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Appointment of Retired Reserve Officers to the National Selective Service Appeal Board
The document is a memorandum discussing the appointment of retired reserve officers to the National Selective Service Appeal Board. The conclusion reached in the document is that retired members of a reserve component of the armed forces are ineligible for appointment to the board. The document presents questions regarding the eligibility of John C. McDonald and Harold Z. Chase, who are retired from the Air Force Reserve and Army Reserve, respectively, for appointment to the National Selective Service Appeal Board. It also reviews the regulations and legislative history related to the appointment of military personnel to such boards.
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