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§10215 Officers of Army National Guard of the United States and Air National Guard of the United States: Authority with Respect to Federal Status

Title 10 › Subtitle E — Reserve Components › PART I — ORGANIZATION AND ADMINISTRATION › CHAPTER 1007 — ADMINISTRATION OF RESERVE COMPONENTS › § 10215

Last updated Aug 21, 2026|Official source

Summary

Officers of the Army National Guard of the United States and officers of the Air National Guard of the United States who are not on active duty can order members of their own Guard to active‑duty training under 10 U.S.C. 12301(d). If an Army Guard officer wants to order Air Guard members, they need the Secretary of the Air Force’s approval. If an Air Guard officer wants to order Army Guard members, they need the Secretary of the Army’s approval. Those same non‑active‑duty Guard officers can enlist, reenlist, or extend people as Army or Air Force Reserves to serve in their Guard. For federal matters, they can also promote or discharge those Reserve members. The Secretary of the Army writes rules for Army matters, and the Secretary of the Air Force writes rules for Air matters.

Full Legal Text

Title 10, §10215

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(a)(1)Officers of the Army National Guard of the United States who are not on active duty—
(A)may order members of the Army National Guard of the United States to active duty for training under section 12301(d) of this title; and
(B)with the approval of the Secretary of the Air Force, may order members of the Air National Guard of the United States to active duty for training under that section.
(2)Officers of the Air National Guard of the United States who are not on active duty—
(A)may order members of the Air National Guard of the United States to active duty for training under section 12301(d) of this title; and
(B)with the approval of the Secretary of the Army, may order members of the Army National Guard of the United States to active duty for training under that section.
(b)Officers of the Army National Guard of the United States or the Air National Guard of the United States who are not on active duty—
(1)may enlist, reenlist, or extend the enlistments of persons as Reserves of the Army or Reserves of the Air Force for service in the Army National Guard of the United States or the Air National Guard of the United States, as the case may be; and
(2)with respect to their Federal status, may promote or discharge persons enlisted or reenlisted as Reserves of the Army or Reserves of the Air Force for that service.
(c)This section shall be carried out under regulations prescribed by the Secretary of the Army, with respect to matters concerning the Army, and by the Secretary of the Air Force, with respect to matters concerning the Air Force.

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Editorial Notes

Prior Provisions

Provisions similar to those in this section were contained in section 3080 and 8080 of this title, prior to repeal by Pub. L. 103–337, § 1661(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. § 10215

Title 10, Armed Forces

Last Updated

Aug 21, 2026

Release point: 119-102