PRIA, Government Policy, Made Personal

Summary

When the United States pays a member of the Army National Guard or Air National Guard, that time counts as federal Reserve service for benefit programs for the member and their dependents. Specifically, paid military training or duty done as a Guard member counts as Reserve service for the Army or Air Force. Full‑time National Guard duty counts as active federal duty as a Reserve. Inactive‑duty training done under the Title 32 rules counts as inactive‑duty training in federal Reserve service.

Title 10, §12602

Armed Forces, Source: USLM XML via OLRC

(a)For the purposes of laws providing benefits for members of the Army National Guard of the United States and their dependents and beneficiaries—

(1)military training, duty, or other service performed by a member of the Army National Guard of the United States in his status as a member of the Army National Guard for which he is entitled to pay from the United States shall be considered military training, duty, or other service, as the case may be, in Federal service as a Reserve of the Army;

(2)full-time National Guard duty performed by a member of the Army National Guard of the United States shall be considered active duty in Federal service as a Reserve of the Army; and

(3)inactive-duty training performed by a member of the Army National Guard of the United States in his status as a member of the Army National Guard, in accordance with regulations prescribed under section 502 of title 32 or other express provision of law, shall be considered inactive-duty training in Federal service as a Reserve of the Army.

(b)For the purposes of laws providing benefits for members of the Air National Guard of the United States and their dependents and beneficiaries—

(1)military training, duty, or other service performed by a member of the Air National Guard of the United States in his status as a member of the Air National Guard for which he is entitled to pay from the United States shall be considered military training, duty, or other service, as the case may be, in Federal service as a Reserve of the Air Force;

(2)full-time National Guard duty performed by a member of the Air National Guard of the United States shall be considered active duty in Federal service as a Reserve of the Air Force; and

(3)inactive-duty training performed by a member of the Air National Guard of the United States in his status as a member of the Air National Guard, in accordance with regulations prescribed under section 502 of title 32 or other express provision of law, shall be considered inactive-duty training in Federal service as a Reserve of the Air Force.

Notes & Related Subsidiaries

Editorial Notes

Prior Provisions

Provisions similar to those in this section were contained in section 3686 and 8686 of this title, prior to repeal by Pub. L. 103–337, § 1662(g)(2).

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.

§12602 Members of Army National Guard of United States and Air National Guard of United States: Credit for Service as Members of National Guard