Title 10, Armed ForcesRelease 119-102
§582 Warrant Officer Active-duty List: Exclusions
Title 10 › Subtitle A — General Military Law › PART II — PERSONNEL › CHAPTER 33A — APPOINTMENT, PROMOTION, AND INVOLUNTARY SEPARATION AND RETIREMENT FOR MEMBERS ON THE WARRANT OFFICER ACTIVE-DUTY LIST › § 582
Summary
Not covered by this part are reserve warrant officers on active-duty statuses under section 115 (including 115(a)(1)(B), 115(b)(1), 115(i)); those on full‑time National Guard duty; retired warrant officers on active duty (except those recalled before February 1, 1992 and continuously on duty since); and students in the Army Physician’s Assistant Program.
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Title 10, §582
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Warrant officers in the following categories are not subject to this chapter:
(1)Reserve warrant officers—
(A)on active duty as authorized under section 115(a)(1)(B) or 115(b)(1) of this title, or excluded from counting for active duty end strengths under section 115(i) of this title; or
(B)on full-time National Guard duty.
(2)Retired warrant officers on active duty (other than retired warrant officers who were recalled to active duty before February 1, 1992, and have served continuously on active duty since that date).
(3)Students enrolled in the Army Physician’s Assistant Program.
Legislative History
Notes & Related Subsidiaries
Editorial Notes
Amendments
2004—Par. (1). Pub. L. 108–375 amended par. (1) generally. Prior to amendment, par. (1) read as follows: “Reserve warrant officers— “(A) on active duty for training; “(B) on active duty under section 12301(d) of this title in connection with organizing, administering, recruiting, instructing, or training the reserve components; “(C) on active duty to pursue special work; “(D) ordered to active duty under section 12304 of this title; or “(E) on full-time National Guard duty.” 1996—Par. (1)(B). Pub. L. 104–106 substituted “section 12301(d)” for “section 672(d)”. Par. (1)(D). Pub. L. 104–106 substituted “section 12304” for “section 673b”. 1994—Par. (2). Pub. L. 103–337 inserted before period at end “(other than retired warrant officers who were recalled to active duty before February 1, 1992, and have served continuously on active duty since that date)”.
Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
Effective Date
of 1996 Amendment Pub. L. 104–106, div. A, title XV, § 1501(c), Feb. 10, 1996, 110 Stat. 498, provided that the amendment made by that section is effective as of Dec. 1, 1994, and as if included as an amendment made by the Reserve Officer Personnel Management Act, title XVI of Pub. L. 103–337, as originally enacted.
Effective Date
Section effective Feb. 1, 1992, see section 1132 of Pub. L. 102–190, set out as an
Effective Date
of 1991 Amendment note under section 521 of this title.
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Citation
10 U.S.C. § 582
Title 10, Armed Forces
Last Updated
Aug 21, 2026
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