10 USC 971 – Service credit: officers may not count service performed while serving as cadet or midshipman
(a)
Terms Used In 10 USC 971
- officer: includes any person authorized by law to perform the duties of the office. See 1 USC 1
(b)
(1) An officer of the Navy or Marine Corps.
(2) A commissioned officer of the Army, Air Force, or Space Force.
(3) An officer of the Coast Guard.
(4) An officer in the Commissioned Corps of the Public Health Service.
(c)
(1) service as a cadet at the United States Military Academy, United States Air Force Academy, or United States Coast Guard Academy; or
(2) service as a midshipman at the United States Naval Academy.