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On the recordOctober 22, 1962
In pursuance of the provisions of section 2 of the said Joint Resolution of October 3, 1962, the Secretary of Defense and the Secretary of the Treasury with respect to the Coast Guard are hereby authorized to extend enlistments, appointments, periods of active duty, periods of active duty for training, periods of obligated service or other military status in any component of an armed force or in the National Guard that expire before February 28, 1963, for not more than twelve months.
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John Fitzgerald Kennedy
Democratic · Massachusetts

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Executive Order 11058—Assigning Authority With Respect to Ordering Persons and Units in the Ready Reserve to Active Duty and...

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