Selective· Service System

Estab~ished on Guam in 1951, the local Selective Service System's primary function is the procurement of manpower for the Armed Forces. It has an administration staff of six and two boards responsible for the registration, classification, selection, and delivery of registrants for induction.

In addition, the local boards assist in recruiting services for both Regular and Reserve, grant deferments to persons attending colleges, universities, and apprenticeship programs, maintain an inventory of manpower resources and report to the Reserve Components on the availability of Standby Reservists.

During fiscal year 1969, the local Selective Service System processed and delivered 171 registrants for induction into the Armed Forces. This brings to 2,364 the total number of registrants who have been inducted into the Army, Navy, and Marine Corps since January 1952.

As of June 1969, the territory has a total of 17,022 Selective Service registrants. These include 2,790 presently serving in the Armed Forces, 621 in classes I-A and I-A-O, 1,166 qualified for military service only in time of war or national emergency, and 5,088 who were over the age of liability for military service.

There were also three college statutory deferments, 307 high school statutory deferments, 29 occupational deferments other than agriculture and student, 191 deferments for apprenticeship programs, 185 students deferments, and 731 deferments due to extreme hardships or because the registrants have children.

Registrants not qualified for any military service totaled 1,169.