Title 10 — Armed ForcesRelease 119-73

§14907 Army National Guard of the United States and Air National Guard of the United States: discharge and withdrawal of Federal recognition of officers absent without leave

Title 10 › Subtitle Subtitle E— - Reserve Components › Part PART III— - PROMOTION AND RETENTION OF OFFICERS ON THE RESERVE ACTIVE-STATUS LIST › Chapter CHAPTER 1411— - ADDITIONAL PROVISIONS RELATING TO INVOLUNTARY SEPARATION › § 14907

Last updated Apr 6, 2026|Official source

Summary

If an officer of the Army National Guard of the United States or the Air National Guard of the United States is gone without permission for three months, the Secretary of the Army or the Secretary of the Air Force can end that officer’s reserve appointment and remove their federal recognition as a National Guard officer. If federal recognition is removed under section 323(b) of title 32, the officer must be discharged from their reserve officer appointment in the Army or Air Force.

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Title 10, §14907

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(a)If an officer of the Army National Guard of the United States or the Air National Guard of the United States has been absent without leave for three months, the Secretary of the Army or the Secretary of the Air Force, as appropriate, may—

(1)terminate the reserve appointment of the officer; and

(2)withdraw the officer’s Federal recognition as an officer of the National Guard.

(b)An officer of the Army National Guard of the United States or the Air National Guard of the United States whose Federal recognition as an officer of the National Guard is withdrawn under section 323(b) of title 32 shall be discharged from the officer’s appointment as a reserve officer of the Army or the Air Force, as the case may be.

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Prior Provisions

Provisions similar to those in this section were contained in section 3820(a), (b) and 8820 of this title, prior to repeal by Pub. L. 103–337, § 1629(a)(2), (c)(2).

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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.

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Citation

10 U.S.C. § 14907

Title 10 — Armed Forces

Last Updated

Apr 6, 2026

Release point: 119-73