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University of MississippieGroveAssociation Sections, Divisions, Boards, Teams American Institute of Certified Public Accountants(AICPA) Historical Collection1-1-1943Selective Service System, ,Local boardmemorandum No. 115, including list of criticaloccupations as amended August 16, 1943, andLocal Board Memorandum No 115AUnited States. Selective Service System;American Institute of AccountantsFollow this and additional works at: https://egrove.olemiss.edu/aicpa_assocPart of the Accounting Commons, and the Taxation CommonsThis Book is brought to you for free and open access by the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants (AICPA) Historical Collection ateGrove. It has been accepted for inclusion in Association Sections, Divisions, Boards, Teams by an authorized administrator of eGrove. For moreinformation, please contact egrove@olemiss.edu.Recommended CitationUnited States. Selective Service System;American Institute of Accountants, "Selective Service System, ,Local board memorandum No.115, including list of critical occupations as amended August 16, 1943, and Local Board Memorandum No 115A" (1943). AssociationSections, Divisions, Boards, Teams. 310.https://egrove.olemiss.edu/aicpa_assoc/310SELECTIVE SERVICE SYSTEMLocal Board Memorandum No. 115including list of critical occupations as amended August 16 , 1943, andLocal Board Memorandum No. 115Aare reproduced in this pamphlet for the information of members and associates of the American Institute of AccountantsLocal Board Memorandum No. 115Issued: March 16, 1942 As Amended: August 16 , 1943Subject:OCCUPATIONAL CLASSIFICATION Part I. Occupational Classification Policy1. Responsibility of Selective Service System. — The Selective Service System has the responsi­bility to select men for military service and to furnish them at the time and in the number necessary for the armed forces of the Nation. On the other hand, the Selective Service System has the corollary responsibility to select for retention in their civilian endeavor an adequate supply of men needed for war production and in support of the war effort.2. Statement of general policy.— The continu­ing demands by the military services, the general deferment of registrants regularly engaged in agriculture, and in manpower needed for war production and in support of the war effort, make it imperative that occupational deferments be made with the greatest of care. Armed forces of adequate size can be selected and inducted without unduly impairing the effectiveness of civilian functions necessary to war production or in support of the war effort if the manpower for service in each of these fields is properly placed. To meet this problem, it is necessary to arrange for the orderly replacement of men through re­placement schedules or otherwise and to obtain deferment for a sufficient number of necessary men until they can be replaced.3. Basis for occupational deferment.— In or­der to be given occupational deferment, a regis­trant must be a “necessary man” in war produc­tion or in support of the war effort.4. Replaceability.— In determining whether a registrant is a “necessary man,” the replaceability of the registrant is of paramount importance. The replaceability of the registrant may be based on various factors which should be considered carefully. There may be a shortage of men pos­sessing the registrant’s special training, qualifi­cation, or skill. There may be such a distinct unskilled labor shortage that the registrant is ir­replaceable without reference to any special training, qualification, or skill. In either case, there may be a shortage of the supply of labor for replacement purposes at the place where the reg­istrant is working even though there is no over­all shortage throughout the Nation.5. All available information to be considered. — In determining whether a registrant is a “nec­essary man” in war production or in support of the war effort, all available information from national, regional, state, and local levels will be used. No one source of information is available to the agencies of the Selective Service System which conclusively makes such determination, and all information presented must be consid­ered and evaluated properly. The agencies of the Selective Service System are urged to use the facilities of the United States Employment Ser­vice for information with respect to the occupa­tions of registrants.1 Local employment offices, on request, will provide local boards with infor­mation as to whether there exists or is likely to exist in the near future a national or local short-age of persons with the registrant’s claimed qualifications.2Part II. Activity and Occupation Bulletins and List of Critical Occupations1. Activity and Occupation Bulletins? — The agencies of the Selective Service System have been supplied with Activity and Occupation Bulletins. The information contained in the Activity and Occupation Bulletins is prepared by the War Manpower Commission and is used by the United States Employment Service in con­nection with the recruitment, transfer, and place­ment of workers. The activities and ocupations contained in these bulletins represent, on a national basis, the most important activities and occupations with respect to war production and in support of the war effort.2. Use of Activity and Occupation Bulletins. — The Activity and Occupation Bulletins should be used by the agencies of the Selective Service System as a guide and should be considered in occupational classification matters along with all other available information. The agencies of the Selective Service System will give careful con­sideration to the fact that a registrant is engaged in war production or in support of the war effort, in determining his replaceability or loss to the war effort should the registrant be withdrawn without replacement. The inclusion of the reg­istrant’s employment in Activity and Occupa­tion Bulletins, or exclusion therefrom, does not conclusively determine his occupational status. Determinations as to coverage of specific estab­lishments by Activity and Occupation Bulletins for placement or stabilization purposes are the function of the United States Employment Ser­vice, and agencies of the Selective Service System will make no determination with respect thereto.5. List of Critical Occupations.— The List of Critical Occupations is prepared by the War Manpower Commission and includes occupa­tions requiring long experience and in which a national shortage exists or would exist should any substantial number of such persons qualified in those occupations be withdrawn from the labor market. It is imperative that registrants en­gaged in critical occupations in war production or in support of the war effort should be given grave consideration for occupational deferment by the agencies of the Selective Service System. Administrative action will be taken to insure such consideration by the Selective Service System.Lewis B. H ershey, Director1 Attention is directed to the provisions of Local Board Memo­randum No. 149 concerning the obtaining of information from the United States Employment Service.2 Information on the availability of replacements will usually include the number of current unfilled orders for the occupa­tion involved and the number of qualified applications in the local United States Employment Service Office’s files, together with such further information as may be pertinent concerning the possibility of filling the job through the transfer of workers from present employment or through clearance.3 Including a List of Critical Occupations.LIST OF CRITICAL OCCUPATIONSPart I —  Production and Services OccupationsAircraft-Engine Mechanic, All AroundAircraft-Engine Tester, All AroundAircraft-Instrument MechanicAircraft Mechanic, All AroundAirplane NavigatorAirplane Pilot, CommercialAirship Mechanic, All AroundBallisticianBessemer Converter BlowerBlacksmith, All AroundBlast Furnace BlowerBlaster, MiningBoatbuilder, Steel or Wood, All Around Boilermaker, All Around Boring-Mill Operator, All Around Bricklayer, Refractory Brick Cabinetmaker, All Around Cable Splicer, Telephone, Telegraph orSubmarine Cable Cable Transmitter and Receiver Cam-Lay-Out ManCar Inspector, Railroad Transportation Catalytic-Converter Engineer, Synthetic Rubber Cementer, Oil WellChainmaker, All AroundChamberman, AcidCoke BurnerComputer, Electric, Seismic, or Gravity Conductor, Railroad Transportation Converter Operator, Nonferrous Smelting& RefiningContinuous-Still Engineer, Synthetic RubberCoppersmith, Marine, All AroundCoremaker, All AroundCutting Machine Runner, MiningDiamond Driller, MiningDie Maker, All AroundDie SetterDie SinkerDiesel Mechanic, All AroundDispatcher, Radio Communications, Telegraph, or Submarine CableDiverDriller, Fine Diamond DiesDriller, Oil Well, Cable or RotaryElectrical Tester, Power EquipmentElectrician, Installation and Maintenance,All AroundElectrician, Aircraft, Marine, Power House, or Submarine Cable, All AroundEngineer, Chief, First, Second, or Third Assistant, ShipEngineer, Locomotive, Railroad TransportationEngineer, Turbine or DieselEngineering Draftsman, DesignFinisher, Fine Diamond DiesFirst Helper, Open Hearth or Electric FurnaceFlight DispatcherForemanIncluded under this designation are only those indi­viduals who are (1) utilizing in their supervisory jobs the knowledge and skills of one or more of the occupa­tions included in the List of Critical Occupations, and (2) those who supervise directly or through subordi­nate foremen and supervisors production, technical, or scientific work in essential activities, although the occu­pations of the workers supervised may not be listed. The second category includes only individuals who must be in jobs requiring an extensive knowledge of the production, technical, or scientific work they are supervising, the exercise of independent judgment and responsibility for the products made or services ren­dered, and a training period of two or more years. In some plants, the supervisory personnel may be de­signated by other than supervisory titles, and where they meet the requirements outlined above they are included.Form Builder, AircraftGlass Blower, Scientific Laboratory ApparatusHeat Treater, All AroundHeater, Steel Mill, All AroundHoisting Engineer, MiningInspectorIncluded under this designation are only those workers who are qualified to perform in one or more of the critical occupations appearing in this list, and who utilize the knowledge and skill of such occupations in inspecting work in order to insure uniformity and ac­curacy of products or services.Installer, Telephone or Telegraph Equipment InstructorIncluded under this designation are only those workers who are qualified to perform in one or more of the critical occupations listed and because of their aptitude and experience have been assigned as instructors in training programs either in plant or vocational.Instrument Maker and Repairer, Electrical, Mechanical, or ScientificJewel Bearing Maker, All AroundJointer, Submarine CableLay-Out Man, Boilermaking, Foundry, Machinery, or ShipbuildingLead Burner, All AroundLineman, Telephone, Telegraph, or Power,All AroundLoad Dispatcher, Power or GasLocomotive Engine RepairmanLoftsman, Aircraft or ShipbuildingLoom FixerMachine Driller, MiningMachine Tool-Set-Up ManMachinist, All AroundMachinists, Marine, All AroundMate, First, Second, or ThirdMechanician, Communications Equipment This title includes individuals who maintain and re­pair telephone and telegraph equipment and circuits; technical broadcast equipment; radio-telephone and radio-telegraph equipment; or submarine cable ap­paratus.Miller, Grain Products, All AroundMillwrightMiner, Underground, All Around Included under this title are only those individuals whose job assignment requires them to perform the duties involved in driving underground openings in­cluding drilling, blasting, timbering. Due to stand­ardizations of mining methods these functions may be performed by separate individuals whose occupational titles also appear in this list because the jobs meet the criterion of critical occupations. Since the term “Miner” is generally used in the industry to identify underground workers, it should be clearly understood that it does not cover such workers as muckers, tram­mers, and helpers.Molder, Bench or Floor, All AroundModel Maker, All AroundObserver, SeismicOil Well Gun PerforatorOil Well Treater, AcidisingOptical Mechanic, All AroundPaper Making Machine EngineerPatternmaker, Metal or WoodPipe Fitter, MarinePowershovel Engineer, MiningPrecision Lens Grinder, All AroundPulpit Operator, Steel MillPumper, Refinery, in ChargePurification Engineer, Synthetic RubberRadio Communications TechnicianRadio TelegrapherRadiophoto TechnicianReactor Engineer, Synthetic RubberReceiver Tester, Radio or RadarRefrigerator Equipment Repairman, Gas or Electric, All AroundRefrigerator EngineerSheetmetal Worker, Marine, All AroundShipfitter, All AroundShipwright, All AroundShip Rigger, All AroundShip CaptainShip PilotSignal MaintainerStill Operator, Chemical, All AroundStillman, Petroleum ProcessingSupervisor, see ForemanSwitchboard Operator, PowerTanner, All AroundTesting and Regulating Technician, Telephone or TelegraphTimberman, Mining, All AroundTool DesignerTool MakerTrain DispatcherTransmission EngineerTugboat CaptainTugboat EngineerWood Seasoner, KilnX-Ray Equipment ServicemanPart II —  Professional and Scientific Occupations*AccountantIncluded under this title are Certified Public Account ants and those who have comparable training, expe­rience, or responsibilities.AgronomistAnatomistArchitect, NavalAstronomerBacteriologistChemistEngineer, Professional or Technical This title covers persons who are actually engaged as engineers in the operating, research, or teaching phases of these professions, who are qualified either by having met the educational requirements or be­cause of long experience. In addition, this title is in­tended to include those individuals who may specialize in certain phases of the professions listed, below, such as Mechanical Engineers who specialize in the automo­tive, heating, or refrigerating engineering field but whose special designations have not been mentioned:AeronauticalAgriculturalCeramicChemicalCivilCommunicationsElectricalMarineMechanicalMetallurgicalMiningPetroleumRadioSafetyEntomologistForesterGeologistGeophysicistHorticulturistMathematician (including Cryptanalyst)MetallurgistMeteorologistNematologistOceanographerParasitologistPathologist, MedicalPharmacologistPhysicistPhysiologist, MedicalPlant Physiologist or PathologistSeismologist* The titles appearing in this critical list of Professional, Tech­nical, and Scientific Occupations are also intended to cover those persons who are engaged in full-time teaching of these professions. In addition, these titles are also intended to cover persons engaged in full-time inspecting duties which require the utilization of the knowledge of the critical occupations.Local Board Memorandum No. 115AIssued: 8/16/43Subject:TRANSFER OF REGISTRANTS QUALIFIED FOR CRITICAL OCCUPATIONS1. Classification policy.—A  registrant quali­fied in an occupation included in the List of Critical Occupations (see Local Board Memo­randum No. 115, Part II, Paragraph 3), who is not engaged in war production or in support of the war effort, shall not be considered for occu­pational deferment unless, prior to October 1, 1943, he shall have transferred to employment in war production or in support of the war effort and shall continue to be so employed.2. Information to local board concerning reg­istrant’s qualification in critical occupation.— In those cases where the registrant is qualified in a critical occupation but is not engaged in war production or in support of the war effort, the United States Employment Service will certify to the local board the following information:(a) That the registrant is qualified in a criti­cal occupation;(b) That the registrant is not employing such qualifications in war production or in sup­port of the war effort.The failure of the United States Employment Service to make the certification set forth above shall not preclude the local board from classify­ing the registrant, pursuant to the provisions of paragraph 1 above.Lewis B. Hershey, Director

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