with the approval of the Military Department concerned.

(c) Deferment agreements. Enrollees who acquire exemption or deferment from induction by virtue of their enrollment in ROTC will execute agreements as provided in section 456(d) (1) of title 50, appendix, United States Code. Enrollees other than those described above may be required to execute such agreements as may be prescribed by the Secretary of the Military Department concerned.

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(1) The DD Form 44 will be issued for all financial assistance grant and nonfinancial assistance grant students who have registered with Selective Service. The following procedures will apply:

(i) DD Form 44 will be submitted to the local Selective Service board at the time ROTC students enter the program.

(ii) DD Form 44 may be forwarded to local boards subsequent to selecting a financial assistance grant student for admittance to the program.

(iii) DD Form 44 may be forwarded to local boards for 2-year ROTC program students subsequent to selection for 6week field training.

(2) All other students who are already enrolled in ROTC but are not of draft age will have their DD Form 44 submitted to the local board at the time they are required to register with Selective Service.

(d) Cross enrollment. A student at an institution that does not have an ROTC unit is eligible, if otherwise qualified, to be a member of a unit at another institution.

(e) Commissioning of graduates. Upon the successful completion of the required course of instruction, a graduate of a program referred to herein shall, if otherwise qualified, be appointed Regular or Reserve Officer in the appropriate Armed Force.

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(f) Assignment of graduates. (1) A graduate who has executed an agreement described in paragraph (c) of this section shall serve on active duty under the terms of the agreement. If not needed on active duty at the time of appointment, a graduate will be ordered to active duty for a period of 3 to 6 months with the Armed Force in which commissioned.

(2) Graduates shall be called to active duty or active duty for training as soon

1 Filed as part of original. Copies available from Director of Selective Service, Washington, D.C. 20435.

as possible within a 12-month period following their appointment as commissioned officers.

(3) Graduates who have fulfilled their active military training and service obligation, or who have enlisted Reserve status and have performed 6 months active duty for training under section 511 or section 672(d) of title 10, United States Code, following their appointment as commissioned officers and in accordance with military service requirements, may either be ordered to active duty for training per subparagraph (1) of this paragraph, under conditions contained in agreements with the Military Departments, or be given appropriate Ready Reserve assignments, preferably in the Selected Reserve when unit location and skill requirements are compatible with the residence of the assignee and his military skill.

(4) A graduate may be delayed from being ordered to active duty or active duty for training under regulations issued by the Secretary of the Military Department concerned if he:

(i) Is the recipient of a fellowship or scholarship,

(ii) Has been accepted by a recognized institution of higher education for graduate studies,

(iii) Would suffer undue personal hardship, or

(iv) Is otherwise precluded from reporting as ordered for cogent and acceptable reasons. If delayed, he shall remain subject to the assignment criteria prescribed in subparagraphs (1) through (3) of this paragraph, and shall be assigned to active duty or active duty for training, as appropriate, at such time as the cause of his delay ceases to exist.

PART 93-PRESERVATION OF PERSONAL PRIVACY OF MEMBERS OF THE ARMED FORCES

Sec.

93.1 Purpose and applicability. 93.2 Policy.

93.3 Voluntary release of data.

AUTHORITY: The provisions of this Part 93 issued under sec. 301, 80 Stat. 379; 5 U.S.C. 301, 522 (b) (6).

SOURCE: The provisions of this Part 93 appear at 35 F.R. 16085, Oct. 14, 1970, unless otherwise noted.

§ 93.1 Purpose and applicability.

This part sets forth the basic Department of Defense policy on preservation of

personal privacy of members of the armed forces against invasions by private organizations or individuals. It integrates and clarifies policies set forth in several DOD issuances, including Parts 43, 66, and 64 of this subchapter and Part 286 of Subchapter P of this chapter. It is in no way intended to derogate from the principles set forth in DOD Directive 5230.13, "Public Information Principles," dated June 15, 1970.1 The policy set forth herein is applicable to all components of the Department of Defense.

§ 93.2 Policy.

(a) The Department of Defense reaffirms its continuing policy of preserving the personal privacy of present and former servicemen and servicewomen. This policy shall be a prime consideration in the formulation and administration of personnel practices and procedures.

(b) Access to information relating to the personal characteristics of present and former members of the armed forces or concerning other information of a highly personal nature shall be limited to those organizations and individuals requiring such information to conduct the business of the Department of Defense; the business of other Federal, State or local agencies (including the business of the Legislative and Judicial Branches of Government at all levels); and in such other instances where release is clearly required by the national interest.

(c) Members of the armed forces and civilian employees may not release nor otherwise provide the following kinds of information to nongovernment organizations or individuals, whether commercial, nonprofit, or other, without previously obtaining the written consent of the individuals concerned, except as specified elsewhere in this part.

(1) Lists or compilations containing the names and addresses of servicemen and servicewomen or former servicemen and servicewomen (also see Part 43 of this subchapter for restrictions on the release of roster listings);

(2) Data from medical records, except as prescribed in Part 66 of this subchapter;

(3) Aptitude test scores;

(4) Identification of the individual member's occupational specialty; and

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

(5) Similar information of a personal nature.

(d) Unauthorized release (i.e., contrary to the provisions of this part) to private organizations or individuals of personal information from personnel, medical, or similar files without the written consent of the individual concerned shall be considered a clearly unwarranted invasion of his personal privacy within the meaning of section (b) (6) of title 5, United States Code, as implemented in Part 286 of Subchapter P of this chapter.

(e) Restrictions on access to personal information concerning former and present members of the armed forces shall normally not be applicable to the individual concerned, to his properly authorized legal representatives, or to his next of kin whenever he is incapable for reasons of physical or mental health from governing his own affairs.

(f) To insure the privacy and confidentiality of communications concerning or between military personnel and Members of the Congress of the United States, a member's personnel file shall not be coded, annotated, or otherwise marked to indicate that congressional interest has been generated by the member exercising his rights under 10 U.S.C. 1034 or expressed on his behalf.

[35 F.R. 16085, Oct. 14, 1970, as amended at 36 FR 14467, Aug. 6, 1971]

§ 93.3

Voluntary release of data.

(a) Each Service shall make necessary administrative arrangements by which individual members and former members of the armed forces may volunteer to authorize release of personal information for purposes that justify the expenses involved in establishing a suitable procedure. Such purposes may include, but are not limited to, assistance to separating servicemen in accomplishing the transition to civilian life; other promotion of the welfare of Department of Defense military or civilian personnel; cooperation in scholarly research efforts in the national interest; and other efforts by nongovernmental agencies to further the national interest.

(b) The written consent of the individuals concerned normally must be obtained prior to any such release of personal information to a nongovernment agency. Development by the Services of procedures to obtain authorized releases should be limited by the costs.

This part prescribes uniform procedures acceptable to the Immigration and Naturalization Service of the Department of Justice, to (a) facilitate the naturalization of aliens who have served honorably in the Armed Forces of the United States and to (b) militarily certify alien dependents seeking naturalization under the provisions of Immigration and Nationality Act of 1952, as amended, sections 319 (b) and 323 (c) (8 U.S.C. 1430 (b) and 1434(c)); and furnishes policy guidance to the Secretaries of the Military Departments governing discharge or release from active duty in the Armed Forces of the United States of permanent-residence aliens who desire to be naturalized as U.S. citizens under the provisions of Act of June 27, 1952, section 328 (66 Stat. 249); 8 U.S.C. 1439.

§ 94.2 Applicability.

The provisions of this part apply to the Military Departments.

§ 94.3 Definitions.

(a) "Permanent-residence alien" is an alien admitted into the United States under an immigration visa for permanent residence; or an alien, who, after admission without an immigrant visa, has had his status adjusted to that of an

alien lawfully admitted for permanent residence.

(b) "Armed Forces of the United States" denotes collectively all components of the Army, Navy, Air Force, Marine Corps, and Coast Guard.

§ 94.4 Policy and procedures.

(a) Naturalization of an alien who has served honorably in the Armed Forces of the United States at any time. (1) Under the provisions of Act of June 27, 1952, section 328 (66 Stat. 249); 8 U.S.C. 1439, an alien who has served in the Armed Forces of the United States for a period (s) totaling three (3) years may be naturalized if he:

(i) Has been lawfully admitted to the United States for permanent residence; (ii) Was separated from the military service under honorable conditions;

(iii) Files a petition while still in the military service, or within six (6) months after the termination of such service; and

(iv) Can comply in all other respects with the Immigration and Nationality Act of 1952, except that (a) no period of residence or specified period of physical presence in the United States or the State in which the petition for naturalization is filed is required, and (b) residence within the jurisdiction of the court is not required.

(2) The prescribed 3-year period may be satisfied by a combination of active duty and inactive duty in a reserve status.

(3) An alien member desiring to fulfill naturalization requirements through military service shall not be separated prior to completion of three (3) full years of active duty unless:

(i) His performance or conduct does not justify retention, in which case he shall be separated in accordance with the provisions of Part 41 of this subchapter and chapter 47, title 10, United States Code (Uniform Code of Military Justice), as appropriate; or

(ii) He is to be transferred to inactive duty in a reserve component in order to

(a) Complete a reserve obligation under the provisions of Part 50 of this subchapter, or

(b) Attend a recognized institution of learning under the early release program, as provided in DOD Instruction 1332.15, "Early Release of Military Enlisted Personnel for College or Voca

tional/Technical School Enrollment," January 26, 1970.1

(4) Caution shall be exercised to ensure that an alien's affiliation with the Armed Forces of the United States, whether on active duty or on inactive duty in a reserve status, is not terminated even for a few days short of the 3-year statutory period, since failure to comply with the exact 3-year requirement of Act of June 27, 1952, section 328 (66 Stat. 249); 8 U.S.C. 1439 will automatically preclude a favorable determination by the Immigration and Naturalization Service on any petition for naturalization based on an alien's military service.

(5) During a period of hostilities, as designated by the President of the United States, the expeditious naturalization provisions outlined in paragraph (b) of this section, will take precedence over the foregoing.

(b) Naturalization of an alien who has served in the Armed Forces of the United States during a period of hostilities as designated by the President of the United States. (1) Under the provisions of Immigration and Nationality Act of 1952, as amended, section 329 (8 U.S.C. 1440), an alien who serves honorably on active duty in the Armed Forces of the United States during the period beginning February 28, 1961, and ending on a date designated by the President, by Executive order, as the date of termination of the Vietnam hostilities, or during any future period which President, by Executive order, shall designate as a period in which the Armed Forces of the United States are or were engaged in military operations involving armed conflict with a hostile foreign force, and who is otherwise eligible, may be naturalized whether or not he has been lawfully admitted to the United States for permanent residence, if the member was inducted, enlisted, or reenlisted in the United States (inclusive of Puerto Rico, Guam, Virgin Islands, Canal Zone, American Samoa, or Swains Island).

(1) The induction, enlistment, or reenlistment in the United States or its stated possessions must actually be in these land areas, in ports, harbors, bays, enclosed sea areas along their routes, or within a marginal belt of the sea extend

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

ing from the coastline outward three (3) geographical miles.

(ii) Enlistment or reenlistment aboard a ship on the high seas or in foreign waters does not meet the requirements of Immigration and Nationality Act of 1952, as amended, section 329 (8 U.S.C. 1440). In such instances, the provisions of paragraph (a) of this section may apply.

(2) Each Military Department will establish procedures containing the provisions outlined in subdivisions (1) and (ii) of this subparagraph. In addition, each qualifying alien shall be advised of the liberalized naturalization provisions of the Immigration and Nationality Act of 1952, as amended, section 329 (8 U.S.C. 1440), i.e., that the usual naturalization requirements concerning age, residence, physical presence, court jurisdiction and waiting periods are not applicable, and will be given appropriate assistance in processing his naturalization application in consonance with procedures contained in "Naturalization Requirements and General Information," published by the U.S. Department of Justice (Form N-17).

(1) Military basic training and orientation programs will include advice and assistance to interested aliens in completing and submitting the application and other forms required to initiate naturalization proceedings.

(ii) In addition, applicants should be advised that:

(a) Under the laws of certain foreign countries, military service in the Armed Forces of the United States may result in the loss of their native country citizenship but this same service may make them eligible for U.S. citizenship.

(b) Their eligibility for naturalization, based upon the honorable service in an active duty status prescribed in the Immigration and Nationality Act of 1952, as amended, section 329 (8 U.S.C. 1440) will be retained, even though they apply for naturalization after their return to the United States following the termination or completion of their overseas assignment, or after their honorable discharge from the Armed Forces of the United States.

(c) If they are stationed at a base in the continental United States, Alaska, Hawaii,, Puerto Rico, Guam, or the Virgin Islands, they should apply for citizenship only if they expect to be stationed at the base for at least 60 days following application. Unless the Immigration and Nat

uralization Service has at least 60 days in which to complete the case, there is no assurance that it can be completed before the applicant is transferred, since the processing procedures outlined below take time and are not entirely within the control of the Immigration and Naturalization Service.

(1) Every naturalization application must be processed when received by the Immigration and Naturalization Service. Special arrangements have been made to expedite the processing of petitions of alien members of the Armed Forces.

(2) After processing, the alien applicant and two citizen witnesses must personally appear for examination by an officer of the Immigration and Naturalization Service in connection with the filing of a petition for naturalization in court.

(3) Finally, the applicant must appear in person before the naturalization court on a date set by the court so that he may be admitted to citizenship.

(d) If the alien member is scheduled for overseas assignment where naturalization courts are not available, he should apply for naturalization on the earliest possible date but no later than 60 days before departure for overseas assignment. No assurance that processing will be completed before the applicant's departure for overseas will be given by the Immigration and Naturalization Service unless it has 60 days to complete the matter.

(1) An alien serviceman who is serving overseas and has submitted or submits the required naturalization application and forms to the Immigration and Naturalization Service may not be granted ordinary leave, or Rest and Recuperation (R&R) leave (where authorized in overseas areas) for naturalization purposes, unless a written notification from the Immigration and Naturalization Service has been received by the serviceman informing him that the processing of his application has been completed, and requesting him to appear with two U.S. citizen witnesses before a representative of the Immigration and Naturalization Service at a designated location for the purpose of completing the naturalization.

(2) If possible, an applicant granted leave for such purposes should advise the Immigration and Naturalization Service when he expects to arrive in the leave area and, in any event, should contact the Immigration and Naturalization Bervice office immediately upon arrival

in the area. Every effort will be made to complete the naturalization within the leave period.

(c) Naturalization of alien spouses and/or alien adopted children of military and civilian personnel ordered overseas. Alien spouses and/or alien adopted children of military and civilian personnel of the Department of Defense who are authorized to accompany or join their sponsors overseas and who wish to obtain U.S. citizenship prior to departure will be given maximum assistance by commanders of military installations.

(1) DD Form 1278, “Certificate of Overseas Assignment to Support Application to File Petition for Naturalization,”* will be issued to alien dependents by military commanders at the times indicated below in order that the alien may file such certificate with the nearest Immigration and Naturalization Service Office to initiate naturalization proceedings. Only DD Form 1278 will be accepted by the Immigration and Naturalization Service. Military commanders will not issue memoranda or letters of any kind in lieu thereof.

(i) When dependents are authorized automatic concurrent travel, DD Form 1278 will be issued not earlier than 90 days prior to the dependents' schedule date of travel.

(ii) When advance application for concurrent travel is required, DD Form 1278 will be issued after approval is received and not earlier than 90 days prior to the dependents' scheduled date of departure.

(iii) When concurrent travel is not authorized, DD Form 1278 will be issued after authorization for dependents' movement is received and not earlier than 90 days prior to the dependents' scheduled date of travel.

(2) Upon receipt of DD Form 1278, the alien will file this form, together with the application for petition for naturalization, Immigration and Naturalization Form N-400 (adult) or N-402 (child) as appropriate, if not previously filed, with the nearest office of the Immigration and Naturalization Service. The application must be accompanied by:

(i) Three identical photographs. (ii) Form FD-358, Applicant Fingerprint Card, and

Filed as part of original. Copies may be obtained from Departments of the Army, Navy, and Air Force.