Title 10 — Armed ForcesRelease 119-73not60
§12206 Commissioned Officers: Appointment of Former Commissioned Officers
Title 10 › Subtitle Subtitle E— Reserve Components › Part II— PERSONNEL GENERALLY › Chapter 1205— APPOINTMENT OF RESERVE OFFICERS › § 12206
Summary
Under Secretary of Defense rules, a qualified former commissioned officer can join the Army, Navy, Air Force, or Marine Corps reserves and be placed on the reserve active list at the same grade and competitive category they last held, with credit toward date of rank under section 741(d).
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Title 10, §12206
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Under regulations prescribed by the Secretary of Defense, a person who is a former commissioned officer may, if otherwise qualified, be appointed as a reserve officer of the Army, Navy, Air Force, or Marine Corps. A person so appointed—
(1)may be placed on the reserve active-status list of that armed force in the grade equivalent to the permanent regular or reserve grade, and in the same competitive category, in which the person previously served satisfactorily on active duty or in an active status; and
(2)may be credited for the purpose of determining date of rank under section 741(d) of this title with service in grade equal to that held by that person when discharged or separated.
Legislative History
Notes & Related Subsidiaries
Editorial Notes
Amendments
1994—Pub. L. 103–337, § 1662(c)(2), renumbered section 596a of this title as this section.
Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
Effective Date
Section effective Oct. 1, 1996, see section 1691(b)(1) 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. § 12206
Title 10 — Armed Forces
Last Updated
Apr 3, 2026
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