Title 10, United States Code Armed Forces

112TH CONGRESS"1st SessionCOMMITTEE PRINT!NO. 2CTITLE 10, UNITED STATES CODEARMED FORCES(As Amended Through January 7, 2011)VOLUME IIISubtitleSubtitleSubtitleSubtitleB,C,D,E,Army (§§ 3001 – 5000)Navy & Marine Corps (§§ 5001 – 8000)Air Force (§§ 8001 – 10000)Reserve Components (§§ 10001 – end)PREPARED FOR THE USE OF THECOMMITTEE ON ARMED SERVICESOF THEHOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVESJULY 2011Printed for the use of the Committee onArmed Services of the House of Representatives

(As Amended Through January 7, 2011)TITLE 10, UNITED STATES CODE — ARMED FORCESVol. III— Subtitles B – E (§§ 3001 – end)

SUBTITLE B—ARMYPart I—OrganizationPart II—PersonnelPart III—TrainingPart IV—Service, Supply, and ProcurementSUBTITLE C—NAVY AND MARINE CORPSPart I—OrganizationPart II—PersonnelPart III—Education & TrainingPart IV—General AdministrationSUBTITLE D—AIR FORCEPart I—OrganizationPart II—PersonnelPart III—TrainingPart IV—Service, Supply, and ProcurementSUBTITLE E—RESERVE COMPONENTSPart I—Organization and AdministrationPart II—Personnel GenerallyPart III—ROPMA Officer Personnel PoliciesPart IV—Training & Ed. AssistancePart V—Service, Supply, and ProcurementTo use this index, bend thepublication over and locate thedesired section by following theblack markers.

112TH CONGRESS"1st SessionCOMMITTEE PRINT!NO. 2CTITLE 10, UNITED STATES CODEARMED FORCES(As Amended Through January 7, 2011)VOLUME IIISubtitleSubtitleSubtitleSubtitleB,C,D,E,Army (§§ 3001 – 5000)Navy & Marine Corps (§§ 5001 – 8000)Air Force (§§ 8001 – 10000)Reserve Components (§§ 10001 – end)PREPARED FOR THE USE OF THECOMMITTEE ON ARMED SERVICESOF THEHOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVESJULY 2011Printed for the use of the Committee onArmed Services of the House of Representativeshttp: //armedservices.house.govU.S. GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE67–344WASHINGTON:2011For sale by the Superintendent of Documents, U.S. Government Printing Office,http://bookstore.gpo.gov. For more information, contact the GPO Customer Contact Center,U.S. Government Printing Office. Phone 202–512–1800, or 866–512–1800 (toll-free). E-mail, gpo@custhelp.com.

HOUSE COMMITTEE ON ARMED SERVICESONE HUNDRED TWELFTH CONGRESSHOWARD P. ‘‘BUCK’’ MCKEON, California, ChairmanROSCOE G. BARTLETT, MarylandMAC THORNBERRY, TexasWALTER B. JONES, North CarolinaW. TODD AKIN, MissouriJ. RANDY FORBES, VirginiaJEFF MILLER, FloridaJOE WILSON, South CarolinaFRANK A. LOBIONDO, New JerseyMICHAEL TURNER, OhioJOHN KLINE, MinnesotaMIKE ROGERS, AlabamaTRENT FRANKS, ArizonaBILL SHUSTER, PennsylvaniaK. MICHAEL CONAWAY, TexasDOUG LAMBORN, ColoradoROB WITTMAN, VirginiaDUNCAN HUNTER, CaliforniaJOHN C. FLEMING, M.D., LouisianaMIKE COFFMAN, ColoradoTOM ROONEY, FloridaTODD RUSSELL PLATTS, PennsylvaniaSCOTT RIGELL, VirginiaCHRIS GIBSON, New YorkVICKY HARTZLER, MissouriJOE HECK, NevadaBOBBY SCHILLING, IllinoisJON RUNYAN, New JerseyAUSTIN SCOTT, GeorgiaTIM GRIFFIN, ArkansasSTEVEN PALAZZO, MississippiALLEN B. WEST, FloridaMARTHA ROBY, AlabamaMO BROOKS, AlabamaTODD YOUNG, IndianaADAM SMITH, WashingtonSILVESTRE REYES, TexasLORETTA SANCHEZ, CaliforniaMIKE MCINTYRE, North CarolinaROBERT A. BRADY, PennsylvaniaROBERT ANDREWS, New JerseySUSAN A. DAVIS, CaliforniaJAMES R. LANGEVIN, Rhode IslandRICK LARSEN, WashingtonJIM COOPER, TennesseeMADELEINE Z. BORDALLO, GuamJOE COURTNEY, ConnecticutDAVE LOEBSACK, IowaGABRIELLE GIFFORDS, ArizonaNIKI TSONGAS, MassachusettsCHELLIE PINGREE, MaineLARRY KISSELL, North CarolinaMARTIN HEINRICH, New MexicoBILL OWENS, New YorkJOHN R. GARAMENDI, CaliforniaMARK S. CRITZ, PennsylvaniaTIM RYAN, OhioC.A. DUTCH RUPPERSBERGER, MarylandHANK JOHNSON, GeorgiaBETTY SUTTON, OhioCOLLEEN HANABUSA, HawaiiVacantROBERT L. SIMMONS II, Staff Director(ii)

CONTENTSPageTable of chapters of title 10 [this volume] .viiTable of sections of title 10 [this volume] . xiiiDispositions of title 10 sections made by ROPMA reorganization . xlviiSource of sections of subtitle E resulting from ROPMAreorganization .lvTitle 10, United States Code .1Subtitle A—General Military Law .5[NOTE: Parts I and II appear in Volume I of thispublication]Part I—Organization and General Military Powers .Part II—Personnel .9215[NOTE: Parts III and IV appear in Volume II of thispublication]Part III—Training and Education .Part IV—Service, Supply, and Procurement .Subtitle B—Army .Part I—Organization .Part II—Personnel .Part III—Training .Part IV—Service, Supply, and Procurement .Subtitle C—Navy and Marine Corps .Part I—Organization .Part II—Personnel .Part III—Education and Training .Part IV—General Administration .Subtitle D—Air Force .Part I—Organization .Part II—Personnel .Part III—Training .Part IV—Service, Supply, and Procurement .Subtitle E—Reserve Components .Part I—Organization and Administration .Part II—Personnel Generally .Part III—Promotion and Retention of Officers on theReserve Active-Status List .Part IV—Training for Reserve Components and Educational Assistance Programs .Part V—Service, Supply, and Procurement 97920672069208921252169220722092253233523892427

ivPageLaws providing that certain provisions of title 10 are applicable to the Commissioned Corps of the Public HealthService and the National Oceanic and AtmosphericAdministration . 2441

For changes after the closing date of this publication (January7, 2011) to provisions of law contained in this publication, see theUnited States Code Classification Tables published by the Office ofthe Law Revision Counsel of the House of Representatives tml.(v)

TABLE OF CHAPTERS OF TITLE 10 1TITLE 10, UNITED STATES CODEARMED FORCES[Subtitles of title 10]SubtitleSec.A. GENERAL MILITARY LAW .101B. ARMY . 3001C. NAVY AND MARINE CORPS . 5001D. AIR FORCE . 8001E. RESERVE COMPONENTS . 10001[Chapters of title 10]SUBTITLE A—GENERAL MILITARY LAW[NOTE: Subtitle A is set out in Volumes I and II of thispublication]SUBTITLE B—ARMYPART ns .Department of the Army .The Army Staff .The Army .PART II—PERSONNEL331. Strength .333. Enlistments .335. Appointments in the Regular Army .[337. Repealed.]339. Temporary Appointments .341. Active Duty .343. Special Appointments, Assignments, Details, andDuties .30013010303130613201325132813441349135311 This table of chapters and the following table of sections are not part of title 10 and areincluded for the convenience of the reader.vii

CHAPTERS OF TITLE 10 [this 3.Rank and Command .Repealed.]Miscellaneous Prohibitions and Penalties .Repealed.]Miscellaneous Rights and Benefits .Hospitalization .Decorations and Awards ]Retirement for Length of Service .Retired Grade .Computation of Retired Pay .Civilian Employees .Miscellaneous Investigation Requirements and OtherDuties .PART III—TRAININGTraining Generally .United States Military Academy .Repealed.]Schools and Camps .PART IV—SERVICE, SUPPLY, AND PROCUREMENTRepealed.]Procurement .Armaments Industrial Base .Issue of Serviceable Material to Armed Forces .Utilities and Services .Sale of Serviceable Material .Issue of Serviceable Material Other Than to ArmedForces .Disposal of Obsolete or Surplus Material .Disposition of Effects of Deceased Persons; CapturedFlags .Transportation .Real Property .Military Claims .Accountability and Responsibility 14831SUBTITLE C—NAVY AND MARINE CORPSPART .Sec.Definitions .Department of the Navy .Office of the Chief of Naval Operations .Headquarters, Marine Corps .Composition of the Department of the Navy .Repealed.]Repealed.]50015011503150415061

ixCHAPTERS OF TITLE 10 [this volume]513.[515.[516.[517.[519.Bureaus; Office of the Judge Advocate General T II—PERSONNELRepealed.]Distribution in Grade .Grade and Rank of Officers .Enlistments .Original Appointments .Repealed.]Repealed.]Temporary Appointments .Repealed.]Repealed.]Repealed.]Officers in Command .Special Assignments and Details .Administration .Rations .Miscellaneous Prohibitions and Penalties .Miscellaneous Rights and Benefits .Hospitalization and Medical Care .Bands .Decorations and Awards .Discharge of Enlisted Members .Voluntary Retirement .Involuntary Retirement, Separation, and Furlough .Recall to Active Duty .Death Benefits; Care of the Dead .601.602.603.605.607.609.PART III—EDUCATION AND TRAININGOfficer Procurement Programs .Training Generally .United States Naval Academy .United States Naval Postgraduate School .Retirement of Civilian Members of the TeachingStaffs of the United States Naval Academy andUnited States Naval Postgraduate School .Professional Military Education Schools .PART IV—GENERAL ADMINISTRATION631. Secretary of the Navy: Miscellaneous Powers andDuties .633. Naval Vessels .[635. Repealed.]637. Salvage Facilities .639. United States Naval Observatory .641. Naval Petroleum Reserves .643. Civilian Employees .645. Procurement of Supplies and Services .647. Disposal of Obsolete or Surplus Material 1710172017291736173917420747175217541

CHAPTERS OF TITLE 10 [this rters, Utilities, and Services .Ships’ Stores and Commissary Stores .Claims .Prize .Stay of Judicial Proceedings .Naval Militia .Accountability and Responsibility .Names and Insignia .National Oceanographic Partnership Program .Issue of Serviceable Material Other Than to ArmedForces .x7571760176217651772178517861788179017911SUBTITLE D—AIR FORCEPART 5.Sec.Definitions. [No present sections]Department of the Air Force .The Air Staff .The Air Force .PART II—PERSONNELStrength .Enlistments .Appointments in the Regular Air Force .Repealed.]Temporary Appointments .Active Duty .Special Appointments, Assignments, Details, andDuties .Rank and Command .Repealed.]Miscellaneous Prohibitions and Penalties .Repealed.]Miscellaneous Rights and Benefits .Hospitalization .Decorations and Awards .Repealed.]Repealed.]Separation for Various Reasons .Repealed.]Repealed.]Retirement for Length of Service .Retired Grade .Computation of Retired Pay .Civilian Employees .Miscellaneous Investigation Requirements and OtherDuties .PART III—TRAININGTraining Generally .United States Air Force Academy .Aviation Leadership Program 7218741881189118961899190219061930193319381

951.953.CHAPTERS OF TITLE 10 [this volume]Schools and Camps .Civil Air Patrol .PART IV—SERVICE, SUPPLY, AND PROCUREMENTCivil Reserve Air Fleet .Procurement .Issue of Serviceable Material to Armed Forces .Utilities and Services .Sale of Serviceable Material .Issue of Serviceable Material Other Than to ArmedForces .Disposal of Obsolete or Surplus Material .Disposition of Effects of Deceased Persons .Transportation .Real Property .Military Claims .Accountability and Responsibility 8019831SUBTITLE E—RESERVE COMPONENTSPART I—ORGANIZATION AND 215.1217.1219.1221.1223.1225.Sec.Definitions .Reserve Components Generally .Elements of Reserve Components .Reserve Component Commands .Administration of Reserve Components .Reserve Forces Policy Boards and Committees .National Guard Bureau .Budget Information and Annual Reports to Congress .PART II—PERSONNEL GENERALLYAuthorized Strengths and Distribution in Grade .Enlisted Members .Appointment of Reserve Officers .Warrant Officers .Active Duty .National Guard Members in Federal Service .Special Appointments, Assignments, Details, andDuties .Ready Reserve Mobilization Income Insurance .Miscellaneous Prohibitions and Penalties .Miscellaneous Rights and Benefits .Standards and Procedures for Retention and Promotion .Separation .Retired Pay for Non-Regular Service .Retired Grade 11273112771PART III—PROMOTION AND RETENTION OF OFFICERS ONTHE RESERVE ACTIVE-STATUS LIST1401. Applicability and Reserve Active-Status Lists . 140011403. Selection Boards . 141011405. Promotions . 14301