Title 10 › 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 must be appointed as a Reserve to serve in the Air National Guard of the United States at the same rank they hold in the state Guard. 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 federal appointment does not make them give up their Air National Guard office. If an officer had temporary federal recognition, the federal appointment is treated as if it began on the date of that temporary recognition. If 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 the same rank they hold.
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10 U.S.C. § 12212
Title 10, Armed Forces
Last Updated
Aug 21, 2026
Release point: 119-102