Title 10 — Armed ForcesRelease 119-73
§20108 Members of Space Force: credit for service for purposes of laws providing pay and benefits for members, dependents, and survivors
Title 10 › Subtitle Subtitle F— - Alternative Military Personnel Systems › Part PART I— - SPACE FORCE › Chapter CHAPTER 2003— - STATUS AND PARTICIPATION › § 20108
Summary
Treat Space Force service for pay and benefits as follows. Training, duty, or other service while in an active status but not on sustained duty counts as service in a reserve component. Sustained duty under section 20105 counts as active duty in a regular component. Inactive-duty training counts as reserve inactive-duty training.
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Title 10, §20108
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For the purposes of laws providing pay and benefits for members of the armed forces and their dependents and beneficiaries:
(1)Military training, duty, or other service performed by a member of the Space Force in a space force active status not on sustained duty shall be considered military training, duty, or other service, as the case may be, as a member of a reserve component.
(2)Sustained duty performed by a member of the Space Force under section 20105 of this title shall be considered active duty as a member of a regular component.
(3)Active duty performed by a member of the Space Force in a space force active status not on sustained duty shall be considered active duty as a member of a reserve component.
(4)Inactive-duty training performed by a member of the Space Force shall be considered inactive-duty training as a member of a reserve component.
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Citation
10 U.S.C. § 20108
Title 10 — Armed Forces
Last Updated
Apr 6, 2026
Release point: 119-73