Title 10 — Armed ForcesRelease 119-73
§7075 Regular Army: composition
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Summary
Defines who counts as the Regular Army. It means people the law expects to serve continuously on active duty in peace and war, plus retired members of the Regular Army. It includes Regular Army officers and enlisted soldiers; the United States Military Academy staff who teach and run admissions and the cadets there; and retired Regular Army officers and enlisted personnel.
Full Legal Text
Title 10, §7075
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(a)The Regular Army is the component of the Army that consists of persons whose continuous service on active duty in both peace and war is contemplated by law, and of retired members of the Regular Army.
(b)The Regular Army includes—
(1)the officers and enlisted members of the Regular Army;
(2)the professors, director of admissions, and cadets of the United States Military Academy; and
(3)the retired officers and enlisted members of the Regular Army.
Legislative History
Notes & Related Subsidiaries
Historical and Revision Notes
Revised sectionSource (U.S. Code)Source (Statutes at Large) 3075(a)3075(b)10:1c(a).10:1c (less (a)).June 28, 1950, ch. 383, § 302, 64 Stat. 268. In subsection (b), the words “holding appointments or enlisted in the Regular Army as now or hereafter provided by law”, “and such other persons as are now or may hereafter be specified by law”, and “commissioned * * * warrant officers” are omitted as surplusage, since the revised section lists all persons in the Regular Army. 10:1c (last sentence) is omitted as executed.
Editorial Notes
Amendments
2018—Pub. L. 115–232 renumbered section 3075 of this title as this section. 1982—Subsec. (b)(2). Pub. L. 97–295 inserted a comma after “professors”. 1978—Subsec. (b)(2). Pub. L. 95–551 substituted “director of admissions” for “registrar”. 1958—Subsec. (b)(2). Pub. L. 85–600 included the registrar of the Military Academy.
Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
Effective Date
of 2018 AmendmentAmendment by Pub. L. 115–232 effective Feb. 1, 2019, with provision for the coordination of
Amendments
and special rule for certain redesignations, see section 800 of Pub. L. 115–232, set out as a note preceding section 3001 of this title.
Reference
Citations & Metadata
Citation
10 U.S.C. § 7075
Title 10 — Armed Forces
Last Updated
Apr 6, 2026
Release point: 119-73