United States Code (Last Updated: May 24, 2014) |
Title 10. ARMED FORCES |
SubTitle A. General Military Law |
Part IV. SERVICE, SUPPLY, AND PROCUREMENT |
Chapter 134. MISCELLANEOUS ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS |
SubChapter I. MISCELLANEOUS AUTHORITIES, PROHIBITIONS, AND LIMITATIONS ON THE USE OF APPROPRIATED FUNDS |
§ 2245. Use of aircraft for proficiency flying: limitation
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(a) An aircraft under the jurisdiction of a military department may not be used by a member of the armed forces for the purpose of proficiency flying except in accordance with regulations prescribed by the Secretary of Defense. (b) Such regulations— (1) may not require proficiency flying by a member except to the extent required for the member to maintain flying proficiency in anticipation of the member’s assignment to combat operations; and (2) may not permit proficiency flying in the case of a member who is assigned to a course of instruction of 90 days or more. (c) In this section, the term “proficiency flying” means flying performed under competent orders by a rated or designated member of the armed forces while serving in a non-aviation assignment or in an assignment in which skills would normally not be maintained in the performance of assigned duties.
(Added Pub. L. 101–510, div. A, title XIV, § 1481(e)(1), Nov. 5, 1990 , 104 Stat. 1706; amended Pub. L. 110–181, div. A, title X, § 1077, Jan. 28, 2008 , 122 Stat. 333.)
Prior Provisions
Provisions similar to those in this section were contained in Pub. L. 101–165, title IX, § 9006,
Amendments
2008—Subsec. (c). Pub. L. 110–181 amended subsec. (c) generally. Prior to amendment, subsec. (c) read as follows: “In this section, the term ‘proficiency flying’ has the meaning given that term in Department of Defense Directive 1340.4.”