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THE guide to National Service which has now been issued briefly describes the various civilian services, such as air raid precautions, police, fire services, nursing and first aid, for which volunteers are required, and indicates those for which part-time training in peace time is or is not required. Details are also given of the various branches of the armed forces for which recruits are required and how to join. A Central Bureau is being established by the Ministry of Labour for men and women with professional, scientific and technical qualifications who would be prepared to undertake specialized work in the event of an emergency. The provisional Schedule of Reserved Occupations includes such classes of scientific workers as bacteriologists (25), chemists (21), engineers (25), physicists (25), from the age indicated, and ha his introduction to the guide, Sir John Anderson expresses the hope that workers in such reserved occupations will fit themselves for part-time duties such as air raid precautions at their places of work. The guide and the schedule make it clear that the Government is fully alive to the importance of having available a record of men and women with scientific and technical knowledge. It is to be hoped that, should an emergency arise, the Government will see to it that proper use is made of their services.
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National Service in Great Britain. Nature 143, 193 (1939). https://doi.org/10.1038/143193b0
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/143193b0