37 U.S.C. § 303: Special pay: veterinarians

of the Regular Army who is in the Veterinary Corps; of the Regular Air Force who is an officer in the Biomedical Sciences Corps and holds a degree in veterinary medicine; or who is a veterinary officer of the Regular Corps of the Public Health Service. of a Reserve component of the Army who is in the Veterinary Corps of the Army; is designated as a veterinary officer; or is an officer in the Biomedical Sciences Corps of the Air Force and holds a degree in veterinary medicine; or who is a veterinary officer of the Reserve Corps 1 of the Public Health Service, 1 See Change of Name note below. A general officer of the Army or the Air Force appointed, from any of the categories named in clause (1) or (2), in the Army, the Air Force, or the National Guard, as the case may be. A commissioned officer entitled to special pay under subsection (a) who has been certified as a Diplomate in a specialty recognized by the American Veterinarian Medical Association is entitled to special pay (in addition to the special pay under subsection (a)) at the same rate as is provided under section 302c(b) of this title for an officer referred to in that section who has the same number of years of creditable service as the commissioned officer.