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chapter_name: "FAILURE OF SELECTION FOR PROMOTION AND INVOLUNTARY SEPARATION"
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# 10 U.S.C. § 14516 - Separation to be considered involuntary

## Text

The separation of an officer pursuant to section 14513, 14514, or 14515 of this title shall be considered to be an involuntary separation for purposes of any other provision of law.

(Added Pub. L. 103–337, div. A, title XVI, § 1611, Oct. 5, 1994, 108 Stat. 2954.)

## Notes

Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

Effective DateSection effective Oct. 1, 1996, see section 1691(b)(1) of Pub. L. 103–337, set out as a note under section 10001 of this title.