Browse Arkansas Code titles and sections
10 U.S.C. § 12202 — Commissioned officer grades
Federal law — U.S. Code and appendices · legal_authorities
Except for commissioned warrant officers, the reserve commissioned officer grades in each armed force are those authorized for regular commissioned officers of that armed force.
Source: Supplied U.S. Code snapshot — release unconfirmed · 10 U.S.C. § 12202
Stored review status: release_metadata_unconfirmed. A text match is a research starting point; applicability is not established.
Original supplied file — preserved unchanged
Download original Markdown file
File SHA-256: d070bc58da6d4417b99acc0b29885465323f8aeebf209dae7f8aee89b3137197. The original may include catalog metadata, neighboring provisions, or embedded records outside this collection's scope. Search shows only the selected federal record. Historical editions and unverified snapshots are not a statement of current law.
Authority boundary: historical or unconfirmed source not current law verified.
Open the recorded source website ↗
Record provenance
Stable record: federal_law:legal_authorities:record_usc_2f45a732a2ceb2466ecbbe61
Source file: Laws/federal/codes/united-states-code/title-10/section-12202-commissioned-officer-grades--06ed25d932.md
Pages: Not recorded – Not recorded
Passage SHA-256: b16fb1ff12320a6dd19d24444d1eb3da7e5208ceb58b522c358b603345fa3b35
Source location: Title 10, Chapter 1205, § 12202; chapter-1205-appointment-of-reserve-officers.md
Stored source content
Except for commissioned warrant officers, the reserve commissioned officer grades in each armed force are those authorized for regular commissioned officers of that armed force.
Cross-references
Connections may be documented source relationships, shared citations or nearby passages. Each explains its basis; a connection alone does not establish applicability to your situation.
Federal law — U.S. Code and appendices · legal_authorities
### Statutory Notes
Section 1191, acts Sept. 3, 1954, ch. 1257, title II, § 201, 68 Stat. 1150; June 30, 1955, ch. 247, § 1(a), 69 Stat. 218, related to constructive service credit on initial appointment. See [section 12207 of Title 10](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title10-section12207&num=0&edition=prelim), Armed Forces, and [section 3738 of Title 14](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title14-section3738&num=0&edition=prelim), Coast Guard.
Section 1192, act Sept. 3, 1954, ch. 1257, title II, § 202, 68 Stat. 1150, related to eligibility for promotion and to standards and qualifications for active status. See sections 12642 and 14301 et seq. of Title 10, Armed Forces, and [section 3743 of Title 14](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title14-section3743&num=0&edition=prelim), Coast Guard.
Section 1193, act Sept. 3, 1954, ch. 1257, title II, § 203, 68 Stat. 1150, related to appointment, composition, duration of service, quorum, and oath of service of selection boards, and to communications by officers eligible for promotion. See section 14101 et seq. of Title 10, Armed Forces, and [section 3741 of Title 14](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title14-section3741&num=0&edition=prelim), Coast Guard.
Section 1194, act Sept. 3, 1954, ch. 1257, title II, § 204, 68 Stat. 1151, authorized retention of officers with incomplete reserve service. See [section 12645 of Title 10](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title10-section12645&num=0&edition=prelim), Armed Forces.
Section 1195, acts Sept. 3, 1954, ch. 1257, title II, § 205, 68 Stat. 1151; June 30, 1955, ch. 247, § 1(b), 69 Stat. 218, related to retention of officers with eighteen or more ye
Source: Supplied U.S. Code snapshot — release unconfirmed · 50 U.S.C. § 1191 to 1202
Stored review status: release_metadata_unconfirmed. Incoming connection: Explicit cross-reference supplied in source Markdown; currentness and applicability require review.
Federal law — U.S. Code and appendices · legal_authorities
Page 3647
TITLE 10—ARMED FORCES
§ 12203
Corps Reserve or to the grade of ensign in the Navy Re-
serve, or in granting federal recognition in the grade of
second lieutenant to members of the Army National
Guard or Air National Guard, the Secretary of the mili-
tary department concerned shall give preference to per-
sons who have completed a post-secondary program of
education pursued under a ROTC scholarship program
at a college or university accredited to award bacca-
laureate degrees or pursued under a ROTC scholarship
program at an accredited two-year or four-year mili-
tary college.’’
REPORT ON INITIAL APPOINTMENT OF ALL OFFICERS AS
RESERVE
OFFICERS
AND
ON
APPROPRIATE
ACTIVE
DUTY OBLIGATION OF GRADUATES OF SERVICE ACAD-
EMIES
Pub. L. 101–510, div. A, title V, § 524, Nov. 5, 1990, 104
Stat. 1562, directed Secretary of Defense to submit to
Congress a report on advantages, disadvantages, and
desirability of initially appointing all persons commis-
sioned as officers in the Army, Navy, Air Force, or Ma-
rine Corps as Reserve officers, and the appropriate ac-
tive duty service obligation for graduates of the service
academies, directed Secretary to submit report not
later than 60 days after Nov. 5, 1990, and provided that
if the report was not submitted by that date, all per-
sons initially appointed as commissioned officers in the
Army, Navy, Air Force, and Marine Corps after that
date would be appointed as commissioned officers in a
Reserve component of the Armed Forces, and all per-
sons entering the service academies after that date
would incur an obligation to serve on active duty for a
period of five years.
DEADLINE FOR REGULATIONS IMPLEMENTING SUBSECTION
(e) OF THIS SECTION
Pub. L. 100–180, div. A, title VII, § 718(b), Dec. 4, 1987,
101 Stat.
Source: Supplied 2024 U.S. Code historical extraction · 10 U.S.C. § 12202
Stored review status: historical_2024_not_currentness_verified. Same stored citation; legal effect and authority still require review.