Title 10 › Subtitle Subtitle C— Navy and Marine Corps › Part I— ORGANIZATION › Chapter 809— BUREAUS; OFFICE OF THE JUDGE ADVOCATE GENERAL › § 8083
Creates an Office of the Navy Reserve on the Chief of Naval Operations’ staff, led by a Chief of Navy Reserve who is the main adviser to the Chief of Naval Operations on reserve matters and who commands the Navy Reserve Force. The Chief must be a Navy flag officer with at least 10 years of commissioned service and is appointed by the President with the Senate’s approval. The Secretary of Defense cannot recommend someone unless the Secretary of the Navy does and the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs says the officer has significant joint duty experience, except that the Secretary of Defense could waive that joint-experience rule if the Navy asked and the Secretary judged it needed, through December 31, 2006. The Chief’s time in the job counts under the grade limits in sections 525 and 526. The Chief usually serves a four-year term, can be removed for cause, and may be reappointed for one more term of up to four years. The Chief manages Navy Reserve budgets for personnel, operations, maintenance, and construction, and must send an annual report on the Reserve’s readiness to the Secretary of Defense through the Secretary of the Navy. The report is prepared with the Chief of Naval Operations and can be classified or unclassified.
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10 U.S.C. § 8083
Title 10 — Armed Forces
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Apr 3, 2026
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