Title 10 › Subtitle Subtitle E— Reserve Components › Part II— PERSONNEL GENERALLY › Chapter 1205— APPOINTMENT OF RESERVE OFFICERS › § 12212
When an Air National Guard officer gets federal recognition, they are appointed as a Reserve for service in the Air National Guard of the United States at the same grade they hold. If an Air Force Reserve officer becomes federally recognized as an Air National Guard officer, they become an officer of the Air National Guard of the United States and stop being an Air Force Reserve. Saying yes to that Reserve appointment does not make them give up their Air National Guard office. If the recognition was temporary, the Reserve appointment is dated and effective from that temporary recognition date. When the Air National Guard of the United States is ordered to active duty, the President may appoint any Air National Guard officer who is not already an Air Force Reserve as a Reserve for service in the Air National Guard of the United States at their current grade.
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10 U.S.C. § 12212
Title 10 — Armed Forces
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Apr 3, 2026
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