US Code
CHAPTER 1201— AUTHORIZED STRENGTHS AND DISTRIBUTION IN GRADE
§ 12011. Authorized strengths: reserve officers on active duty or on full-time National Guard duty for administration of the reserves or the National Guard

(a) Limitations.—(1) 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 who may be serving in each of the grades of major, lieutenant colonel, and colonel 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 officers of that reserve component who may be serving in the grade of:
MajorLieutenant ColonelColonel
Army Reserve:
10,0001,390740230  
11,0001,529803242  
12,0001,668864252  
13,0001,804924262  
14,0001,940984272  
15,0002,0751,044282  
16,0002,2101,104291  
17,0002,3451,164300  
18,0002,4791,223309  
19,0002,6131,282318  
20,0002,7471,341327  
21,0002,8771,400336  

Army National Guard:
20,0001,500850325  
22,0001,650930350  
24,0001,7901,010378  
26,0001,9301,085395  
28,0002,0701,168420  
30,0002,2001,245445  
32,0002,3301,315460  
34,0002,4501,385470  
36,0002,5701,455480  
38,0002,6701,527490  
40,0002,7701,590500  
42,0002,8371,655505  

Marine Corps Reserve:
1,000996320  
1,2001036721  
1,3001077022  
1,4001117323  
1,5001147624  
1,6001177925  
1,7001208226  
1,8001238527  
1,9001268828  
2,0001299129  
2,1001329430  
2,2001349731  
2,30013610032  
2,40014310534  
2,50014910935  
2,60015511336  
2,70016111837  
2,80016712239  
2,90017312641  
3,00017913042  

Air Force Reserve
1,000166170100  
1,500245251143  
2,000322330182  
2,500396406216  
3,000467479246  
3,500536550271  
4,000602618292  
4,500665683308  
5,000726746320  
5,500784806325  
6,000840864327  
7,000962990347  
8,0001,0871,110356  
10,0001,3221,362395  

Air National Guard:
10,000763745333  
12,000915923377  
14,0001,0651,057402  
16,0001,2111,185426  
18,0001,3471,313450  
20,0001,4631,440468  
22,0001,6061,569494  
24,0001,7391,697517  
26,0001,8721,825539  
28,0002,0051,954562  
30,0002,1382,082585  
32,0002,2712,210608  
34,0002,4042,338630  
36,0002,5372,466653  
38,0002,6702,595676  
40,0002,8032,723698  
(2) Of the total number of members of the Navy Reserve who are serving on full-time reserve component duty at the end of any fiscal year, the number of those members who may be serving in each of the grades of lieutenant commander, commander, and captain 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 Navy Reserve serving on full-time reserve component duty:Number of officers who may be serving in the grade of:
Lieutenant commanderCommanderCaptain
10,000807447141  
11,000867467153  
12,000924485163  
13,000980503173  
14,0001,035521183  
15,0001,088538193  
16,0001,142555203  
17,0001,195565213  
18,0001,246575223  
19,0001,291585233  
20,0001,334595242  
21,0001,364603250  
22,0001,384610258  
23,0001,400615265  
24,0001,410620270.
(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 appropriate table in paragraph (1) or (2) of 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 appropriate table in paragraph (1) or (2) of subsection (a), the Secretary concerned shall fix the corresponding strengths for the grades shown in that table at the same proportion as is reflected in the nearest limit shown in the table.
(c) Reallocations to Lower Grades.—Whenever the number of officers serving in any grade 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 any lower grade.
(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 officers that may be on full-time reserve component duty for a reserve component in a 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 the grade in that 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” means the following duty:(1) Active duty described in sections 10211, 10302, 10303, 10304, 10305, 12310, or 12402 of this title.
(2) Full-time National Guard duty (other than for training) under section 502(f) of title 32, except for duty under section 115(b)(1)(B) and (C) of this title and section 115(i)(9) of this title.
(3) Active duty described in section 708 of title 32.