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Number of appointments.

Additional appointments.

Ante, p. 1178.

PUBLIC LAW 96-357—SEPT. 24, 1980

Army shall establish the date of rank of all other officers appointed under this section. "(0 A cadet who does not complete the 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 Army to serve in his enlisted grade for such period of time as the Secretary prescribes but not for more than four years. "(g) In computing length of service for any purpose, an officer appointed under this section may not be credited with service as a cadet or with concurrent enlisted service. "(h)(1) The Secretary of the Army shall appoint not less than 10 cadets under this section each year at each military junior college at which there are not less than 10 members of the program eligible under subsection (b) for such an appointment. At any military college at which in any year there are fewer than 10 such members, the Secretary shall appoint each such member as a cadet under this section. "(2) If the level of participation in the program at any military junior college meets criteria for such participation established by the Secretary of the Army by regulation, the Secretary shall appoint additional cadets under this section from among members of the program at such military junior college who are eligible under subsection (b) for such an appointment. "(i) Cadets appointed under this section are in addition to the number appointed under section 2107 of this title.". (2) The table of sections at the beginning of chapter 103 of such title is amended by inserting after the item relating to section 2107 the following new item: "2107a. Financial assistance program for specially selected members: military junior colleges.".

Obligated service, delay. 10 USC 2108.

Ante, p. 1179.

Effective date. 10 USC 2107a note.

10 USC 2005.

(d) Section 2108(d) of such title, relating to advanced training after receiving a baccalaureate degree or completing preprofessional studies, is amended by striking out the second sentence and inserting in lieu thereof the following: "If a member of the program has been accepted for resident graduate or professional study, the Secretary of the military department concerned may delay the commencement of that member's obligated period of active duty, and any obligated period of active duty for training or other service in an active or inactive status in a reserve component, until the member has completed that study. If a cadet appointed under section 2107a of this title has been accepted for a course of study at an accredited civilian educational institution authorized to grant baccalaureate degrees, the Secretary of the Army may delay the beginning of that member's obligated period of service in a reserve component until the member has completed such course of study.". (e) The amendments made by this section shall take effect on October 1, 1980. SEC. 2. (a) Chapter 101 of title 10, United States Code, relating to training, is amended by adding at the end of such chapter the following new section: "§2005. Advanced education assistance: active duty agreement; reimbursement requirements "(a) The Secretary concerned may require, as a condition to the Secretary providing advanced education assistance to any person, that such person enter into a written agreement with the Secretary concerned under the terms of which such person shall agree—

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