32 U.S.C. § 305 : US Code - Section 305: Federal recognition of commissioned officers: persons eligible

Search 32 U.S.C. § 305 : US Code - Section 305: Federal recognition of commissioned officers: persons eligible

(a) The following categories are eligible for Federal recognition
as commissioned officers of the National Guard:
(1) Members of the National Guard.
(2) Members of the armed forces.
(3) Former officers of the armed forces.
(4) Former enlisted members of the armed forces who were
discharged honorably or under honorable conditions.
(5) Graduates of the United States Military Academy, the United
States Naval Academy, the United States Air Force Academy, or the
United States Coast Guard Academy.
(6) Graduates of a school, college, university, or officer's
training camp who received military instruction under the
supervision of a commissioned officer of the Regular Army or the
Regular Air Force, and whose fitness for appointment has been
certified by that officer.
(7) Civilians who are specially qualified for duty in a
technical or staff branch or organization.
(b) To be eligible for Federal recognition under this section
with a view to serving as a nurse, a person must be a graduate of a
hospital or university training school and a registered nurse.