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# 10 U.S.C. § 2102 - Establishment
## Text
(a) For the purpose of preparing selected students for commissioned service in the Army, Navy, Air Force, Marine Corps, or Space Force, the Secretary of each military department, under regulations prescribed by the President, may establish and maintain a Senior Reserve Officers Training Corps program, organized into one or more units, at any accredited civilian educational institution authorized to grant baccalaureate degrees, and at any school essentially military that does not confer baccalaureate degrees, upon the request of the authorities at that institution.
(b) No unit may be established or maintained at an institution unless—
(1) the senior commissioned officer of the armed force concerned who is assigned to the program at that institution is given the academic rank of professor;
(2) the institution fulfills the terms of its agreement with the Secretary of the military department concerned; and
(3) the institution adopts, as a part of its curriculum, a four-year course of military instruction or a two-year course of advanced training of military instruction, or both, which the Secretary of the military department concerned prescribes and conducts.
(c) At those institutions where a unit of the program is established membership of students in the program shall be elective or compulsory as provided by State law or the authorities of the institution concerned.
(d) The President shall cause to be established and maintained in each State at least one unit of the program if—
(1) a unit is requested by an educational institution in the State;
(2) such request is approved by the Governor of the State in which the institution requesting the unit is located; and
(3) the Secretary of the military department concerned determines that there will be not less than 40 students enrolled in such unit and that the provisions of this section are otherwise satisfied.
(Added Pub. L. 88647, title II, § 201(1), Oct. 13, 1964, 78 Stat. 1065; amended Pub. L. 9579, title VI, § 602, July 30, 1977, 91 Stat. 332; Pub. L. 116283, div. A, title IX, § 924(b)(3)(BB), Jan. 1, 2021, 134 Stat. 3822.)
## Notes
Editorial Notes
Amendments2021—Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 116283 substituted “Marine Corps, or Space Force” for “or Marine Corps”. 1977—Subsec. (d). Pub. L. 9579 added subsec. (d).
Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
Military Training for Female Undergraduates at Military Colleges; RegulationsPub. L. 95485, title VIII, § 809, Oct. 20, 1978, 92 Stat. 1623, directed the Secretary of Defense to require that any college or university designated as a military college provide that qualified female undergraduate students be eligible to participate in military training at such college or university, and prohibited the Secretary from requiring such college or university to require female undergraduate students enrolled in such college or university to participate in military training, prior to repeal by Pub. L. 98525, title XIV, §§ 1403(b), 1404, Oct. 19, 1984, 98 Stat. 2621, eff. Oct. 1, 1985. See section 2009 of this title.
Executive Documents
Delegation of Functions Functions of President under subsec. (a) of this section delegated to Secretary of Defense, see section 1(10) of Ex. Ord. No. 11390, Jan. 22, 1968, 33 F.R. 841, set out as a note under section 301 of Title 3, The President.
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# 10 U.S.C. § 2103 - Eligibility for membership
## Text
(a) To be eligible for membership in the program a person must be a student at an institution where a unit of the Senior Reserve Officers Training Corps is established. However, a student at an institution that does not have a unit of the Corps is eligible, if otherwise qualified, to be a member of a unit at another institution.
(b) Persons from foreign countries may be enrolled as members of the program when their enrollment is approved by the Secretary of the military department concerned under criteria approved by the Secretary of State.
(c) A medical, dental, pharmacy, veterinary, or sciences allied to medicine, student may be admitted to a unit of the program for a course of training consisting of 90 hours of instruction a year for four academic years.
(d) Under such conditions as the Secretary of the military department concerned may prescribe, a medical, dental, pharmacy, veterinary, or sciences allied to medicine, student who is a commissioned officer of a reserve component of an armed force may be admitted to and trained in a unit of the program.
(e) An educational institution at which a unit of the program has been established shall give priority for enrollment in the program to students who are eligible for advanced training under section 2104 of this title.
(Added Pub. L. 88647, title II, § 201(1), Oct. 13, 1964, 78 Stat. 1065; amended Pub. L. 104201, div. A, title V, § 551(a)(1), Sept. 23, 1996, 110 Stat. 2525.)
## Notes
Editorial Notes
Amendments1996—Subsec. (e). Pub. L. 104201 added subsec. (e).
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# 10 U.S.C. § 2103a - Students not eligible for advanced training: commitment to military service
## Text
(a) Authority.— A member of the program who has completed successfully the first year of a four-year Senior Reserve Officers Training Corps course and who is not eligible for advanced training under section 2104 of this title and is not a cadet or midshipman appointed under section 2107 of this title may—
(1) contract with the Secretary of the military department concerned, or the Secretarys designated representative, to serve for the period required by the program; and
(2) agree in writing to 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 to serve in the armed forces for the period prescribed by the Secretary.
(b) Eligibility Requirements.— A member of the program may enter into a contract and agreement under this section (and receive a subsistence allowance under section 209(c) of title 37) only if the person—
(1) is a citizen of the United States;
(2) enlists in an armed force under the jurisdiction of the Secretary of the military department concerned for the period prescribed by the Secretary; and
(3) executes a certificate of loyalty in such form as the Secretary of Defense prescribes or take a loyalty oath as prescribed by the Secretary.
(c) Parental Consent for Minors.— A member of the program who is a minor may enter into a contract under subsection (a)(1) only with the consent of the members parent or guardian.
(Added Pub. L. 108136, div. A, title V, § 523(b)(1), Nov. 24, 2003, 117 Stat. 1464; amended Pub. L. 108375, div. A, title V, § 525, Oct. 28, 2004, 118 Stat. 1889; Pub. L. 109364, div. A, title X, § 1071(a)(10), Oct. 17, 2006, 120 Stat. 2398; Pub. L. 116283, div. A, title IX, § 924(b)(3)(CC), Jan. 1, 2021, 134 Stat. 3822.)
## Notes
Editorial Notes
Amendments2021—Subsec. (a)(2). Pub. L. 116283 substituted “Marine Corps, or Space Force” for “or Marine Corps”. 2006—Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 109364 substituted “Eligibility” for “Eligibilty” in heading. 2004—Subsec. (d). Pub. L. 108375 struck out heading and text of subsec. (d). Text read as follows: “No contract may be entered into under subsection (a)(1) after December 31, 2006.”
Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
Effective DatePub. L. 108136, div. A, title V, § 523(c), Nov. 24, 2003, 117 Stat. 1464, provided that: “The amendments made by subsections (a) and (b) [enacting this section and amending section 209 of Title 37, Pay and Allowances of the Uniformed Services] shall take effect on January 1, 2004.”
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# 10 U.S.C. § 2104 - Advanced training; eligibility for
## Text
(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.
(Added Pub. L. 88647, title II, § 201(1), Oct. 13, 1964, 78 Stat. 1065; amended Pub. L. 9894, title X, § 1003(a)(2), Sept. 24, 1983, 97 Stat. 656; Pub. L. 98525, title V, § 543(a), title XIV, § 1401(h), Oct. 19, 1984, 98 Stat. 2530, 2619; Pub. L. 104106, div. A, title V, § 544, Feb. 10, 1996, 110 Stat. 317; Pub. L. 107107, div. A, title V, § 535(a), Dec. 28, 2001, 115 Stat. 1106; Pub. L. 116283, div. A, title IX, § 924(b)(3)(DD), Jan. 1, 2021, 134 Stat. 3822.)
## Notes
Editorial Notes
Prior ProvisionsProvisions similar to those in subsec. (b)(7) of this section were contained in the following appropriation acts: Pub. L. 98473, title I, § 101(h) [title VIII, § 8018], Oct. 12, 1984, 98 Stat. 1904, 1926. Pub. L. 98212, title VII, § 722, Dec. 8, 1983, 97 Stat. 1442. Pub. L. 97377, title I, § 101(c) [title VII, § 722], Dec. 21, 1982, 96 Stat. 1833, 1854. Pub. L. 97114, title VII, § 722, Dec. 29, 1981, 95 Stat. 1582. Pub. L. 96527, title VII, § 723, Dec. 15, 1980, 94 Stat. 3085. Pub. L. 96154, title VII, § 723, Dec. 21, 1979, 93 Stat. 1156. Pub. L. 95457, title VIII, § 823, Oct. 13, 1978, 92 Stat. 1248. Pub. L. 95111, title VIII, § 822, Sept. 21, 1977, 91 Stat. 903. Pub. L. 94419, title VII, § 722, Sept. 22, 1976, 90 Stat. 1295. Pub. L. 94212, title VII, § 722, Feb. 9, 1976, 90 Stat. 172. Pub. L. 93437, title VIII, § 822, Oct. 8, 1974, 88 Stat. 1228. Pub. L. 93238, title VII, § 723, Jan. 2, 1974, 87 Stat. 1042. Pub. L. 92570, title VII, § 723, Oct. 26, 1972, 86 Stat. 1200. Pub. L. 92204, title VII, § 723, Dec. 18, 1971, 85 Stat. 731. Pub. L. 91668, title VIII, § 823, Jan. 11, 1971, 84 Stat. 2034. Pub. L. 91171, title VI, § 623, Dec. 29, 1969, 83 Stat. 484. Pub. L. 90580, title V, § 522, Oct. 17, 1968, 82 Stat. 1133. Pub. L. 9096, title VI, § 622, Sept. 29, 1967, 81 Stat. 246. Pub. L. 89687, title VI, § 622, Oct. 15, 1966, 80 Stat. 995. Pub. L. 89213, title VI, § 622, Sept. 29, 1965, 79 Stat. 877. Pub. L. 88446, title VI, § 522, Aug. 19, 1964, 78 Stat. 478. Pub. L. 88149, title V, § 522, Oct. 17, 1963, 77 Stat. 267. Pub. L. 87577, title V, § 522, Aug. 9, 1962, 76 Stat. 332. Pub. L. 87144, title VI, § 622, Aug. 17, 1961, 75 Stat. 379. Pub. L. 86601, title V, § 522, July 7, 1960, 74 Stat. 353. Pub. L. 86166, title V, § 622, Aug. 18, 1959, 73 Stat. 382. Pub. L. 85724, title VI, § 624, Aug. 22, 1958, 72 Stat. 728. Pub. L. 85117, 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.
Amendments2021—Subsec. (b)(5). Pub. L. 116283 substituted “Marine Corps, or Space Force” for “or Marine Corps”. 2001—Subsec. (b)(3). Pub. L. 107107 struck out “a reserve component of” before “an armed force”. 1996—Subsec. (b)(6)(A)(ii). Pub. L. 104106 substituted “a duration” for “not less than six weeks duration”. 1984—Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 98525, § 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. 98525, § 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. 98525, § 1401(h), added par. (7). 1983—Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 9894 substituted “who have at least two academic years” for “who have two academic years”.
Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
Effective Date of 1984 AmendmentPub. L. 98525, 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. 98525 effective Oct. 1, 1985, see section 1404 of Pub. L. 98525, set out as an Effective Date note under section 520b of this title.
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# 10 U.S.C. § 2105 - Advanced training; failure to complete or to accept commission
## Text
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.
(Added Pub. L. 88647, title II, § 201(1), Oct. 13, 1964, 78 Stat. 1066; amended Pub. L. 109163, div. A, title VI, § 687(c)(4), Jan. 6, 2006, 119 Stat. 3334; Pub. L. 109364, div. A, title X, § 1071(a)(11), Oct. 17, 2006, 120 Stat. 2398; Pub. L. 11591, div. A, title VI, § 618(a)(1)(D), Dec. 12, 2017, 131 Stat. 1426.)
## Notes
Editorial Notes
Amendments2017—Pub. L. 11591 inserted “or 373” before “of title 37”. 2006—Pub. L. 109364 inserted period at end. Pub. L. 109163 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”.
Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
Savings ProvisionFor 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. 109163, see section 687(f) of Pub. L. 109163, set out as a note under section 510 of this title.
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# 10 U.S.C. § 2106 - Advanced training; commission on completion
## Text
(a) Upon satisfactorily completing the academic and military requirements of the program of advanced training, a member of the program who was selected for advanced training under section 2104 of this title may be appointed as a regular or reserve officer in the appropriate armed force in the grade of second lieutenant or ensign, even though he is under 21 years of age.
(b) The date of rank of officers appointed under this section in May or June of any year is the date of graduation of cadets or midshipmen from the United States Military Academy, the United States Naval Academy, or the United States Air Force Academy, as the case may be, in that year. The Secretary of the military department concerned shall establish the date of rank of all other officers appointed under this section.
(c) In computing length of service for any purpose, an officer appointed under this section may not be credited with enlisted service for the period covered by his advanced training, other than any period of enlisted service performed on or after August 1, 1979, as a member of the Selected Reserve.
(Added Pub. L. 88647, title II, § 201(1), Oct. 13, 1964, 78 Stat. 1066; amended Pub. L. 102484, div. A, title V, § 517(a)(1), Oct. 23, 1992, 106 Stat. 2407; Pub. L. 104201, div. A, title V, § 507(a)(1), Sept. 23, 1996, 110 Stat. 2512.)
## Notes
Editorial Notes
Amendments1996—Subsec. (c). Pub. L. 104201 substituted “performed on or after August 1, 1979, as a member of the Selected Reserve” for “while serving on active duty other than for training after July 31, 1990, while a member of the Selected Reserve”. 1992—Subsec. (c). Pub. L. 102484 inserted before period at end “, other than any period of enlisted service while serving on active duty other than for training after July 31, 1990, while a member of the Selected Reserve”.
Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
Benefits Not To Accrue for Periods Prior to September 23, 1996Pub. L. 104201, div. A, title V, § 507(c), Sept. 23, 1996, 110 Stat. 2512, provided that: “No increase in pay or retired or retainer pay shall accrue for periods before the date of the enactment of this Act [Sept. 23, 1996] by reason of the amendments made by this section [amending this section, sections 2107 and 2107a of this title, and section 205 of Title 37, Pay and Allowances of the Uniformed Services].”
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# 10 U.S.C. § 2108 - Advanced standing; interruption of training; delay in starting obligated service; release from program
## Text
(a) The Secretary of the military department concerned may give to any enlisted member of an armed force under his jurisdiction, or any person who has served on active duty in any armed force, such advanced standing in the program as may be justified by his education and training.
(b) In determining a members eligibility for advanced training, the Secretary of the military department concerned may credit him with any military training that is substantially equivalent in kind to that prescribed for admission to advanced training and was received while he was taking a course of instruction in a program under the jurisdiction of another armed force or while he was on active duty in the armed forces.
(c) The Secretary of the military department concerned may excuse from a portion of the prescribed course of military instruction, including field training and practice cruises, any person found qualified on the basis of his previous education, military experience, or both.
(d) A person may become, remain, or be readmitted as, a member of the advanced training program after receiving a baccalaureate degree or completing pre-professional studies if he has not completed the course of military instruction or all field training or practice cruises prescribed by the Secretary of the military department concerned. If a member of the program has been accepted for resident graduate or professional study, the Secretary of the military department concerned may delay the commencement of that members obligated period of active duty, and any obligated period of active duty for training or other service in an active or inactive status in a reserve component, until the member has completed that study. If a cadet appointed under section 2107a of this title has been accepted for a course of study at an accredited civilian educational institution authorized to grant baccalaureate degrees, the Secretary of the Army may delay the beginning of that members obligated period of service in a reserve component until the member has completed such course of study.
(e) The Secretary of the military department concerned may, when he determines that the interest of the service so requires, release any person from the program and discharge him from his armed force.
(Added Pub. L. 88647, title II, § 201(1), Oct. 13, 1964, 78 Stat. 1068; amended Pub. L. 96357, § 1(d), Sept. 24, 1980, 94 Stat. 1180.)
## Notes
Editorial Notes
Amendments1980—Subsec. (d). Pub. L. 96357 authorized delay in starting obligated period of active duty for training or other service in an active or inactive status in a reserved component until completion of resident graduate or professional study or military junior college studies.
Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
Effective Date of 1980 AmendmentAmendment by Pub. L. 96357 effective Oct. 1, 1980, see section 1(e) of Pub. L. 96357, set out as a note under section 2107a of this title.
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# 10 U.S.C. § 2109 - Practical military training
## Text
(a) For the further practical instruction of members of, and designated applicants for membership in, the program, the Secretary of the military department concerned may prescribe and conduct practical military training, in addition to field training and practice cruises prescribed under section 2104(b)(6) of this title. The Secretary concerned may require that some or all of the training prescribed under this subsection must be completed by a member before the member is commissioned.
(b) The Secretary of the military department concerned, with respect to practical military training prescribed under this section and field training and practice cruises prescribed under section 2104(b)(6) of this title, may—
(1) transport members of, and designated applicants for membership in, the program to and from the places designated for such training or practice cruises and furnish them subsistence while traveling to and from those places, or, instead of furnishing them transportation and subsistence, pay them a travel allowance at the rate prescribed for cadets and midshipmen at the United States Military, Naval, and Air Force Academies for travel by the shortest usually traveled route from the places from which they are authorized to proceed to the place designated for the training or cruise and return, and pay the allowance for the return trip in advance;
(2) furnish medical attendance and supplies to members of, and designated applicants for membership in, the program while attending such training and practice cruises, and admit them to military hospitals;
(3) furnish subsistence, uniform clothing, and equipment to members of, and designated applicants for membership in, the program while attending such training or practice cruises or, instead of furnishing uniform clothing, pay them allowances at such rates as he may prescribe; and
(4) use any member of, and designated applicants for membership in, an armed force, or any employee of the department, under his jurisdiction, and such property of the United States as he considers necessary, for the training and administration of members of, and designated applicants for membership in, the program at the places designated for training or practice cruises.
(c) (1) A person who is not qualified for, and (as determined by the Secretary concerned) will not be able to become qualified for, advanced training by reason of one or more of the requirements prescribed in paragraphs (1) through (3) of section 2104(b) of this title shall not be permitted to participate in—
(A) field training or a practice cruise under section 2104(b)(6) of this title; or
(B) practical military training under subsection (a).
(2) The Secretary of the military department concerned may waive the limitation in paragraph (1) under procedures prescribed by the Secretary. Such procedures shall ensure uniform application of limitations and restrictions without regard to the reason for disqualification for advanced training.
(Added Pub. L. 88647, title II, § 201(1), Oct. 13, 1964, 78 Stat. 1068; amended Pub. L. 8951, § 2, June 28, 1965, 79 Stat. 173; Pub. L. 89718, § 17, Nov. 2, 1966, 80 Stat. 1118; Pub. L. 100456, div. A, title VI, § 633(a)(1)(3)(A), Sept. 29, 1988, 102 Stat. 1986; Pub. L. 104201, div. A, title V, § 551(a)(2), Sept. 23, 1996, 110 Stat. 2525; Pub. L. 10585, div. A, title X, § 1073(a)(37), Nov. 18, 1997, 111 Stat. 1902.)
## Notes
Editorial Notes
Amendments1997—Subsec. (c)(1)(A). Pub. L. 10585 substituted “section 2104(b)(6)” for “section 2106(b)(6)”. 1996—Subsec. (c). Pub. L. 104201 added subsec. (c). 1988—Pub. L. 100456, § 633(a)(3)(A), substituted “Practical military training” for “Field training; practice cruises” in section catchline. Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 100456, § 633(a)(1), amended subsec. (a) generally. Prior to amendment, subsec. (a) read as follows: “For the further practical instruction of members of the program, the Secretary of the military department concerned may prescribe and conduct field training and practice cruises (other than field training and practice cruises prescribed under section 2104(b)(6)(B) of this title) which members must complete before they are commissioned.” Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 100456, § 633(a)(2), inserted “, with respect to practical military training prescribed under this section and field training and practice cruises prescribed under section 2104(b)(6) of this title,” before “may” in introductory provisions, and substituted “such training” for “field training” in pars. (1) to (3). 1966—Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 89718 inserted “and” at end of par. (3). 1965—Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 8951 inserted “, and designated applicants for membership in,” after “members of” in pars. (1) to (4).
Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
Effective Date of 1988 AmendmentPub. L. 100456, div. A, title VI, § 633(e), Sept. 29, 1988, 102 Stat. 1987, provided that: “The amendments made by this section [amending this section, section 8140 of Title 5, Government Organization and Employees, section 209 of Title 37, Pay and Allowances of the Uniformed Services, and section 101 of Title 38, Veterans Benefits] shall apply only with respect to training performed after September 30, 1988.”
Effective Date of 1965 AmendmentPub. L. 8951, § 4, June 28, 1965, 79 Stat. 173, provided that: “The effective date of this Act [amending this section and section 209 of Title 37, Pay and Allowances of the Uniformed Services, and enacting provisions set out as a note under section 2107 of this title] is October 13, 1964.”
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# 10 U.S.C. § 2110 - Logistical support
## Text
(a) The Secretary of the military department concerned may issue to institutions having units of the program, or to the officers of the armed force concerned who are designated as accountable or responsible for such property—
(1) supplies, means of transportation including aircraft, arms and ammunition, and military textbooks and educational materials; and
(2) uniform clothing, except that he may pay monetary allowances for uniform clothing at such rate as he may prescribe.
(b) The Secretary of the military department concerned may provide, or contract with civilian flying or aviation schools or educational institutions to provide, the personnel, aircraft, supplies, facilities, services, and instruction necessary for flight instruction and orientation for properly designated members of the program.
(c) The Secretary of the military department concerned may transport members of, and designated applicants for membership in, the program to and from installations when it is necessary for them to undergo medical or other examinations or for the purposes of making visits of observation. He may also furnish them subsistence, quarters, and necessary medical care, including hospitalization, while they are at, or traveling to or from, such an installation.
(d) The Secretary of the military department concerned may authorize members of, and designated applicants for membership in, the program to participate in aerial flights in military aircraft and in indoctrination cruises in naval vessels.
(e) The Secretary of the military department concerned may authorize such expenditures as he considers necessary for the efficient maintenance of the program.
(f) The Secretary of the military department concerned shall require, from each institution to which property is issued under subsection (a), a bond or other indemnity in such amount as he considers adequate, but not less than $5,000, for the care and safekeeping of all property so issued except uniforms, expendable articles, and supplies expended in operation, maintenance, and instruction. The Secretary may accept a bond without surety if the institution to which the property is issued furnishes to him satisfactory evidence of its financial responsibility.
(Added Pub. L. 88647, title II, § 201(1), Oct. 13, 1964, 78 Stat. 1069; amended Pub. L. 89718, § 18, Nov. 2, 1966, 80 Stat. 1118; Pub. L. 94273, § 11(2), Apr. 21, 1976, 90 Stat. 378; Pub. L. 97375, title I, § 104(c), Dec. 21, 1982, 96 Stat. 1819.)
## Notes
Editorial Notes
Amendments1982—Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 97375 struck out requirement that the Secretary of each military department report annually to Congress in April on the progress of the flight instruction program. 1976—Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 94273 substituted “April” for “January”. 1966—Subsec. (a)(1). Pub. L. 89718 substituted “educational” for “education”.
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# 10 U.S.C. § 2111 - Personnel: administrators and instructors
## Text
The Secretary of the military department concerned may detail regular or reserve members of an armed force under his jurisdiction (including retired members and members of the Fleet Reserve and Fleet Marine Corps Reserve recalled to active duty with their consent) for instructional and administrative duties at educational institutions where units of the program are maintained. The Secretary of the Air Force may detail members of the Space Force in the same manner as regular and reserve members of the Air Force.
(Added Pub. L. 88647, title II, § 201(1), Oct. 13, 1964, 78 Stat. 1069; amended Pub. L. 11831, div. A, title XVII, § 1722(l)(3), Dec. 22, 2023, 137 Stat. 674.)
## Notes
Editorial Notes
Amendments2023—Pub. L. 11831 inserted at end “The Secretary of the Air Force may detail members of the Space Force in the same manner as regular and reserve members of the Air Force.”
Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
Demonstration Project for Instruction and Support of Army ROTC Units by Army Reserve and National GuardPub. L. 104201, div. A, title V, § 554, Sept. 23, 1996, 110 Stat. 2527, directed the Secretary of the Army to carry out a demonstration project in order to assess the feasibility and advisability of providing instruction and similar support to units of the Senior Reserve Officers Training Corps of the Army through members of the Army Reserve, including members of the Individual Ready Reserve, and members of the Army National Guard, at at least one institution of higher education, and to submit to Congress a report assessing the activities under the project not later than Feb. 1 in each of 1998 and 1999, and provided that the Secretarys authority to carry out the project would expire three years after Sept. 23, 1996.
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# 10 U.S.C. § 2111a - Support for senior military colleges
## Text
(a) Detail of Officers To Serve as Commandant or Assistant Commandant of Cadets.— (1) Upon the request of a senior military college, the Secretary of Defense may detail an officer on the active-duty list to serve as Commandant of Cadets at that college or (in the case of a college with an Assistant Commandant of Cadets) detail an officer on the active-duty list to serve as Assistant Commandant of Cadets at that college (but not both).
(2) In the case of an officer detailed as Commandant of Cadets, the officer may, upon the request of the college, be assigned from among the Professor of Military Science, the Professor of Naval Science (if any), and the Professor of Aerospace Science (if any) at that college or may be in addition to any other officer detailed to that college in support of the program.
(3) In the case of an officer detailed as Assistant Commandant of Cadets, the officer may, upon the request of the college, be assigned from among officers otherwise detailed to duty at that college in support of the program or may be in addition to any other officer detailed to that college in support of the program.
(b) Designation of Officers as Tactical Officers.— Upon the request of a senior military college, the Secretary of Defense may authorize officers (other than officers covered by subsection (a)) who are detailed to duty as instructors at that college to act simultaneously as tactical officers (with or without compensation) for the Corps of Cadets at that college.
(c) Detail of Officers.— The Secretary of a military department shall designate officers for detail to the program at a senior military college in accordance with criteria provided by the college. An officer may not be detailed to a senior military college without the approval of that college.
(d) Termination or Reduction of Program Prohibited.— The Secretary of Defense and the Secretaries of the military departments may not take or authorize any action to terminate or reduce a unit of the Senior Reserve Officers Training Corps at a senior military college unless the termination or reduction is specifically requested by the college.
(e) Assignment to Active Duty.— (1) The Secretary of the Army shall ensure that a graduate of a senior military college who desires to serve as a commissioned officer on active duty upon graduation from the college, who is medically and physically qualified for active duty, and who is recommended for such duty by the professor of military science at the college, shall be assigned to active duty.
(2) Nothing in this section shall be construed to prohibit the Secretary of the Army from requiring a member of the program who graduates from a senior military college to serve on active duty.
(f) Senior Military Colleges.— The senior military colleges are the following:
(1) Texas A&M University.
(2) Norwich University.
(3) The Virginia Military Institute.
(4) The Citadel.
(5) Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University.
(6) The University of North Georgia.
(Added Pub. L. 104106, div. A, title V, § 545(a), Feb. 10, 1996, 110 Stat. 317; amended Pub. L. 10585, div. A, title V, § 544(d)(f)(1), Nov. 18, 1997, 111 Stat. 1745, 1746; Pub. L. 10665, div. A, title V, § 541(c), Oct. 5, 1999, 113 Stat. 607; Pub. L. 11366, div. A, title V, § 583, Dec. 26, 2013, 127 Stat. 776.)
## Notes
Editorial Notes
Amendments2013—Subsec. (f)(6). Pub. L. 11366 amended par. (6) generally. Prior to amendment, par. (6) read as follows: “North Georgia College and State University.” 1999—Subsec. (e)(1). Pub. L. 10665 struck out at end “This paragraph shall apply to a member of the program at a senior military college who graduates from the college after March 31, 1997.” 1997—Pub. L. 10585, § 544(f)(1), substituted “Support for” for “Detail of officers to” in section catchline. Subsecs. (d), (e). Pub. L. 10585, § 544(d)(2), added subsecs. (d) and (e). Former subsec. (d) redesignated (f). Subsec. (f). Pub. L. 10585, § 544(e), substituted “University” for “College” in par. (2) and inserted “and State University” before period at end of par. (6). Pub. L. 10585, § 544(d)(1), redesignated subsec. (d) as (f).
Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
Continuation of Support to Senior Military CollegesPub. L. 10585, div. A, title V, § 544(a)(c), Nov. 18, 1997, 111 Stat. 1744, provided that: “(a) Definition of Senior Military Colleges.—For purposes of this section, the term senior military colleges means the following:“(1) Texas A&M University. “(2) Norwich University. “(3) The Virginia Military Institute. “(4) The Citadel. “(5) Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University. “(6) North Georgia College and State University. “(b) Findings.—Congress finds the following:“(1) The senior military colleges consistently have provided substantial numbers of highly qualified, long-serving leaders to the Armed Forces. “(2) The quality of the military leaders produced by the senior military colleges is, in part, the result of the rigorous military environment imposed on students attending the senior military colleges by the colleges, as well as the result of the long-standing close support relationship between the Corps of Cadets at each college and the Reserve Officer Training Corps personnel at the colleges who serve as effective leadership role models and mentors. “(3) In recognition of the quality of the young leaders produced by the senior military colleges, the Department of Defense and the military services have traditionally maintained special relationships with the colleges, including the policy to grant active duty service in the Army to graduates of the colleges who desire such service and who are recommended for such service by their ROTC professors of military science. “(4) Each of the senior military colleges has demonstrated an ability to adapt its systems and operations to changing conditions in, and requirements of, the Armed Forces without compromising the quality of leaders produced and without interruption of the close relationship between the colleges and the Department of Defense. “(c) Sense of Congress.—In light of the findings in subsection (b), it is the sense of Congress that—“(1) the proposed initiative of the Secretary of the Army to end the commitment to active duty service for all graduates of senior military colleges who desire such service and who are recommended for such service by their ROTC professors of military science is short-sighted and contrary to the long-term interests of the Army; “(2) as they have in the past, the senior military colleges can and will continue to accommodate to changing military requirements to ensure that future graduates entering military service continue to be officers of superb quality who are quickly assimilated by the Armed Forces and fully prepared to make significant contributions to the Armed Forces through extended military careers; and “(3) decisions of the Secretary of Defense or the Secretary of a military department that fundamentally and unilaterally change the long-standing relationship of the Armed Forces with the senior military colleges are not in the best interests of the Department of Defense or the Armed Forces and are patently unfair to students who made decisions to enroll in the senior military colleges on the basis of existing Department and Armed Forces policy.”
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# 10 U.S.C. § 2111b - Senior military colleges: Department of Defense international student program
## Text
(a) Program Requirement.— The Secretary of Defense shall establish a program to facilitate the enrollment and instruction of persons from foreign countries as international students at the senior military colleges.
(b) Purposes.— The purposes of the program shall be—
(1) to provide a high-quality, cost-effective military-based educational experience for international students in furtherance of the military-to-military program objectives of the Department of Defense; and
(2) to enhance the educational experience and preparation of future United States military leaders through increased, extended interaction with highly qualified potential foreign military leaders.
(c) Coordination With the Senior Military Colleges.— Guidelines for implementation of the program shall be developed in coordination with the senior military colleges.
(d) Recommendations for Admission of Students Under the Program.— The Secretary of Defense shall annually identify to the senior military colleges the international students who, based on criteria established by the Secretary, the Secretary recommends be considered for admission under the program. The Secretary shall identify the recommended international students to the senior military colleges as early as possible each year to enable those colleges to consider them in a timely manner in their respective admissions processes.
(e) DOD Financial Support.— An international student who is admitted to a senior military college under the program under this section is responsible for the cost of instruction at that college. The Secretary of Defense may, from funds available to the Department of Defense other than funds available for financial assistance under section 2107a of this title, provide some or all of the costs of instruction for any such student.
(Added Pub. L. 10665, div. A, title V, § 541(a)(1), Oct. 5, 1999, 113 Stat. 606.)
## Notes
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Effective DatePub. L. 10665, div. A, title V, § 541(b), Oct. 5, 1999, 113 Stat. 607, provided that: “The Secretary of Defense shall implement the program under section 2111b of title 10, United States Code, as added by subsection (a), with students entering the senior military colleges after May 1, 2000.”