# 10 U.S.C. § 2004a: Detail of commissioned officers as students at medical schools

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## Section

- **Citation:** 10 U.S.C. § 2004a
- **Heading:** Detail of commissioned officers as students at medical schools
- **Jurisdiction:** Federal
- **Kind:** Statutes
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** April 17, 2026
- **Source:** Publisher's official text
- **Location:** Title 10—ARMED FORCES > Subtitle A—General Military Law > PART III—TRAINING AND EDUCATION > CHAPTER 101—TRAINING GENERALLY

## Text

The Secretary of each military department may detail commissioned officers of the armed forces as students at accredited medical schools or schools of osteopathy located in the United States for a period of training leading to the degree of doctor of medicine. No more than 25 officers from each military department may commence such training in any single fiscal year.

(Added Pub. L. 109–364, div. A, title V, § 536(a) , Oct. 17, 2006 , 120 Stat. 2207 ; amended Pub. L. 110–181, div. A, title V, § 524(c) , Jan. 28, 2008 , 122 Stat. 104 ; Pub. L. 111–84, div. A, title X, § 1073(a)(18) , Oct. 28, 2009 , 123 Stat. 2473 .)

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