The operation of all provisions of law requiring professional examinations for promotion in the Regular Army of officers of the Medical, Dental, and Veterinary Corps, and in the United States Air Force of officers designated as medical, dental, and veterinary officers thereof, are hereby suspended for the duration of the national emergency proclaimed by Proclamation No. 2914 of December 16, 1950.
Harry Truman: “The operation of all provisions of law requiring professional examinations for promotion in the Regular Army of officers…”
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