--- kind: "section" citation: "10 U.S.C. § 2004b" title: "10" title_heading: "Armed Forces" number: "2004b" heading: "Detail of commissioned officers as students at schools of psychology" release: "119-102" date: "2026-07-12" url: "https://uscodex.org/usc/10/2004b" units: - "Subtitle A — General Military Law" - "Part III — Training and Education" - "Chapter 101 — Training Generally" --- # §2004b. Detail of commissioned officers as students at schools of psychology - (a) **Detail Authorized.—** The [Secretary](/usc/10/4951.md?p=3) of each [military](/usc/10/801.md?p=8) [department](/usc/10/101.md?p=a-6) may detail [commissioned officers](/usc/10/101.md?p=b-2) of the [armed forces](/usc/10/101.md?p=a-4) as students at accredited schools of psychology located in the [United States](/usc/10/101.md?p=a-1) for a period of [training](/usc/10/301.md?p=9) leading to the degree of Doctor of Philosophy in clinical psychology. No more than 25 [officers](/usc/10/101.md?p=b-1) from each [military](/usc/10/801.md?p=8) [department](/usc/10/101.md?p=a-6) may commence such [training](/usc/10/301.md?p=9) in any single fiscal year. - (b) **Eligibility for Detail.—** To be eligible for detail under [subsection (a)](#a), an [officer](/usc/10/101.md?p=b-1) must be a citizen of the [United States](/usc/10/101.md?p=a-1) and must— - (1) have served on [active duty](/usc/10/101.md?p=d-1) for a period of not less than two years nor more than six years and be in the [pay](/usc/10/101.md?p=a-15) [grade](/usc/10/101.md?p=b-7) O–3 or below as of the time the [training](/usc/10/301.md?p=9) is to begin; and - (2) sign an agreement that unless sooner separated the [officer](/usc/10/101.md?p=b-1) will— - (A) complete the educational course of psychological [training](/usc/10/301.md?p=9); - (B) accept transfer or detail as a [commissioned officer](/usc/10/101.md?p=b-2) within the [military](/usc/10/801.md?p=8) [department](/usc/10/101.md?p=a-6) concerned when the [officer](/usc/10/101.md?p=b-1)’s [training](/usc/10/301.md?p=9) is completed; and - (C) agree to serve, following completion of the [officer](/usc/10/101.md?p=b-1)’s [training](/usc/10/301.md?p=9), on [active duty](/usc/10/101.md?p=d-1) (or on [active duty](/usc/10/101.md?p=d-1) and in the Selected [Reserve](/usc/10/101.md?p=c-6)) for a period as specified pursuant to [subsection (c)](#c). - (c) **Service Obligation.—** - (1) Except as provided in [paragraph (2)](#c-2), the agreement of an [officer](/usc/10/101.md?p=b-1) under [subsection (b)](#b) shall provide that the [officer](/usc/10/101.md?p=b-1) shall serve on [active duty](/usc/10/101.md?p=d-1) for two years for each year or part thereof of the [officer](/usc/10/101.md?p=b-1)’s [training](/usc/10/301.md?p=9) under [subsection (a)](#a). - (2) The agreement of an [officer](/usc/10/101.md?p=b-1) may authorize the [officer](/usc/10/101.md?p=b-1) to serve a portion of the [officer](/usc/10/101.md?p=b-1)’s service obligation on [active duty](/usc/10/101.md?p=d-1) and to complete the service obligation that remains upon separation from [active duty](/usc/10/101.md?p=d-1) in the Selected [Reserve](/usc/10/101.md?p=c-6). Under any such agreement, an [officer](/usc/10/101.md?p=b-1) shall serve three years in the Selected [Reserve](/usc/10/101.md?p=c-6) for each year or part thereof of the [officer](/usc/10/101.md?p=b-1)’s [training](/usc/10/301.md?p=9) under [subsection (a)](#a) for any service obligation that was not completed before separation from [active duty](/usc/10/101.md?p=d-1). - (d) **Selection of Officers for Detail.—** [Officers](/usc/10/101.md?p=b-1) detailed for [training](/usc/10/301.md?p=9) under [subsection (a)](#a) shall be selected on a competitive basis by the [Secretary](/usc/10/4951.md?p=3) of the [military](/usc/10/801.md?p=8) [department](/usc/10/101.md?p=a-6) concerned. - (e) **Relation of Service Obligations to Other Service Obligations.—** Any service obligation incurred by an [officer](/usc/10/101.md?p=b-1) under an agreement entered into under [subsection (b)](#b) shall be in addition to any service obligation incurred by the [officer](/usc/10/101.md?p=b-1) under any other provision of law or agreement. - (f) **Expenses.—** Expenses incident to the detail of [officers](/usc/10/101.md?p=b-1) under this section shall be paid from any funds appropriated for the [military](/usc/10/801.md?p=8) [department](/usc/10/101.md?p=a-6) concerned. - (g) **Failure to Complete Program.—** - (1) An [officer](/usc/10/101.md?p=b-1) who is dropped from a [program](/usc/10/2101.md?p=1) of psychological [training](/usc/10/301.md?p=9) to which detailed under [subsection (a)](#a) for deficiency in conduct or studies, or for other reasons, may be required to perform [active duty](/usc/10/101.md?p=d-1) in an appropriate [military](/usc/10/801.md?p=8) capacity in accordance with the [active duty](/usc/10/101.md?p=d-1) obligation imposed on the [officer](/usc/10/101.md?p=b-1) under regulations issued by the [Secretary](/usc/10/4951.md?p=3) of Defense for purposes of this section. - (2) In no case shall an [officer](/usc/10/101.md?p=b-1) be required to serve on [active duty](/usc/10/101.md?p=d-1) under [paragraph (1)](#g-1) for any period in excess of one year for each year or part thereof the [officer](/usc/10/101.md?p=b-1) participated in the [program](/usc/10/2101.md?p=1). - (h) **Limitation on Details.—** No agreement detailing an [officer](/usc/10/101.md?p=b-1) of the [armed forces](/usc/10/101.md?p=a-4) to an accredited school of psychology may be entered into during any period in which the President is authorized by law to induct [persons](/usc/10/2700.md?p=2) into the [armed forces](/usc/10/101.md?p=a-4) involuntarily. Nothing in this subsection shall affect any agreement entered into during any period when the President is not authorized by law to so induct [persons](/usc/10/2700.md?p=2) into the [armed forces](/usc/10/101.md?p=a-4). ## Source credit (Added Pub. L. 111–84, div. A, title V, § 521(a), Oct. 28, 2009, 123 Stat. 2283; amended Pub. L. 111–383, div. A, title X, § 1075(b)(26), Jan. 7, 2011, 124 Stat. 4370.) ## Notes ### Editorial Notes ### Amendments 2011—Subsec. (b)(1). Pub. L. 111–383 substituted “pay grade O–3” for “pay grade 0–3”.