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John Fitzgerald Kennedy: “The Surgeon General of the Department of the Army shall, from time to time, prescribe or approve a list enumerating…”

On the recordMarch 13, 1963
The Surgeon General of the Department of the Army shall, from time to time, prescribe or approve a list enumerating various medical conditions or physical defects that disqualify registrants for service in the Armed Forces.
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John Fitzgerald Kennedy
Democratic · Massachusetts

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Executive Order 11098—Amending the Selective Service Regulations

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