I am not sure if this will help but I think Bevin boys may have been both as my father volunteered for the Army and told me he was refused (much to his disgust) for being flat-footed and told he would not be able to do the marching required (offered to outwalk the recruiting sergeant). He became a Bevin Boy but perhaps this was later. > Date: Tue, 30 Apr 2013 20:00:18 +0100 > From: [email protected] > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: [NMB] Reserved occupation in WW11