In a public ceremony at Hue, South Vietnamese President Nguyen Van Thieu signs a general mobilization bill. Under the new measure, men between the ages of 18 and 43 were subject to induction into the regular armed forces. Men between the ages of 44 and 50 and youths between 16 and 17 years old were eligible to serve in the part-time civilian People's Self Defense Organization. An estimated 90,000 17-year-olds in the People's Self Defense Organization would be transferred to the regular army. It was believed that, by the end of 1968, the law would provide for the induction of an additional 200,000 men. This would begin a steady growth in the size of the Republic of Vietnam Armed Forces that would accelerate under President Richard Nixon's Vietnamization program. There would be 1.1 million men and women in the South Vietnamese forces by the end of 1972.
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This Week in History, Jun 19 - Jun 25
- Jun 19, 1965
- Ky becomes premier of South Vietnam
- Jun 19, 1968
- South Vietnamese president signs general mobilization bill
- Jun 20, 1964
- Westmoreland becomes Commander of MACV
- Jun 20, 1972
- Abrams appointed as Army Chief of Staff
- Jun 21, 1966
- Rolling Thunder raids continue
- Jun 21, 1969
- Communists storm U.S. base near Tay Ninh
- Jun 22, 1971
- South Vietnamese fight for Fire Base Fuller
- Jun 22, 1972
- New troops sent to An Loc
- Jun 23, 1964
- Johnson announces new ambassador to South Vietnam
- Jun 23, 1969
- North Vietnamese encircle Ben Het
- Jun 24, 1970
- Senate repeals Tonkin Gulf Resolution
- Jun 24, 1973
- Martin becomes the U.S. ambassador in Saigon
- Jun 25, 1965
- Viet Cong blow up a floating restaurant
- Jun 25, 1969
- U.S. Navy turns boats over to South Vietnamese Navy
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