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PUBLIC LAW 85-861-SEPT. 2, 1958

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"(2) doctors of osteopathy who are qualified under subsection (c) and who have such other qualifications as the Secretary may prescribe. Appointments under this subsection may be in the grades of lieutenant (junior grade) through captain."; (B) by amending subsection (c) to read as follows: "(c) To be eligible for appointment in the Medical Corps under subsection (b), a doctor of osteopathy must— "(1) be a graduate of a college of osteopathy whose graduates are eligible to be licensed to practice medicine or surgery in a majority of the States; "(2) be licensed to practice medicine, surgery, or osteopathy in a State or Territory or in the District of Columbia; "(3) under regulations to be prescribed by the Secretary of Defense, have completed a number of years of osteopathic and preosteopathic education equal to the number of years of medical and premedical education prescribed for persons entering recognized schools of medicine who become doctors of medicine and who would be qualified for appointment under this section in the grade for which that person is applying; and "(4) have such other qualifications as the Secretary of the Navy prescribes after considering the recommendation, if any, of the Chief of the Bureau of Medicine and Surgery."; and (C) by adding the following new subsection at the end thereof: " (d) For the purposes of determining lineal position, permanent grade, seniority in permanent grade, and eligibility for promotion, an officer appointed under subsection (b) shall be credited with the amount of service prescribed by the Secretary, but not less than four years. However, an officer who has completed an internship of one year, or the equivalent, may not be credited with less than five years." 10 USC 55 78. (120) Section 5578 is amended— (A) by amending subsection (b) to read as follows: "(b) Under such regulations as the Secretary may prescribe, original appointments to the active list of the Navy in the Dental Corps may also be made, as the needs of the service require, from doctors of dentistry who have such qualifications as the Secretary may prescribe. Appointments under this subsection may be in the grades of lieutenant (junior grade) through captain."; and (B) by adding the following new subsection at the end thereof: "(c) For the purposes of determining lineal position, permanent grade, seniority in permanent grade, and eligibility for promotion, an officer appointed in the Dental Corps under subsection (b) shall be credited with the amount of service prescribed by the Secr^^tary, but not less than four years." g i O u s e 5571gg (121) Chapter 539 is amended— (A) by adding the following new sections at the end thereof: "§ 5600. Naval Reserve and Marine Corps Reserve: service credit upon original appointment " (a) For the purpose of determining his grade and lineal position, a person who is not already an officer in an armed force in a permanent grade above chief warrant officer, W-4, may be credited, at the time of his original appointment as an officer of the Naval Reserve or the Marine Corps Reserve, with an amount of service in an active status that will reflect his combined years of experience and education and such other qualifications as the Secretary of the Navy prescribes by resrulations.

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