Selection of regular officers for continuation on active duty
(a)(1)
section 632 of this titlesection 611(b) of this title An officer subject to discharge or retirement in accordance with may, subject to the needs of the service, be continued on active duty if he is selected for continuation on active duty by a selection board convened under .
(2)
section 632 of this title An officer who holds the regular grade of captain in the Army, Air Force, Marine Corps, or Space Force, or the regular grade of lieutenant in the Navy, and who is subject to discharge or retirement in accordance with may not be continued on active duty under this subsection for a period which extends beyond the last day of the month in which he completes 20 years of active commissioned service unless he is promoted to the regular grade of major or lieutenant commander, respectively.
(3)
section 632 of this title An officer who holds the regular grade of major or lieutenant commander who is subject to discharge or retirement in accordance with may not be continued on active duty under this subsection for a period which extends beyond the last day of the month in which he completes 24 years of active commissioned service unless he is promoted to the regular grade of lieutenant colonel or commander, respectively.
(4)
section 632 of this title An officer who is selected for continuation on active duty under this subsection but declines to continue on active duty shall be discharged, retired, or retained on active duty, as appropriate, in accordance with .
(5)
Each officer who is continued on active duty under this subsection, is not subsequently promoted or continued on active duty, and is not on a list of officers recommended for continuation or for promotion to the next higher regular grade shall, unless sooner retired or discharged under another provision of law—
(A)
be discharged upon the expiration of his period of continued service; or
(B)
if he is eligible for retirement under any provision of law, be retired under that law on the first day of the first month following the month in which he completes his period of continued service.
Notwithstanding the provisions of clause (A), any officer who would otherwise be discharged under such clause and is within two years of qualifying for retirement under section 7311, 8323, or 9311 of this title, shall unless he is sooner retired or discharged under some other provision of law, be retained on active duty until he is qualified for retirement under that section and then be retired.
(6)
The retirement or discharge of an officer pursuant to this subsection shall be considered to be an involuntary retirement or discharge for purposes of any other provision of law.
(b)(1)
section 611(b) of this title An officer subject to retirement under section 633 or 634 of this title may, subject to the needs of the service, have his retirement deferred and be continued on active duty if he is selected for continuation on active duty by a selection board convened under .
(2)
An officer subject to retirement under section 635 or 636 of this title who is serving in the grade of brigadier general, rear admiral (lower half), major general, or rear admiral may, subject to the needs of the service, have his retirement deferred and be continued on active duty by the Secretary concerned. An officer subject to retirement under section 635 or 636 of this title who is serving in a grade above major general or rear admiral may have his retirement deferred and be continued on active duty by the President.
(3)
Any deferral of retirement and continuation on active duty under this subsection shall be for a period not to exceed five years, except as provided under section 1251 or 1253 of this title.
(c)
section 611(b) of this titlesection 638a of this title Continuation of an officer on active duty under this section pursuant to the action of a selection board convened under is subject to the approval of the Secretary of the military department concerned. The period of the continuation on active duty of an officer under this section may be reduced by the Secretary concerned in the case of any officer as provided in .
(d)
section 638a of this title For purposes of this section, a period of continuation on active duty under this section expires or is completed on the earlier of (1) the date originally established for the termination of such period, or (2) the date established for the termination of such period by any shortening of such period under .
(e)
The Secretary of Defense shall prescribe regulations for the administration of this section.
Pub. L. 116–2832021—Subsec. (a)(2). substituted “Marine Corps, or Space Force” for “or Marine Corps”.
Pub. L. 115–2322018—Subsec. (a)(5). substituted “section 7311, 8323, or 9311” for “section 3911, 6323, or 8911” in concluding provisions.
Pub. L. 110–181section 1251(b) of this title2008—Subsec. (b)(3). substituted “except as provided under section 1251 or 1253 of this title” for “but such period may not (except as provided under ) extend beyond the date of the officer’s sixty-second birthday”.
Pub. L. 101–510, § 521(b)(1)(A)section 638a of this title1990—Subsec. (c). , inserted at end “The period of the continuation on active duty of an officer under this section may be reduced by the Secretary concerned in the case of any officer as provided in .”
Pub. L. 97–22, § 4(e)(1)1981—Subsec. (b)(1). , substituted “section 633 or 634” for “section 633, 634, 635, or 636”.
Pub. L. 97–86Subsec. (b)(2). substituted “commodore” for “commodore admiral”.
Pub. L. 97–22, § 4(e)(2), inserted provision that an officer subject to retirement under section 635 or 636 of this title who is serving in the grade of brigadier general, commodore admiral, major general, or rear admiral may, subject to the needs of the service, have his retirement deferred and be continued on active duty by the Secretary concerned and struck out requirement that the deferral of the retirement of an officer subject to retirement under section 635 or 636 of this title serving in a grade above major general or rear admiral was subject to the needs of the service.
section 701 of Pub. L. 96–513section 101 of this titleSection effective , but the authority to prescribe regulations under this subchapter effective on , see , set out as an Effective Date of 1980 Amendment note under .
Transition Provisions Under Defense Officer Personnel Management Act
Pub. L. 96–513Pub. L. 96–513Pub. L. 96–513section 611 of this titleFor provisions to prevent extinction or premature termination of rights, duties, penalties, or proceedings that existed or were begun prior to the effective date of and otherwise to allow for an orderly transition to the system of officer personnel management put in place under , see section 601 et seq. of , set out as a note under .