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<p>NAVMED P-5068<br><br>The Naval Reserve is organized and administered under the Armed Forces Reserve Act of 1952, as amended by the Reserve Officer Personnel Act of 1955 and other legislation pertinent to Naval Reserve matters. <br><br>Broadly stated, the mission of the Naval Reserve is to provide trained individuals to augment our regular forces in time of war or national emergency.<br><br>The Naval Reserve Medical Department Program is a part of the over-all Naval Reserve Program, and its aim is to provide physicians, administrators, nurses, and technicians, as needed, for service in the Navy's Medical Department.<br><br>The purpose of this pamphlet is to describe the present Naval Reserve Medical Department Program, its relationship with the Naval Reserve and the U.S. Navy, and its implementation through Department of the Navy policies and directives.<br><br>The motivated and qualified individual can become a member of the Naval Reserve, participate in its program, and make a valuable contribution to national defense.<br><br>R. B. BROWN<br>Rear Admiral MC USN<br>Surgeon General<br></p>
<br>Subjects: Naval Reserve; Ensign 1915 Program; training; graduate medical education</div>
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U.S. Navy. Bureau of Medicine and Surgery</div>
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