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5589. Regular Navy and Regular Marine Corps: oflBcers designated for limited duty. 5590. Regular Navy and Regular Marine Corps: women. 5591. Regular Navy: Supply Corps: maximum number of ensigns appointed', annually. 5592. Regular Navy: Civil Engineer Corps: maximum number of ensigns appointed annually. 5593. Regular Navy: Medical Service Corps: maximum number of ensigns apI)ointed annually. 5594. Regular Navy: Nurse Corps: maximum number of ensigns appointed' annually. 5595. Regular Marine Corps: restriction on appointments of former midshlpmea and cadets. 5596. Navy and Marine Corps: temporary appointments. 5597. Navy and Marine Corps: temporary appointments in time of war or national emergency. 5598. Naval Reserve and Marine Corps Reserve: temporary appointments In time of war or national emergency. 5599. Medical Corps: acting appointments for temporary service.

§ 5571. Regular Navy and Regular Marine Corps: citizenship of officers To be eligible to hold an appointment as an officer in the Regular Navy or the Regular Marine Corps a person must be a citizen of the United States. §5572.

Regular Navy and Regular Marine Corps: appointing power Each appointment to the active list of the Navy or to the active list of the Marine Corps shall be made by the President, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate. §5573.

Regular Navy and Regular Marine Corps: from graduates of the Naval Academy (a) Upon graduation from the Naval Academy, a midshipman may be appointed— (1) an ensign on the active list of the Navy in the line or in an appropriate staff corps; or (2) a second lieutenant on the active list of the Marine Corps. An appointment under this section is effective from the date of graduation of the appointee. (b) Appointments may be made in the line of the Navy under this section irrespective of vacancies, and the authorized strength of the active list of the Navy in line officers may be temporarily exceeded by the number of these appointees in excess. The number of officers in excess shall be excluded from any computation made for the purpose of determining the number of line officers prescribed for any grade. Appointments in the Marine Corps or in a staff corps under this section may be made only to fill vacancies. § 5574. Regular Navy: Medical Corps (a) Original appointments to the active list of the Navy in the Medical Corps may be made from persons who— CI) are at least 21 and under 32 years of age; and (2) are examined and found qualified by a board of officers in the Medical Corps convened by the Secretary of the Navy.

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