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10 U.S.C. § 16401 — Marine Corps Platoon Leaders Class: college tuition assistance program

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10 U.S.C. § 16401 — Marine Corps Platoon Leaders Class: college tuition assistance program

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**(a) Authority.—** The Secretary of the Navy may provide financial assistance to an eligible member of the Marine Corps Reserve for expenses of the member while the member is pursuing on a full-time basis at an institution of higher education a program of education approved by the Secretary that leads to— (1) a baccalaureate degree in less than five academic years; or (2) a doctor of jurisprudence or bachelor of laws degree in not more than four academic years. **(b) Eligibility.—** (1) To be eligible for financial assistance under this section, a member of the Marine Corps Reserve must— (A) be a member of the Marine Corps Platoon Leaders Class program and have successfully completed one six-week (or longer) increment of military training required under that program; (B) be enrolled on a full-time basis in a program of education referred to in subsection (a) at any institution of higher education; and (C) enter into a written agreement with the Secretary described in paragraph (2). (2) A written agreement referred to in paragraph (1)(C) is an agreement between the member and the Secretary in which the member agrees— (A) to accept an appointment as a commissioned officer in the Marine Corps, if tendered by the President; (B) to serve on active duty for at least five years; and (C) under such terms and conditions as shall be prescribed by the Secretary, to serve in the Marine Corps Reserve until the eighth anniversary of the date of the appointment. **(c) Covered Expenses.—** Expenses for which financial assistance may be provided under this section are— (1) tuition and fees charged by the institution of higher education involved; (2) the cost of books; and (3) in the case of a program of education leading to a baccalaureate degree, laboratory expenses. **(d) Amount.—** The amount of financial assistance provided to a member under this section shall be prescribed by the Secretary, but may not exceed $13,800 for any academic year. **(e) Limitations.—** (1) Financial assistance may be provided to a member under this section only for three consecutive academic years. (2) Not more than 450 members may participate in the financial assistance program under this section in any academic year. **(f) Failure To Complete Program.—** (1) An enlisted member who receives financial assistance under this section may be ordered to active duty in the Marine Corps by the Secretary to serve in an appropriate enlisted grade for such period as the Secretary prescribes, but not for more than four years, and an officer who receives financial assistance under this section shall be subject to the repayment provisions of section 303a(e) or 373 of title 37, if the member— (A) completes the military and academic requirements of the Marine Corps Platoon Leaders Class program and refuses to accept an appointment as a commissioned officer in the Marine Corps when offered or, if already a commissioned officer in the Marine Corps, refuses to accept an assignment on active duty when offered; (B) fails to complete the military or academic requirements of the Marine Corps Platoon Leaders Class program; or (C) is disenrolled from the Marine Corps Platoon Leaders Class program for failure to maintain eligibility for an original appointment as a commissioned officer under [section 532 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title10-section532&num=0&edition=prelim). (2) Any requirement to repay any portion of financial assistance received under this section shall be administered under the regulations issued under section 303a(e) or 373 of title 37. The Secretary of the Navy may waive the requirements of paragraph (1) in the case of a person who— (A) becomes unqualified to serve on active duty as an officer due to a circumstance not within the control of the person; (B) is not physically qualified for appointment under [section 532 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title10-section532&num=0&edition=prelim) and later is determined by the Secretary of the Navy under [section 505 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title10-section505&num=0&edition=prelim) to be unqualified for service as an enlisted member of the Marine Corps due to a physical or medical condition that was not the result of misconduct or grossly negligent conduct; or (C) fails to complete the military or academic requirements of the Marine Corps Platoon Leaders Class program due to a circumstance not within the control of the person. **(g) Institution of Higher Education Defined.—** In this section, the term “institution of higher education” has the meaning given that term in section 101 of the Higher Education Act of 1965 ([20 U.S.C. 1001](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title20-section1001&num=0&edition=prelim)).

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10 U.S.C. § 505 — Regular components: qualifications, term, grade

**(a)** The Secretary concerned may accept original enlistments in the Regular Army, Regular Navy, Regular Air Force, Regular Marine Corps, or Regular Coast Guard, as the case may be, of qualified, effective, and able-bodied persons who are not less than seventeen years of age nor more than forty-two years of age. However, no person under eighteen years of age may be originally enlisted without the written consent of his parent or guardian, if he has a parent or guardian entitled to his custody and control. **(b)** A person is enlisted in the Regular Army, Regular Navy, Regular Air Force, Regular Marine Corps, or Regular Coast Guard in the grade or rating prescribed by the Secretary concerned. **(c)** The Secretary concerned may accept original enlistments of persons for the duration of their minority or for a period of at least two but not more than eight years, in the Regular Army, Regular Navy, Regular Air Force, Regular Marine Corps, or Regular Coast Guard, as the case may be. **(d)** (1) The Secretary concerned may accept a reenlistment in the Regular Army, Regular Navy, Regular Air Force, Regular Marine Corps, or Regular Coast Guard, as the case may be, for a period determined under this subsection. (2) In the case of a member who has less than 10 years of service in the armed forces as of the day before the first day of the period for which reenlisted, the period for which the member reenlists shall be at least two years but not more than eight years. (3) In the case of a member who has at least 10 years of service in the armed forces as of the day before the first day of the period for which reenlisted, the Secretary concerned may accept a reenlistment for either— (A) a specified period of at least two years but not more than eight years; or (B) an u

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10 U.S.C. § 532 — Qualifications for original appointment as a commissioned officer

**(a)** Under regulations prescribed by the Secretary of Defense, an original appointment as a commissioned officer (other than as a commissioned warrant officer) in the Regular Army, Regular Navy, Regular Air Force, or Regular Marine Corps may be given only to a person who— (1) is a citizen of the United States; (2) is of good moral character; (3) is physically qualified for active service; and (4) has such other special qualifications as the Secretary of the military department concerned may prescribe by regulation. **(b)** (1) Original appointments in the Regular Army in the Medical Corps or Dental Corps, and original appointments in the Regular Air Force with a view to designation of an officer as a medical or dental officer, may be made in the grades of first lieutenant through colonel. Original appointments in the Regular Navy in the Medical Corps or Dental Corps may be made in the grades of lieutenant (junior grade) through captain. Such appointments may be made only from persons who are qualified doctors of medicine, osteopathy, or dentistry. (2) To be eligible for an original appointment as a medical officer, a doctor of osteopathy must— (A) be a graduate of a college of osteopathy whose graduates are eligible to be licensed to practice medicine or surgery in a majority of the States; (B) be licensed to practice medicine, surgery, or osteopathy in a State or in the District of Columbia; (C) under regulations prescribed by the Secretary of Defense, have completed a number of years of osteopathic and preosteopathic education equal to the number of years of medical and premedical education prescribed for persons entering recognized schools of medicine who become doctors of medicine and who would be qualified for an original appointment in the grade

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20 U.S.C. § 1001 — General definition of institution of higher education

**(a) Institution of higher education** For purposes of this chapter, other than subchapter IV, the term “institution of higher education” means an educational institution in any State that— (1) admits as regular students only persons having a certificate of graduation from a school providing secondary education, or the recognized equivalent of such a certificate, or persons who meet the requirements of [section 1091(d) of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title20-section1091/d&num=0&edition=prelim); (2) is legally authorized within such State to provide a program of education beyond secondary education; (3) provides an educational program for which the institution awards a bachelor’s degree or provides not less than a 2-year program that is acceptable for full credit toward such a degree, or awards a degree that is acceptable for admission to a graduate or professional degree program, subject to review and approval by the Secretary; (4) is a public or other nonprofit institution; and (5) is accredited by a nationally recognized accrediting agency or association, or if not so accredited, is an institution that has been granted preaccreditation status by such an agency or association that has been recognized by the Secretary for the granting of preaccreditation status, and the Secretary has determined that there is satisfactory assurance that the institution will meet the accreditation standards of such an agency or association within a reasonable time. **(b) Additional institutions included** For purposes of this chapter, other than subchapter IV, the term “institution of higher education” also includes— (1) any school that provides not less than a 1-year program of training to prepare students for gainful employment in a re

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10 U.S.C. § 510 — Enlistment incentives for pursuit of skills to facilitate national service

**(a) Enlistment Incentive Program.—** The Secretary of Defense shall carry out an enlistment incentive program in accordance with this section under which a person who is a National Call to Service participant shall be entitled to one of the incentives specified in subsection (e). The program shall be carried out during the period ending on December 31, 2007, and may be carried out after that date. **(b) National Call to Service Participant.—** In this section, the term “National Call to Service participant” means a person who has not previously served in the armed forces who enters into an original enlistment pursuant to a written agreement with the Secretary of a military department (in such form and manner as may be prescribed by that Secretary) under which the person agrees to perform a period of national service as specified in subsection (c). **(c) National Service.—** The total period of national service to which a National Call to Service participant is obligated under the agreement under this section shall be specified in the agreement. Under the agreement, the participant shall— (1) upon completion of initial entry training (as prescribed by the Secretary of Defense), serve on active duty in a military occupational specialty designated by the Secretary of Defense under subsection (d) for a period of 15 months; (2) upon completion of the period of active duty specified in paragraph (1) and without a break in service, serve either (A) an additional period of active duty as determined by the Secretary of Defense, or (B) a period of 24 months in an active status in the Selected Reserve or the Space Force; and (3) upon completion of the period of service specified in paragraph (2), and without a break in service, serve the remaining period of obligated servic

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10 U.S.C. § 12209 — Officer candidates: enlisted Reserves

**(a)** Within such numbers as the Secretary concerned may prescribe, enlisted Reserves may, with their consent, be selected for training as officer candidates. Enlisted Reserves so selected shall be designated as officer candidates during that training. However, no member of the Army National Guard of the United States or the Air National Guard of the United States may be so selected or designated unless— (1) he is on active duty; or (2) the governor or other appropriate authority of the jurisdiction concerned consents. **(b)** The enlistment or term of service of a Reserve who is designated as an officer candidate under this section is extended to include any period, beyond its normal expiration date, during which he is an officer candidate. **(c)** While he is on active duty, other than active duty for training without pay, or performing authorized travel to and from that duty, an officer candidate designated under this section is entitled to the pay and allowances of his enlisted grade, but not less than those prescribed for pay grade E–2. **(d)** An officer candidate designated under this section may not participate in the program of a reserve officer training corps of any armed force.

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37 U.S.C. § 205 — Computation: service creditable

**(a)** Subject to subsections (b) and (c), for the purpose of computing the basic pay of a member of a uniformed service, his years of service are computed by adding— (1) all periods of active service as an officer, Army field clerk, flight officer, aviation midshipman, or enlisted member of a uniformed service; (2) all periods during which he was enlisted or held an appointment as an officer, Army field clerk, or flight officer of— (A) a regular component of a uniformed service; (B) a reserve component of a uniformed service; (C) the Space Force; (D) the Regular Army Reserve; (E) the National Guard; (F) the National Guard Reserve; (G) the Naval Militia; (H) the National Naval Volunteers; (I) the Navy Reserve Force; (J) the Army without specification of component; (K) the Air Force without specification of component; (L) the Marine Corps Reserve Force; (M) the Philippine Scouts; or (N) the Philippine Constabulary; (3) for a commissioned officer in service on June 30, 1922, all service that was then counted in computing longevity pay and all service as a contract surgeon serving full time; (4) all periods during which he held an appointment as a nurse, reserve nurse, or commissioned officer in the Army Nurse Corps as it existed at any time before April 16, 1947, the Navy Nurse Corps as it existed at any time before April 16, 1947, or the Public Health Service, or a reserve component of any of them; (5) all periods during which he was a deck officer or junior engineer in the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration; (6) all periods that, under law in effect on January 10, 1962, were authorized to be credited in computing basic pay; and (7) all periods while— (A) on a temporary disability retired list, honorary re

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10 U.S.C. § 16401 — Marine Corps Platoon Leaders Class: col-

Page 3788 TITLE 10—ARMED FORCES § 16401 of chaplains in the Selected Reserve, the Sec- retary concerned may repay a loan that was ob- tained by a person who— (1) satisfies the requirements for accessioning and commissioning of chaplains, as prescribed in regulations; (2) holds, or is fully qualified for, an appoint- ment as a chaplain in a reserve component of an armed force; and (3) signs a written agreement with the Sec- retary concerned to serve not less than three years in the Selected Reserve. (b) EXCEPTION FOR CHAPLAIN CANDIDATE PRO- GRAM.—A person accessioned into the Chaplain Candidate Program is not eligible for the repay- ment of a loan under subsection (a). (c) LOAN REPAYMENT PROCESS; MAXIMUM AMOUNT.—(1) Subject to paragraph (2), the re- payment of a loan under subsection (a) may con- sist of the payment of the principal, interest, and related expenses of the loan. (2) The amount of any repayment of a loan made under subsection (a) on behalf of a person may not exceed $20,000 for each three year pe- riod of obligated service that the person agrees to serve in an agreement described in subsection (a)(3). Of such amount, not more than an amount equal to 50 percent of such amount may be paid before the completion by the person of the first year of obligated service pursuant to the agreement. The balance of such amount shall be payable at such time or times as are prescribed in regulations. (d) EFFECT OF FAILURE TO COMPLETE OBLIGA- TION.—A person on whose behalf a loan is repaid under subsection (a) who fails to commence or complete the period of obligated service speci- fied in the agreement described in subsection (a)(3) shall be subject to the repayment provi- sions of section 303a(e) or 373 of title 37. (e) REGULATIONS.—The Sec

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20 U.S.C. § 1001 — General definition of institution of higher

Page 185 TITLE 20—EDUCATION § 1001 PART A—DEFINITIONS § 1001. General definition of institution of higher education (a) Institution of higher education For purposes of this chapter, other than sub- chapter IV, the term ‘‘institution of higher edu- cation’’ means an educational institution in any State that— (1) admits as regular students only persons having a certificate of graduation from a school providing secondary education, or the recognized equivalent of such a certificate, or persons who meet the requirements of section 1091(d) of this title; (2) is legally authorized within such State to provide a program of education beyond sec- ondary education; (3) provides an educational program for which the institution awards a bachelor’s de- gree or provides not less than a 2-year pro- gram that is acceptable for full credit toward such a degree, or awards a degree that is ac- ceptable for admission to a graduate or profes- sional degree program, subject to review and approval by the Secretary; (4) is a public or other nonprofit institution; and (5) is accredited by a nationally recognized accrediting agency or association, or if not so accredited, is an institution that has been granted preaccreditation status by such an agency or association that has been recognized by the Secretary for the granting of preaccreditation status, and the Secretary has determined that there is satisfactory assur- ance that the institution will meet the accred- itation standards of such an agency or associa- tion within a reasonable time. (b) Additional institutions included For purposes of this chapter, other than sub- chapter IV, the term ‘‘institution of higher edu- cation’’ also includes— (1) any school that provides not less than a 1-year program of tr

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