{"data":{"id":"us/10-u.s.c.-12313","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"10 U.S.C. § 12313","heading":"Reserves: release from active duty","body":"(a) Except as otherwise provided in this title, the Secretary concerned may at any time release a Reserve under his jurisdiction from active duty. (b) In time of war or of national emergency declared by Congress or the President after January 1, 1953, a member of a reserve component may be released from active duty (other than for training) only if—(1) a board of officers convened at his request by an authority designated by the Secretary concerned recommends the release and the recommendation is approved; (2) the member does not request that a board be convened; or (3) his release is otherwise authorized by law. This subsection does not apply to an armed force during a period of demobilization or reduction in strength of that armed force.","path":["Title 10—ARMED FORCES","CHAPTER 1209—ACTIVE DUTY"],"source_url":"https://uscode.house.gov/download/releasepoints/us/pl/119/103/xml_usc10@119-103.zip","current_through":"Public Law 119-103 (09/02/2026)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-10T05:56:10Z","sha256":"85c8a217e5c00ca91e3a08f3f5a8830e79b79a4ac6dbff356ba702277142a586","source_id":"us","stale":true,"prev":"us/10-u.s.c.-12312","next":"us/10-u.s.c.-12314"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}