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10 U.S.C. § 517 — Authorized enlisted end strength: members in pay grades E–8 and E–9
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**(a)** The authorized end strength for enlisted members on active duty (other than for training) in an armed force in pay grades E–8 and E–9 as of the last day of a fiscal year may not be more than 3.0 percent and 1.25 percent, respectively, of the number of enlisted members of that armed force who are on active duty (other than for training). In computing the limitations prescribed in the preceding sentence, there shall be excluded enlisted members of an armed force on active duty as authorized under section 115(a)(1)(B) or 115(b) of this title, or excluded from counting for active duty end strengths under [section 115(i) of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title10-section115/i&num=0&edition=prelim).
**(b)** Repealed. Pub. L. 116–283, div. A, title IV, § 403(a)(3), Jan. 1, 2021, 134 Stat. 3556.]
**(c)** Whenever under [section 527 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title10-section527&num=0&edition=prelim) the President may suspend the operation of any provision of section 523, 525, or 526 of this title, the Secretary of Defense may suspend the operation of any provision of this section. Any such suspension shall, if not sooner ended, end in the manner specified in section 527 for a suspension under that section.
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**(a)** The authorized end strength for enlisted members on active duty (other than for training) in an armed force in pay grades E–8 and E–9 as of the last day of a fiscal year may not be more than 3.0 percent and 1.25 percent, respectively, of the number of enlisted members of that armed force who are on active duty (other than for training). In computing the limitations prescribed in the preceding sentence, there shall be excluded enlisted members of an armed force on active duty as authorized under section 115(a)(1)(B) or 115(b) of this title, or excluded from counting for active duty end strengths under [section 115(i) of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title10-section115/i&num=0&edition=prelim).
**(b)** Repealed. Pub. L. 116–283, div. A, title IV, § 403(a)(3), Jan. 1, 2021, 134 Stat. 3556.]
**(c)** Whenever under [section 527 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title10-section527&num=0&edition=prelim) the President may suspend the operation of any provision of section 523, 525, or 526 of this title, the Secretary of Defense may suspend the operation of any provision of this section. Any such suspension shall, if not sooner ended, end in the manner specified in section 527 for a suspension under that section.
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In addition to the definitions in sections 1–5 of title 1, the following definitions apply in this title:
(1)
(A) The term “United States”, in a geographic sense, means the States and the District of Columbia.
(B) The term “continental United States” means the 48 contiguous States and the District of Columbia.
(2) The term “possessions” includes Guam, American Samoa, and the guano islands.
(3) The term “uniformed services” means the Army, Navy, Air Force, Marine Corps, Space Force, Coast Guard, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, and Public Health Service.
(4) The term “armed forces” means the Army, Navy, Air Force, Marine Corps, Space Force,and Coast Guard.
(5) The term “Secretary concerned” means—
(A) the Secretary of the Army, with respect to matters concerning the Army;
(B) the Secretary of the Navy, with respect to matters concerning the Navy, the Marine Corps, and the Coast Guard when it is operating as a service in the Navy;
(C) the Secretary of the Air Force, with respect to matters concerning the Air Force and the Space Force;
(D) the Secretary of Homeland Security, with respect to matters concerning the Coast Guard when it is not operating as a service in the Navy;
(E) the Secretary of Commerce, with respect to matters concerning the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration; and
(F) the Secretary of Health and Human Services, with respect to matters concerning the Public Health Service.
(6) The term “National Guard” means the Army National Guard and the Air National Guard.
(7) The term “Army National Guard” means that part of the organized militia of the several States, Puerto Rico, Guam, the Canal Zone, the Virgin Islands, and the District of Columbia, active and inactive, that—
(A) is a land force;
(B)
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In time of war, or of national emergency declared by Congress or the President after November 30, 1980, the President may suspend the operation of any provision of section 523, 525, or 526 of this title. So long as such war or national emergency continues, any such suspension may be extended by the President. Any such suspension shall, if not sooner ended, end on the last day of the two-year period beginning on the date on which the suspension (or the last extension thereof) takes effect or on the last day of the one-year period beginning on the date of the termination of the war or national emergency, whichever occurs first. With respect to the end of any such suspension, the preceding sentence supersedes the provisions of title II of the National Emergencies Act ([50 U.S.C. 1621–162](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title50-section1621–162&num=0&edition=prelim)2) which provide that powers or authorities exercised by reason of a national emergency shall cease to be exercised after the date of the termination of the emergency.
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**(a)** An enlisted member who is entitled to basic pay and is performing duties which have been designated under subsection (b) as extremely difficult or as involving an unusual degree of responsibility in a military skill may, in addition to other pay or allowances to which he is entitled, be paid special duty assignment pay at a monthly rate not to exceed $600.
**(b)** The Secretary concerned shall determine which enlisted members under his jurisdiction are to be paid special duty assignment pay under subsection (a). He shall also designate those skills within each armed force under his jurisdiction for which special duty assignment pay is authorized and shall prescribe the criteria under which members of that armed force are eligible for special duty assignment pay in each skill. He may increase, decrease, or abolish such pay for any skill.
**(c)** This section shall be administered under 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 the Coast Guard is not operating as a service in the Navy.
**(d)**
(1) Under regulations prescribed by the Secretary concerned and to the extent provided for by appropriations, when an enlisted member of the National Guard or a reserve component of a uniformed service who is entitled to compensation under [section 206 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title37-section206&num=0&edition=prelim) performs duty for which a member described in subsection (a) is entitled to special pay under such subsection, the member of the National Guard or reserve component is entitled to an increase in compensation equal to 1⁄30 of the monthly special duty assignment pay prescribed by the Secretar
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In this subtitle, the term “State” includes the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands, and Guam.
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**(a) Limitations.—**
(1) Of the total number of members of a reserve component who are serving on full-time reserve component duty at the end of any fiscal year, the number of those members who may be serving in each of the grades of major, lieutenant colonel, and colonel may not, as of the end of that fiscal year, exceed the number determined in accordance with the following table: Total number of members of a reserve component serving on full-time reserve component duty:Number of officers of that reserve component who may be serving in the grade of: MajorLieutenant ColonelColonel Army Reserve: 10,0001,390740230 11,0001,529803242 12,0001,668864252 13,0001,804924262 14,0001,940984272 15,0002,0751,044282 16,0002,2101,104291 17,0002,3451,164300 18,0002,4791,223309 19,0002,6131,282318 20,0002,7471,341327 21,0002,8771,400336 Army National Guard: 20,0001,500850325 22,0001,650930350 24,0001,7901,010378 26,0001,9301,085395 28,0002,0701,168420 30,0002,2001,245445 32,0002,3301,315460 34,0002,4501,385470 36,0002,5701,455480 38,0002,6701,527490 40,0002,7701,590500 42,0002,8371,655505 Marine Corps Reserve: 1,000996320 1,2001036721 1,3001077022 1,4001117323 1,5001147624 1,6001177925 1,7001208226 1,8001238527 1,9001268828 2,0001299129 2,1001329430 2,2001349731 2,30013610032 2,40014310534 2,50014910935 2,60015511336 2,70016111837 2,80016712239 2,90017312641 3,00017913042 Air Force Reserve 1,000166170100 1,500245251143 2,000322330182 2,500396406216 3,000467479246 3,500536550271 4,000602618292 4,500665683308 5,000726746320 5,500784806325 6,000840864327 7,000962990347 8,0001,0871,110356 10,0001,3221,362395 Air National Guard: 10,000763745333 12,000915923377 14,0001,0651,057402 16,0001,2111,185426 18,0001,3471,313450 20,0001,4631,440468 22,0001,6061,569494 24,0001,7391,697517 26,0001,87
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**(a)**
(1) Except as provided in subsection (c), of the total number of commissioned officers serving on active duty in the Army, Air Force, or Marine Corps at the end of any fiscal year (excluding officers in categories specified in subsection (b)), the number of officers who may be serving on active duty in each of the grades of major, lieutenant colonel, and colonel may not, as of the end of such fiscal year, exceed a number determined in accordance with the following table: Total number of commissioned officers (excluding officers in categories specified in subsection (b)) on active duty:Number of officers who may be serving on active duty in grade of: MajorLieutenant ColonelColonel 1 Table heading editorially supplied. Army: 20,0007,7685,2531,613 25,0008,6895,6421,796 30,0009,6116,0301,980 35,00010,5326,4192,163 40,00011,4546,8072,347 45,00012,3757,1962,530 50,00013,2977,5842,713 55,00014,2187,9732,897 60,00015,1408,3613,080 65,00016,0618,7503,264 70,00016,9839,1383,447 75,00017,9039,5273,631 80,00018,8259,9153,814 85,00019,74610,3043,997 90,00020,66810,6924,181 95,00021,58911,0814,364 100,00022,51111,4694,548 110,00024,35412,2464,915 120,00026,19713,0235,281 130,00028,04013,8005,648 170,00035,41216,9087,116 Air Force: 35,0009,2167,0902,125 40,00010,0257,4782,306 45,00010,8357,8662,487 50,00011,6458,2532,668 55,00012,4548,6412,849 60,00013,2649,0293,030 65,00014,0739,4173,211 70,00014,8839,8053,392 75,00015,69310,1933,573 80,00016,50210,5823,754 85,00017,31210,9713,935 90,00018,12111,3604,115 95,00018,93111,7494,296 100,00019,74112,1384,477 105,00020,55012,5274,658 110,00021,36012,9154,838 115,00022,16913,3045,019 120,00022,97913,6925,200 125,00023,78914,0815,381 Marine Corps: 10,0002,8021,615633 12,5003,2471,768658 15,0003,6911,922684 17,5004,1352,076710 20,0004
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### Statutory Notes
Section, act May 18, 1920, ch. 190, § 11 (proviso), 41 Stat. 604, related to longevity pay and credit for service in other branches. See [section 517 of Title 10](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title10-section517&num=0&edition=prelim), Armed Forces, and sections 201, and 203 to 205 of Title 37, Pay and Allowances of the Uniformed Services.
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TITLE 10—ARMED FORCES
§ 515
‘‘may’’ is substituted for the words ‘‘shall be permitted
or allowed’’. The last sentence is substituted for 50
App.:458 (words between 1st and last semicolons). 50
App.:458 (words after last semicolon) is omitted as ap-
plicable only to induction.
§ 515. Reenlistment after discharge as warrant
officer
A person who has been discharged from a reg-
ular component of an armed force under section
1165 or 1166 of this title may, upon his request
and in the discretion of the Secretary con-
cerned, be enlisted in that armed force in the
grade prescribed by the Secretary. However, a
person discharged under section 1165 of this title
may not be enlisted in a grade lower than the
grade that he held immediately before appoint-
ment as a warrant officer.
(Aug. 10, 1956, ch. 1041, 70A Stat. 19.)
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section
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515 ..........
10:600d (last 36 words of
last sentence).
34:135d (last 36 words of
last sentence).
10:600m (last 21 words of
3d sentence).
34:430a (last 21 words of
3d sentence).
May 29, 1954, ch. 249, §§ 6
(last 36 words of last
sentence), 15 (last 21
words of 3d sentence),
68 Stat. 159, 164.
The first 20 words are inserted for clarity. The word
‘‘request’’ is substituted for the word ‘‘application’’.
§ 516. Effect upon enlisted status of acceptance of
appointment as cadet or midshipman
(a) The enlistment or period of obligated serv-
ice of an enlisted member of the armed forces
who accepts an appointment as a cadet at the
United States Military Academy, the United
States Air Force Academy, or the United States
Coast Guard Academy, or as a midshipman at
the United States Naval Academy or in the
Navy Reserve, may not be term
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