Page:United States Statutes at Large Volume 62 Part 1.djvu/640

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PUBLIC LAWS-CH. 625-JUNE 24, 1948 Three years of ac- tive duty. Completion of en- listment. Ante, pp. 606,608. Computation of ac- tive duty. Exemption of mem- bers of National Guard and reserve units. Deferment of cer- tain enlistees, etc., of organized units. Ante, p . 609. ment or commission in an organized unit of a reserve component of such armed force or the Coast Guard is not available to him; or (B) the local board determines that enlistment or commission in a reserve component of such armed force or the Coast Guard is not available to him or that he has voluntarily enlisted or accepted appointment in an organized unit of a reserve component of an armed force other than the armed force in which he served or in the Coast Guard. Nothing in this paragraph shall be deemed to be applicable to any person to whom paragraph (1) of this subsection is applicable. (3) No person who after the date of enactment of this title is honor- ably discharged upon the completion of a period of three years or more of active duty in the Army, the Air Force, the Navy, the Marine Corps, the Coast Guard, or the Public Health Service, shall be liable for induction for training and service under this title, except after a declaration of war or national emergency made by the Congress subse- quent to the date of enactment of this title. (4) No person who is honorably discharged upon the completion of an enlistment pursuant to section 4 (c) or section 4 (g) shall be liable for induction for training and service under this title except after a declaration of war or national emergency made by the Congress subsequent to the date of enactment of this title. (5) For the purposes of computation of the periods of active duty referred to in paragraphs (1), (2), or (3) of this subsection, no credit shall be allowed for- (A) periods of active duty training performed as a member of a reserve component pursuant to an order or call to active duty solely for training purposes; (B) periods of active duty in which the service consisted solely of training under the Army specialized training program, the Army Air Force college training program, or any similar pro- gram under the jurisdiction of the Navy, Marine Corps, or Coast Guard; M(C) periods of active duty as a cadet at the United States Military Academy or United States Coast Guard Academy, or as a midshipman at the United States Naval Academy, or in a preparatory school after nomination as a principal, alternate, or candidate for admission to any of such academies; or (D) periods of active duty in any of the armed forces while being processed for entry into or separation from any educational program or institution referred to in paragraphs (B) or (C). (c) (1) Persons who, on the effective date of this title, were mem- bers of organized units of the federally recognized National Guard, the federally recognized Air National Guard, the Officers' Reserve Corps, the Regular Army Reserve, the Air Force Reserve, the Enlisted Reserve Corps, the Naval Reserve, the Marine Corps Reserve, the Coast Guard Reserve, or the Public Health Service Reserve, shall, so long as they continue to be such members and satisfactorily participate in scheduled drills and training periods as prescribed by the Secretary of Defense, be exempt from training and service by induction under the provisions of this title, but shall not be exempt from registration unless on active duty. (2) (A) In any case in which the Governor of any State determines and issues a proclamation to the effect that the authorized strength of any organized unit of the National Guard of his State cannot be main- tained by the enlistment or appointment of persons referred to in sub- section 6 (b) (2) or persons who are not liable for training and service under this title, any person who prior to attaining the age of eighteen years and six months enlists or accepts appointment in any such organized unit shall be deferred from training and service under this 610 [62 STAT.