- Active duty
means full-time duty in the active military service of the United States.
- Air National Guard
means that part of the organized militia of the several States and Territories, Puerto Rico, and the District of Columbia, active and inactive, that—
- Air National Guard of the United States
means the reserve component of the Air Force all of whose members are members of the Air National Guard.
- Armed forces
means the Army, Navy, Air Force, Marine Corps, and Coast Guard.
- Army National Guard
means that part of the organized militia of the several States and Territories, Puerto Rico, and the District of Columbia, active and inactive, that—
- Army National Guard of the United States
means the reserve component of the Army all of whose members are members of the Army National Guard.
- Enlisted member
means a person enlisted in, or inducted, called, or conscripted into, an armed force in an enlisted grade.
- Full-time National Guard duty
means training or other duty, other than inactive duty, performed by a member of the Army National Guard of the United States or the Air National Guard of the United States in the member’s status as a member of the National Guard of a State or territory, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, or the District of Columbia under section 316, 502, 503, 504, or 505 of this title for which the member is entitled to pay from the United States or for which the member has waived pay from the United States.
- Governor of a State
means, in the case of the District of Columbia, the Commanding General of the National Guard of the District of Columbia.
- Grade
means a step or degree, in a graduated scale of office or military rank, that is established and designated as a grade by law or regulation.
- Includes
means “includes but is not limited to”.
- National Guard
means the Army National Guard and the Air National Guard.
- Officer
means commissioned or warrant officer.
- Pay
includes basic pay, special pay, incentive pay, retired pay, and equivalent pay, but does not include allowances.
- Rank
means the order of precedence among members of the armed forces.
- Spouse
means husband or wife, as the case may be.
- State
means each of the several States, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, or a territory or possession of the United States.
- Supplies
includes material, equipment, and stores of all kinds.
- Territory
includes Guam and the Virgin Islands.