THE BALLOT
MEDICAL EXAMINATIONS NO ARRANGEMENTS YET So far no information has been received in Te Awamutu as to when the medical examination of local recruits drawn in this week’s ballot will be commenced. It is announced by the Army that it is proposed to draft men over 35 who have been drawn in the ballot to National Military Reserve units and to send the others to Territorial Force formations. This will mean that, so far as is possible, the men of the various ages will be serving alongside others of approximately the same age. It is possible that the first men will be posted to units in a fortnight, although the date for entry into camp is not yet fixed. It is apparent that the first assumption of a calling-up within a week or ten days is wrong. It is pointed out that a great deal of preliminary work has to be done, including medical examinations, for men are not normally called to camp until they have been passed fit by a medical board. Then there will be a percentage, at present not ascertainable, of reservists who may lodge appeals, and, unless something unforeseen occurs, these appellants will not go to camp before their cases are heard.
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Te Awamutu Courier, Volume 64, Issue 4527, 23 January 1942, Page 4
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