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[CITE: 10USC2109]

 
                         TITLE 10--ARMED FORCES
 
                    Subtitle A--General Military Law
 
                    PART III--TRAINING AND EDUCATION
 
          CHAPTER 103--SENIOR RESERVE OFFICERS' TRAINING CORPS
 
Sec. 2109. Practical military training

    (a) For the further practical instruction of members of, and 
designated applicants for membership in, the program, the Secretary of 
the military department concerned may prescribe and conduct practical 
military training, in addition to field training and practice cruises 
prescribed under section 2104(b)(6) of this title. The Secretary 
concerned may require that some or all of the training prescribed under 
this subsection must be completed by a member before the member is 
commissioned.
    (b) The Secretary of the military department concerned, with respect 
to practical military training prescribed under this section and field 
training and practice cruises prescribed under section 2104(b)(6) of 
this title, may--
        (1) transport members of, and designated applicants for 
    membership in, the program to and from the places designated for 
    such training or practice cruises and furnish them subsistence while 
    traveling to and from those places, or, instead of furnishing them 
    transportation and subsistence, pay them a travel allowance at the 
    rate prescribed for cadets and midshipmen at the United States 
    Military, Naval, and Air Force Academies for travel by the shortest 
    usually traveled route from the places from which they are 
    authorized to proceed to the place designated for the training or 
    cruise and return, and pay the allowance for the return trip in 
    advance;
        (2) furnish medical attendance and supplies to members of, and 
    designated applicants for membership in, the program while attending 
    such training and practice cruises, and admit them to military 
    hospitals;
        (3) furnish subsistence, uniform clothing, and equipment to 
    members of, and designated applicants for membership in, the program 
    while attending such training or practice cruises or, instead of 
    furnishing uniform clothing, pay them allowances at such rates as he 
    may prescribe; and
        (4) use any member of, and designated applicants for membership 
    in, an armed force, or any employee of the department, under his 
    jurisdiction, and such property of the United States as he considers 
    necessary, for the training and administration of members of, and 
    designated applicants for membership in, the program at the places 
    designated for training or practice cruises.

    (c)(1) A person who is not qualified for, and (as determined by the 
Secretary concerned) will not be able to become qualified for, advanced 
training by reason of one or more of the requirements prescribed in 
paragraphs (1) through (3) of section 2104(b) of this title shall not be 
permitted to participate in--
        (A) field training or a practice cruise under section 2104(b)(6) 
    of this title; or
        (B) practical military training under subsection (a).

    (2) The Secretary of the military department concerned may waive the 
limitation in paragraph (1) under procedures prescribed by the 
Secretary. Such procedures shall ensure uniform application of 
limitations and restrictions without regard to the reason for 
disqualification for advanced training.

(Added Pub. L. 88-647, title II, Sec. 201(1), Oct. 13, 1964, 78 Stat. 
1068; amended Pub. L. 89-51, Sec. 2, June 28, 1965, 79 Stat. 173; Pub. 
L. 89-718, Sec. 17, Nov. 2, 1966, 80 Stat. 1118; Pub. L. 100-456, div. 
A, title VI, Sec. 633(a)(1)-(3)(A), Sept. 29, 1988, 102 Stat. 1986; Pub. 
L. 104-201, div. A, title V, Sec. 551(a)(2), Sept. 23, 1996, 110 Stat. 
2525; Pub. L. 105-85, div. A, title X, Sec. 1073(a)(37), Nov. 18, 1997, 
111 Stat. 1902.)


                               Amendments

    1997--Subsec. (c)(1)(A). Pub. L. 105-85 substituted ``section 
2104(b)(6)'' for ``section 2106(b)(6)''.
    1996--Subsec. (c). Pub. L. 104-201 added subsec. (c).
    1988--Pub. L. 100-456, Sec. 633(a)(3)(A), substituted ``Practical 
military training'' for ``Field training; practice cruises'' in section 
catchline.
    Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 100-456, Sec. 633(a)(1), amended subsec. (a) 
generally. Prior to amendment, subsec. (a) read as follows: ``For the 
further practical instruction of members of the program, the Secretary 
of the military department concerned may prescribe and conduct field 
training and practice cruises (other than field training and practice 
cruises prescribed under section 2104(b)(6)(B) of this title) which 
members must complete before they are commissioned.''
    Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 100-456, Sec. 633(a)(2), inserted ``, with 
respect to practical military training prescribed under this section and 
field training and practice cruises prescribed under section 2104(b)(6) 
of this title,'' before ``may'' in introductory provisions, and 
substituted ``such training'' for ``field training'' in pars. (1) to 
(3).
    1966--Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 89-718 inserted ``and'' at end of par. 
(3).
    1965--Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 89-51 inserted ``, and designated 
applicants for membership in,'' after ``members of'' in pars. (1) to 
(4).


                    Effective Date of 1988 Amendment

    Section 633(e) of Pub. L. 100-456 provided that: ``The amendments 
made by this section [amending this section, section 8140 of Title 5, 
Government Organization and Employees, section 209 of Title 37, Pay and 
Allowances of the Uniformed Services, and section 101 of Title 38, 
Veterans' Benefits] shall apply only with respect to training performed 
after September 30, 1988.''


                    Effective Date of 1965 Amendment

    Section 4 of Pub. L. 89-51 provided that: ``The effective date of 
this Act [amending this section and section 209 of Title 37, Pay and 
Allowances of the Uniformed Services, and enacting provisions set out as 
a note under section 2107 of this title] is October 13, 1964.''

                  Section Referred to in Other Sections

    This section is referred to in title 37 sections 209, 1006.
