Title 10, Armed ForcesRelease 119-102
§2115 Graduates: Limitation on Number Permitted to Perform Civilian Federal Service
Title 10 › Subtitle A — General Military Law › PART III — TRAINING AND EDUCATION › CHAPTER 104 — UNIFORMED SERVICES UNIVERSITY OF THE HEALTH SCIENCES › § 2115
Summary
Secretary of Defense may allow up to 20% of a University class who sign a written agreement to perform civilian Federal service for at least seven years instead of going on active duty, if the uniformed services do not need them and they are not recalled; the Secretary decides duties and location after consulting agency heads.
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Title 10, §2115
Armed Forces, Source: USLM XML via OLRC
The Secretary of Defense may allow not more than 20 percent of the graduates of each class at the University to perform civilian Federal service for not less than seven years following the completion of their professional education in lieu of active duty in a uniformed service if the needs of the uniformed services do not require that such graduates perform active duty in a uniformed service and as long as the Secretary of Defense does not recall such persons to active duty in the uniformed services. Such persons who execute an agreement in writing to perform such civilian Federal service may be released from active duty following the completion of their professional education. The location and type of their duty shall be determined by the Secretary of Defense after consultation with the heads of Federal agencies concerned.
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1979—Pub. L. 96–107, § 803(c)(2), substituted “permitted” for “electing” and “service” for “duty” in section catchline. Pub. L. 96–107, § 803(c)(1), substituted provisions respecting authority of the Secretary of Defense to allow graduates to perform civilian Federal service and the execution of agreements for such service as prerequisites for release from active duty following completion of education, for provisions relating to limitations on the number of graduates electing to perform civilian Federal duty, agreements respecting such service, and release from active duty upon completion of their education.
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10 U.S.C. § 2115
Title 10, Armed Forces
Last Updated
Aug 21, 2026
Release point: 119-102