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10 U.S.C. § 20003 — Members: minimum service requirement as applied to Space Force
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**(a) Inapplicability of Active/reserve Service Distinction.—** In applying [section 651 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title10-section651&num=0&edition=prelim) to a person who becomes a member of the Space Force, the provisions of the second sentence of subsection (a) and of subsection (b) of that section (relating to service in a reserve component) are inapplicable.
**(b) Treatment Upon Transfer Out of Space Force.—** A member of the Space Force who transfers to one of the other armed forces before completing the service required by subsection (a) of [section 651 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title10-section651&num=0&edition=prelim) shall upon such transfer be subject to [section 651 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title10-section651&num=0&edition=prelim) in the same manner as if such member had initially entered the armed force to which the member transfers.
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**(a) Inapplicability of Active/reserve Service Distinction.—** In applying [section 651 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title10-section651&num=0&edition=prelim) to a person who becomes a member of the Space Force, the provisions of the second sentence of subsection (a) and of subsection (b) of that section (relating to service in a reserve component) are inapplicable.
**(b) Treatment Upon Transfer Out of Space Force.—** A member of the Space Force who transfers to one of the other armed forces before completing the service required by subsection (a) of [section 651 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title10-section651&num=0&edition=prelim) shall upon such transfer be subject to [section 651 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title10-section651&num=0&edition=prelim) in the same manner as if such member had initially entered the armed force to which the member transfers.
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**(a)** Each person who becomes a member of an armed force, other than a person deferred under the next to the last sentence of section 6(d)(1) of the Military Selective Service Act ([50 U.S.C. 3806(d)(1)](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title50-section3806/d/1&num=0&edition=prelim)), shall serve in the armed forces for a total initial period of not less than six years nor more than eight years, as provided in regulations prescribed by the Secretary of Defense for the armed forces under his jurisdiction and by the Secretary of Homeland Security for the Coast Guard when it is not operating as service in the Navy, unless such person is sooner discharged under such regulations because of personal hardship. Any part of such service that is not active duty or that is active duty for training shall be performed in a reserve component.
**(b)** Each person covered by subsection (a) who is not a Reserve, and who is qualified, shall, upon his release from active duty, be transferred to a reserve component to complete the service required by subsection (a).
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(1) For the armed forces under the jurisdiction of the Secretary of Defense, the Secretary may waive the initial period of required service otherwise established pursuant to subsection (a) in the case of the initial appointment of a commissioned officer in a critically short health professional specialty specified by the Secretary for purposes of this subsection or in the case of an unrestricted officer designated within a cyberspace occupational specialty.
(2) The minimum period of obligated service for an officer under a waiver under this subsection shall be the greater of—
(A) two years;
(B) in the case of an officer who has accepted an accession bonus or executed a contract or
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**(a) General Rule.—** A member of the Space Force who has not completed the required minimum service obligation referred to in [section 20003 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title10-section20003&num=0&edition=prelim) shall, if terminating space force active status, be transferred to a space force inactive status and, unless otherwise designated an Individual Ready Guardian under [section 20102 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title10-section20102&num=0&edition=prelim), shall remain subject to order to active duty without the member’s consent under [section 20106 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title10-section20106&num=0&edition=prelim).
**(b) Exception.—** Subsection (a) does not apply to a member who is separated from the Space Force by the Secretary of the Air Force under [section 20503 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title10-section20503&num=0&edition=prelim).
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TITLE 10—ARMED FORCES
§ 20102
‘‘(B) the space force officer list shall be consid-
ered to be an active-duty list.
‘‘(2) For a selection board convened pursuant to
pursuant to subsection (a) to consider members of the
Space Force for promotion in accordance with part
III of subtitle E of such title—
‘‘(A) provisions that apply to an officer of a re-
serve component of the Armed Forces shall apply to
an officer of the Space Force; and
‘‘(B) the space force officer list shall be consid-
ered to be a reserve active-status list.
‘‘(3) For a selection board convened pursuant to
subsection (a) to consider members of the Space
Force for promotion in accordance with either chap-
ter 36 or part III of subtitle E of such title—
‘‘(A) section 20212 of such title shall apply to the
composition of the selection board;
‘‘(B) the provisions of chapter 2005 of such title
regarding officers on the space force officer list eli-
gible to be considered for promotion to the grade of
brigadier general or major general shall apply;
‘‘(C) section 20216 of such title shall apply; and
‘‘(D) the provisions of chapter 36 or part III of
subtitle E of such title, as the case may be, regard-
ing failure of selection for promotion shall apply.
‘‘(c) EFFECT
OF USING NEW CHAPTER 2005 AUTHORI-
TIES.—If the Secretary of the Air Force convenes a se-
lection board under chapter 2005 of title 10, United
States Code, as added by section 1716, to consider offi-
cers on the space force officer list in a particular grade
and competitive category for selection for promotion
to the next higher grade, the Secretary may not con-
vene a future selection board pursuant to subsection (a)
to consider officers of the same grade and competitive
category under chapter 36 or part III of subtit
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