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PUBLIC LAW 88-647-OCT. 13, 1964

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the Senior Reserve Officers' Training Corps progriiin conteiuplates less than four years of participation in the program may not be appointed a cadet or midshipman under this section, or receive any financial assistance authorized by this section. "(b) To be eligible for appointment as a cadet or midshipman un- appo'i^\'^inf/°'^ der this section a member must— " (1) be a citizen of the United States; "(2) be specially selected for the financial assistance program under procedures prescribed by the Secretary of the military department concerned; "(3) enlist in the reserve component of the armed force in which he is appointed as a cadet or midshipman for the period prescribed by the Secretary of the military department concerned; "(4) contract, with the consent of his parent or guardian if he is a minor, with the Secretary of the military department concerned, or his designated representative, to serve for the period required by the program; "(5) agree in writing that he will accept an appointment, if offered, as a commissioned officer in the Army, Navy, Air Force, or Marine Corps, as the case may be, and that, if he is commissioned as a regular officer and his regular commission is terminated before the sixth anniversary of his date of rank, he wnll accept an appointment, if offered, in the reserve component of that armed force and not resign before that anniversary; and "(6) agree in writing to serve on active duty for four or more years. "(c) The Secretary of the military department concerned may provide for the payment of all expenses in his department of administering the financial assistance program under this section, including tuition, fees, books, and laboratory expenses. " (d) Upon satisfactorily completing the academic and military requirements of the four-year program, a cadet or midshipman may be appointed as a regular or reserve officer in the appropriate armed force in the grade of second lieutenant or ensign, even though he is under 21 years of age. "(e) The date of rank of officers appointed under this section in May or June of any year is the date of graduation of cadets or midshipmen from the United States Military Academy, the United States Naval Academy, or the United States Air Force Academy, as the case may be in that year. The Secretary of the military department concerned shall establish the date of rank of all other officers appointed under this section. "(f) A cadet or midshipman who does not complete the fmir-year course of instruction, or who completes the course but declines to accept a commission when offered, may be ordered to active duty by the Secretary of the military department concerned to serve in his enlisted grade or rating for such period of time as the Secretary prescribes but not for more than four years. " ( ^) I n computing length of service for any purpose, an officer appointed under this section may not be credited with service either as a cadet or midshipman or concurrent enlisted service. " (h) Not more than the following numbers of cadets and midshipmen appointed under section 2107 of this title may be in the financial assistance programs at any one time: "Army program: 5,500. "Navy program: 5,500. "Air Force program: 5,500.

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