§505 — Title 32 National Guard | U.S. Code

Summary

Under rules the President sets and if a governor (or the commanding general of the D.C. National Guard) asks, the Secretary of the Army can let a limited number of Army National Guard members do one of two things. They may go to any service school except the U.S. Military Academy and take a regular course, or they may join a matching Army unit for hands-on training at or near a post during field or outdoor exercises. The same permissions apply for Air National Guard members, except they may not attend the U.S. Air Force Academy; they can attend other service schools as regular students or be assigned to a corresponding Air Force unit for practical training at an air base during field or outdoor exercises.

Title 32, §505

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Under such regulations as the President may prescribe and upon the recommendation of the governor of any State, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, Guam, and the Virgin Islands or of the commanding general of the National Guard of the District of Columbia, the Secretary of the Army may authorize a limited number of members of its Army National Guard to—

(1)attend any service school except the United States Military Academy, and to pursue a regular course of study at the school; or

(2)be attached to an organization of the branch of the Army corresponding to the organization of the Army National Guard to which the member belongs, for routine practical instruction at or near an Army post during field training or other outdoor exercise.

(1)attend any service school except the United States Air Force Academy, and to pursue a regular course of study at the school; or

(2)be attached to an organization of the Air Force corresponding to the organization of the Air National Guard to which the member belongs, for routine practical instruction at an air base during field training or other outdoor exercise.

Notes & Related Subsidiaries

Historical and Revision Notes

Revised sectionSource (U.S. Code)Source (Statutes at Large) 50532:65.

June 3, 1916, ch. 134, § 99 (1st 133 words); restated Sept. 22, 1922, ch. 423, § 5 (1st 129 words); restated

May 28, 1926, ch. 417, § 3 (1st 133 words), 44 Stat. 674. The words “branch of the Army corresponding” are substituted for the words “same arm, corps, or department”, to conform to section 3063 and 3064 of title 10. In the second sentence, the words “organization of the Air Force corresponding” are substituted for the words “same arm, corps, or department”, since the Air Force is not organized by statute into branches, arms, corps, or departments. The word “members” is substituted for the words “officers, warrant officers, and enlisted men”. The words “service school” are substituted for the words “military-service school of the United States”. Reference to the United States Air Force Academy is inserted to reflect its establishment by the Air Force Academy Act (63 Stat. 47).

Editorial Notes

Amendments

2006—Pub. L. 109–163 substituted “State, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, Guam, and the Virgin Islands” for “State or Territory or Puerto Rico” in introductory provisions. 1988—Pub. L. 100–456, which directed the substitution of “Territory or Puerto Rico” for “Territory, Puerto Rico, or the Canal Zone,” in subsec. (a), was executed to the introductory provisions of this section as the probable intent of Congress.

§505 Army and Air Force schools and field exercises