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AMBULANCE MEN FOR LYBIA NEEDED

Volunteers May Win Draft Deferment; 400 Fills Quota

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Broadcasting a call for 400 more ambulance volunteers to serve with the British Army in Lybia and Syria, W. DeFord Bigelow, chairman of the American Field Service, repeated yesterday the requirements for drivers who wish to see immediate active service with no long period of training.

The Boston office must fill its quota of 1000 men by July 1, and will take applications at any time. The volunteer must have four letters of recommendation and a letter from a doctor certifying that he is physically fit. The examination is not as strict as the Army one, and eyes may be corrected with glasses.

Volunteers Get Deferment

The State Departmen and the Selective Service Headquarters both agree that a volunteer may get draft deferment, but men under 21 must have written permission from their parents. Applications are taken at the Field Service Headquarters, 8 Newbury Street, Boston, and if the paper work is done early, the volunteer may leave at the end of the school year.

Men must have $300 for uniforms and personal spending money, though the British Government pays transportation to Africa and back, plus the room and board for the one-year enlistment period. On the six-week boat trip courses in First Aid and map-reading will be given.

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