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The Army Organization Act of 1950 renamed the Medical Department as the Army Medical Service. The Army Medical Department and the Medical Corps trace their origins to 27 July 1775, when the Continental Congress established the Army hospital headed by a 'Director General and Chief Physician.' Congress provided a medical organization of the Army only in time of war or emergency until 1818, which marked the inception of a permanent and continuous Medical Department.

The Army Medical Department (AMEDD) consists of the Surgeon General, Assistant Surgeons General, and six separate corps (Medical, Army Nurse, Dental, Veterinary, Medical Service, and Army Medical Specialist). Army Information Digest (August 1950), pages 23-37. Army Organization Act of 1950 by LTC G.23, dated 20 July 1950 (As amended by AGO No. Department of the Army General Orders, No.

All three of these documents are available below for the convenience of our users. Finally, an article from the August 1950 edition of Army Information Digest discusses the Act's major changes. The changes the Act had on the Army's branches and the titles of the various branch chiefs were announced in Department of the Army General Orders No.

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A full copy of the Act was published in Department of the Army Bulletin No.

NOTE: The Army Organization Act of 1950 was enacted on 28 June 1950. Links are also provided for additional information about each branch's unique heraldic items, which are maintained by The Institute of Heraldry (TIOH). Listed below are the Army's basic and special branches currently in existence, their birthdays, and the relevant authorities. 19, dated 31 October 1978 and subsequent announcements). In recognition that many of today's branches have existed since 1775 and in order to enhance esprit de corps, the Army recognizes official branch birthdays (see Department of the Army General Orders, No. See the note below for more information on The Army Organization Act of 1950. It also permits the creation of other branches as the Secretary of the Army considers necessary. The Army Organization Act of 1950 (enacted 28 June 1950) set forth the legal basis for the various basic and special branches in the current Army (see Title 10, United States Code, Sections 30). In many cases these branch distinctions are reflected in the Army's system for designating units and in the U.S. This includes various branches into which Soldiers can be assigned. Since 1775 Congress has also prescribed the organization and structure of the Army. Army birthday, click here: the Army birthday. Army was founded on 14 June 1775, when the Continental Congress authorized enlistment of expert riflemen to serve the United Colonies for one year.

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