Title 10 — Armed ForcesRelease 119-73not60
§12315 Reserves: Duty with or Without Pay
Title 10 › Subtitle Subtitle E— Reserve Components › Part II— PERSONNEL GENERALLY › Chapter 1209— ACTIVE DUTY › § 12315
Summary
Reserves may be ordered to duty with pay and allowances or, with their consent, without pay. If kept past their term, they are paid unless forfeited by court‑martial, commander punishment, or other non‑pay status.
Full Legal Text
Title 10, §12315
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(a)Subject to other provisions of this title, any Reserve may be ordered to active duty or other duty—
(1)with the pay and allowances provided by law; or
(2)with his consent, without pay.
(b)A Reserve who is kept on active duty after his term of service expires is entitled to pay and allowances while on that duty, except as they may be forfeited under the approved sentence of a court-martial or by non-judicial punishment by a commanding officer or when he is otherwise in a non-pay status.
Legislative History
Notes & Related Subsidiaries
Historical and Revision Notes
Revised sectionSource (U.S. Code)Source (Statutes at Large) 683(a)683(b)50:971.50:972.July 9, 1952, ch. 608, §§ 240, 241, 66 Stat. 492. In subsection (a), the word “title” is substituted for the word “chapter”. The provisions of this title relating to active duty of reservists are based on the Armed Forces Reserve Act of 1952. The words “shall be considered * * * as if it were” are substituted for the words “shall be counted * * * the same as like”. In subsections (a) and (b), the words “active duty for training” are omitted as covered by the words “active duty”. In subsection (b), the word “kept” is substituted for the words “retained or continued”. The words “pursuant to law” are omitted as surplusage.
Editorial Notes
Amendments
1994—Pub. L. 103–337 renumbered section 683 of this title as this section.
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Citation
10 U.S.C. § 12315
Title 10 — Armed Forces
Last Updated
Apr 3, 2026
Release point: 119-73not60