U.S. Code > Title 10 Armed Forces > Subtitle E—Reserve Components (§§ 10001—18506) > PART II—PERSONNEL GENERALLY (§§ 12001—12774) > CHAPTER 1201—AUTHORIZED STRENGTHS AND DISTRIBUTION IN GRADE (§§ 12001—12012) > § 12012. Authorized strengths: senior enlisted members on active duty or on full-time National Guard duty for administration of the reserves or the National Guard

§ 12012. Authorized strengths: senior enlisted members on active duty or on full-time National Guard duty for administration of the reserves or the National Guard

(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  
2,400 103 24  
2,500 105 25  
2,600 107 26  
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:
5,000 1,020 405  
6,000 1,070 435  
7,000 1,120 465  
8,000 1,170 490  
9,000 1,220 510  
10,000 1,270 530  
11,000 1,320 550  
12,000 1,370 570  
13,000 1,420 589  
14,000 1,470 608  
15,000 1,520 626  
16,000 1,570 644  
17,000 1,620 661  
18,000 1,670 678  
19,000 1,720 695  
20,000 1,770 712.

(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.