Delegating to the Secretary of Defense the Authority of the
          President To Order to Active Duty Members of the Reserve
 10762    Components of the Armed Forces Who Are in Medical, Dental, or
          Allied Specialist Categories and To Prescribe Regulations
          Governing the Appointment, Reappointment, and Promotion of
          Signed: March 28, 1958
          Federal Register page and date: 23 FR 2119, April 1, 1958
          Revokes: EO 10478, August 5, 1953

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    EX. ORD. NO. 10762. DELEGATION OF AUTHORITY TO SECRETARY OF DEFENSE

      Ex. Ord. No. 10762, Mar. 28, 1958, 23 F.R. 2119, provided:

      1. There is hereby delegated to the Secretary of Defense:

      (a) The authority vested in the President by section 4(l)(1) of
    the Universal Military Training and Service Act, as added by
    section 2 of the Act of June 27, 1957 (P.L. 85-62; 71 Stat. 206)
    (subsection (l)(1) of this section), to order to active duty (other
    than for training) for a period of not more than 24 consecutive
    months, with or without his consent, any member of a reserve
    component of the armed forces of the United States who is in a
    medical, dental, or allied specialist category, who has not
    attained the thirty-fifth anniversary of the date of his birth, and
    who has not performed at least one year of active duty (other than
    for training).

      (b) The authority vested in the President by section 5(c) of the
    Universal Military Training and Service Act, as added by section 5
    of the Act of June 27, 1957 (P.L. 85-62; 71 Stat. 207) (section
    455(c) of this Appendix), to prescribe regulations with respect to
    the appointment, reappointment, or promotion of any qualified
    person who (1) is liable for induction or (2) as a member of a
    reserve component is ordered to active duty as a physician or
    dentist or in an allied specialist category in the armed forces of
    the United States.

      2. Executive Order No. 10478 of August 5, 1953, as amended by
    Executive Order No. 10658 of February 15, 1956, is hereby revoked.


    Dwight D. Eisenhower.