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Title 37 — Pay and Allowances of the Uniformed ServicesRelease 119-73

§905 Reserve officers of the Navy or Marine Corps not on the active-duty list: effective date of pay and allowances

Title 37 › Chapter CHAPTER 17— - MISCELLANEOUS RIGHTS AND BENEFITS › § 905

Last updated Apr 6, 2026|Official source

Summary

When a reserve officer is promoted under chapter 1405 of title 10 to a rank above lieutenant (junior grade) in the Navy Reserve or above first lieutenant in the Marine Corps Reserve, they get the pay and allowances of the new rank for duty performed starting on the date they become eligible for that promotion. When a reserve officer is promoted under section 14308(b) of title 10 to lieutenant (junior grade) in the Navy Reserve or first lieutenant in the Marine Corps Reserve, they get the pay and allowances of that higher grade for duty performed starting on their official date of rank.

Full Legal Text

Title 37, §905

Pay and Allowances of the Uniformed Services — Source: USLM XML via OLRC

(a)A reserve officer who is promoted under chapter 1405 of title 10 to a grade above lieutenant (junior grade) in the Navy Reserve or above first lieutenant in the Marine Corps Reserve is entitled to the pay and allowances of the grade to which promoted for duty performed from the date on which he becomes eligible for promotion to that grade.
(b)A reserve officer who is promoted under section 14308(b) of title 10 to the grade of lieutenant (junior grade) in the Navy Reserve or first lieutenant in the Marine Corps Reserve is entitled to the pay and allowances of the higher grade for duty performed from the date given him as his date of rank.

Legislative History

Notes & Related Subsidiaries

Historical and Revision Notes

Revised sectionSource (U.S. Code)Source (Statutes at Large) 905(a)10:6141.[None.] 905(b)10:5907.[None.] 905(c)10:5908(a) (last sentence).[None.] 905(d)10:5788(c).[None.] 905(e)10:5787b(c).[None.] 905(f)10:5505(c).[None.] 905(g)10:5597(h) (last sentence).[None.] 10:5597(i) (last 21 words).[None.] 905(h)10:5787(g) (last 21 words).[None.] 10:5787(h) (last sentence).[None.]

Editorial Notes

Amendments

2006—Pub. L. 109–163 substituted “Navy Reserve” for “Naval Reserve” in two places. 1994—Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 103–337, § 1676(b)(3)(A), substituted “chapter 1405” for “chapter 549”. Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 103–337, § 1676(b)(3)(B), substituted “section 14308(b)” for “section 5908”. 1980—Pub. L. 96–513 substituted “Reserve officers of the Navy or Marine Corps not on the active-duty list:

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of pay and allowances” for “Officers of Navy or Marine Corps not covered by section 904 of this title:

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of beginning of pay and allowances” in section catchline, and generally revised and restructured section, and as part of such restructuring struck out former subsec. (a), redesignated former subsecs. (b) and (c) as subsecs. (a) and (b), respectively, and, in subsec. (a) as so redesignated, struck out second sentence which related to establishment of an officer’s professional and moral qualifications, and struck out former subsecs. (d) to (h). 1978—Subsec. (h). Pub. L. 95–377 inserted reference to section 5787d.

Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

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of 1994 AmendmentAmendment by Pub. L. 103–337 effective Dec. 1, 1994, except as otherwise provided, see section 1691 of Pub. L. 103–337, set out as an

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note under section 10001 of Title 10, Armed Forces.

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of 1980 AmendmentAmendment by Pub. L. 96–513 effective Sept. 15, 1981, but the authority to prescribe

Regulations

under the amendment by Pub. L. 96–513 effective on Dec. 12, 1980, see section 701 of Pub. L. 96–513, set out as a note under section 101 of Title 10, Armed Forces. Transition Provisions Under Defense Officer Personnel Management ActFor provisions to prevent extinction or premature termination of rights, duties, penalties, or proceedings that existed or were begun prior to the

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of Pub. L. 96–513, and otherwise to allow for an orderly transition to the system of officer personnel management put in place under Pub. L. 96–513, see section 601 et seq. of Pub. L. 96–513, set out as a note under section 611 of Title 10, Armed Forces.

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Citation

37 U.S.C. § 905

Title 37 — Pay and Allowances of the Uniformed Services

Last Updated

Apr 6, 2026

Release point: 119-73