10 USC § 20107 - Transfer to inactive status: initial service obligation not complete

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identifier: "/us/usc/t10/s20107"
source: "usc"
legal_status: "official_legal_evidence"
title: "10 USC § 20107 - Transfer to inactive status: initial service obligation not complete"
title_number: 10
title_name: "ARMED FORCES"
section_number: "20107"
section_name: "Transfer to inactive status: initial service obligation not complete"
chapter_number: 2003
chapter_name: "STATUS AND PARTICIPATION"
part_number: "I"
part_name: "SPACE FORCE"
positive_law: true
currency: "119-84"
last_updated: "2026-04-17"
format_version: "1.1.0"
generator: "[email protected]"
source_credit: "(Added Pub. L. 118–31, div. A, title XVII, § 1715, Dec. 22, 2023, 137 Stat. 630.)"
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# § 20107. Transfer to inactive status: initial service obligation not complete

**(a)** **General Rule.—** A member of the Space Force who has not completed the required minimum service obligation referred to in section 20003 of this title shall, if terminating space force active status, be transferred to a space force inactive status and, unless otherwise designated an Individual Ready Guardian under section 20102 of this title, shall remain subject to order to active duty without the member’s consent under section 20106 of this title.

**(b)** **Exception.—** Subsection (a) does not apply to a member who is separated from the Space Force by the Secretary of the Air Force under section 20503 of this title.

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**Source Credit**: (Added Pub. L. 118–31, div. A, title XVII, § 1715, Dec. 22, 2023, 137 Stat. 630.)