Any regular commissioned officer who has completed twenty years’ active service in the Coast Guard, Navy, Army, Air Force, Marine Corps, or Space Force, or the Reserve components thereof, including active duty for training, at least ten years of which shall have been active commissioned service, may, upon his own application, in the discretion of the President, be retired from active service.
Pub. L. 88–130, § 1(10)(C)77 Stat. 187 Pub. L. 99–348, title II, § 205(b)(5)100 Stat. 700 Pub. L. 115–282, title I, § 112(b)132 Stat. 4216 Pub. L. 116–283, div. A, title IX, § 927(b)(1)134 Stat. 3831 (Added , , , § 291; amended , , ; renumbered § 2152, , , ; , , .)
Editorial Notes
Amendments
Pub. L. 116–2832021— substituted “Marine Corps, or Space Force” for “or Marine Corps”.
Pub. L. 115–282section 291 of this title2018— renumbered as this section.
Pub. L. 99–3481986— struck out “, with retired pay of the grade with which retired” after “from active service”.
Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
Retired Pay on or Prior to
section 5(g) of Pub. L. 88–130Pub. L. 88–130section 2101 of this titleSavings provisions in providing that does not affect the retired pay of anyone retired on or prior to , are set out as a note under .