Title 10 — Armed Forces
Part II · Chapter 37 — General Service Requirements
§ 653. Minimum service requirement for certain flight crew positions
Statutory text
Pilots.—
The minimum service obligation of any member who successfully completes training in the armed forces as a pilot shall be 8 years, if the member is trained to fly fixed-wing jet aircraft, or 6 years, if the member is trained to fly any other type of aircraft.
Navigators and Naval Flight Officers.—
The minimum service obligation of any member who successfully completes training in the armed forces as a navigator or naval flight officer shall be 6 years.
Definition.—
In this section, the term “service obligation” means the period of active duty or, in the case of a member of a reserve component who completed flight training in an active duty for training status as a member of a reserve component, the period of service in an active status in the Selected Reserve required to be served after—
completion of undergraduate pilot training, in the case of training as a pilot;
completion of undergraduate navigator training, in the case of training as a navigator; or
completion of undergraduate training as a naval flight officer, in the case of training as a naval flight officer.
Legislative history
Reconstructed from this section’s Code source credit and amendment notes, resolved against the local Statutes at Large. Editorial notes are evidence, not the law that made the change.
National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Years 1990 and 1991
Pub. L. 101–189 div. A title VI § 634(a)(1) · 103 Stat. 1352
Enacted · 10 U.S.C. § 653
Added Pub. L. 101–189, div. A, title VI, § 634(a)(1), Nov. 29, 1989, 103 Stat. 1454
Source evidence
Code source credit
Added Pub. L. 101–189, div. A, title VI, § 634(a)(1), Nov. 29, 1989, 103 Stat. 1454Enacted provision · exact public law section
(1) Chapter 37 of title 10, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new section: “§ 653. Minimum service requirement for certain flight crew positions “(a) Pilots.— The minimum active duty obligation of any member who successfully completes training in the armed forces as a pilot shall be 8 years, if the member is trained to fly fixed-wing jet aircraft, and 6 years, if the member is trained to fly any other type of aircraft. “(b) Navigators and Naval Flight Officers.— The minimum active duty obligation of any member who successfully completes training in the armed forces as a navigator or naval flight officer shall be 6 years. “(c) Definition.— In this section, the term ‘active duty obligation’ means the period of active duty required to be served after— “(1) completion of undergraduate pilot training in the case of training as a pilot; “(2) completion of undergraduate navigator training in the case of training as a navigator; or “(3) completion of undergraduate training as a naval flight officer in the case of training as a naval flight officer.”.National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1991
Pub. L. 101–510 § 1484(k)(3)(A) · 104 Stat. 1485
Substituted · 10 U.S.C. § 653(a)
Pub. L. 101–510, § 1484(k)(3)(A), substituted “or” for “and” before “6 years”
Source evidence
Code amendment note
Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 101–510, § 1484(k)(3)(A), substituted “or” for “and” before “6 years”.Enacted provision · exact public law section
(A) in subsection (a), by striking out “and” and inserting in lieu thereof “or”; andNational Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1991
Pub. L. 101–510 § 1484(k)(3)(B) · 104 Stat. 1485
Inserted · 10 U.S.C. § 653(c)
Pub. L. 101–510, § 1484(k)(3)(B), inserted a comma after first reference to “training” in pars. (1) and (2) and after first reference to “naval flight officer” in par. (3)
Source evidence
Code amendment note
Subsec. (c). Pub. L. 101–510, § 1484(k)(3)(B), inserted a comma after first reference to “training” in pars. (1) and (2) and after first reference to “naval flight officer” in par. (3).Enacted provision · exact public law section
(B) in subsection (c)— (i) by inserting a comma after “training” the first place it appears in paragraphs (1) and (2); and (ii) by inserting a comma after “naval flight officer” the first place it appears in paragraph (3).National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1993
Pub. L. 102–484 § 506(a)(1) · 106 Stat. 2315
Substituted · 10 U.S.C. § 653(a); 10 U.S.C. § 653(b)
Pub. L. 102–484, § 506(a)(1), substituted “service obligation” for “active duty obligation”
Source evidence
Code amendment note
Subsecs. (a), (b). Pub. L. 102–484, § 506(a)(1), substituted “service obligation” for “active duty obligation”.Enacted provision · exact public law section
(1) in subsections (a) and (b), by striking out “active duty obligation” and inserting in lieu thereof “service obligation”; andEffective date note
Pub. L. 102–484, div. A, title V, § 506(b), Oct. 23, 1992, 106 Stat. 2405, provided that: “The amendments made by subsection (a) [amending this section] shall take effect as of November 29, 1989.”National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1993
Pub. L. 102–484 § 506(a)(2) · 106 Stat. 2315
Substituted · 10 U.S.C. § 653(c)
Pub. L. 102–484, § 506(a)(2), substituted “the term ‘service obligation’ means the period of active duty or, in the case of a member of a reserve component who completed flight training in an active duty for training status as a member of a reserve component, the period of service in an active status in the Selected Reserve” for “the term ‘active duty obligation’ means the period of active duty”
Source evidence
Code amendment note
Subsec. (c). Pub. L. 102–484, § 506(a)(2), substituted “the term ‘service obligation’ means the period of active duty or, in the case of a member of a reserve component who completed flight training in an active duty for training status as a member of a reserve component, the period of service in an active status in the Selected Reserve” for “the term ‘active duty obligation’ means the period of active duty”.Enacted provision · exact public law section
(2) in subsection (c), by striking out “the term ‘active duty obligation’ means the period of active duty” and inserting in lieu thereof “the term ‘service obligation’ means the period of active duty or, in the case of a member of a reserve component who completed flight training in an active duty for training status as a member of a reserve component, the period of service in an active status in the Selected Reserve”.Effective date note
Pub. L. 102–484, div. A, title V, § 506(b), Oct. 23, 1992, 106 Stat. 2405, provided that: “The amendments made by subsection (a) [amending this section] shall take effect as of November 29, 1989.”
5 of 5 references resolved to an enrolled provision
Editorial Notes
Amendments1990–1992 · 2 rounds
1992
Subsecs. (a), (b). Pub. L. 102–484, § 506(a)(1), substituted “service obligation” for “active duty obligation”.
Subsec. (c). Pub. L. 102–484, § 506(a)(2), substituted “the term ‘service obligation’ means the period of active duty or, in the case of a member of a reserve component who completed flight training in an active duty for training status as a member of a reserve component, the period of service in an active status in the Selected Reserve” for “the term ‘active duty obligation’ means the period of active duty”.
1990
Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 101–510, § 1484(k)(3)(A), substituted “or” for “and” before “6 years”.
Subsec. (c). Pub. L. 101–510, § 1484(k)(3)(B), inserted a comma after first reference to “training” in pars. (1) and (2) and after first reference to “naval flight officer” in par. (3).
Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
Effective Date of 1992 Amendment
Pub. L. 102–484, div. A, title V, § 506(b), , 106 Stat. 2405, provided that: “The amendments made by subsection (a) [amending this section] shall take effect as of .”
Effective Date
Pub. L. 101–189, div. A, title VI, § 634(b), , 103 Stat. 1454, provided that:
“(1) Except as provided in paragraphs (2) and (3), section 653 of title 10, United States Code, as added by subsection (a)(1), shall apply to persons who begin undergraduate pilot training, undergraduate navigator training, or undergraduate naval flight officer training, as the case may be, after .
“(2) Such section shall apply to persons who graduate from the United States Military Academy, the United States Naval Academy, the United States Air Force Academy, and the Coast Guard Academy after , and to persons who satisfactorily complete the academic and military requirements of the Senior Reserve Officers’ Training Corps program (provided for in chapter 103 of title 10, United States Code) after .
“(3) The minimum service requirements provided for such section shall not apply in the case of any person who entered into an agreement with the Secretary concerned before , and who is obligated under the terms of such agreement to serve on active duty for a period less than the applicable period specified in section 653 of such title.
“(4) For purposes of this subsection, the term ‘Secretary concerned’ has the meaning given that term in section 101(8) of title 10, United States Code [now 10 U.S.C. 101(a)(9)].”
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Credits
1989–1992 · 3 acts
- 1989Added Pub. L. 101–189, div. A, title VI, § 634(a)(1), , 103 Stat. 1454
- 1990amended Pub. L. 101–510, div. A, title XIV, § 1484(k)(3), , 104 Stat. 1719
- 1992Pub. L. 102–484, div. A, title V, § 506(a), , 106 Stat. 2404.
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(Added Pub. L. 101–189, div. A, title VI, § 634(a)(1), , 103 Stat. 1454; amended Pub. L. 101–510, div. A, title XIV, § 1484(k)(3), , 104 Stat. 1719; Pub. L. 102–484, div. A, title V, § 506(a), , 106 Stat. 2404.)