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No. 05-396C (Judge Mm2¢ Ellen Coster Williams)

IN THE UNITED STATES CO~T OF FEDERAL CLAIMS

THOMAS REMPFER L. and RUSSELLE. DINGLE, Plaimiffs,
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THE UNITED STATES, Defendant. DEFENDANT'SAPPENDLX ITS MOTIONTO DISMISS TO

PETERD. I(~EISLER Assistant Attorney General DAVID M. COHEN Director JAMES M. ICINSELLA Deputy Director OF COUNSEL: LT COL P. CHRISTOPHERCLARK Air Force Legal Services Agency General Litigation Division 1501 WilsonBlvd., 7th Floor Arlington, VA22209-2403 DOUGLASK. MICKLE Trial Attorney CommercialLitigation Branch Civil Division Departmentof Justice Attn: Classification Unit 8th Floor, 1100L Street, N.W. Washington, D.C. 20530 Tele: (202) 353-7961 Fax: (202) 353-7988 Attorneys For Defendant

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Mr. Rempfer's Application for Ready Reserve Assignment, AF Form 1288 December 22, 1998 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Discharge Order, State of Connecticut, Captain Thomas Rempfer, 23 February 1999 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 Discharge Order, State of Connecticut, Major Russell Dingle, 23 March 1999 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 Notification of Eligibility for Retired Pay at Age 60, Major Russell E. Dingle 9 April 2002 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 Application For Transfer To Retired Reserve, Major Russell Dingle 21 March 2003 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 Retirement Order, 29 May 2003 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 Declaration of Chief Master Sergeant Kristine C. Shaw . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 Declaration of Brigadier General Daniel R. Scace . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 Extract, National Guard Regulation (AR) 600-100, 15 April 1994, Commissioned Officers Federal Recognition And Related Personnel Action, ¶ 2-2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11

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MILITARY DEPARTMENT OFFICE OF ~ ADSUTANT GENERAL NA~ON~ GU~ ~ORY, ~O~ CT 06105-3795
Persr~nalData-Privacy of 1974(5 USC Act 552a) SPECIAL ORDEa~ AD-048 23 February1999

CAPTAINTHOMAS REMPFER,060L. Address: 3811 Phelps Road, West Suffield, CT 06093), is relieved from assignment with the llSt h Fighter Squadron, PAS CODE: B71CFL3B, Bradley ANG Base, 100 Niehelson Road, East Granby, CT 06026-9309, and is honorably discharged from the CTANG effeeti'~,~ 11 5rmreh 1999 and transferred to 9001st ARS,Denver, CO 05093, effective 12 March 1999. Authority: ANGR36-05. SPD: MNF BY THE ORDER OF THE GOVERNOR

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STATE OF CONNECTICUT MILITARY DEPARTMENT OFFICE OF THE ADJUTANT GENEI~XL NATIONAL GUARD ARMORY, HARTFORD, CT 06105-3795 P~rsonalData-Privacy of 1974(5 USC Act 552a) SPECIAL ORDER AD-068 23 March 1999

MA$OR RUSSELL DINGLE, E. 013Address: 71 Shaughnessy Drive, E~t Hartford, CT 06118), is relieved from assi 03d Operations Support Flight, PASCODE: B71CFHLJ Bradley ANG Base, 100 Nicholson Road, East Granby, CT 06026-9309,and is honorablydischarged fro m the CTANG effective 3 April !999 and transferred to HQUSAFA/RR~RA, 9001st ARS, Denver, CO 80280, effective 4 Ap.~il 1999. Authdrity: ANGR 36-05. SPD: IvlNF BY THE ORDER OF THE GOVERNOR OFFICIAL DAVID W. GAY Major General. The Adjutant General DISTRIBUTION: 5 - Individual 1 - MPRG I - HQ CTANG/ROM 1 - HQ ARPC/DSMP ' 1 - 118 FS/CC 1 - t03 MSF/DPMPE 1 - 103 LS/LGSD I - 103 FW/FM 1 - State Library

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HF.JC~UARTERS ~RRESERVE PERSONNEL CENTER

9 APR2002 MEMORANDUM M2J RUSSELL E DINGL~ USAFR FOR SI-tAUOHNESSY ~T ~ORT ~ 06118-23~7 FROM: FtQ ARPCIDPFR 6760E Irviltgton P1 #1900 D~nver CO 8028[N1900 SUBJECT: Notification of Eligibility for P~tlred Pay at Ag~60 1. Youhave completed required years of service under the provisions of Title 10, United States Code the (U.S.C.), Section1273I, andyou will be enlifled to rstired pay uponapplioation at age 60. 'Y dot eligfbility for retired paymaynothe deniedor revoked the basis of anycrier, u~fless it rnsultgd dircofly fa-omfraud on ormisrepresentation part. onyour However, ~umb~r years omditabl~ the of of service retirement aRd pninls which upon retired is~omputed beadjustede.on'~ot error. correction pay may to any Ira isra~de, your retired will adjusted pay be accordingly. 2. Youate elig~le:to p~rticipate in the Reserve Component Survivor Bsncfit Plan ~C~P). You~o~d ~c~ive derailed i~tion on RCSBP ~ c~fied ~il ~ 30 &~, ~s pl~ ~i~ ~u ~ a mon~y a~ ~ yo~ ~a~d b~fic~es in ~ ~m ofyo~ 3. In the event you become entitled underany otlaer provision of law to retired pay froman AnnealForce, or retainer pay fromthe Fleet Pa~serveor Fleet Marine CorpsReserve,~,ou will no longer be entitled to retir,'d pay under the provisions of Title 10, U.S.C., 1273l or oovemgc under RCSBP. 4.As of 28JAN2002, ra~ords youhave our show acoumula~ed points retired Additional 380S for pay. retirement points ac~rnadprior to age ~ will be credited to you, If you disagree v~th the points strewn, identify the time period and submit docament~ vcri~ additional points. to

CAROL GIVENS Military Personnel Technician Rs~t Eligibility Division Dir~atorate of Personnel ProgramManagement

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DEPARTMENTSOF THE ARSIY .AND THE AIR FORCE JOINT FORCE HEADQUARTERS, CONNECTICUT NATIONAL GUARD ARMORY 555 WILLARD AVENUE NEWINGTON, CONNECTICUT 06111

Declaration of Chief Master Sergeant ("CMS,~t")Kristine C. Shaw I amCMSgt Kristine C. Shaw.I amassigned to the Headquarters Connecticut Air National Guard (HQCTANG"), Newington, CT, and serve as Military Personnel Managerfor Connecticut. From1991 until December1999, I was the Noncommissioned Officer in Charge ('~COIC") of Career Enhancement, Bradley ANG Base, CT. As the NCOIC,I managed all officer and enlisted enhancementactions for ANG membersassigned to Bradley ANG Base. Theseactions included, but were not limited to, retirements, officer appointments/separations, and transfers. In order to transfer from the CTANG the Air Force Reserve, the member to submits an AFFon-n 1288, "Application for ReadyReserveTransfer." Althoughrarely used, it is also acceptable to submit a DDForm368, "Request for Conditional Release." The member fills out the form, to include the assignmentdesired (gaining position), and the request is processed. former office would send the AF Form 1288 (or in some cases the DDForm 368) to HQCTANG for final action I do not specifically recall seeing an AFForm1288 or DDFoma368 from either Thomas L. Rempfer Russell E. Dingle. However, have looked at the respective orders discharging or I them from the CTANG transferring them to the Air Force Reserve (Special Order AD-048 and and Special Order AD-068) can state with certainty that each had to submit either one or the and other. I ampositive of this, as the AFForm1288 and DDForm368 are the only t~vo source documentsfor the information contained on the Special Orders published by HQCTANG, such

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Case 1:05-cv-00396-MCW Document 5-2 Filed 05/20/2005 Page 11 of 16 as the gaining unit of assignment and PASCode. This was the process whenI left myfomler position and it is the process westill use today in mycurrent position at HQCTANG. Pursuantto 28 U.S.C.1746, I declare under penalty of perjury that the foregoingis true and_correct. Executedthis 16th day of May,2005, at Newington,CT.

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DEPARTMENTS OF THE ARMY AND AIR FORCE
JOINT CONNECTICUT NATIONAL GUARD FORCES HEADQUARTERS - CONNECTICUT 360 BROAD STREET HARTFORD, CONNECTICUT 06105-3795

Declaration of Brigadier General Daniel R. Scace I am Brigadier General Daniel R. Scace. I mn assigned as Chief of Staff for the Comaecticut Air National Guard ("CTANG"), Hartford, CT. From 1997 to May2000, I served as the Vice WingCommander the 103rd Fighter for Wing, Bradley ANGBase, Co~m. As Vice Wing Commander, I was second in commandat Bradley ANG Base. I am fmniliar with Thomas Rempferand Russell E. Dingle, as they were part of a L. group of approximately ten CTANG officers at Bradley ANG Base who did not want to be

inoculated pursuant to DoD's Anthrax Vaccine Immunization Program (AVIP). Ultimately, these officers either resigned their commissionsor submitted AF Form1288s to transfer from the CTANG the Air Force Reserve. This command to took no disciplinm'y action against any of these officers for their refusal to complywith AVIP prior to (or after) their resignation transfer from the CTANG. Pursuant to 28 U.S.C. 1746, I declare under penalty of perjury that the foregoing is true and_correct. Executedthis 17th day of May,2005, at Hartford, CT.

DANIEL R. SCACE Brigadier General Chief of Staff Comaecticut Air National Guard Subscribed, sworn to madacknowledged before meby tt~e4aid Danie~R.,8"c'gce,~Declarant, this 17th day of May,2005. //// /~,//

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HEADQUARTERS DEPARTMENT THE ARMY OF Washington, DC 20310-2500 15 April 1994

*NATIONAL GUARD REGULATION (AR) 600-100

Personnel o General COMMISSIONED OFFICERS ¯ FEDERALRECOGNITIONAND RELATEDPERSONNEL ACTIONS Summary. regulation providesprocedures This for processing applicationsfor Federalrecognition, all waivers, revises list of documents the required apfor pointment, gives new policy on the EadyCommissioning Program announces newpolicy dealing with civilian andmilitary education rements, requ changes special branch assignment policies, changes special branch promotion policies, changes generalofficer management policies, incorporatesNGR 600-4as it pertains to commissioned generalofficers and and adds appendixH, appendixI, and appendixJ. Applicability. This regulation applies to the Army National Guard (ARNG). Internal control systems.This regulation is not subject to the requirements AR11-2. It doesnot of contain internalcontrol provisions. Supplementation. Supplementation this regulaof tion is prohibitedwithout approvalfrom Chief, pdor the National GuardBureau, ARNG Readiness Center, ATTN: NGB-ARP-PO, 111 South George Mason Drive,Arlington,Virginia 22204-1382. Interim changes. Interim changes this regulation to are not official unlesstheyare authenticated the by Chief, AdministrativeServices,National Guard Bureau.Users will destroyintedm changes their expion ration datesunlesssooner superseded rescinded. or Suggestedimprovements.Users of this regulation are invited to sendcomments suggested and improvements on DA Form 2028 (Recommended Changes Publications Blank to and Forms) directly to NGB-ARP-PO.

Contents (Listed by para number) Chapter 1 Introducation Purpose References Explanation abbreviations terms of and Responsibilities Policy Relative rank Appointment grade Para 1-1 1-2 1-3 1-4 1-5 1-6 1-7 Certificate Eligibiliiy of Temporary Federalrecognitionof ARNG Appointments Para 2-12 2-13

Chapter 2 Appointments Appointment Policy Exercise of mmmand Wearing the uniform insignia of and Appointmentof Chiefs StateMilitary of Departments Appointment a Reserve as commissioned officer of the AnT~ Eligibilitycdteria Persons ineligible for Federal recognition and waivers authorized not Persons ineligible for Federal recognition unless waiveris granted Waiver Procurement sources

2-1 2-2 2-3 2-4. 2-5 2-6 2-7 24] 2-9 2-10 2-11

Chapter 3 Processing Applications for Appointmentand Federal Recognition Actions required individual by 3-1 Actions required by immediate commander 3-2 Actionsrequired by intermediate commander 3-3 Actionsrequiredby TheAdjutantGeneral 3-4 Categories requiringFederal recognition boardaction 3-5 Categories requiringFederal not recognition 3-6 boardaction Proceduresfor Federalrecognitionboard 3-7 Chapter 4 Assignments General Activeservice Assignment policies Limitation on assignments Assignment commissioned of officers to Army aviationpositions Transfer commissioned of officers

4-1 4-2 4-3 44 4-5 4-6

'This regulation supersedes 600-1oo,15 November and NGR NGR 1985 600-4, 15 May1978

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Para Overstrength additionalTDA and assignment 4-7 policies Chapter 5 Attachments General Attachment authority Administration records and

5-1 5-2 5-3

Chapter 6 Branch Transfers, Area of Concentration (AOC), Functional Area Designation/Redesignation Authority 6-1 6-2 Limitations General policy andproceduresfor branch transfer, AOC functionalareadesignation/ and redesignafion 6-3 6-4 Branch transfer Exemption FederalRecognition from Board action 6-5 TheOfficer Personnel ClassificationBoard 6-6 Educafionalstipulations award AOC! and of FunctionalArea Designation/Bedesignation6-7 6-8 Unit reorganization 6-9 AOC Qualifications Personal appearance beforethe FRB or OPCB 6-10 Chapter 7 Duty Details General General with troops staff Inspector General (IG) Adutant appointments A de-de-camp appointments Detail appointment notification Chapter 8 Promotion for Other ThanGeneral Officers Section i General Responsibility Promotion criteria Promotion a Reserve as commissioned officer of the Army Computation promotion of service Personnel secudty screening Weadng insignia of Section II Promotionto Fill Unit Vacancies Etigibility for Promotion Minimum yearsof promotion service Military education requirements Civilian education requirements FederalRecognition BoardProcedures Requireddocuments Certificate Eligibility for Promotion of

Sectiontll Mandatory Consideration for Promotion Mandatory consideration promotion for as 8-14 a Reservecf theAm~y Federal recognition after selection promotion for 8-15 as a Reserve the Army of Declinafionof promotion a Reserve the as of Army 8-16 8-17 Delay Promotion of Promotion ARNGUS of officers entedng active 8-18 duty and posthumous promotion Section Promotionof ARNG officers serving on Title AGRtours 8-19 General Procedures 8-20 Section V Promotable Status Promotable Status

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7-1 7-2 7-3 7-4 7-5 7-6

Chapter 9 Civilian Education General Civilian education requirements Civilian education goals Civilian education documentation Civilian education requirements State OCS for graduates Civilian education requirements direct for appointment applications Promotion Transitionpedod requirements Montgomery Bill requirements GI

9-1 9-2 9-3 94, 9-5 9-6 9-7 9.6 9-9

8-1 8-2 8-3 8-4 8-5 8-6

8-7 8-8 8-9 8-10 8-11 8-12 8-13

Chapter 10 Federal Recognition Boards For Other Than General Officers General 19-1 Authority 10-2 Appointment 10-3 Composition 104, 10-5 Board site Notification applicants to 10.6 10-7 Procedure Examination 19-8 Determinationof qualificationsof Army reserve 10-9 officers Appraisal experience of 10-10 10-11 Appraisal promotion of qualifications Findings 10-12 10-13 Unanimityofrecommendations Recansiderafionfor Federal recognition 10-14 Procedures completion examination upon of bythe board 10-15 Dispositionof records 10-16 10-17 Actionsrequiredby SeniorArmy Adviser Actionsrequired StateAdjutantGeneral 10-18 by Actionsbythe Chief, NationalGuard Bureau 10-19

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NGR (AR) 600-100

Chapter 11 Para General Officers 11-1 Appointment promotion and authodty AppointmentChiefs StateMilitary of of Departments 11-2 Federal recognitioncdteria Chiefs ~ State for o Military Departments 11-3 Prerequisitesfor consideration Federal for recognition general in officer grades 11-4 Frocking 11-5 Prerequisitesfor consideration Certificate for of Eligibility for Federal recognition or within to general.officer grades 11-6 Limitationsof Cerfificatesof Eligibility 11-7 Recommendation Procedure and 11-8 Documentation General Officer FederalRecognition Board 11-9 Disposition findings of 11-10 Granting Federal of recognition 11-11 Dateconsidered recommended for promotion 11-12 Reconsiderationfor Federal recognition in the same grade 11-13 Reassignment eligibility 11-14 AMEDD assignment limitations 11-15 Chapter 12 ROTC Early Commissioning Program General Eligibility for Appointment Commissioning Cadets of Applying Federal for Recognition Military Personnel Records Jacket Establishment transfer of the OMPF and and accessions into ARNGUS Control officer pending to AD IADT of call or OfficerBasic Course trainingfor officers commissioned underthe Eady Commissioning Program

Para Policiesapplicable officer trainees have to who completedthe ROTC Advanced Course 13-7 SectionIV Evaluation and Assignment Evaluation officer trainees of Assignment Section V- Training and Utilization Training Policy, Utilization officertrainees of Section V1 Uniform, Subsistence, and Billeting Uniform Subsistence Billeting

13-8 13-9

13-10 13-11

13-12 13-13 13-14

12-1 12-2 12-3 12-4 12-5 12-6 12-7 12-8

Section vg Processing General 13-15 Enlistment Procedures 13-16 Processing Soldiersdropped potential from SMP participation 13-17 Processing officer traineeswho disenrolled are from or fail to completethe ROTCAdvanced Course, to volunteer ECP, to accept fail for fail a commission, fail to betendered or a commission 13-18 Processing officer traineesfor ARNG discharge and reassignmentto USAR Control Group 13-19 (ROTC) SIDPERSARNG 13-20 Processing procedures commissioning 13-21 for Commissioned Status 13-22 Appendixes A References B. Documents required by NGB FederalRecogni for tion (for otherthanGeneralOfficera) considerafionfor Federal C DocumentsRequiredfor Recognitionto within the grades General and of D. Formatfor Promotion Recommendations E. List of Qualifying Courses Military Education for Requirementsfor Promotion ~. Commissioned Officer Branch/Functional Area Substitution Table G. Branchand FunctionalArea CodeTable ~ Biographical Summary Format L Instructionsforprocessingapplicafionsfor Chaplain and Judge Advocate General'sCorpsBranches J. Instructionsfor processing applicafions all Am'~y for Medical Department (AMEDD) Branches Glossary

Chaeter 13 ARNG Simultaneous Membership Program (SMP) Section I /n trodoction Scope

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Section II SMP Eligibility, Requirements Policy and SMP Eligibility, requirements, policy and 13-2 Section III Policy Policiesapplicable enlistedpersonnelthat to take part in the SMP are not enrolled who 13-3 in the ROTC Advanced Course Policiesapplicable persons to enrolled the in ROTC Advanced Course not members but of 13-4 the ARNG Policiesapplicable participants the SMP 13-5 to in Policies applicable to ARNG members who conditionallycontractinto the ROTC Advanced 13-6 Course

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1-1. Purpose This regulation prescribespolicies and procedures governingthe appointment,assignment, temporary Federalrecognition, Federalrecognition, reassignment, transfersbetween States,branch transfers, area of concentrationdesignafion, utilization, branchdetail, attachment, separation commissioned and of officers of the Army NafionalGuard (ARNG). Excaptionsto this regulationwill beconsidered an individual basis; on they will neither be considered a precedent as for changes policy, nor blanketapproval future rein for quests. 1-2. References Related references listed in appendix of this are A regulation. 1--3. Explanation of abbreviations and terms Abbreviationsandspecial termsusedin this regulation are explained the glossary. in 1-4. Responsibilities a, National GuardBureau (NGB), (1.) Director, ARNG. Director, ARNG reThe is sponsiblefor the overall development manageand ment commissioned of officers of the ARNG. (2) Personnel Directorate (NGB-ARP). The Personnel Directorateis the agentfor the Director, ARNG, providingtechnicalguidance the overall deon velopment management commissioned and of officers of the ARNG, approving modifications the system, to and authorizing changesmade the States. No by changes the system authorizedto be made to are by the Stateswithout priorwdttenapproval changes All mustbe approved NGB, at b. State Activities. (1.) State Adjutant General (AG). The State AGwill manage develop and commissioned officers at theState level. (2) State PersonnelOfficer. The State PersonneIOfficerwillserve asthe managerofthe officars at the Statelevel onbehalfof the StateAG. "Fne State Personnel Officer will maintain personnel records,assign andutilize officers, andperform actionsreall quiredto support personnel the system. 1-5.. Policy The officer personnel management system(OPMS) andpolicies throughwhichthe ARNG manages ofthe ricer corpsmust result in officers who dedicated, are competent, aggressive and leaderswith high morals andintegrity. The profession arms of requiresa strong professional ethical officer corpscapable makand of ing the decisions needed sustain the excellence to of the officer ranks. Personnel actions prescribed here as a result of thesepolicies will bemade withoutregard race,color, religion, gender, national to or odgin. Special exceptions classification andassignment for of female officers are contained AR611-101 parain and graph 4-49of this regulation.

1-6. Relative rank Commissioned off~cers el" the ARNG. whennot on active duty in a Federalstatus, rank among themselves according the lawsof the State in which to appointed. When commissioned officers of the ARNG enter onactive duty under provisionof the law, any they will rank among commissioned officers of the same gradewho on active duty according the are to provisions AR of 600-20. 1-7. Appointment grade Federalrecognitionandinitial Reserve the Army of appointment be limited to the gradeof second will lieutenantexcept those for individualswho entitled are to threeor more years service of credit under T[fie 10, USC. section3353. Service credit consists the sum of of anyprior commissioned service credit awarded for advanced education, training, or special experience. Award constructive of service credit is limited to those commissioned officers seeking appointment one of in the specialbranches. Chapter 2 Appointments 2-1. Appointment Commissioned Officers of the ARNG appointed are by the severalStatesunder Article 1, Section of the 8, UnitedStatesConstitution. These appointments may be federally recognized the Chief, NationalGuard by Bureau under suchregulations the Secretary the as of Army prescribeandunderthe provisionsof this may regulation.Officers who federallyrecognized a are in particular gradeandbranch shall be tendered apan pointment in the same grade as Reserve commissionedofficers of the Army with assignment the to Army National Guard the UnitedStates (ARNGUS), of as providedin Title 10, USC, sections 3351(a)and 3359, if they have not already accepted such appointment. Nenprior service personnelappointed in the ARNG a military service incur obligationas set forth in AR 135-91. Pdor service personnel who are receivingservicecredit under Title 10, USC, section 3353, must have their Reserve the Armygrade of determined Title 10, USC, lAW section 3359. 2-2. Policy a. Theappointment officers in the ARNG a of is functionof the Stateconcerned, distinguished as from the Federalrecognition of suchappointment. Upon appointment the ARNG a State andsubscribing in of to anoathof office, anindividualhas Statestatusunder a whichto function. Such individualsacquiraa Federal status whenthey are federally recognized and appointed a Reserve the Army. as of .& Theeffective date of Federalrecognition for original appointment that date on whichthe comis missioned officer executes oath of office in the the State.

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