PUBLIC LAWS-CH. 625-JUNE 24, 1948 the United States, who is between the ages of nineteen and twenty-six, at the time fixed for his registration, or who attains the age of nineteen Ante,p. W . after having been required to register pursuant to section 3 of this title, shall be liable for training and service in the armed forces of the Aliens. United States. Any citizen of a foreign country, who is not defer- rable or exempt from training and service under the provisions of this title (other than this subsection), shall be relieved from liability for training and service under this title if, prior to his induction into the armed forces, he has made application to be relieved from such liability in the manner prescribed by and in accordance with rules and regu- lations prescribed by the President; but any person who makes such application shall thereafter be debarred from becoming a citizen of the dSelction and in- United States. The President is authorized from time to time, whether or not a state of war exists, to select and induct into the armed forces of the United States for training and service in the manner provided in this title such number of persons as may be required to provide and maintain the personnel strengths (other than one-year enlistee per- sonnel strengths) of the respective armed forces authorized by section Ante, p. 605. 2 of this title. Fi tness . No person shall be inducted for training and service under this title unless and until he is acceptable to the armed forces for such training and service and his physical and mental fitness for such training and service has been satisfactorily determined under standards prescribed by the Secretary of Defense. Provisionforshelter, No persons shall be inducted for such training and service until adequate provision shall have been made for such shelter, sanitary facilities, water supplies, heating and lighting arrangements, medical care, and hospital accommodations, for such persons, as may be deter- mined by the Secretary of Defense to be essential to public and per- sonal health. Assignment. The persons inducted into the armed forces for training and service under this title shall be assigned to stations or units of such forces. Persons inducted into the land forces of the United States pursuant to this title shall be deemed to be members of the Army of the United States; persons inducted into the naval forces of the United States pursuant to this title shall be deemed to be members of the United States Navy or the United States Marine Corps, as appropriate; and persons inducted into the air forces of the United States pursuant to this title shall be deemed to be members of the Air Force of the United States. No person, without his consent, shall be inducted for training and service under this title, except as otherwise provided herein, after he has attained the twenty-sixth anniversary of the day of his birth. Period of service. (b) Each person inducted under the provisions of subsection (a) shall serve in the armed forces for a period of twenty-one consecutive months, unless sooner discharged in accordance with standards and procedures prescribed by the Secretary of Defense. Enlistment in Reg- (C) (1) Under the provisions of applicable laws and regulations any person between the ages of nineteen and twenty-six shall be offered an opportunity to enlist in the Regular Army for a period of service equal to that prescribed in subsection (b) of this section. Reserve compo- (2) Any enlisted member of any reserve component of the Armed Application for Forces may, during the effective period of this Act, apply for a period activesee. of service equal to that prescribed in subsection (b) of this section and his application shall be accepted: Provided, That his services can be effectively utilized and that his physical and mental fitness for such service meet the standards prescribed by the head of depart- ment concerned: And providedfurther,That active service performed pursuant to this section shall not prejudice his status as such member of such reserve component. 606 [62 STAT.
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