10 U.S.C. § 12208 — Officers: appointment upon transfer

Page 3652 TITLE 10—ARMED FORCES § 12208 2017—Subsec. (a)(2). Pub. L. 115–91, § 512(a)(1), inserted ‘‘or (e)’’ after ‘‘subsection (b)’’. Subsec. (e). Pub. L. 115–91, § 512(a)(3), added subsec. (e). Former subsec. (e) redesignated (f). Subsec. (f). Pub. L. 115–91, § 512(a)(2), (4), redesignated subsec. (e) as (f) and substituted ‘‘, (d), or (e)’’ for ‘‘or (d)’’. Former subsec. (f) redesignated (g). Subsec. (g). Pub. L. 115–91, § 512(a)(2), redesignated subsec. (f) as (g). 2008—Subsec. (b)(2). Pub. L. 110–181, § 512(a), amended par. (2) generally. Prior to amendment, par. (2) read as follows: ‘‘If the Secretary of Defense determines that the number of medical or dental officers serving in an active status in a reserve component of the Army, Navy, or Air Force in grades below major or lieutenant commander is critically below the number needed by such reserve component in such grades, the Secretary of Defense may authorize the Secretary of the military department concerned to credit any person who is re- ceiving an original appointment for service as a med- ical or dental officer with a period of constructive cred- it in such amount (in addition to any amount credited such person under subsection (b)) as will result in the grade of such person being that of captain or, in the case of the Navy Reserve, lieutenant.’’ Subsec. (b)(3). Pub. L. 110–181, § 512(b), substituted ‘‘officers covered by paragraph (2)’’ for ‘‘a medical or dental officer’’. 2006—Subsec. (b)(2). Pub. L. 109–163 substituted ‘‘Navy Reserve’’ for ‘‘Naval Reserve’’. 1994—Pub. L. 103–337, § 1662(c)(2), renumbered section 596b of this title as this section. Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries EFFECTIVE DATE Section effective Oct. 1, 1996, see section 1691(b)(1) of Pub. L. 103–337, set out as a note under section 10001 of this title. ANNUAL REPORT For provisions requiring submission to Congress of reports on the use of the authorities in subsec. (b)(1)(D) of this section, see section 502(c) of Pub. L. 116–283, set out as a note under section 533 of this title. § 12208. Officers: appointment upon transfer (a) A person who would otherwise be required to be transferred to a reserve component under section 651 of this title or under the Military Se- lective Service Act (50 U.S.C. 3801 et seq.), is en- titled, if he is qualified and accepted, to be ap- pointed as an officer of any armed force that he chooses and to participate in the programs au- thorized for that armed force. However, unless the two Secretaries concerned consent, he may not be appointed as a Reserve of an armed force other than that from which he is transferred. All periods of his participation shall be credited against the total period of service required of him under section 651 of this title or under the Military Selective Service Act (50 U.S.C. 3801 et seq.). However, no period may be credited more than once. (b) A person covered by subsection (a) shall perform the rest of his required term of service in the armed force in which he is so appointed or in any other armed force in which he is later ap- pointed or enlisted. (c) This section does not change any term of service under an appointment, enlistment, or agreement, including an agreement made before or at the time when the member entered upon a program authorized by an armed force. (Aug. 10, 1956, ch. 1041, 70A Stat. 25, § 595; Pub. L. 96–513, title V, § 511(17), Dec. 12, 1980, 94 Stat. 2921; renumbered § 12208, Pub. L. 103–337, div. A, title XVI, § 1662(c)(2), Oct. 5, 1994, 108 Stat. 2990; Pub. L. 114–328, div. A, title X, § 1081(b)(1)(A)(ix), Dec. 23, 2016, 130 Stat. 2418.) HISTORICAL AND REVISION NOTES Revised section Source (U.S. Code) Source (Statutes at Large) 595(a) ...... 595(b) ...... 50:929(a) (less 2d sen- tence, less applica- bility to enlistments). 50:929(a) (2d sentence, and less applicability to enlistments). July 9, 1952, ch. 608, § 209 (less applicability to enlistments), 66 Stat. 484. 595(c) ...... 50:929(b) (less applica- bility to enlistments). In subsection (a), the words ‘‘is entitled * * * to be appointed as an officer of any armed force that he chooses’’ are substituted for the words ‘‘shall be per- mitted to * * * accept an appointment in such armed force of the United States as he may elect’’. The last sentence is substituted for 50:929(a) (words within pa- rentheses). The words ‘‘of an armed force of the United States’’ are omitted as surplusage. In subsection (b), the word ‘‘rest’’ is substituted for the words ‘‘remaining period’’. The words ‘‘be required to’’ are omitted as surplusage. In subsection (c), the words ‘‘This section does not’’ are substituted for the words ‘‘Nothing in this section shall be construed’’. The word ‘‘change’’ is substituted for the words ‘‘reduce, limit, or modify’’. The words ‘‘which any person may undertake to perform’’ are omitted as surplusage. Editorial Notes REFERENCES IN TEXT The Military Selective Service Act, referred to in subsec. (a), is title I of act June 24, 1948, ch. 625, 62 Stat. 604, which is classified principally to chapter 49 (§ 3801 et seq.) of Title 50, War and National Defense. For com- plete classification of this Act to the Code, see Ref- erences in Text note set out under section 3801 of Title 50 and Tables. AMENDMENTS 2016—Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 114–328 substituted ‘‘(50 U.S.C. 3801 et seq.)’’ for ‘‘(50 U.S.C. App. 451 et seq.)’’ in two places. 1994—Pub. L. 103–337 renumbered section 595 of this title as this section. 1980—Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 96–513 substituted ‘‘the Mili- tary Selective Service Act (50 U.S.C. App. 451 et seq.)’’ for ‘‘sections 451–473 of title 50, appendix’’ wherever ap- pearing. Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries EFFECTIVE DATE OF 1980 AMENDMENT Amendment by Pub. L. 96–513 effective Dec. 12, 1980, see section 701(b)(3) of Pub. L. 96–513, set out as a note under section 101 of this title. § 12209. Officer candidates: enlisted Reserves (a) Within such numbers as the Secretary con- cerned 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 author- ity of the jurisdiction concerned consents.