Pub. L. 82-476, pt. II, ch. 1, sec. 215

Sec. 215. (a) Within such numbers as may be prescribed by the appropriate Secretary, enlisted members of the reserve components may. with their consent, be selected for training as officer candidates, and members so selected shall be designated as officer candidates for the period of such training: Provided, That when not in the active military service of the United States, no member of the National Guard of the United States or Air National Guard of the United States shall be so selected, or designated, without the consent of the governor or other appropriate authority of the State, Territory, or District of Columbia concerned. (b) Subject to any limitations imposed on the authorized numerical strength of each reserve component, the numbers of officers and enlisted personnel authorized in the various ranks, grades, and ratings shall be the numbers determined by the appropriate Secretary to be necessary to provide for planned mobilization requirements. The appropriate Secretary shall review such determinations not less than once annually and revise them as he deems necessary. No member of a reserve component shall be involuntarily reduced in his permanent rank, grade, or rating as a result of such a determination.