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Title 10 - ARMED FORCESSubtitle E - RESERVE COMPONENTSPart III - PROMOTION AND RETENTION OF OFFICERS ON THE RESERVE ACTIVE-STATUS LIST
Chapter 1411 - ADDITIONAL PROVISIONS RELATING TO INVOLUNTARY SEPARATION
Section 14902 - Separation for substandard performance and for certain other reasons

10 U.S.C. § 14902

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Current through P.L. 118-62 (published on www.congress.gov on 05/13/2024)
Section 14902 - Separation for substandard performance and for certain other reasons
(a) SUBSTANDARD PERFORMANCE OF DUTY.-The Secretary of the military department concerned shall prescribe, by regulation, procedures for the review at any time of the record of any reserve officer to determine whether that officer should be required, because that officer's performance has fallen below standards prescribed by the Secretary concerned, to show cause for retention in an active status.
(b) MISCONDUCT, ETC.-The Secretary of the military department concerned shall prescribe, by regulation, procedures for the review at any time of the record of any reserve officer to determine whether that officer should be required, because of misconduct, because of moral or professional dereliction, or because the officer's retention is not clearly consistent with the interests of national security, to show cause for retention in an active status.
(c) REGULATIONS.-The authority of the Secretary of a military department under this section shall be carried out subject to such limitations as the Secretary of Defense may prescribe by regulation.

10 U.S.C. § 14902

Added Pub. L. 103-337, div. A, title XVI, §16111611,, 108 Stat. 2958.

STATUTORY NOTES AND RELATED SUBSIDIARIES

EFFECTIVE DATESection effective Oct. 1, 1996, see section 1691(b)(1) of Pub. L. 103-337 set out as a note under section 10001 of this title.

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 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.
officer
The term "officer" means a commissioned or warrant officer.