thorize a delay en route or (b) the date on which pass or liberty is granted or (c) date of discharge.

(iii) The period of authorization (the number of days between the beginning date in item 5 and the ending date in item 6) will not exceed 1 day in excess of: (a) The days of absence authorized by leave orders, a pass, or liberty; or (b) the travel time between duty stations plus the amount of leave authorized for delay en route; or (c) 6 days following the date of honorable discharge.

(iv) Check item 7A if the member is authorized leave in connection with a family emergency. If 7A is checked, the airport city and state nearest the emergency leave destination of the member must be shown in the space following the heading marked destination.

(v) Check item 7B if the member is authorized leave to or from an overseas combat area, or is granted convalescent leave for injury or illness resulting from duty in the combat area as defined in Executive Order 11255, dated November 1, 1965.

(vi) Check item 7C in the appropriate box for any other leave authorized by official orders not described in the preceding: For members having a pass; for members granted liberty; and for members who have been honorably discharged from military service.

(2) Items 8 through 12 are for the identification of the officer making the certification (see paragraph (a)(1) of this section).

(3) Items 13 and 14 are reserved for the use of the airline concerned, and will be left blank at the time of issue to the member.

[31 F.R. 16495, Dec. 24, 1966, as amended at 82 F.R. 12845, Sept. 8, 1967]

(a) The Secretary of Defense will establish the recruiting objectives for each of the Services under the Medically Remedial Enlistment Program.

(b) The Secretaries of the Military Departments will be responsible for:

(1) Meeting the procurement objectives of the program established for their Service.

(2) The determination of the acceptability of applicants for enlistment under the program.

(3) Processing of applicants after acceptance for enlistment, including the determination of whether medical care will be provided by the hospitals of their Service, or requested from other Service hospitals, the Veterans Administration, or the Public Health Service.

(c) The Secretary of the Army, as Executive Agent for Armed Forces Examining and Entrance Stations and the Armed Services Medical Regulating Office, will be responsible for:

(1) Administration of medical examinations necessary to determine the remediability of medical conditions in § 83.3 and arranging for supplementary medical examinations and consultations considered to be necessary to make this determination.

(2) Processing applicants for the Medically Remedial Enlistment Program while they are in AFEES.

(3) Arrangements, through the Armed Services Medical Regulating Office, for medical care in the hospitals of other Services, the Veterans Administration, or the Public Health Service, when requested to do so by the Service concerned. § 83.3 Criteria for selection of appli

cants.

The applicant will:

(a) Except for the medical conditions listed in paragraph (c) of this section, be otherwise qualified.

(b) Volunteer for enlistment or induction, including a written agreement that he will submit to the appropriate pro

cedures, if accepted. (Verification of parental consent will be obtained for persons under 18 years of age. Delayed enlistments may be utilized where considered appropriate by the Military Services concerned.)

(c) Have one of the following defects determined by a medical specialist to be susceptible of correction to the extent that the applicant will be fit to undertake basic training 6 weeks after treatment: (1) Pilonidal cyst or sinus.

(2) Hemorrhoids.

(3) Undescended testicle, unilateral. (4) Varicocele.

(5) Hydrocele.

(6) Hernia of the abdominal cavity. (7) Over maximum weight by not more than 15 percent.

(8) Under minimum weight by not less than 10 percent.

(d) If applicant is a member on active duty whose medical defect occurs or is discovered during basic training, the Service concerned may change the enlistment contract to an enlistment under the Medically Remedial Enlistment Program for members who otherwise meet the criteria of this § 83.3.

[31 FR. 16351, Dec. 22, 1966, as amended at 32 F.R. 7175, May 12, 1967; 32 F.R. 7771, May 27, 1967]

§ 83.4 Priorities for medical care.

The order of priority for medical care will be:

(a) The facilities of the Service concerned.

(b) The facilities of the other Military Services.

(c) The facilities of the Veterans Administration or the Public Health Service.

§ 83.5 Procedures.

(a) Service recruiters will orient applicants for enlistment in the Medically Remedial Enlistment Program prior to forwarding them to AFEES.

(b) The Chief, Medical Examining Section, AFEES, will be responsible for administering the medical examination, including arrangements for supplementary medical consultations and tests necessary to determine remediability under § 83.3.

(c) The Chief, Medical Examining Section, AFEES, will determine whether the applicant is medically qualified or unqualified for the Medically Remedial Enlistment Program. The AFEES will

inform the Service concerned that the applicant is qualified under the Medically Remedial Enlistment Program, and will furnish appropriate medical records and other documents to the enlisting Service.

(d) The Service concerned will make the determination of whether or not to enlist an applicant. If accepted, the applicant will be enlisted by waiver of physical standards under a signed enlistment contract which includes an agreement to undergo the therapeutic procedures necessary to remedy his medical condition. The applicant may then be enlisted under a regular enlistment program or a delayed entry enlistment program. Applicants enlisted under § 83.3 (d) may have their qualifications for the Medically Remedial Enlistment Program determined by the Medical Officer of a Training Center.

(e) If the Service enlists the applicant under regular enlistment procedures, AFEES will follow normal procedures of shipment to the reception station. If the member is enlisted under a delayed entry program, the AFEES will release the member to the Control Group specified by the Service.

(f) The Service concerned will subsequently process the member enlisted under the Medically Remedial Enlistment Program. The Service will make a determination whether to furnish medical care through one of its Service hospitals or to request the Secretary of the Army, as Executive Agent for the Armed Services Medical Regulating Office, to arrange medical care by hospitals of the other Services, the Veterans Administration, or the Public Health Service. The Service concerned will process appropriate orders for movement of individuals for medical care. After discharge by hospital authorities, the member under the Medically Remedial Enlistment Program will enter a special training unit or medical holding unit for the remainder of his medical recovery period or a regular base training company. The assignment for regular basic training will be made on the basis of appropriate medical consultation.

(g) After completion of his remedial period, or in a reasonable time thereafter, the member under the Medically Remedial Enlistment Program will be subject to existing regulations governing discharges.

[31 FR 16351, Dec. 22, 1966, as amended at 32 FR 7175, May 12, 1967]

§ 83.6 Funding.

Each Service will budget for its costs of the program, except that the Army will budget for the medical examination costs of the program incurred at AFEES. § 83.7 Reporting requirements.

(a) Existing reporting requirements will be modified to report the following information monthly:

(1) AFEES Reports. (1) Number of rejections for conditions cited in § 83.3 (c).

(ii) Number of applicants for Medically Remedial Enlistment Program.

(iii) Number of applicants medically qualified for Medically Remedial Enlistment Program, by diagnosis.

(2) Military Department Reports. (1) Number of requests for waiver after certification of medical qualifications, by diagnosis.

(ii) Number of requests for waiver approved, by diagnosis.

(iii) Therapeutic procedure involved. (iv) Noneffective days resulting from therapeutic procedures.

(v) Cost of therapeutic procedure.

(b) Identifying data on a name basis will be maintained for all men entering the program. The same minimum data elements as are maintained for Mental Group IV accessions under revised standards will be maintained for this program. (c) A reporting instruction will be issued subsequently.

§ 84.1 Purpose and applicability.

This part prescribes fiscal procedures to be followed by all DoD Components in making emergency evacuation payments authorized in 75 Stat. 662 (5 U.S.C. 55215527), as implemented within DoD by DoD Instruction 1400.11, "Payments to Civilian Employees and Their Dependents During an Evacuation," April 1, 1968.1

§ 84.2 Policy.

As provided in DoD Instruction 1400.11, "Payments to Civilian Employees and Their Dependents During an Evacuation," April 1, 1968,1 the regulations prescribed by the Civil Service Commission and the Department of State, in their respective areas of responsibility, will be utilized to carry out the overall emergency evacuation program within the Department of Defense. Fiscal procedures for processing and recording advance, evacuation and other emergency payments authorized in DoD Instruction 1400.11, "Payments to Employees and Their Dependents During an Evacuation," April 1, 1968,1 and 75 Stat. 662 (5 U.S.C. 5521-5527), will be prescribed by the Secretary of each Military Department and such procedures shall conform to the guidelines prescribed in GAO Policy and Procedures Manual for Guidance of Federal Agencies, Title 6, Chapter 3, section 26, and Appendix B.

years of service required for eligibility for retired pay.

§ 86.2 Policy.

(a) The Secretary of each Military Department shall provide a notification to each person who has met all of the following conditions for eligibility for retired pay at age 60, under section 1331 (a) of Title 10, U.S.C.

(1) Completion of at least 20 years of qualifying service as prescribed in section 1331(a)(2) of Title 10, U.S.C.

(2) Performance of the last 8 years of qualifying service while a member of a reserve component named in. section 1332(a)(1) of Title 10, U.S.C.

(3) If the person was a Reserve of an armed force, or a member of the Army without component or other category covered by section 1332(a) (1) of Title 10, U.S. Code (except a regular component) before August 16, 1945, he must have performed active duty after April 5, 1917, and before November 12, 1918, or after September 8, 1940, and before January 1, 1947, or active duty (other than for training) after June 26, 1950, and before July 28, 1953.

(b) The notification will be issued within 1 year after the person concerned has completed all of the above eligibility requirements, or for those persons who have already met these requirements it will be issued prior to July 1, 1968.

(c) After a person has been granted retired pay under Title 10, U.S.C. or has been notified in accordance with this part that he has completed the years of service required for eligibility for retired pay at age 60, this eligibility may not be denied or revoked on the basis of any error, miscalculation, misinformation, or administrative determination of years of service performed, unless it resulted directly from the fraud or misrepresentation by the individual concerned.

(d) The number of years of creditable service upon which retired pay is computed may be adjusted to correct any error, miscalculation, misinformation, or administrative determination, and when such a correction is made the person is entitled to retired pay in accordance with the number of years of creditable service, as corrected, from the date he is granted retired pay.

(e) The format for the notification is in § 86.3. Local reproduction of the notification format is authorized.

(f) In view of the restrictions on denial or revocation of eligibility for retired pay, as stated in paragraph (c) of this section, suitable controls and procedures shall be established to avoid errors, miscalculations, misinformation, and erroneous administrative determinations.

(g) The notification shall be issued in the name of an official having general responsibility for administering the controls and procedures referred to in paragraph (f) of this section, and shall be authenticated by the handwritten signature of the officer or employee immediately responsible for the determination of the eligibility of the member being notified.

(h) The granting of retired pay to a person under Title 10, U.S.C. is conclusive as that person's entitlement to such pay only if the payment of the retired pay is begun after the effective date of Public Law 89-652, October 14, 1966.

(1) A notification that a person has completed the years of service required for eligibility for retired pay under Title 10 U.S.C. is conclusive as to the person's subsequent entitlement to such pay only if the notification is made after the effective date of Public Law 89-652, October 14, 1966.

§ 86.3 Notification of eligibility for retired pay at age 60.

This is to notify you that, having completed the required years of service, you will be eligible for retired pay upon application at age 60 in accordance with the provisions of Title 10, U.S. Code, chapter 67. Your eligibility for retired pay may not be denied or revoked on the basis of any error, miscalculation, misinformation, or administrative determination of years of creditable service performed unless it resulted directly from fraud or misrepresentation on your part. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the number of years of creditable service upon which retired pay is computed may be adjusted to correct any error, miscalculation, misinformation, or administrative determination, and when such a correction is made you will be eligible for retired pay in accordance with the number of years of creditable service, as corrected, from the date retired pay is granted.

In the event you are now or later become entitled under any other provision of the law to retired pay from an armed force or retainer pay as a member of the Fleet Reserve or Fleet Marine Corps Reserve, you will not be entitled to retired pay under the provisions of Title 10, U.S. Code, 1331.

(iii) Assigned to temporary duty outside the Continental United States for three or more months.

(2) Allotments for purposes described in paragraph (e) (7), (8), and (9) of this section may be made by DOD employees who meet the eligibility requirements specified in Treasury Fiscal Requirements Manual for Guidance of Departments and Agencies (Part III, Chapter 4000), DOD Directive 1426.1,1 DOD Directive 5035.1, "Fund-Raising within DOD," and DOD Instruction 5035.5, "DOD Overseas Combined Federal Fund-Raising Campaign”.

(b) Emergency allotments. Allotments may be authorized to become effective during an emergency in accordance with provisions of DoD Instruction 1400.11, "Evacuation of Civilian Employees and Their Dependents in the Interest of Safety" May 14, 1962; such allotments will not become effective until an evacuation order has been issued.

(c) Allotments for foreign nationals. Foreign nationals employed by DOD and working outside of their own country on assignments of three or more months' duration may be permitted to make allotments for any of the purposes authorized in paragraph (e) of this section, providing all other provisions of this part are observed. Foreign nationals employed by DOD to work in their own countries, or in the Canal Zone, may be permitted to make allotments for the purposes shown in paragraph (e) (5) and (8) of this section and to pay premiums on group health benefits and group life insurance. In addition, foreign nationals may be permitted to make other allotments from pay when based on local customs and practices or pursuant to treaties or country-to-country agreements.

(d) Authorized allottees. An allotment may be made to any person, corporation, financial institution, or agency when the allotment is for one of the purposes listed in paragraph (e) of this section. The allottee must be specifically designated in writing by the allotter.

(e) Purpose of allotment. Allotments may be made for:

(1) Support of relatives or dependents of the allotter.

1 Filed as part of original. Copies available from the U.S. Naval Publications and Forms Center, 5801 Tabor Avenue, Philadelphia, Pa. 19120, Attention: Code 300.