§ 12204. Commissioned officers: original appointment; limitation

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(a)No person may be appointed as a Reserve in a commissioned grade above major or lieutenant commander, unless—

(1)he was formerly a commissioned officer of an armed force; or

(2)such an appointment is recommended by a board of officers convened by the Secretary concerned.

(b)This section does not apply to adjutants general and assistant adjutants general of the several States, Puerto Rico, and the District of Columbia.

(Aug. 10, 1956, ch. 1041, 70A Stat. 25, § 594; Pub. L. 100–456, div. A, title XII, § 1234(a)(1), Sept. 29, 1988, 102 Stat. 2059; renumbered § 12204, Pub. L. 103–337, div. A, title XVI, § 1662(c)(2), Oct. 5, 1994, 108 Stat. 2990; Pub. L. 109–163, div. A, title X, § 1057(a)(2), Jan. 6, 2006, 119 Stat. 3440.)

In subsection (a), the words “unless * * * he was formerly” are substituted for the words “has not held an appointment as”. The words “or any component thereof” are omitted as surplusage.

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Aug. 10, 1956, ch. 1041
70A Stat. 25
Pub. L. 100–456, div. A, title XII, § 1234(a)(1)
102 Stat. 2059
Pub. L. 103–337, div. A, title XVI, § 1662(c)(2)
108 Stat. 2990
Pub. L. 109–163, div. A, title X, § 1057(a)(2)
119 Stat. 3440
Pub. L. 109–163
Pub. L. 103–337
section 594 of this title
Pub. L. 100–456

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§ 12204

Commissioned officers: original appointment; limitation

ActAug. 10, 1956, ch. 1041

Stat.70A Stat. 25

Pub. L.Pub. L. 100–456, div. A, title XII, § 1234(a)(1)

Stat.102 Stat. 2059

Pub. L.Pub. L. 103–337, div. A, title XVI, § 1662(c)(2)

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