{"data":{"id":"us/50-u.s.c.-3804","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"50 U.S.C. § 3804","heading":"Volunteer service of physicians and dentists; minimum period","body":"Any physician or dentist who meets the qualifications for a reserve commission in the respective military departments shall, so long as there is a need for the services of such a physician or dentist, be afforded an opportunity to volunteer for a period of active duty of not less than twenty-four months. Any physician or dentist who so volunteers his service, and meets the qualifications for a reserve commission shall be ordered to active duty for not less than twenty-four months, notwithstanding the grade or rank to which such physician or dentist is entitled under the provisions of the Act of September 9, 1950, as amended.","path":["Title 50—WAR AND NATIONAL DEFENSE","CHAPTER 49—MILITARY SELECTIVE SERVICE"],"source_url":"https://uscode.house.gov/download/releasepoints/us/pl/119/103/xml_usc50@119-103.zip","current_through":"Public Law 119-103 (09/02/2026)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-10T06:01:11Z","sha256":"147912494b5087a10faa4b8032d4c879c4e9b249a4f6ce6cb28a98cfe2da7f30","source_id":"us","stale":true,"prev":"us/50-u.s.c.-3803","next":"us/50-u.s.c.-3805"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}