10 USC § 10209 - Regular and reserve components: discrimination prohibited

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identifier: "/us/usc/t10/s10209"
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title: "10 USC § 10209 - Regular and reserve components: discrimination prohibited"
title_number: 10
title_name: "ARMED FORCES"
section_number: "10209"
section_name: "Regular and reserve components: discrimination prohibited"
chapter_number: 1007
chapter_name: "ADMINISTRATION OF RESERVE COMPONENTS"
part_number: "I"
part_name: "ORGANIZATION AND ADMINISTRATION"
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currency: "119-84"
last_updated: "2026-04-17"
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source_credit: "(Added Pub. L. 103–337, div. A, title XVI, § 1661(a)(1), Oct. 5, 1994, 108 Stat. 2978.)"
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# § 10209. Regular and reserve components: discrimination prohibited

Laws applying to both Regulars and Reserves shall be administered without discrimination—

**(1)** among Regulars;

**(2)** among Reserves; and

**(3)** between Regulars and Reserves.

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**Source Credit**: (Added Pub. L. 103–337, div. A, title XVI, § 1661(a)(1), Oct. 5, 1994, 108 Stat. 2978.)

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### Prior Provisions

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