Pub. L. 84-1028, tit. 32, ch. 3, sec. 305
Federal recognition of commissioned officers: persons eligible
§ 305. Federal recognition of commissioned officers: persons eligibleOnly persons selected from the following categories are eligible for Federal recognition as commissioned officers of the National Guard: (1) Members of the National Guard. (2) Members of the Army, Navy, Air Force,-or Marine Corps. (3) Former officers of the Army, Navy, Air Force, or Marine Corps. (4) Former enlisted members of the Army, Navy, Air Force, or Marine Corps who were discharged honorably or under honorable conditions. (5) Graduates of the United States Military Academy, the United States Naval Academy, or the United States Air Force Academy. (6) Graduates of a school, college, university, or officer’s training camp who received military instruction under the supervision of a commissioned officer of the Regular Army or the Regular Air Force, and whose fitness for appointment has been certified by that officer. (7) Civilians who are specially qualified for duty in a technical or staff branch or organization.