Title 10, Armed ForcesRelease 119-102
§2105 Advanced Training; Failure to Complete or to Accept Commission
Title 10 › Subtitle A — General Military Law › PART III — TRAINING AND EDUCATION › CHAPTER 103 — SENIOR RESERVE OFFICERS’ TRAINING CORPS › § 2105
Summary
Members picked for advanced training under section 2104 who do not finish the course or who finish but refuse a commission can be ordered by their service Secretary to serve on active duty in their enlisted rank for up to two years. If they do not complete that ordered service, they must repay under section 303a(e) or 373 of title 37.
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Title 10, §2105
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A member of the program who is selected for advanced training under section 2104 of this title, and who does not complete the course of instruction, or who completes the course but declines to accept a commission when offered, may be ordered to active duty by the Secretary of the military department concerned to serve in his enlisted grade or rating for such period of time as the Secretary prescribes but not for more than two years. If the member does not complete the period of active duty prescribed by the Secretary concerned, the member shall be subject to the repayment provisions of section 303a(e) or 373 of title 37.
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Amendments
2017—Pub. L. 115–91 inserted “or 373” before “of title 37”. 2006—Pub. L. 109–364 inserted period at end. Pub. L. 109–163 inserted at end “If the member does not complete the period of active duty prescribed by the Secretary concerned, the member shall be subject to the repayment provisions of section 303a(e) of title 37”.
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Savings Provision
relating to payment or repayment of any bonus, incentive pay, special pay, or similar pay obligated to be paid before Apr. 1, 2006, under a provision of this section amended by section 687(c) of Pub. L. 109–163, see section 687(f) of Pub. L. 109–163, set out as a note under section 510 of this title.
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10 U.S.C. § 2105
Title 10, Armed Forces
Last Updated
Aug 21, 2026
Release point: 119-102