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Code · U.S. Code · Title 50 - WAR AND NATIONAL DEFENSE · CHAPTER 49— MILITARY SELECTIVE SERVICE · § 3804

§ 3804. Volunteer service of physicians and dentists; minimum period

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Any physician or dentist who meets the qualifications for a reserve commission in the respective military departments shall, so long as there is a need for the services of such a physician or dentist, be afforded an opportunity to volunteer for a period of active duty of not less than twenty-four months. Any physician or dentist who so volunteers his service, and meets the qualifications for a reserve commission shall be ordered to active duty for not less than twenty-four months, notwithstanding the grade or rank to which such physician or dentist is entitled under the provisions of the Act of September 9, 1950, as amended.
(June 29, 1953, ch. 158, § 7, 67 Stat. 89.)
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  • June 29, 1953, ch. 158, § 7
  • 67 Stat. 89
  • act Sept. 9, 1950, ch. 939
  • 64 Stat. 826
  • 71 Stat. 208
  • Pub. L. 87–651
  • 76 Stat. 506
  • Pub. L. 87–649
  • 76 Stat. 451
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§ 3804
Volunteer service of physicians and dentists; minimum period
ActJune 29, 1953, ch. 158, § 7
Stat.67 Stat. 89
Actact Sept. 9, 1950, ch. 939
Stat.64 Stat. 826
Stat.71 Stat. 208
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