An Act to Permit Regular Enlisted Men Who Become Reserve Officers After the Prescribed Training and are Called to Active Duty as Reserve Officers to Reenlist and Regain Their Previous Noncommissioned Ranks Upon Their Reversion to Inactive Status

REPUBLIC ACT No. 1064

An Act to Permit Regular Enlisted Men Who Become Reserve Officers After the Prescribed Training and are Called to Active Duty as Reserve Officers to Reenlist and Regain Their Previous Noncommissioned Ranks Upon Their Reversion to Inactive Status

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the Philippine Congress Assembled:

Section 1. Regular enlisted men, who become reserve officers after the prescribed officer training and are called to active duty as reserve officers, shall, within sixty days be permitted to reenlist and regain their previous non-commissioned ranks in the Regular Force upon their reversion to inactive status, if they so desire: Provided, That if such reserve officers complete at least two years of active commissioned service, they may be reenlisted in the grade next higher than the permanent enlisted grade previously held: Provided, further, That the privileges therein authorized shall not apply to officers who were reverted for cause: And Provided, finally, That the non-commissioned officers herein referred to shall not lose their reserve officer commissions.

Section 2. The provisions of this Act shall apply to the enlisted men referred to in the preceding section who were reverted to inactive status before the approval of this Act: Provided, That they possess the necessary requirements for enlistment and are not over thirty-five years of age at the time they apply for reenlistment under this Act.

Section 3. This Act shall take effect upon its approval.

Approved: June 12, 1954.