PUBLIC LAW 107-314—DEC. 2, 2002 116 STAT. 2541 "§ 14519. Deferment of retirement or separation for medical reasons "(a) AUTHORITY. — If, in the case of an officer required to be retired or separated under this chapter or chapter 1409 of this title, the Secretary concerned determines that the evaluation of the physical condition of the officer and determination of the officer's entitlement to retirement or separation for physical disability require hospitalization or medical observation and that such hospitalization or medical observation cannot be completed with confidence in a manner consistent with the officer's well being before the date on which the officer would otherwise be required to retire or be separated, the Secretary may defer the retirement or separation of the officer. "(b) PERIOD OF DEFERMENT. —^A deferral of retirement or separation under subsection (a) may not extend for more than 30 days after the completion of the evaluation requiring hospitalization or medical observation.". (b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT. — The table of sections at the beginning of such chapter is amended by adding at the end the following new item: "14519. Deferment of retirement or separation for medical reasons.". Subtitle D—Enlistment, Education, and Training Programs SEC. 531. ENLISTMENT INCENTIVES FOR PURSUIT OF SKILLS TO FACILITATE NATIONAL SERVICE, (a) AUTHORITY. — (1) Chapter 31 of title 10, United States Code, is amended by inserting after section 509 the following new section: "§510. Enlistment incentives for pursuit of skills to facilitate national service " (a) ENLISTMENT INCENTIVE PROGRAM.— The Secretary of Defense shall carry out an enlistment incentive program in accordance with this section under which a person who is a National Call to Service participant shall be entitled to one of the incentives specified in subsection (e). The program shall be carried out during the period ending on December 31, 2007, and may be carried out after that date. "(b) NATIONAL CALL TO SERVICE PARTICIPANT. —In this section, the term 'National Call to Service participant' means a person who has not previously served in the armed forces who enters into an original enlistment pursuant to a written agreement with the Secretary of a military department (in such form and manner as may be prescribed by that Secretary) under which the person agrees to perform a period of national service as specified in subsection (c). "(c) NATIONAL SERVICE. —The total period of national service to which a National Call to Service participant is obligated under the agreement under this section shall be specified in the agreement. Under the agreement, the participant shall— "(1) upon completion of initial entry training (as prescribed by the Secretary of Defense), serve on active duty in a military occupational specialty designated by the Secretary of Defense under subsection (d) for a period of 15 months;
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