CHAPTER 14.3 PERSONNEL TRANSPORTATION The transportation requirements of personnel were, of course, directly influenced by the changing personnel requirements at the Jobsite and by fluctuations in the rate of personnel procurement and medical and security clearance. On this Project, Jobsite personnel requirements changed radically in total numbers and in particular classifications, because of changes in the scope of the Project and particularly because of the addition of the Military Structures Program and the extensive Scientific Structures Program. The rate of procurement of personnel also varied radically. Procurement was affected by changes in the over-all employment situation in the United States, by increases in the on-continent wage rates, by increase in armed forces as a result of the Korean War, and by changes in the rate of security processing. The variable result of these factors imposed radical fluctuations in the flow of personnel and required a system of transportation which afforded a maximum of flexibility. Since there were no scheduled commercial facilities available beyond Hawaii, H & N was dependent upon the facilities offered by MSTS ships and by MATS. It might also be noted that MATS westbound traffic originates normally at San Francisco and, barring close cooperation of MATS personnel at Hawaii, entry into the MATS system at that point is extremely difficult. However, as will be seen from the statistics which follow, commercial air transportation to Hawaii was used when MATS space from Travis was not available and a turn-around flight from Hawaii to Kwajalein was instituted because of H & N requirements. Table 14.3-1 indicates the number of individuals transported to the Jobsite and the method by which they were transferred. The total of 2724 transported by MATS from Honolulu includes all of those individuals transported from the United States via commercial aircraft and via MATS plus those individuals who were hired in Honolulu and entered the MATS system at that terminal. The total of 3348 individuals shipped westward is obtained by combining the last three columns. It will be noted that 81 per cent were transported from Honolulu by the MATS system. Personnel travel during the first half of the calendar year of 1949 consisted principally of individuals on initial reconnaissance missions or for the establishment of a camp. 14-16