Uniform allowance: officers; initial allowance

§ 415. Uniform allowance: officers; initial allowance (a) Subject to subsections (b) and (c) of this section, a reserve officer of an armed force or an officer of the Army, or the Air Force, without specification of component, is entitled to an initial allowance of not more than $200 as reimbursement for the purchase of required uniforms and equipment— (1) upon first reporting for active duty (other than for training) for a period of more than 90 days; (2) upon completing at least 14 days of active duty as a member of a reserve component; or (3) upon completing 14 periods, each of which was of at least two hours’ duration, of inactive-duty training as a member of the Ready Reserve. (b) An officer who has received an initial uniform reimbursement or allowance under any other law is not entitled to an initial allowance under subsection (a) of this section. (c) An officer who has served on active duty as an officer of a regular component of an armed force may not, on the basis of any duty performed within two years after his separation from that component, qualify for an initial allowance under subsection (a) of this section. (d) An allowance of $250 for uniforms and equipment may be paid to each commissioned officer of the Public Health Service who is— (1) on active duty; (2) required by directive of the Surgeon General to wear a uniform; and (3) is entitled to the basic pay of pay grade O–1, O–2, or O–3. An officer is not entitled to more than one allowance under this subsection. (e) An enlisted member of the Navy, Marine Corps, or Coast Guard who is initially appointed as a temporary officer under section 5596 or 5597 of title 10 or section 435 of title 14, as the case may be, is entitled to a uniform allowance of $250.