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U.S. Code as of:
01/19/04
Section 303. Special pay: veterinarians
(a) Monthly Special Pay. - Each of the following officers is
entitled to special pay at the rate of $100 a month for each month
of active duty:
(1) A commissioned officer -
(A) of the Regular Army who is in the Veterinary Corps;
(B) of the Regular Air Force who is an officer in the
Biomedical Sciences Corps and holds a degree in veterinary
medicine; or
(C) who is a veterinary officer of the Regular Corps of the
Public Health Service.
(2) A commissioned officer -
(A) of a Reserve component of the Army who is in the
Veterinary Corps of the Army;
(B) of a reserve component of the Air Force, of the Army or
the Air Force without specification of component, or of the
National Guard, who -
(i) is designated as a veterinary officer; or
(ii) is an officer in the Biomedical Sciences Corps of the
Air Force and holds a degree in veterinary medicine; or
(C) who is a veterinary officer of the Reserve Corps of the
Public Health Service,
who is on active duty as a result of a call or order to active
duty for a period of at least one year.
(3) A general officer of the Army or the Air Force appointed,
from any of the categories named in clause (1) or (2), in the
Army, the Air Force, or the National Guard, as the case may be.
(b) Additional Special Pay for Board Certification. - A
commissioned officer entitled to special pay under subsection (a)
who has been certified as a Diplomate in a specialty recognized by
the American Veterinarian Medical Association is entitled to
special pay (in addition to the special pay under subsection (a))
at the same rate as is provided under section 302c(b) of this title
for an officer referred to in that section who has the same number
of years of creditable service as the commissioned officer.
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