An Act to amend title 10, United States Code, to authorize the commissioning of male persons in the Regular Army in the Army Nurse Corps and the Army Medical Specialist Corps, and the Regular Air Force with a view to designation as Air Force nurses and medical specialists, and for other purposes
PL 89-609 (H.R.420), enacted 09/30/1966

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PUBLIC LAW 89-609-SEPT. 30, 1966 
[80 STAT. 
Public Law 89-609 
September 30, 1961_ 
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To amend title 10, United States Code, to authorize the commissioning of male 
persons in the Regular Army in the Army Nurse Corps, the Army Medical 
Specialist Corps, the Regular Navy in the Nurse Corps and the Regular Air 
Force with a view to designation as Air Force nurses and medical specialists, 
and for other purposes. 
Armed Forces. 
Male nurses, 
Be it enacted hy the Senate and House of Representatives 
of the 
United /States of America in Congress assembled, That title 10, United 
com°missionsr' 
Statcs Code, is amended as follows: 
71 Stat. 37 5. 
(1) Scction 3069 is amended— 
(A) by striking out the period at the end of the third 
sentence and the w^ord "She" at the beginning of the fourth 
sentence and inserting ", and" in place thereof; and 
(B) by striking out "her regular grade, she" in the fifth 
sentence and inserting the words "the regular grade held, 
the Chief" in place thereof. 
(2) Section 3070(b) is amended— 
(A) by striking out the period at the end of the second 
sentence and the word "She" at the beginning of the third 
sentence and inserting ", and" in place thereof; and 
(B) by striking out the w^ords "her regular grade, she" in 
the fourth sentence and inserting the w^ords "the regular 
grade held, the Chief" in place thereof. 
(3) Section 3070(c) is amended— 
(A) by striking out the period at the end of the second 
sentence and the word "She" at the beginning of the third 
sentence and inserting ", and" in place thereof; 
(B) by striking out the word "She" at the beginning of the 
fourth sentence and inserting the words "An assistant chief" 
in place thereof; and 
(C) by amending the fifth sentence to read as follows: 
"Without vacating the regular grade held, each assistant chief 
is entitled to the temporary grade of a lieutenant colonel while 
so serving and ranks above all other lieutenant colonels in the 
section." 
71 Stat. 376. 
(4) Sectlou 3291 is amended— 
(A) hj 
striking out the word "women" wherever it 
appears m subsection (a) and inserting the word "persons" 
in place thereof; 
(B) by striking out the word "woman" in subsection (b) 
and inserting the word "person" in place thereof; and 
(C) by striking out the word "her" wherever it appears, 
and the words "that she", in subsection (c). 
71 Stat. 379. 
(5) Section 3915(b) is amended to read as follows: 
"(b) Unless retired or separated at an earlier dalte, each officer of 
the Army Nurse Corps .and the Army Medical Specialist Corps whose 
regular grade is major shall be retired, except as p)rovided by section 
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service computed under section 3927(a) of this title. 
However, if 
the officer's name is carried on a list of officers recommended for 
appointment to the regular grade of lieutenant colonel, the officer shall 
be retained on the active list while the name is so carried. In addi-
tion, if the authorized strength of the corps concerned in officers on 
the active list is not exceeded, the Secretary of the Army may retain 
the officer on the active list until completion of 28 years of service 
computed under section 3927(a) of this title, in which case the officer 
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shall be retired, except as provided by section 47a of title 5, on the ,7i^^Vc^n^' 
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thirtieth day after completion of that service. 
(6) Section 5140(a) is amended— 
7OA stat. 287. 
(A) by striking out the word "she" in the third sentence 
and inserting the words "the Director" in place thereof; 
(B) by striking out the word "Her" at the beginning of 
the fourth sentence and inserting the words "The Director's" 
in place thereof; and 
(C) by striking out the word "her" near the end of the 
fourth sentence. 
(7) Section 5580(a) is amended by striking out the word 
"female" at the beginning of the first sentence. 
(8) Section 5580(b) (1) is amended to read as follows: 
"(1) ensign, if the person has not reached the age of 27 on the 
date of nomination by the President and is not qualified for 
appointment as a lieutenant (junior grade) under clause (2); 
or" 
(9) Section 5580(b)(2) is amended to read as follows; "(2) 
lieutenant (junior grade), if the person is qualified under regula-
tions prescribed by the Secretary and has not reached the age of 
30 on the date of nomination by the President." 
(10) Section 5601 is repealed. 
^2 stat. 1495. 
(11) Section 5773(c) is amended by striking out the word 
7i stat. 333. 
"her" in the first sentence and inserting the words "the person" in 
place thereof. 
(12) Section 5776(d) is amended by striking out the word 
"she" and inserting the words "the person" in place thereof. 
(13) Section 5782(d) is amended by striking out the word 
"her" and inserting the words "the person" in place thereof. 
(14) Section 5899(e) is amended by striking out the word 
72 stat. 1503. 
"she" and inserting the words "the person" in place thereof. 
(15) Section 6324 is amended by striking out the word "her" 
7°^ ^tat. 394. 
wherever it appears and inserting the words "the person's" in place 
thereof. 
(16) Section 6377 (c) is amended hj striking out the word "she" 
71 stat. 384. 
and inserting the words "the person" in place thereof. 
(17) Section 6377 (d) is amended by striking out the word "she" 
and inserting the words "the person" in place thereof. 
(18) Section 6384(c) (3) is amended by striking out the word 
7OA stat. 407. 
"her" and inserting the words "the Person's" in place thereof. 
(19) Section 6384(c) (4) is amended by striking out the word 
"her" and inserting the words "the person's" in place thereof. 
(20) Section 6388(d) (1) is amended by striking out the word 
"her" and inserting the words "the person's" in place thereof. 
(21) Section 6388(d) (2) is amended by striking out the word 
"her" and inserting the words "the person's" in place thereof. 
(22) Section 6395(h) (3) is amended by striking out the word 
"her" and inserting the words "the person's" in place thereof. 
(23) Section 6396(a) is amended by striking out the word 
^i stat. 335. 
"she" and inserting the words "the person" in place thereof. 
(24) Section 6396(b) is amended by striking out the word 
"she" and inserting the words "the person" in place thereof. 
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(25) Section 6396(c) (1) is amended— 
(a) by striking out the words "by her" near the beginning 
of the sentence; and 
(b) by striking out the word "her" near the end of the 
sentence and inserting the words "the person's" in place 
thereof. 
77 Stat. 214. 
^26) Sectiou 6396(c) (2) is amended— 
(a) by striking out the words "she would be" near the 
beginning of the sentence; and 
(b) by striking out the words "to him" near the middle of 
the sentence. 
72 Stat. 1511. 
(27) Section 6397 (b) is amended by striking out the word "he" 
wherever it appears and inserting the words "the person" in place 
thereof. 
71 Stat. 386. 
(28) Sectiou 8287 (b) is amended by striking out the word "her" 
wherever it appears and the words "that she". 
71 Stat. 387. 
(29) Sectiou 8299(g) is amended by striking out the words 
"with which she is entitled to be credited" and inserting the word 
"creditable" in place thereof. 
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(gQ) Scctlou 8888 (2) (D) is amended to read as follows: 
"(D) For an Air Force nurse or medical specialist, the period 
of service credited under the Army-Navy Nurses Act of 1947, as 
61 Stat. 41. 
amended, or credited under section 8287 (b) of this title at the time 
of appointment^ plus the years of active commissioned service in 
the Regular Air Force after appointment in the Regular Air 
Force." 
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(31) Section 8915 is amended— 
(A) by amending the catchline to read as follows: 
"§ 8915. Twenty-five years: female majors except those designated 
under section 8067 (a)-(d) or (g)-(i) of this title; male 
majors designated under section 8067 (e) or (f) of this 
title"; 
(B) by inserting the words "and each male officer of the 
Air Force, designated under section 8067 (e) or (f) of this 
title, whose regular grade is major," before the word "shall" 
in subsection (a); and 
(C) by striking out the word "she" in subsections (a) and 
(b) and inserting the words "that officer" in place thereof. 
(32) The analysis of chapter 867 is amended by striking out 
the following item: 
"8915. Twenty-five years: female majors except those designated under section 
8067(a)-(d) or (g)-(i) of this title." 
and inserting the following item in place thereof: 
"891.5. Twenty-five years: female majors except those designated under section 
8067 (a)-(d) or (g)-(i) of this title; male majors designated under 
section 8067 (e) or (f) of this title." 
72 Stat. 1540. 
(33) ggction 8927(a) (4) is amended to read as follows: 
" (4) For an Air Force nurse or medical specialist, the period 
of service credited under the Army-Navy Nurses Act of 1947, as 
amended, or credited under section 8287 (b) of this title at the time 
of appointment^ plus the years of active commissioned service in 
the Regular Air Force after appointment in the Regular Air 
Force." 
wa1ver"autho*riT^' 
^^^- ^* ^^^ ^^^'^ ycars foUowiug thc effective date of this Act the 
waiver au on y. 
gg^jpei^ary of the Army may waive the provisions of section 3291(a), 
71 Stat. 376. 
^j^jg iQ^ United States Code, which establish maximum ages for ap-
Kointment in the Regular Army in the Army Nurse Corps or Army 
[edical Specialist Corps, with respect to male persons who are other-
wise qualified for appointment. 
Approved September 30, 1966. 
70A Stat. 494.