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Title 10, Armed ForcesRelease 119-102

§2104 Advanced Training; Eligibility For

Title 10 › Subtitle A — General Military Law › PART III — TRAINING AND EDUCATION › CHAPTER 103 — SENIOR RESERVE OFFICERS’ TRAINING CORPS › § 2104

Last updated Aug 21, 2026|Official source

Summary

Advanced training must be given to eligible program members and, if the school asks, to eligible applicants. To enroll or keep a spot for advanced training a person must be a U.S. citizen; be chosen under the procedures the Secretary of the military department sets; enlist in the armed force under that Secretary for the time the Secretary requires; sign a service contract (with a parent or guardian’s OK if the person is a minor); agree in writing to accept a commissioned officer appointment if offered and to serve the required time; meet training prerequisites by either finishing the first two years of a four‑year ROTC course or completing prescribed field training or a practice cruise (or, if the Secretary allows, agree to finish that training within two years after entering the advanced course); and sign a loyalty certificate or take a loyalty oath as the Secretary of Defense requires. Anyone who does not meet these rules must be released from the program. These rules do not apply to cadets and midshipmen appointed under section 2107 or to foreign students enrolled under section 2103(b).

Full Legal Text

Title 10, §2104

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(a)Advanced training shall be provided to eligible members of the program and, if the institution concerned so requests, to eligible applicants for membership in the program.
(b)To be eligible for continuation, or initial enrollment, in the program for advanced training, a person must—
(1)be a citizen of the United States;
(2)be selected for advanced training under procedures prescribed by the Secretary of the military department concerned;
(3)enlist in an armed force under the jurisdiction of the Secretary of the military department concerned for the period prescribed by the Secretary;
(4)contract, with the consent of his parent or guardian if he is a minor, with the Secretary of the military department concerned, or his designated representative, to serve for the period required by the program;
(5)agree in writing that he will accept an appointment, if offered, as a commissioned officer in the Army, Navy, Air Force, Marine Corps, or Space Force, as the case may be, and that he will serve in the armed forces for the period prescribed by the Secretary;
(6)either—
(A)complete successfully—
(i)the first two years of a four-year Senior Reserve Officers’ Training Corps course; or
(ii)field training or a practice cruise of a duration which is prescribed by the Secretary concerned as a preliminary requirement for admission to the advanced course; or
(B)at the discretion of the Secretary concerned, agree in writing to complete field training or a practice cruise, as prescribed by the Secretary concerned, within two years after admission to the advanced course; and
(7)execute a certificate of loyalty in such form as the Secretary of Defense prescribes or take a loyalty oath as prescribed by the Secretary.
(c)A member of the program who is ineligible under subsection (b) for advanced training shall be released from the program.
(d)This section does not apply to cadets and midshipmen appointed under section 2107, or foreign students enrolled under section 2103(b), of this title.

Legislative History

Notes & Related Subsidiaries

Editorial Notes

Prior Provisions

Provisions similar to those in subsec. (b)(7) of this section were contained in the following appropriation acts: Pub. L. 98–473, title I, § 101(h) [title VIII, § 8018], Oct. 12, 1984, 98 Stat. 1904, 1926. Pub. L. 98–212, title VII, § 722, Dec. 8, 1983, 97 Stat. 1442. Pub. L. 97–377, title I, § 101(c) [title VII, § 722], Dec. 21, 1982, 96 Stat. 1833, 1854. Pub. L. 97–114, title VII, § 722, Dec. 29, 1981, 95 Stat. 1582. Pub. L. 96–527, title VII, § 723, Dec. 15, 1980, 94 Stat. 3085. Pub. L. 96–154, title VII, § 723, Dec. 21, 1979, 93 Stat. 1156. Pub. L. 95–457, title VIII, § 823, Oct. 13, 1978, 92 Stat. 1248. Pub. L. 95–111, title VIII, § 822, Sept. 21, 1977, 91 Stat. 903. Pub. L. 94–419, title VII, § 722, Sept. 22, 1976, 90 Stat. 1295. Pub. L. 94–212, title VII, § 722, Feb. 9, 1976, 90 Stat. 172. Pub. L. 93–437, title VIII, § 822, Oct. 8, 1974, 88 Stat. 1228. Pub. L. 93–238, title VII, § 723, Jan. 2, 1974, 87 Stat. 1042. Pub. L. 92–570, title VII, § 723, Oct. 26, 1972, 86 Stat. 1200. Pub. L. 92–204, title VII, § 723, Dec. 18, 1971, 85 Stat. 731. Pub. L. 91–668, title VIII, § 823, Jan. 11, 1971, 84 Stat. 2034. Pub. L. 91–171, title VI, § 623, Dec. 29, 1969, 83 Stat. 484. Pub. L. 90–580, title V, § 522, Oct. 17, 1968, 82 Stat. 1133. Pub. L. 90–96, title VI, § 622, Sept. 29, 1967, 81 Stat. 246. Pub. L. 89–687, title VI, § 622, Oct. 15, 1966, 80 Stat. 995. Pub. L. 89–213, title VI, § 622, Sept. 29, 1965, 79 Stat. 877. Pub. L. 88–446, title VI, § 522, Aug. 19, 1964, 78 Stat. 478. Pub. L. 88–149, title V, § 522, Oct. 17, 1963, 77 Stat. 267. Pub. L. 87–577, title V, § 522, Aug. 9, 1962, 76 Stat. 332. Pub. L. 87–144, title VI, § 622, Aug. 17, 1961, 75 Stat. 379. Pub. L. 86–601, title V, § 522,
July 7, 1960, 74 Stat. 353. Pub. L. 86–166, title V, § 622, Aug. 18, 1959, 73 Stat. 382. Pub. L. 85–724, title VI, § 624, Aug. 22, 1958, 72 Stat. 728. Pub. L. 85–117, title VI, § 625, Aug. 2, 1957, 71 Stat. 327.
July 2, 1956, ch. 488, title VI, § 625, 70 Stat. 471.
July 13, 1955, ch. 358, title VI, § 629, 69 Stat. 320.
June 30, 1954, ch. 432, title VII, § 731, 68 Stat. 356.

Amendments

2021—Subsec. (b)(5). Pub. L. 116–283 substituted “Marine Corps, or Space Force” for “or Marine Corps”. 2001—Subsec. (b)(3). Pub. L. 107–107 struck out “a reserve component of” before “an armed force”. 1996—Subsec. (b)(6)(A)(ii). Pub. L. 104–106 substituted “a duration” for “not less than six weeks’ duration”. 1984—Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 98–525, § 543(a)(1), struck out “, who have at least two academic years remaining at such educational institution” after “in the program”. Subsec. (b)(6). Pub. L. 98–525, § 543(a)(2), inserted initial word “either”, redesignated existing subpars. (A) and (B) as cls. (i) and (ii) of subpar. (A), and added subpar. (B). Subsec. (b)(7). Pub. L. 98–525, § 1401(h), added par. (7). 1983—Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 98–94 substituted “who have at least two academic years” for “who have two academic years”.

Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

Effective Date

of 1984 Amendment Pub. L. 98–525, title V, § 543(b), Oct. 19, 1984, 98 Stat. 2530, provided that: “The

Amendments

made by subsection (a) [amending this section] do not constitute authority for the enactment of new budget authority for a fiscal year beginning before October 1, 1984.” Amendment by section 1401(h) of Pub. L. 98–525 effective Oct. 1, 1985, see section 1404 of Pub. L. 98–525, set out as an

Effective Date

note under section 520b of this title.

Reference

Citations & Metadata

Citation

10 U.S.C. § 2104

Title 10, Armed Forces

Last Updated

Aug 21, 2026

Release point: 119-102