SEC. 59. The following registrants are exempted from trainee instruction:
Ecclesiastics regularly ordained and serving as a member of the clergy and seminary students of a recognized church or sect.
Physicians properly certified and practicing as such.
Superintendents of penitentiaries, corrective prisons, and insane asylums.
The personnel of the coast guard revenue cutter and lighthouse inspection services.
Pilots, navigators and marine superintendents.
Such others as may hereafter be exempted by law.
Compiled from an official source version. Later amendments or repeals may not be reflected; the official text prevails. · Read the official text ↗ · Data as of 2026-07-04
CitationCA 1 (The National Defense Act) Section 59 (LawPlayer, data as of 2026-07-04)
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