Regulars and ex-regulars
Text-only recruiting handbill in red and blue type inside a blue border, addressed to serving and discharged regulars. It asks a question, answers 'How?' with enlistment in the Regular Army Reserve, lists eligibility and ends 'Investigate!'. It states the offer and its conditions; no persuasive device beyond the one-sided pitch is strong here.
Propaganda techniques used in this poster
- Date
- 1938
- Period
- Interwar
- Made by
- U.S. Army
- Region
- North America
- Country
- United States
- Medium
- Poster
- Issuer type
- Military
- Regime
- Roosevelt Administration
- Leader
- Franklin D. Roosevelt
- Audience
- Domestic public
- Purpose
- Recruit
- Theme
- War and the military
- Regime
- Roosevelt administration
- Leader
- Franklin D. Roosevelt
- Source
- Identified Openly sourced: the speaker is who they say they are
- Source
- U.S. National Archives and Records Administration, Record Group 44, World War II Posters, retrieved October 4, 2026
- Rights
- Public domain (U.S. government work)
U.S. Army. National Archives and Records Administration, RG 44, 44-PA-1622 (NAID 515288).
Text on the object
REGULARS AND EX-REGULARS Do you know that you can remain a part of the REGULAR ARMY after your return to CIVIL LIFE? HOW? By Enlisting In-- THE REGULAR ARMY RESERVE If you are leaving the active service, or if you were Honorably Discharged from the REGULAR ARMY within the last three years, are physically qualified, unmarried, and under thirty-six years of age, then it will pay you to enlist in the REGULAR ARMY RESERVE INVESTIGATE! Apply at any Army Recruiting Station [imprint: LX-14--RPB--5-20-38--15M]
