written instructions of the Director of Selective Service.

(2) Registrants examined or inducted. Local boards may prepare a list of registrants ordered or delivered for preinduction physical examination, a list of registrants ordered or delivered for induction, and a list of registrants inducted. A local board may post such lists or furnish them to news services, newspapers, local publication agencies, and radio stations. The list of registrants inducted may be prepared and furnished only at or subsequent to the time the Delivery List (Form 151) is returned to the local board and may not include registrants rejected. Local Boards will not post or furnish any list of registrants rejected for service in the armed forces.

(3) Registrants separated from the armed forces. Local boards may prepare a list of registrants separated from the armed forces, but this list should not be delivered by the local board to persons outside the Selective Service System except in accordance with this section or other instructions by the Director of Selective Service. A copy of the list should

be delivered to the reemployment committeeman for such local board. The reemployment committeeman or the local board, upon request, may disclose such lists of men separated from the armed forces to any bona fide agency, association, or organization which, in the judgment of the reemployment committeeman or the local board, is rendering assistance to returned veterans in securing employment or reemployment rights under the Selective Training and Service Act of 1940, as amended, and which will use such lists only in furtherance of such purpose. Lists of registrants separated from the armed forces may also be furnished, upon request, to accredited representatives of the Army, Navy, Marine Corps, and National Guard, including the reserve components thereof, and to accredited representatives of the press and radio.

(4) Registrants serving in the armed forces. Local boards, upon request, may prepare a list of registrants currently serving in the armed forces, and may furnish such list to authorized election officials for the purpose of enabling such officials to make the voting privilege available to members of the armed forces.

(5) Honor rolls. Local boards, upon request of a governmental, civic, or patriotic organization which desires to prepare an honor roll of men who have entered the service, may furnish a list of registrants inducted or enlisted into the armed forces, but in the preparation of such list no separation or distinction shall be made or indicated between registrants inducted and registrants enlisted.

(6) Interference with work of local board. The preparation and furnishing of authorized lists of registrants to persons or organizations outside the Selective Service System should be done only at such times and in such manner as will not interfere with the other work of the local board. [LBM 183, Mar. 20, 1943, as amended Nov. 20, 1946, 11 F.R. 13747)

671.186. Medical survey. The administration of the Medical Survey Program involves considerable personnel and expense, and since there is left available for delivery to the army for examination very few registrants who have not had the benefit of the Medical Survey Program at some time since 1943, the operation of the Medical Survey Program as a Selective Service function is hereby dis

continued effective November 1, 1946. [LBM 186, Oct. 2, 1943, as amended Aug. 8, 1946, 11 F.R. 11482]

§ 671.203 Classification inventory(a) Purpose and responsibility — (1) Purpose of inventory. In order that the Selective Service System may be in a position of readiness to fill such calls as may be placed upon it beginning January 1, 1947 and to otherwise fulfill its obligations, it has been determined that all local boards will inventory the status and classification of each registrant as of December 2, 1946. The inventory will also greatly facilitate the preparation of a summary card on each registrant which is to be accomplished after the completion of the inventory. Information gained as a result of this inventory will be of immense value to the War Department in considering future calls and to the Congress.

(2) Responsibility for inventory. Each Chairman of a local board is charged with the responsibility for the inventory in his local board, and each State Director is charged with the responsibility of general supervision over all inventories conducted by the local boards under his jurisdiction. It is important that all concerned in preparing the inventory understand the vital necessity of its being complete and accurate and submitted within the time limit prescribed.

(3) Preparation for inventory. From date of the receipt of these instructions through November 30, 1946, local boards will make the necessary preparation for taking the inventory as outlined in paragraph (b) of this section.

(4) Classification suspended during inventory. On December 2, 1946, local boards will suspend all classification of registrants until the completion of the inventory as provided in paragraph (c) of this section, which must not be later than December 20, 1946. Each local board will resume classification as soon as the inventory has been completed.

(b) Preparing for inventory (from date of receipt of instruction through November 30, 1946)—(1) Accounting for cover sheets. Each local board will first check its files to make sure that there is a Cover Sheet (Form 53) in the local board for every registrant in Registration Groups 1, 2, 3, 5, and 6. No check need be made of any records regarding registrants of the 4th Registration. All cover