10 U.S.C. § 20102 — Individual ready guardians: designation; mobilization category

(a) In General — Under regulations the Secretary of Defense prescribes, the Secretary of the Air Force may designate a member of the Space Force in space force active status as an Individual Ready Guardian. (b) Mobilization Category — (1) In general: Among members designated as Individual Ready Guardians, the Secretary of the Air Force may put some of them into a "mobilization category." Members in that category can be ordered to active duty without their consent, following the separate call-up rules in section 20106(a) of this title. (2) Limitations on placement in mobilization category: A member designated as an Individual Ready Guardian can only be placed in that mobilization category if (A) they volunteer for it, and (B) the Secretary of the Air Force selects them, based on the Space Force's needs and the member's grade and military skills. (3) Limitation on time in mobilization category: A member cannot stay designated in that mobilization category more than 24 months after the date they separated from active service. (4) Designation of grades and military skills or specialties: The Secretary of the Air Force decides which grades and military skills or specialties are even eligible for placement in that mobilization category. (5) Benefits: A member in that mobilization category gets the same benefits — other than pay and training — that members of the Individual Ready Reserve get in the "special mobilization category" under section 10144(b) of this title, as the Secretary of Defense determines.