Title 10, Armed ForcesRelease 119-102
§20108 Members of Space Force: Credit for Service for Purposes of Laws Providing Pay and Benefits for Members, Dependents, and Survivors
Title 10 › Subtitle F — Alternative Military Personnel Systems › PART I — SPACE FORCE › CHAPTER 2003 — STATUS AND PARTICIPATION › § 20108
Summary
For pay and benefits, most Space Force service counts like service in a reserve component. That includes training, duty, other service, active duty when a member is in active status but not on sustained duty, and inactive‑duty training. Sustained duty under section 20105 counts as active duty in a regular component.
Full Legal Text
Title 10, §20108
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For the purposes of laws providing pay and benefits for members of the armed forces and their dependents and beneficiaries:
(1)Military training, duty, or other service performed by a member of the Space Force in a space force active status not on sustained duty shall be considered military training, duty, or other service, as the case may be, as a member of a reserve component.
(2)Sustained duty performed by a member of the Space Force under section 20105 of this title shall be considered active duty as a member of a regular component.
(3)Active duty performed by a member of the Space Force in a space force active status not on sustained duty shall be considered active duty as a member of a reserve component.
(4)Inactive-duty training performed by a member of the Space Force shall be considered inactive-duty training as a member of a reserve component.
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10 U.S.C. § 20108
Title 10, Armed Forces
Last Updated
Aug 21, 2026
Release point: 119-102