College Men May Still Try For Navy Training Program

All men now in College between the ages of 17 and 20 who possess the necessary qualifications and are not drafted before July 1 will be eligible to take examinations on or about April 2 for determining the eligibility of candidates for the Navy college training program (V-12) together with Navy and Marine reservists, a release from the Navy revealed Sunday. Applications will be delivered to responsible authorities in high schools and colleges at an early date.

Unlike the Army specialized training program "during their college training, Navy students may take part in all college athletics and other campus activities... Navy students may also join all previously established college organizations and fraternities... students under the V-12 (college training) program will be required to maintain the Navy's standards of discipline, although military activities will be kept at a minimum and subordinated to academic training," the release stated.

Civilian Qualifications

For all civilians who wish to enter the V-12 program, but are not enlisted in V-1, V-5 or V-7, the qualifications are as follows; male citizen of the United States, morally, and physically fit, with minimum visual acuity of 18/20 unmarried and agree to remain so until commissioned, and evidence potential officer qualifications, including appearance and scholarship records.

Colleges selected for training will be announced soon, and these institutions will be required to accept all men sent there for training. Certain parts of the curricula will be precribed by the Navy, and the college may choose whether it wishes to count these and normal courses for college credit.