Title 10, Armed ForcesRelease 119-102
§10212 Gratuitous Services of Officers: Authority to Accept
Title 10 › Subtitle E — Reserve Components › PART I — ORGANIZATION AND ADMINISTRATION › CHAPTER 1007 — ADMINISTRATION OF RESERVE COMPONENTS › § 10212
Summary
Lets the Secretary of Defense and military department secretaries accept unpaid help from reserve officers, but not officers of the Army National Guard or the Air National Guard. That help can be advice on military matters or, for department secretaries, work on enrollment, organization, and training of their reserves or ROTC.
Full Legal Text
Title 10, §10212
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(a)Notwithstanding section 1342 of title 31, the Secretary of Defense may accept the gratuitous services of an officer of a reserve component (other than an officer of the Army National Guard of the United States or the Air National Guard of the United States) in consultation upon matters relating to the armed forces.
(b)Notwithstanding section 1342 of title 31, the Secretary of a military department may accept the gratuitous services of an officer of a reserve component under the Secretary’s jurisdiction (other than an officer of the Army National Guard of the United States or the Air National Guard of the United States)—
(1)in the furtherance of the enrollment, organization, and training of that officer’s reserve component or the Reserve Officers’ Training Corps; or
(2)in consultation upon matters relating to the armed forces.
Legislative History
Notes & Related Subsidiaries
Editorial Notes
Prior Provisions
Provisions similar to those in this section were contained in section 279 of this title, prior to repeal by Pub. L. 103–337, § 1661(a)(2)(A), and in section 4541 and 9541 of this title, prior to repeal by Pub. L. 103–160, § 822(d)(2).
Amendments
1994—Pub. L. 103–355 added subsec. (a) and designated existing provisions as subsec. (b).
Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
Effective Date
of 1994 Amendment Pub. L. 103–355, title III, § 3021(b), Oct. 13, 1994, 108 Stat. 3333, provided that: “Notwithstanding section 10001 [set out as a note under section 2302 of this title], the
Amendments
made by subsection (a) [amending this section] shall take effect on December 1, 1994, immediately after the
Amendments
made by the Reserve Officer Personnel Management Act [Pub. L. 103–337, see Tables for classification].”
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.
Reference
Citations & Metadata
Citation
10 U.S.C. § 10212
Title 10, Armed Forces
Last Updated
Aug 21, 2026
Release point: 119-102