▁ 1 9 4 2 , ▁although ▁few ▁took ▁the ▁trouble ▁to ▁go ▁through ▁the ▁b ureau cr atic ▁and ▁cum bers ome ▁application ▁process ▁until ▁it ▁was ▁stream lined ▁over ▁the ▁following ▁months . ▁( By ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁ 1 9 4 2 , ▁only ▁ 8 8 4 ▁had ▁volunte ered ▁for ▁res ett lement .) ▁ ▁The ▁need ▁for ▁a ▁more ▁easily ▁navig able ▁system , ▁in ▁addition ▁to ▁external ▁pressure ▁from ▁pro - inc ar cer ation ▁polit icians ▁and ▁the ▁general ▁public ▁to ▁restrict ▁who ▁could ▁exit ▁the ▁cam ps , ▁led ▁to ▁a ▁revision ▁of ▁the ▁application ▁process ▁in ▁ 1 9 4 3 . ▁Initial ly , ▁applic ants ▁were ▁required ▁to ▁find ▁an ▁outside ▁spons or , ▁provide ▁proof ▁of ▁employ ment ▁or ▁school ▁en roll ment , ▁and ▁pass ▁an ▁F BI ▁background ▁check . ▁In ▁the ▁new ▁system , ▁in m ates ▁had ▁only ▁complete ▁a ▁registration ▁form ▁and ▁pass ▁a ▁stream lined ▁F BI ▁check . ▁( The ▁" loy alty ▁question naire ," ▁as ▁the ▁form ▁came ▁to ▁be ▁known ▁after ▁it ▁was ▁made ▁mand atory ▁for ▁all ▁adult s ▁regardless ▁of ▁their ▁el ig ibility ▁for ▁res ett lement , ▁would ▁later ▁spark ▁protest s ▁across ▁all ▁ten ▁cam ps .) ▁ ▁At ▁this ▁point , ▁the ▁W RA ▁began ▁to ▁shift ▁its ▁focus ▁from ▁man aging ▁the ▁cam ps ▁to ▁over see ing ▁res ett lement . ▁Field ▁offices ▁were ▁established ▁in ▁Chicago , ▁Salt ▁Lake ▁City ▁and