Title 10 — Armed ForcesRelease 119-73
§12687 Reserves under confinement by sentence of court-martial: separation after six months confinement
Title 10 › Subtitle Subtitle E— - Reserve Components › Part PART II— - PERSONNEL GENERALLY › Chapter CHAPTER 1221— - SEPARATION › § 12687
Summary
Unless the Secretary of Defense says otherwise, a reservist who is sentenced by a court‑martial to more than six months in confinement can be separated from the Reserve once the sentence is final under chapter 47 and the reservist has served six months in confinement.
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Title 10, §12687
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Except as otherwise provided in regulations prescribed by the Secretary of Defense, a Reserve sentenced by a court-martial to a period of confinement for more than six months may be separated from that Reserve’s armed force at any time after the sentence to confinement has become final under chapter 47 of this title and the Reserve has served in confinement for a period of six months.
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10 U.S.C. § 12687
Title 10 — Armed Forces
Last Updated
Apr 6, 2026
Release point: 119-73