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Dental Officers, Volunteer Reserve (Special Service) Class DC-C(S)

(1) Dental officers, Volunteer Reserve (special service), class DC-V(S) may be appointed within procurement quotas upon presentation of satisfactory credentials, which may be accepted as qualifying the candidate for appointment without professional examination.
(2) A candidate for appointment in this class must present the following credentials as to education and professional qualifications:
(a) Certificate of dental education, given name of school, date of graduation, signed by the dean or registrar
(b) A certificate from the president or secretary of a national, State, or local dental society to the effect that the applicant is a member in good standing.
(c) A certificate of license to practice dentistry
(d) Evidence of qualification in specialty
(3) The grade and rank in which candidates for class DC-V(S), are appointed will be determined by the candidate's age, professional standing, and academic seniority. It must be appropriate to the duties of the mobilization assignment.

Supply Officers, Volunteer Reserve (Special Service) Class SC-V(S)

(1) This class is composed of specialists in the various branches of Supply Corps work--purchase and supply, finance, accounting, transportation, foodstuff, textiles, and fuel, who are appointed upon the recommendation of commandants of naval districts and the Bureau of Supplies and Accounts for specific duties in the war organization of the Navy.
(2) As a basis for recommending the appointments of candidates for this class, in addition to requirements already generally laid down, the following are considered and are to be included in the application or submitted therewith:
(a) Record of education.--Degrees held and membership in recognized professional institutions (a com-plete statement of all education, including periods of schooling, names of institutions, and degrees, if any, received to be included in application).
(b) Record of experience; standing in profession or business.
(c) Standing in community
(d) Record of prior military or naval service.
(e) Personal qualifications as an officer as determined by the commandant from interview.
(f) Probable assignment in war organization, for which candidate must be especially fitted.
(g) Letters concerning the above from instructors, associates, and employers. Letters from employers should also show in detail the character and scope of duties performed by the applicant.
(3) In arriving at the rank to be assigned, the following are regarded as the minimum of practical experience in profession or business or allied activities. These factors do not, however, necessarily of themselves determine the rank, since factors other than experience must also be taken into consideration:
For ensign______________________ 2 or more years
For lieutenant(junior grade)____ 4 or more years
For lieutenant__________________ 7 or more years
For lieutenant commander________ 10 or more years

Chaplains, Volunteer Reserve (Special Service) Class CHC-V(S)

Candidates for appointment in this class are required to meet the conditions demanded of candidates for the Chaplain Corps of the Navy. They must be endorsed by the official authorities of the religious bodies represented. All applications are scrutinized by the head of the Chaplains' Division as to educational preparation (College and Theological Seminary), practical experience and proper ecclesiastical endorsement. The ability, records, and professional standing are given due consideration in connection with recommendation as to rank.

Naval Constructors, Volunteer Reserve (Special Service), Class CC-C(S)

(1) The following professional qualifications are required for original appointment as a special service officer of the Construction Corps, Volunteer Reserve:
(a) Resigned from a commissioned rank in the Construction Corps, United States Navy; or
(b) Graduated from a recognized institution with a degree in naval architecture or allied engineering; or
(c) Sufficient prominence in the shipbuilding profession to demonstrate outstanding qualifications such as technical ability and administrative leadership.
(d) Exceptions to the above requirements will be made only in the cases of applicants who are considered qualified for special duties involved in work under the cognizance of of the Bureau of Construction and Repair, such as the inspection of naval material or navy yard management.
(2) Special qualifications for the various ranks shall be as follows:
For ensign--Two years' minimum experience in connection with ship design and construction or equivalent engineering experience. If the applicant has graduated from a recognized institution and if during his attendance at such institution he was enrolled as a candidate for appointment in the Naval Reserve and received preliminary instruction in general naval subjects, then the requirement for 2 years' minimum experience will be waived.