§711a — Title 10 Armed Forces | U.S. Code

Summary

The Secretary of each military department can assign commissioned officers from the Army, Navy, or Air Force to serve with the American National Red Cross. For the Red Cross’s Service to the Armed Forces Division, one or more officers may come from the Army Medical Department, the Navy Medical Department, or Air Force medical-related officers (medical, dental, veterinary, medical service, nursing, or medical specialists). To run the Red Cross first-aid department, the Secretary may assign an Army Medical Corps officer, a Navy Medical Corps officer, or an Air Force medical officer.

Title 10, §711a

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Commissioned officers of the Army, Navy, and Air Force may be detailed for duty with the American National Red Cross, by the Secretary of the military department concerned, as follows:

(1)for duty with the Service to the Armed Forces Division—

(A)one or more officers of the Army Medical Department;

(B)one or more officers of the Medical Department of the Navy; and

(C)one or more officers selected from among medical officers, dental officers, veterinary officers, medical service officers, nurses, and medical specialists of the Air Force; and

(2)to be in charge of the first-aid department—

(A)an officer of the Medical Corps of the Army;

(B)an officer of the Medical Corps of the Navy; or

(C)a medical officer of the Air Force.

Notes & Related Subsidiaries

Editorial Notes

Amendments

1980—Pub. L. 96–513 struck out “(a)” before “Commissioned”. 1968—Subsec. (a)(1)(A). Pub. L. 90–329 substituted “Army Medical Department” for “Army Medical Service”.

Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

Effective Date

of 1980 AmendmentAmendment by Pub. L. 96–513 effective Dec. 12, 1980, see section 701(b)(3) of Pub. L. 96–513, set out as a note under section 101 of this title.

§711a American National Red Cross: Detail of Commissioned Officers