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298 (5) t]ie actual number of midshipmen on active duty appointed under section 6906 of this title. The percentages a r e: (1) Medical Corps 65/100 of 1 percent. (2) Dental Corps 2/10 of 1 percent. (3) Chaplain Corps 125/1000 of 1 percent. (4) Medical Service Corps 13/100 of 1 percent (5) Nurse Corps 6/10 of 1 percent. The authorized strength of the active list of the Navy in officers in these corps may not be varied between computations. § 5405. Marine Corps: officers on the active list Subject to section 5402(a) of this title, the authorized strength of the active list of the Marine Corps is equal to 7 percent of the authorized strength of the Regular Marine Corps in enlisted members authorized by section 5402(b) of this title. §5406. Navy: officers designated for engineering duty Of the actual number of officers on the active list in the line of the Navy not more than 4%o percent may be officers designated for engineering duty. §5407.

Navy: officers designated for aeronautical engineering duty Of the actual number of officers on the active list in the line of the Navy not more than 2%o percent may be officers designated for aeronautical engineering duty.

§ 5408.

Navy: officers designated for special duty

Of the actual number of officers on the active list in the line of the Navy not more than 2%o percent may be officers designated for special duty. § 5409. Navy and Marine Corps: officers designated for limited duty (a) Of the actual number of officers on the active list in the line of the Navy, excluding officers designated for engineering duty, aeronautical engineering duty, and special duty, not more than 6^^^^^ percent may be officers designated for limited duty. (b) The number of officers on the active list of the Navy in the Supply Corps and the Civil Engineer Corps that may be designated for limited duty may not exceed 12 percent and 3 percent, respectively, of the number of officers authorized in subsection (a). (c) Of the actual number of officers on the active list of the Marine Corps, excluding officers designated for supply duty, not more than 68%oo percent may be officers designated for limited duty. §5410.

Regular Navy and Regular Marine Corps: women (a) The authorized strength of the Regular Navy in women, excluding retired members and members furloughed pay, is 2 percent of the authorized strength of the Regular enlisted members authorized by section 5401 of this title.

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