10 USC § 12307 - Retired Reserve

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title: "10 USC § 12307 - Retired Reserve"
title_number: 10
title_name: "ARMED FORCES"
section_number: "12307"
section_name: "Retired Reserve"
chapter_number: 1209
chapter_name: "ACTIVE DUTY"
part_number: "II"
part_name: "PERSONNEL GENERALLY"
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last_updated: "2026-04-17"
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source_credit: "(Aug. 10, 1956, ch. 1041, 70A Stat. 29, § 675; Pub. L. 98–94, title X, § 1017(a), Sept. 24, 1983, 97 Stat. 669; Pub. L. 101–189, div. A, title VI, § 651(d), Nov. 29, 1989, 103 Stat. 1461; renumbered § 12307 and amended Pub. L. 103–337, div. A, title XVI, §§ 1662(e)(2), 1675(c)(5), Oct. 5, 1994, 108 Stat. 2992, 3017; Pub. L. 104–106, div. A, title XV, § 1501(b)(17), Feb. 10, 1996, 110 Stat. 497.)"
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# § 12307. Retired Reserve

section 12641(b) of this title

A member in the Retired Reserve may, if qualified, be ordered to active duty without his consent, but only as provided in section 688 or 12301(a) of this title. A member of the Retired Reserve (other than a member transferred to the Retired Reserve under ) who is ordered to active duty or other appropriate duty in a retired status may be credited under chapter 1223 of this title with service performed pursuant to such order. A member in a retired status is not eligible for promotion (or for consideration for promotion) as a Reserve.

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**Source Credit**: (Aug. 10, 1956, ch. 1041, 70A Stat. 29, § 675; Pub. L. 98–94, title X, § 1017(a), Sept. 24, 1983, 97 Stat. 669; Pub. L. 101–189, div. A, title VI, § 651(d), Nov. 29, 1989, 103 Stat. 1461; renumbered § 12307 and amended Pub. L. 103–337, div. A, title XVI, §§ 1662(e)(2), 1675(c)(5), Oct. 5, 1994, 108 Stat. 2992, 3017; Pub. L. 104–106, div. A, title XV, § 1501(b)(17), Feb. 10, 1996, 110 Stat. 497.)

| Revised section | Source (U.S. Code) | Source (Statutes at Large) |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 675 | 50:927(c). | July 9, 1952, ch. 608, § 207(c), 66 Stat. 483. |

## Editorial Notes

### Amendments

1996— substituted “Retired Reserve (other” for “Ready Reserve (other”.

1994—, substituted “688 or 12301(a)” for “672(a) or 688”, “12641(b)” for “1001(b)”, and “1223” for “67”.

, renumbered  as this section.

1989— inserted at end “A member of the Ready Reserve (other than a member transferred to the Retired Reserve under ) who is ordered to active duty or other appropriate duty in a retired status may be credited under chapter 67 of this title with service performed pursuant to such order. A member in a retired status is not eligible for promotion (or for consideration for promotion) as a Reserve.”

1983— inserted reference to section 688.

## Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

### Effective Date of 1996 Amendment

Amendment by  effective as if included in the Reserve Officer Personnel Management Act, title XVI of , as enacted on , see , set out as a note under .

### Effective Date of 1994 Amendment

Amendment by  effective , except as otherwise provided, see , set out as an Effective Date note under .