Title 10Armed ForcesRelease 119-73

§8903 Release from Militia duty upon order to active duty in reserve components

Title 10 › Subtitle Subtitle C— - Navy and Marine Corps › Part PART IV— - GENERAL ADMINISTRATION › Chapter CHAPTER 887— - NAVAL MILITIA › § 8903

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Title 10, §8903

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When ordered to active duty, a member of the Navy Reserve or the Marine Corps Reserve who is a member of the Naval Militia is relieved from all service and duty in the Naval Militia from the date of active duty specified in his orders until he is released from active duty.

Legislative History

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Historical and Revision Notes

Revised sectionSource (U.S. Code)Source (Statutes at Large) 785350 U.S.C. 1073.July 9, 1952, ch. 608, § 503, 66 Stat. 500. The words “in the service of the United States” are omitted as covered by the definition of “active duty” in § 101 of this title. The words “is relieved” are substituted for the words “shall stand relieved”.

Editorial Notes

Amendments

2018—Pub. L. 115–232 renumbered section 7853 of this title as this section. 2006—Pub. L. 109–163 substituted “Navy Reserve” for “Naval Reserve”.

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.

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10 U.S.C. § 8903

Title 10Armed Forces

Last Updated

Apr 6, 2026

Release point: 119-73