Title 10 — Armed ForcesRelease 119-73not60

§20105 Sustained Duty

Title 10 › Subtitle Subtitle F— Alternative Military Personnel Systems › Part I— SPACE FORCE › Chapter 2003— STATUS AND PARTICIPATION › § 20105

Last updated Apr 3, 2026|Official source

Summary

An official the Secretary of the Air Force names may put or keep a Space Force enlisted member who is in space force active status on sustained duty only if the member agrees and the enlistment or reenlistment terms allow it. The same official may order a Space Force officer in space force active status to sustained duty with the officer’s consent or to meet any active‑duty service commitment required by law. An officer ordered this way cannot be released without the officer’s consent except under chapter 2009 or 2011 of this title.

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Title 10, §20105

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(a)An authority designated by the Secretary of the Air Force may order an enlisted member of the Space Force in a space force active status to sustained duty, or retain an enlisted member on sustained duty, with the consent of that member, as specified in the terms of the member’s enlistment or reenlistment agreement.

(b)(1)An authority designated by the Secretary of the Air Force may order a Space Force officer in a space force active status to sustained duty—

(A)with the consent of the officer; or

(B)to fulfill the terms of an active-duty service commitment incurred by the officer under any provision of law.

(2)An officer ordered to sustained duty under paragraph (1) may not be released from sustained duty without the officer’s consent except as provided in chapter 2009 or 2011 of this title.

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Citation

10 U.S.C. § 20105

Title 10 — Armed Forces

Last Updated

Apr 3, 2026

Release point: 119-73not60