Pub. L. 82-476, pt. II, ch. 3, sec. 234

Sec. 234. Members of the reserve components may with their consent, and in the case of the members of the National Guard of the United States and Air National Guard of the United States with the consent of the governor or other appropriate authority of the State, Territory, or District of Columbia concerned, be ordered to or retained on active duty to perform duties in connection with organizing, administering, recruiting, instructing, or training the reserve components. Hereafter, members ordered into the active military service of the United States under the provisions of this section shall be so ordered in the grade held by them in the Reserve of their Armed Force, and shall, while so serving. continue to be eligible for promotion in the Reserve of their Armed Force, if otherwise qualified. For the purpose of insuring that members of the reserve components ordered to or retained on duty under this section receive periodic refresher training in the various categories for which individually qualified, the appropriate Secretary may order those members to duty with any of the Armed Forces of the United States or the components thereof, or otherwise as he sees fit.