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Title 10, Armed ForcesRelease 119-102

§10141 Ready Reserve; Standby Reserve; Retired Reserve: Placement and Status of Members; Training Categories

Title 10 › Subtitle E — Reserve Components › PART I — ORGANIZATION AND ADMINISTRATION › CHAPTER 1005 — ELEMENTS OF RESERVE COMPONENTS › § 10141

Last updated Aug 21, 2026|Official source

Summary

Each military service must put reserve members into one of three groups: Ready Reserve, Standby Reserve, or Retired Reserve. People on inactive lists or in inactive Army or Air National Guard units are inactive; Retired Reserve members are retired; all others are active. Service secretaries (not Army or Air National Guard) must set training categories for required drills and time. Categories must be uniform across services and within Ready and Standby Reserves.

Full Legal Text

Title 10, §10141

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(a)There are in each armed force a Ready Reserve, a Standby Reserve, and a Retired Reserve. Each Reserve shall be placed in one of those categories.
(b)Reserves who are on the inactive status list of a reserve component, or who are assigned to the inactive Army National Guard or the inactive Air National Guard, are in an inactive status. Members in the Retired Reserve are in a retired status. All other Reserves are in an active status.
(c)As prescribed by the Secretary concerned, each reserve component except the Army National Guard of the United States and the Air National Guard of the United States shall be divided into training categories according to the degrees of training, including the number and duration of drills or equivalent duties to be completed in stated periods. The designation of training categories shall be the same for all armed forces and the same within the Ready Reserve and the Standby Reserve.

Legislative History

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Editorial Notes

Prior Provisions

Provisions similar to those in this section were contained in section 267 and 2001 of this title, prior to repeal by Pub. L. 103–337, § 1661(a)(2)(A), (3)(A).

Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

Effective Date

Section effective Dec. 1, 1994, except as otherwise provided, see section 1691 of Pub. L. 103–337, set out as a note under section 10001 of this title.

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Citation

10 U.S.C. § 10141

Title 10, Armed Forces

Last Updated

Aug 21, 2026

Release point: 119-102