14 U.S.C. § 306 | Retirement

(a)

section 2501 of this title An officer, other than the Commandant or Vice Commandant, who, while serving in the grade of admiral or vice admiral, is retired for physical disability shall be placed on the retired list with the highest grade in which that officer served satisfactorily, as determined under .

(b)

section 2501 of this title An officer, other than the Commandant or Vice Commandant, who is retired while serving in the grade of admiral or vice admiral, or who, after serving at least 2½ years in the grade of admiral or vice admiral, is retired while serving in a lower grade, may in the discretion of the President, be retired with the highest grade in which that officer served satisfactorily, as determined under .

(c)

section 2501 of this title An officer, other than the Commandant or Vice Commandant, who, after serving less than 2½ years in the grade of admiral or vice admiral, is retired while serving in a lower grade, shall be retired in his permanent grade if performance of duties in such grade is determined to have been satisfactory pursuant to .

(d)

An officer serving in the grade of admiral or vice admiral shall continue to hold that grade—

(1)

while being processed for physical disability retirement, beginning on the day of the processing and ending on the day that officer is retired, but not for more than 180 days; and

(2)

while awaiting retirement, beginning on the day that officer is relieved from the position of Commandant, Vice Commandant, or Vice Admiral and ending on the day before the officer’s retirement, but not for more than 60 days.

Pub. L. 92–451, § 1(5)Oct. 2, 197286 Stat. 755 Pub. L. 99–348, title II, § 205(b)(3)July 1, 1986100 Stat. 700 Pub. L. 103–206, title IIDec. 20, 1993107 Stat. 2421 Pub. L. 111–281, title V, § 511(c)Oct. 15, 2010124 Stat. 2952 Pub. L. 114–120, title II, § 201(c)Feb. 8, 2016130 Stat. 33 Pub. L. 115–232, div. C, title XXXV, § 3528(b)Aug. 13, 2018132 Stat. 2318 Pub. L. 115–282, title I, § 104(b)Dec. 4, 2018132 Stat. 4196 Pub. L. 116–283, div. G, title LVXXXIIJan. 1, 2021134 Stat. 4641 Pub. L. 119–60, div. G, title LXXII, § 7201(b)Dec. 18, 2025139 Stat. 1675(Added , , , § 51; amended , , ; , §§ 204(d), 205(c), , , 2422; , , ; , , ; , , ; renumbered § 306, , , ; [LXXXII], § 8201(b), , ; , , .)

Editorial Notes

Prior Provisions

act Aug. 4, 1949, ch. 393 63 Stat. 519 act Aug. 3, 1950, ch. 536, § 36 64 Stat. 408 Pub. L. 88–130, § 1(10)(A)Sept. 24, 196377 Stat. 177A prior section 306, , , related to retirement for disabilities incident to service, prior to repeal by , , and by , , . See sections 1204 and 1376 of Title 10, Armed Forces.

Amendments

Pub. L. 119–60 section 306 of this title2025— renumbered as this section, resulting in no change.

Pub. L. 116–283, § 8201(b)(1)section 2501 of this title2021—Subsec. (a). , inserted “satisfactorily, as determined under ” before period at end.

Pub. L. 116–283, § 8201(b)(2)section 2501 of this titleSubsec. (b). , inserted “satisfactorily, as determined under ” before period at end.

Pub. L. 116–283, § 8201(b)(3)section 2501 of this titleSubsec. (c). , inserted “if performance of duties in such grade is determined to have been satisfactory pursuant to ” before period at end.

Pub. L. 115–282 section 51 of this title2018— renumbered as this section.

Pub. L. 115–232Subsecs. (a) to (c). substituted “other than the Commandant or Vice Commandant,” for “other than the Commandant,”.

Pub. L. 114–1202016—Subsecs. (a) to (c). inserted “admiral or” before “vice admiral,” wherever appearing.

Pub. L. 111–281, § 511(c)(1)2010—Subsecs. (a) to (c). , added subsecs. (a) to (c) and struck out former subsecs. (a) to (c) which read as follows:

“(a) An officer who, while serving in the grade of vice admiral, is retired for physical disability shall be placed on the retired list with the grade of vice admiral.

“(b) An officer who is retired while serving in the grade of vice admiral, or who, after serving at least two and one-half years in the grade of vice admiral, is retired while serving in a lower grade, may in the discretion of the President, be retired with the grade of vice admiral.

“(c) An officer who, after serving less than two and one-half years in the grade of vice admiral, is retired while serving in a lower grade, shall be retired in his permanent grade.”

Pub. L. 111–281, § 511(c)(2)Subsec. (d)(2). , substituted “or Vice Admiral” for “Area Commander, or Chief of Staff”.

Pub. L. 103–206, § 205(c)(1)1993—Subsec. (a). , substituted “in the grade of vice admiral” for “as Commander, Atlantic Area, or Commander, Pacific Area”.

Pub. L. 103–206, § 205(c)(2)Subsec. (b). , substituted “in the grade of vice admiral” for “as Commander, Atlantic Area, or Commander, Pacific Area”.

Pub. L. 103–206, § 204(d)Subsec. (d). , added subsec. (d).

Pub. L. 99–348, § 205(b)(3)(A)1986—Subsecs. (a), (b). , struck out “and retired pay” after “with the grade”.

Pub. L. 99–348, § 205(b)(3)(B)Subsec. (c). , struck out “and with the retired pay of that grade” after “permanent grade”.

Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

Effective Date

Oct. 2, 1972section 3 of Pub. L. 92–451 section 2151 of this titleSection effective , except that continuation boards may not be held until one year thereafter, see , set out as an Effective Date of 1972 Amendment note under .