§2103a — Title 10 Armed Forces | U.S. Code

Summary

A student who completes the first year of a four-year ROTC program, who cannot get advanced training, and who is not a cadet or midshipman with an appointment may sign a contract with the military department to serve for the time the program requires. The student must agree in writing to accept a commissioned officer appointment if offered and to serve for the period the Secretary requires. The student may also receive a subsistence allowance. To sign this contract the person must be a U.S. citizen, must enlist in the appropriate armed force for the period the Secretary sets, and must sign a loyalty certificate or take a loyalty oath as the Secretary of Defense requires. If the student is a minor, a parent or guardian must give consent.

Title 10, §2103a

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(a)A member of the program who has completed successfully the first year of a four-year Senior Reserve Officers’ Training Corps course and who is not eligible for advanced training under section 2104 of this title and is not a cadet or midshipman appointed under section 2107 of this title may—

(1)contract with the Secretary of the military department concerned, or the Secretary’s designated representative, to serve for the period required by the program; and

(2)agree in writing to accept an appointment, if offered, as a commissioned officer in the Army, Navy, Air Force, Marine Corps, or Space Force, as the case may be, and to serve in the armed forces for the period prescribed by the Secretary.

(b)A member of the program may enter into a contract and agreement under this section (and receive a subsistence allowance under section 209(c) of title 37) only if the person—

(1)is a citizen of the United States;

(2)enlists in an armed force under the jurisdiction of the Secretary of the military department concerned for the period prescribed by the Secretary; and

(3)executes a certificate of loyalty in such form as the Secretary of Defense prescribes or take a loyalty oath as prescribed by the Secretary.

(c)A member of the program who is a minor may enter into a contract under subsection (a)(1) only with the consent of the member’s parent or guardian.

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Amendments

2021—Subsec. (a)(2). Pub. L. 116–283 substituted “Marine Corps, or Space Force” for “or Marine Corps”. 2006—Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 109–364 substituted “Eligibility” for “Eligibilty” in heading. 2004—Subsec. (d). Pub. L. 108–375 struck out heading and text of subsec. (d). Text read as follows: “No contract may be entered into under subsection (a)(1) after December 31, 2006.”

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Effective Date

Pub. L. 108–136, div. A, title V, § 523(c), Nov. 24, 2003, 117 Stat. 1464, provided that: “The

Amendments

made by subsections (a) and (b) [enacting this section and amending section 209 of Title 37, Pay and Allowances of the Uniformed Services] shall take effect on January 1, 2004.”

§2103a Students not eligible for advanced training: commitment to military service

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Title 10, §2103a

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