NAVAL AVIATION CADET SELECTION BOARD
1210 BRYANT BUILDING
REFER TO NO. 11TH AND GRAND AVENUE
KANSAS CITY 6, MISSOURI
Pub. 101

18 September 1943

Dy. F.C. Alien,
Director of Physical Education,
University of Kansas,
Lawrence, Kansas.

Dear Doctor:

Vharles Moffett,who came in yesterday, was
unable to pass our physical examination because of a
jaw condition known as, "“overbite with impingement".
the theory on which the Navy turns down men with such
a condition is that the condition interferes with the
satisfactory use of certain rescue devices. There are
a number of naval doctors who believe that with the im-
provement of rescue devices, such a condition should no
longer be a bar to a man's acceptance. However, no
changes have yet been made in the physical requirements
and there was nothing our medical department could do
but reject the man. It is too bad because he appeared
to be a very promising candidate.

The other matter which I mentioned to you
over the telephone is coming along very well and I
hope to have some definite information on it by the
23rd of September.

If you have any more boys, don't hesitate to
let me know. Perhaps we will have better luck with
them than we had with Moffett.

Sincerely,

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THEODORE M. O'LEARY,
Lieut., A-V(S), USNR.,
Member of the Board and
Public Relations Officer.

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