Title 10 › Subtitle Subtitle C— - Navy and Marine Corps › Part PART I— - ORGANIZATION › Chapter CHAPTER 809— - BUREAUS; OFFICE OF THE JUDGE ADVOCATE GENERAL › § 8084
Creates an Office of the Marine Forces Reserve led by the Commander, who advises the Commandant about reserve matters. The President must appoint the Commander, with the Senate’s approval, from senior Marine Corps Reserve officers who have at least 10 years of commissioned service. The Secretary of Defense cannot recommend someone unless the Secretary of the Navy recommends them and the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff says they have significant joint duty experience under rules the Chairman sets. The Secretary of Defense could waive that joint-experience rule until December 31, 2006, if the Secretary of the Navy asked and the Secretary of Defense judged the officer qualified and the waiver needed for the service. Time on active duty as Commander counts under the grade limits in sections 525 and 526. The Commandant sets the Commander’s term, normally four years; the Commander can be removed for cause and may serve one more term of up to four years. The Commander must send an annual report, prepared with the Commandant, to the Secretary of Defense through the Secretary of the Navy about the reserve’s condition and its ability to meet missions; the report can have classified and unclassified versions.
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10 U.S.C. § 8084
Title 10 — Armed Forces
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Apr 6, 2026
Release point: 119-73