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§582 Warrant officer active-duty list: exclusions

Title 10 › Subtitle Subtitle A— - General Military Law › Part PART II— - PERSONNEL › Chapter CHAPTER 33A— - APPOINTMENT, PROMOTION, AND INVOLUNTARY SEPARATION AND RETIREMENT FOR MEMBERS ON THE WARRANT OFFICER ACTIVE-DUTY LIST › § 582

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Summary

Certain warrant officers are not covered by these rules. They include reserve warrant officers on active duty under 10 U.S.C. 115(a)(1)(B), 115(b)(1), or 115(i), or serving full‑time in the National Guard; retired warrant officers on active duty except those recalled before February 1, 1992 who have served continuously since; and students in the Army Physician’s Assistant Program.

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Title 10, §582

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Warrant officers in the following categories are not subject to this chapter:
(1)Reserve warrant officers—
(A)on active duty as authorized under section 115(a)(1)(B) or 115(b)(1) of this title, or excluded from counting for active duty end strengths under section 115(i) of this title; or
(B)on full-time National Guard duty.
(2)Retired warrant officers on active duty (other than retired warrant officers who were recalled to active duty before February 1, 1992, and have served continuously on active duty since that date).
(3)Students enrolled in the Army Physician’s Assistant Program.

Legislative History

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Editorial Notes

Amendments

2004—Par. (1). Pub. L. 108–375 amended par. (1) generally. Prior to amendment, par. (1) read as follows: “Reserve warrant officers— “(A) on active duty for training; “(B) on active duty under section 12301(d) of this title in connection with organizing, administering, recruiting, instructing, or training the reserve components; “(C) on active duty to pursue special work; “(D) ordered to active duty under section 12304 of this title; or “(E) on full-time National Guard duty.” 1996—Par. (1)(B). Pub. L. 104–106 substituted “section 12301(d)” for “section 672(d)”. Par. (1)(D). Pub. L. 104–106 substituted “section 12304” for “section 673b”. 1994—Par. (2). Pub. L. 103–337 inserted before period at end “(other than retired warrant officers who were recalled to active duty before February 1, 1992, and have served continuously on active duty since that date)”.

Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

Effective Date

of 1996 Amendment Pub. L. 104–106, div. A, title XV, § 1501(c), Feb. 10, 1996, 110 Stat. 498, provided that the amendment made by that section is effective as of Dec. 1, 1994, and as if included as an amendment made by the Reserve Officer Personnel Management Act, title XVI of Pub. L. 103–337, as originally enacted.

Effective Date

Section effective Feb. 1, 1992, see section 1132 of Pub. L. 102–190, set out as an

Effective Date

of 1991 Amendment note under section 521 of this title.

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10 U.S.C. § 582

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Apr 6, 2026

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