US Naval personnel forced to serve another six months according to the Dutch newspaper Nieuwsblad van het Noorden dated Tuesday 15 August 1961

The US navy announced a day earlier that she decided that 26,800 officers, subaltern officers and soldiers had to serve an additional six months to a year after their service ended. The reason for this decision was to build up the naval forces to an adequate strength and organization. The US army and air force decided earlier similar.