Title 10 — Armed ForcesRelease 119-73
§12314 Reserves: kinds of duty
Title 10 › Subtitle Subtitle E— - Reserve Components › Part PART II— - PERSONNEL GENERALLY › Chapter CHAPTER 1209— - ACTIVE DUTY › § 12314
Summary
A reservist on active duty (not for training) may be assigned any regular-duty job allowed by law, under rules set by the Secretary.
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Title 10, §12314
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Notwithstanding any other provision of law, a member of a reserve component who is on active duty other than for training may, under regulations prescribed by the Secretary concerned, be detailed or assigned to any duty authorized by law for members of the regular component of the armed force concerned.
Legislative History
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Historical and Revision Notes
Revised sectionSource (U.S. Code)Source (Statutes at Large) 68250:965.July 9, 1952, ch. 608, § 237, 66 Stat. 492. The words “armed force concerned” are substituted for the words “Armed Forces of the United States”. The words “now or hereafter” and “officers and enlisted” are omitted as surplusage. The words “other than for training” are inserted, since the words “active duty” were defined in the source statute cited above to exclude active duty for training.
Editorial Notes
Amendments
1994—Pub. L. 103–337 renumbered section 682 of this title as this section.
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Citation
10 U.S.C. § 12314
Title 10 — Armed Forces
Last Updated
Apr 6, 2026
Release point: 119-73