Globe Report Says Army to Be Full Strength by June

Secretary of Defense George C. Marshall plans to bring the Army to full-time strength by this June instead of the summer of 1953, as originally planned, according to an exclusive story in yesterday's Boston Globe. The new Marshall plan would shuttle draftees into called-up and regular National Guard divisions, where they would be trained before the Guard units are returned to the individual states on a "stand-by" basis.

The Globe's story carried a Washington dateline. No other Boston paper had the information, and the Associated Press office here could not make any statement as to the article's authenticity. The wire service's check on the story had not gone through at 2 p.m.

Ready Battle Force

The advantage of the new plan, according to the Globe story, is that it would provide the United States with an almost instantly ready battle force at comparatively minor expense. The cadres of the National Guard divisions would be filled by those draftees who have shown leadership ability and still have terms of service to complete.

Under the plan, each man drafted would be liable to approximately five years service, including his regular service and later duty with a local guard division. By utilizing the Guard in this way, the burden of supporting this huge manpower total would not rest upon the Federal Government.

The success of Marshall's undertaking, the Globe said, depends upon Congressional approval of the proposed Universal Military Service and Training bill and an expanded draft law.