Title 10Armed ForcesRelease 119-73not60

§20108 Members of Space Force: Credit for Service for Purposes of Laws Providing Pay and Benefits for Members, Dependents, and Survivors

Title 10 › Subtitle Subtitle F— Alternative Military Personnel Systems › Part I— SPACE FORCE › Chapter 2003— STATUS AND PARTICIPATION › § 20108

Last updated Apr 3, 2026|Official source

Summary

For pay and benefits for members, their families, and survivors, service in the Space Force is treated like comparable service in other parts of the military. Training, duty, or other service while in a space force active status but not on sustained duty counts as service in a reserve component. Active duty performed in a space force active status but not on sustained duty also counts as active duty in a reserve component. Sustained duty carried out under section 20105 counts as active duty in a regular component. Inactive‑duty training in the Space Force counts the same as inactive‑duty training in a reserve 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 10Armed Forces

Last Updated

Apr 3, 2026

Release point: 119-73not60