10 U.S.C. § 12644

Current through P.L. 118-47 (published on www.congress.gov on 03/23/2024)

Section 12644 - Members physically not qualified for active duty: discharge or transfer to retired status

Except as otherwise provided by law, the Secretary concerned may provide for the honorable discharge or the transfer to a retired status of members of the reserve components under his jurisdiction who are found to be not physically qualified for active duty. However, no member of the Army National Guard of the United States or the Air National Guard of the United States may be transferred under this subsection without the consent of the governor or other appropriate authority of the jurisdiction concerned.

10 U.S.C. § 12644

Aug. 10, 1956, ch. 1041, 70A Stat. 79, §1004; Pub. L. 86-603, §1(1), July 7, 1960, 74 Stat. 357; Pub. L. 103-160, div. A, title V, §519, Nov. 30, 1993, 107 Stat. 1651; renumbered §12644 and amended Pub. L. 103-337, div. A, title XVI, §§1661(a)(4), 1662 (B), Oct. 5, 1994, 108 Stat. 2980, 2996, 2997.

HISTORICAL AND REVISION NOTES
Revised section	Source (U.S. Code)	Source (Statutes at Large)
1004(a)1004(b)1004(c)	50:949.50:950 (last sentence).50:950 (less last sentence).	July 9, 1952, ch. 608, §§225, 226, 66 Stat. 488.

In subsection (a), the words "Each * * * who is not on active duty" are substituted for the words "when not on active duty all". The words "examined as to his physical fitness" are substituted for the words "given physical examinations". The words "be required to" are omitted as surplusage. The words "execute and" are inserted for clarity. In subsection (c), the words "under his jurisdiction" are inserted for clarity.

EDITORIAL NOTES

AMENDMENTS1994- Pub. L. 103-337, §1662(h)(2), (4) (B), renumbered section 1004 of this title as this section and substituted "Members physically not qualified for active duty: discharge or transfer to retired status" for "Physical examination" as section catchline. Pub. L. 103-337, §1661(a)(4), struck out "(c)" before "Except as otherwise provided" and struck out subsecs. (a) and (b) which read as follows:"(a) Each member of the Ready Reserve who is not on active duty shall-"(1) be examined as to his physical fitness every five years, or more often as the Secretary concerned considers necessary; and"(2) execute and submit annually a certificate of physical condition.Each Reserve in an active status, or on an inactive status list, who is not on active duty shall execute and submit annually a certificate of physical condition."(b) The kind of duty to which a Reserve ordered to active duty may be assigned shall be considered in determining physical qualifications for active duty." 1993-Subsec. (a)(1). Pub. L. 103-160 substituted "five years" for "four years". 1960-Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 86-603 limited the requirement for a physical examination every four years, and for the annual execution of a certificate of physical condition, to the Ready Reserve, and also required each Reserve in an active status, or on an inactive status list, who is not on active duty to execute and submit annually a certificate of physical condition.

STATUTORY NOTES AND RELATED SUBSIDIARIES

EFFECTIVE DATE OF 1994 AMENDMENT Amendment by Pub. L. 103-337 effective Dec. 1, 1994, except as otherwise provided, see section 1691 of Pub. L. 103-337 set out as an Effective Date note under section 10001 of this title.

Air National Guard of the United States: The term "Air National Guard of the United States" means the reserve component of the Air Force all of whose members are members of the Air National Guard.
Army National Guard of the United States: The term "Army National Guard of the United States" means the reserve component of the Army all of whose members are members of the Army National Guard.
Secretary concerned: The term "Secretary concerned" means-(A) the Secretary of the Army, with respect to matters concerning the Army;(B) the Secretary of the Navy, with respect to matters concerning the Navy, the Marine Corps, and the Coast Guard when it is operating as a service in the Department of the Navy;(C) the Secretary of the Air Force, with respect to matters concerning the Air Force and the Space Force; and(D) the Secretary of Homeland Security, with respect to matters concerning the Coast Guard when it is not operating as a service in the Department of the Navy.
active duty: The term "active duty" means full-time duty in the active military service of the United States, including sustained duty in the Space Force. Such term includes full-time training duty, annual training duty, and attendance, while in the active military service, at a school designated as a service school by law or by the Secretary of the military department concerned. Such term does not include full-time National Guard duty.
active status: The term "active status" means the status of a member of a reserve component who is not in the inactive Army National Guard or inactive Air National Guard, on an inactive status list, or in the Retired Reserve.