Pub. L. 83-773, tit. II, sec. 201

Sec. 201. Upon appointment as a Reserve officer, a person who holds no appointment as a commissioned officer of the Armed Forces may for the purposes of this Act only be credited with an amount of service in an active status (or, if appointed an officer of the Naval Reserve, Marine Corps Reserve, or the Coast Guard Reserve, be placed in a commensurate position on the appropriate lineal list), to reflect his combined years of experience, education, and such other qualifications as may be prescribed by regulations promulgated by the appropriate Secretary. Any such person who is appointed for the purpose of or with a view to assignment or designation as a medical officer, a dental officer, a veterinary officer, a judge advocate (law specialist of the Naval Reserve or Coast Guard Reserve), or a chaplain, shall, for the purpose of this Act only, be credited with a minimum amount of service in an active status of four years, three years, two years, three years, or three years, respectively, and a person holding a degree of Doctor of Philosophy, or comparable degree, in a science allied to medicine as may be determined by the appropriate Secretary, may be credited with a minimum amount of service in an active status of three years if appointed for assignment as an officer in the Medical Service Corps of the Army or in a comparable assignment in another Armed Force.