Public Law 119-73 (01/23/2026)

14 U.S.C. § 2153

Voluntary retirement after thirty years’ service

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1 See 1986 Amendment note below.
Any regular commissioned officer who has completed thirty years’ service may, upon his own application, in the discretion of the Secretary, be retired from active service.

Pub. L. 88–130, § 1(10)(C)77 Stat. 187Pub. L. 99–348, title II, § 205(b)(5)100 Stat. 700Pub. L. 115–282, title I, § 112(b)132 Stat. 4216(Added , , , § 292; amended , , ; renumbered § 2153, , , .)

Editorial Notes

Amendments

Pub. L. 115–282section 292 of this title2018— renumbered as this section.

Pub. L. 99–3481986— which directed that “, with retired pay of the grade with which retired” be struck out was executed by striking out that phrase after “from active service” as the probable intent of Congress even though there was no comma before “with retired”.

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 .