Title 10 › Subtitle Subtitle E— - Reserve Components › Part PART II— - PERSONNEL GENERALLY › Chapter CHAPTER 1205— - APPOINTMENT OF RESERVE OFFICERS › § 12212
When an Air National Guard officer gets federal recognition, they must be appointed as a Reserve for service in the Air National Guard of the United States at the same rank they hold in the state Guard. If an Air Force Reserve officer becomes federally recognized as an Air National Guard officer, they become an Air National Guard of the United States officer and stop being in the Air Force Reserve. Accepting the Reserve appointment does not make them give up their state Guard job. If the federal recognition was temporary, the Reserve appointment is dated from that temporary recognition and counts as effective on that date. If the Air National Guard of the United States is called to active duty, the President may appoint any Guard officer who is not already an Air Force Reserve as a Reserve for service in the Air National Guard of the United States at their current rank.
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10 U.S.C. § 12212
Title 10 — Armed Forces
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Apr 6, 2026
Release point: 119-73