10 USC § 666 - Reserve officers not on the active-duty list

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identifier: "/us/usc/t10/s666"
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title: "10 USC § 666 - Reserve officers not on the active-duty list"
title_number: 10
title_name: "ARMED FORCES"
section_number: "666"
section_name: "Reserve officers not on the active-duty list"
chapter_number: 38
chapter_name: "JOINT OFFICER MANAGEMENT"
part_number: "II"
part_name: "PERSONNEL"
positive_law: true
currency: "119-84"
last_updated: "2026-04-17"
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generator: "[email protected]"
source_credit: "(Added Pub. L. 99–433, title IV, § 401(a), Oct. 1, 1986, 100 Stat. 1028.)"
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# § 666. Reserve officers not on the active-duty list

The Secretary of Defense shall establish personnel policies emphasizing education and experience in joint matters for reserve officers not on the active-duty list. Such policies shall, to the extent practicable for the reserve components, be similar to the policies provided by this chapter.

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**Source Credit**: (Added Pub. L. 99–433, title IV, § 401(a), Oct. 1, 1986, 100 Stat. 1028.)

## Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

### Transition to Joint Officer Personnel Policy

Personnel policies under this section to be established not later than the end of the eight-month period beginning , see , set out as a note under .