Authorized strengths: reserve officers on active duty or on full-time National Guard duty for administration of the reserves or the National Guard
10 U.S.C. § 12011
in effect(a) Limitations.—(1) Of the total number of members of a reserve component who are serving on full-time reserve component duty at the end of any fiscal year, the number of those members who may be serving in each of the grades of major, lieutenant colonel, and colonel may not, as of the end of that fiscal year, exceed the number determined in accordance with the following table: Total number of members of a reserve component serving on full-time reserve component duty:Number of officers of that reserve component who may be serving in the grade of: MajorLieutenant ColonelColonel Army Reserve: 10,0001,390740230 11,0001,529803242 12,0001,668864252 13,0001,804924262 14,0001,940984272 15,0002,0751,044282 16,0002,2101,104291 17,0002,3451,164300 18,0002,4791,223309 19,0002,6131,282318 20,0002,7471,341327 21,0002,8771,400336 Army National Guard: 20,0001,500850325 22,0001,650930350 24,0001,7901,010378 26,0001,9301,085395 28,0002,0701,168420 30,0002,2001,245445 32,0002,3301,315460 34,0002,4501,385470 36,0002,5701,455480 38,0002,6701,527490 40,0002,7701,590500 42,0002,8371,655505 Marine Corps Reserve: 1,000996320 1,2001036721 1,3001077022 1,4001117323 1,5001147624 1,6001177925 1,7001208226 1,8001238527 1,9001268828 2,0001299129 2,1001329430 2,2001349731 2,30013610032 2,40014310534 2,50014910935 2,60015511336 2,70016111837 2,80016712239 2,90017312641 3,00017913042 Air Force Reserve 1,000166170100 1,500245251143 2,000322330182 2,500396406216 3,000467479246 3,500536550271 4,000602618292 4,500665683308 5,000726746320 5,500784806325 6,000840864327 7,000962990347 8,0001,0871,110356 10,0001,3221,362395 Air National Guard: 10,000763745333 12,000915923377 14,0001,0651,057402 16,0001,2111,185426 18,0001,3471,313450 20,0001,4631,440468 22,0001,6061,569494 24,0001,7391,697517 26,0001,8721,825539 28,0002,0051,954562 30,0002,1382,082585 32,0002,2712,210608 34,0002,4042,338630 36,0002,5372,466653 38,0002,6702,595676 40,0002,8032,723698 (2) Of the total number of members of the Navy Reserve who are serving on full-time reserve component duty at the end of any fiscal year, the number of those members who may be serving in each of the grades of lieutenant commander, commander, and captain may not, as of the end of that fiscal year, exceed the number determined in accordance with the following table: Total number of members of Navy Reserve serving on full-time reserve component duty:Number of officers who may be serving in the grade of: Lieutenant commanderCommanderCaptain 10,000807447141 11,000867467153 12,000924485163 13,000980503173 14,0001,035521183 15,0001,088538193 16,0001,142555203 17,0001,195565213 18,0001,246575223 19,0001,291585233 20,0001,334595242 21,0001,364603250 22,0001,384610258 23,0001,400615265 24,0001,410620270.
(b) Determinations by Interpolation.—If the total number of members of a reserve component serving on full-time reserve component duty is between any two consecutive numbers in the first column of the appropriate table in paragraph (1) or (2) of subsection (a), the corresponding authorized strengths for each of the grades shown in that table for that component are determined by mathematical interpolation between the respective numbers of the two strengths. If the total number of members of a reserve component serving on full-time reserve component duty is more or less than the highest or lowest number, respectively, set forth in the first column of the appropriate table in paragraph (1) or (2) of subsection (a), the Secretary concerned shall fix the corresponding strengths for the grades shown in that table at the same proportion as is reflected in the nearest limit shown in the table.
(c) Reallocations to Lower Grades.—Whenever the number of officers serving in any grade for duty described in subsection (a) is less than the number authorized for that grade under this section, the difference between the two numbers may be applied to increase the number authorized under this section for any lower grade.
(d) Secretarial Waiver.—(1) Upon determining that it is in the national interest to do so, the Secretary of Defense may increase for a particular fiscal year the number of reserve officers that may be on full-time reserve component duty for a reserve component in a grade referred to in a table in subsection (a) by a number that does not exceed the number equal to 5 percent of the maximum number specified for the grade in that table. (2) Whenever the Secretary exercises the authority provided in paragraph (1), the Secretary shall submit to the Committee on Armed Services of the Senate and the Committee on Armed Services of the House of Representatives notice in writing of the adjustment made.
(e) Full-Time Reserve Component Duty Defined.—In this section, the term “full-time reserve component duty” means the following duty:(1) Active duty described in sections 10211, 10302, 10303, 10304, 10305, 12310, or 12402 of this title. (2) Full-time National Guard duty (other than for training) under section 502(f) of title 32, except for duty under section 115(b)(1)(B) and (C) of this title and section 115(i)(9) of this title. (3) Active duty described in section 708 of title 32.
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