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Jansky, North Shore Branch 31 National Vice President Michael “Mick” Fulton, Imperial Beach Branch 289 Navy Nurse Corps Established National Executive Dir. Christopher J. Slawinski, Navy Department Branch 181 Junior PNP Robert Washington, Navy Department Branch 181 National Parliamentarian PNP George P. Hyland, Groton Branch 20 n this month in 1908, Public Law No. 115 was passed, National Chaplain Paul R. Gunther, Triangle Branch 182 which created an appropriation for the Navy Nurse Corps. The following is an extract from the section on the Bureau Regional Presidents of Medicine and Surgery, providing the full text of the portion Northeast/New England Abe Zino, Buffalo Branch 23 I East Coast Sha'ron D. Martin, Virginia Beach Branch 166 relating to women: Southeast Laurie A. Bailey, Low Country Branch 269 “The nurse corps (female) of the United States Navy is hereby North Central Donald A. Watkins Jr., Omaha-Council Bluffs Branch 276 established, and shall consist of one superintendent, to be South Central Emmett H. Smith Jr., Shreveport Bossier Branch 98 Southwest John F. Quesnel Jr., Imperial Beach Branch 289 appointed by the Secretary of the Navy, who shall be a graduate West Coast William S. Matthews, Modesto Branch 197 of a hospital training school having a course of instruction of Northwest William H. Hall, Gem State Branch 382 not less than two years, whose term of office may be terminated at his discretion, and of as many chief nurses, nurses, and reserve Active Duty Advisory Council nurses as may be needed: Provided, That all nurses in the nurse Master Chief Petty Officer of the Navy Russell Smith corps shall be appointed or removed by the Surgeon-General, Sergeant Major of the Marine Corps Troy E. Black Master Chief Petty Officer of the Coast Guard Jason M. Vanderhaden with the approval of the Secretary of the Navy, and that they shall be graduates of hospital training schools having a course Reserve Advisory Council of instruction not less than two years. The appointment of Force Master Chief of the Navy Reserve Christopher D. Kotz superintendent, chief nurses, nurses, and reserve nurses shall be Sergeant Major of Marine Forces Reserve Patrick Kimble subject to an examination as to their professional, moral, mental, Force Master Chief Petty Officer of the Coast Guard Reserve George M. Williamson and physical fitness, and that they shall be eligible for duty at naval hospitals and on board of hospital and ambulance ships and for such special duty as may be deemed necessary by the FRAtoday Magazine Surgeon-General of the Navy. Reserve nurses may be assigned The monthly membership publication of the Fleet Reserve Association Publisher Fleet Reserve Association to active duty when the necessities of the service demand, National Executive Director Christopher J. Slawinski and when on such duty shall receive the pay and allowances Editor-in-Chief William D. Stevenson of nurses: Provided, That they shall receive no compensation Editor Elise M.