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               Further, the statutory provision, in conjunction with the              
          implementing directives issued by DOD, simply establishes a                 
          formula for computing the minimum “additional amount” of                    
          compensation retired instructors are entitled to receive from the           
          employing school and the maximum portion of such additional                 
          amount that will be reimbursed by the Federal Government.  See              
          id. at 675.  Moreover, the “additional amount” is not in the form           
          of basic pay or an allowance afforded to active duty officers.              
          Id. at 676.  Rather, the “additional amount” is tantamount to an            
          inducement offered to persuade retired personnel to accept                  
          employment as JROTC instructors.  Id.                                       

               The active duty pay is merely a guideline in determining the           
          level at which JROTC instructors are to be compensated.                     
          Consequently, each school district is given discretion to                   
          compensate their JROTC instructors in amounts greater than the              
          statutory “additional amount”, subject to the condition that                
          there will be no additional reimbursement from the Federal                  
          Government.  Thus, the only limitation imposed on school                    
          districts is that instructors must, at a minimum, be paid the               
          “additional amount” set out in the statute.  Id. at 674.                    

               In view of the foregoing, we hold that no portion of the               
          JROTC pay that petitioner received from HISD is excludable from             
          gross income pursuant to 10 U.S.C. sec. 2031(d).                            







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