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PUBLIC LAW 86-559-JUNE 30, 1960

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words "in the reserve grade of major general who is not a member of the Retired Reserve, and each officer in the reserve grade of brigadier general who is not a member of the Retired Reserve and" in place thereof; and (B) by inserting a comma before the word "shall". (25) Section 3847 is amended to read as follows: "§ 3847. Twenty-five years: officers below lieutenant colonel; Army Nurse Corps, Army Medical Specialist Corps, and Women's Army Corps "After July 1, 1960, each officer in a reserve grade below lieutenant colonel who is assigned to the Army Nurse Corps, the Army Medical Specialist Corps or the Women's Army Corps, and who has not been recommended for promotion to the reserve grade of lieutenant colonel or has not remained in an active status since such a recommendation, shall, 30 days after he completes 25 years of service computed under section 3853 of this title— "(1) be transferred to the Retired Reserve, if he is qualified and applies therefor; or "(2) if he is not qualified or does not apply therefor, be discharged from his reserve appointment." (26) Section 3848 is amended— (A) by amending subsection (a) to read as follows: " (a) After July 1, 1960, except as provided in section 3847 of this title, each officer in the reserve grade of first lieutenant, captain, major, or lieutenant colonel who is not a member of the Retired Reserve, and each officer in the reserve grade of major who is assigned to the Army Nurse Corps, Army Medical Specialist Corps, or the Women's Army Corps, who has been recommended for promotion to the reserve grade of lieutenant colonel who is not a member of the Retired Reserve, and who has remained in an active status since that recommendation, shall, 30 days after he completes 28 years of service computed under section 3853 of this title— "(1) be transferred to the Retired Reserve, if he is qualified and applies therefor; or "(2) if he is not qualified or does not apply therefor, be discharged from his reserve appointment.": and (B) by adding the following new subsection at the end thereof: " (d) Notwithstanding subsection (a), an officer who is assigned to the Army Nurse Corps, the Army Medical Specialist Corps, or the Women's Army Corps, and who would otherwise be removed from an active status under subsection (a), may, in the discretion of the Secretary of the Army, be retained in an active status, but not later than 30 days after he completes 30 years of service computed under section 3853 of this title." (27) Section 3849 is repealed. (28) Section 3851(a) is amended by striking out the words "in an active status in the reserve grade of colonel or brigadier general" and inserting the words "in the reserve ^rade of colonel or brigadier general who is not a member of the Retired Reserve or the adjutant general or assistant adjutant general of a State or Territory, Puerto Rico, the Canal Zone, or the District of Columbia" in place thereof. (29) Section 3852 is amended by striking out the words "in an active status in the reserve grade of major general" and inserting the words "in the reserve grade of major general who is not a member of the Retired Reserve or the adjutant general or assistant adjutant general of a State or Territory, Puerto Rico, the Canal Zone, or the District of Columbia" in place thereof.

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