Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit July 26, 1979, 77-1782 (William Daniel Nicholson, Iii, Cross-Appellant v. Harold Brown, Secretary of Defense, Cross-Appellees)

WISDOM, Circuit Judge:

Major

William D. Nicholson, M.D., plaintiff-appellee, was a participant in the armed services’ “Berry Plan”. This plan permits deferment of a draftee’s active military service pending completion of his medical training. Nicholson entered into the program in 1967. This was a critical time in Nicholson’s professional career.