### Question
How does the law define service obligation?


### Answer
Under *10 U.S.C. § 653*, **service obligation** is defined as:

> the period of active duty or, in the case of a member of a reserve component who completed flight training in an active duty for training status as a member of a reserve component, the period of service in an active status in the Selected Reserve required to be served after—


(1) completion of undergraduate pilot training, in the case of training as a pilot

#### Citation:
  - *10 U.S.C. § 653*
  - Heading: **Subtitle A-General Military Law > PART II-PERSONNEL > CHAPTER 37-GENERAL SERVICE REQUIREMENTS**

