[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 32, Volume 6]
[Revised as of July 1, 2005]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 32CFR1639.1]

[Page 332]
 
                        TITLE 32-NATIONAL DEFENSE
 
                  CHAPTER XVI--SELECTIVE SERVICE SYSTEM
 
PART 1639_CLASSIFICATION OF REGISTRANTS PREPARING FOR THE MINISTRY
--Table of Contents
 
Sec. 1639.1  Purpose; definitions.




Sec.
1639.1 Purpose; definitions.
1639.2 The claim for Class 2-D.
1639.3 Basis for classification in Class 2-D.
1639.4 Exclusion from Class 2-D.
1639.5 Impartiality.
1639.6 Considerations relevant to granting or denying claims for Class 
          2-D.
1639.7 Types of decisions.
1639.8 Statement of reason for denial.

    Authority: Military Selective Service Act, 50 U.S.C. App. 451 et 
seq.; E.O. 11623.

    Source: 47 FR 4657, Feb. 1, 1982, unless otherwise noted.


    (a) The provisions of this part shall govern the consideration of a 
claim by a registrant for classification in Class 2-D (Sec. 1630.26 of 
this chapter).
    (b) The definitions of this paragraph shall apply to the 
interpretation of the provisions of this part:
    (1) The term ministry refers to the vocation of a duly ordained 
minister of religion or regular minister of religion as defined in part 
1645 of this chapter.
    (2) The term recognized church or religious organization refers to a 
church or religious organization established on the basis of a community 
of faith and belief, doctrines and practices of a religious character, 
and which engages primarily in religious activities.
    (3) The term recognized theological or divinity school refers to a 
theological or divinity school whose graduates are acceptable for 
ministerial duties either as an ordained or regular minister by the 
church or religious organization sponsoring a registrant as a 
ministerial student.
    (4) The term graduate program refers to a program in which the 
registrant's studies are officially approved by his church or religious 
organization for entry into service as a regular or duly ordained 
minister of religion.
    (5) The term full-time intern applies to a program that must run 
simultaneous with or immediately follow the completion of the 
theological or divinity training and is required by a recognized church 
or religious organization for entry into the ministry.
    (6) The term satisfactorily pursuing a full-time course of 
instruction means maintaining a satisfactory academic record as 
determined by the institution while receiving full-time instructions in 
a structured learning situation. A full-time course of instruction does 
not include instructions received pursuant to a mail order program.