(a) Limitations.—Of the total number of members of a reserve component who are serving on full-time reserve component duty at the end of any fiscal year, the number of those members in each of pay grades of E-8 and E-?9 who may be serving on active duty under section 10211 or 12310, or on full-time National Guard duty under the authority of section 502(f) of title 32 (other than for training) in connection with organizing, administering, recruiting, instructing, or training the reserve components or the National Guard may not, as of the end of that fiscal year, exceed the number determined in accordance with the following table:

Total number of members of a reserve component serving on full-time reserve component duty: Number of members of that reserve component who may be serving in the grade of:
E-8 E-?9
Army Reserve:
10,000 1,052 154
11,000 1,126 168
12,000 1,195 180
13,000 1,261 191
14,000 1,327 202
15,000 1,391 213
16,000 1,455 224
17,000 1,519 235
18,000 1,583 246
19,000 1,647 257
20,000 1,711 268
21,000 1,775 278
Army National Guard:
20,000 1,650 550
22,000 1,775 615
24,000 1,950 645
26,000 2,100 675
28,000 2,250 715
30,000 2,400 735
32,000 2,500 760
34,000 2,600 780
36,000 2,700 800
38,000 2,800 820
40,000 2,900 830
42,000 3,000 840
Navy Reserve:
10,000 340 143
11,000 364 156
12,000 386 169
13,000 407 182
14,000 423 195
15,000 435 208
16,000 447 221
17,000 459 234
18,000 471 247
19,000 483 260
20,000 495 273
21,000 507 286
22,000 519 299
23,000 531 312
24,000 540 325
Marine Corps Reserve:
1,100 50 11
1,200 55 12
1,300 60 13
1,400 65 14
1,500 70 15
1,600 75 16
1,700 80 17
1,800 85 18
1,900 89 19
2,000 93 20
2,100 96 21
2,200 99 22
2,300 101 23
2,400 106 24
2,500 112 25
2,600 116 26
2,700 121 27
2,800 125 28
2,900 130 29
3,000 134 30
Air Force Reserve:
500 75 40
1,000 145 75
1,500 208 105
2,000 270 130
2,500 325 150
3,000 375 170
3,500 420 190
4,000 460 210
4,500 495 230
5,000 530 250
5,500 565 270
6,000 600 290
7,000 670 330
8,000 740 370
10,000 800 400
Air National Guard:
10,000 1,350 550
12,000 1,466 594
14,000 1,582 636
16,000 1,698 676
18,000 1,814 714
20,000 1,930 752
22,000 2,046 790
24,000 2,162 828
26,000 2,278 866
28,000 2,394 904
30,000 2,510 942
32,000 2,626 980
34,000 2,742 1,018
36,000 2,858 1,056
38,000 2,974 1,094
40,000 3,090 1,132 .
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Terms Used In 10 USC 12012

  • Fiscal year: The fiscal year is the accounting period for the government. For the federal government, this begins on October 1 and ends on September 30. The fiscal year is designated by the calendar year in which it ends; for example, fiscal year 2006 begins on October 1, 2005 and ends on September 30, 2006.
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(b) Determinations by Interpolation.—If the total number of members of a reserve component serving on full-time reserve component duty is between any two consecutive numbers in the first column of the table in subsection (a), the corresponding authorized strengths for each of the grades shown in that table for that component are determined by mathematical interpolation between the respective numbers of the two strengths. If the total number of members of a reserve component serving on full-time reserve component duty is more or less than the highest or lowest number, respectively, set forth in the first column of the table in subsection (a), the Secretary concerned shall fix the corresponding strengths for the grades shown in the table at the same proportion as is reflected in the nearest limit shown in the table.

(c) Reallocations to Lower Grade.—Whenever the number of members serving in pay grade E-?9 for duty described in subsection (a) is less than the number authorized for that grade under this section, the difference between the two numbers may be applied to increase the number authorized under this section for pay grade E-8.

(d) Secretarial Waiver.—(1) Upon determining that it is in the national interest to do so, the Secretary of Defense may increase for a particular fiscal year the number of reserve enlisted members that may be on active duty or full-time National Guard duty as described in subsection (a) for a reserve component in a pay grade referred to in a table in subsection (a) by a number that does not exceed the number equal to 5 percent of the maximum number specified for that grade and reserve component in the table.

(2) Whenever the Secretary exercises the authority provided in paragraph (1), the Secretary shall submit to the Committee on Armed Services of the Senate and the Committee on Armed Services of the House of Representatives notice in writing of the adjustment made.

(e) Full-Time Reserve Component Duty Defined.—In this section, the term “full-time reserve component duty” has the meaning given the term in section 12011(e) of this title.

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