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10 U.S.C. § 634 - Retirement for years of service: regular and Space Force colonels; regular Navy captains

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(a) 30 Years of Active Commissioned Service.— (1) Except as provided in subsection (b) and as provided under section 637(b) or 637a of this title, each officer of the Regular Army, Regular Air Force, or Regular Marine Corps who holds the regular grade of colonel, and each officer of the Regular Navy who holds the regular grade of captain, who is not on a list of officers recommended for promotion to the regular grade of brigadier general or rear admiral (lower half), respectively, shall, if not earlier retired, be retired on the first day of the month after the month in which he completes 30 years of active commissioned service.

(2) Except as provided under section 637(b) or 637a of this title, each officer of the Space Force who holds the grade of colonel who is not on a list of officers recommended for promotion to the grade of brigadier general shall, if not earlier retired, be retired on the first day of the month after the month in which the officer completes 30 years of active commissioned service.

(b) Exceptions.— Subsection (a) does not apply to the following:

(1) An officer of the Navy who is designated for limited duty to whom section 8372(a)(4) of this title applies.

(2) An officer of the Navy or Marine Corps who is a permanent professor at the United States Naval Academy.

(Added Pub. L. 96513, title I, § 105, Dec. 12, 1980, 94 Stat. 2862; amended Pub. L. 9786, title IV, § 405(b)(1), Dec. 1, 1981, 95 Stat. 1105; Pub. L. 98525, title XIV, § 1405(13), Oct. 19, 1984, 98 Stat. 2622; Pub. L. 99145, title V, § 514(b)(1), Nov. 8, 1985, 99 Stat. 628; Pub. L. 102484, div. A, title V, § 504(b), Oct. 23, 1992, 106 Stat. 2403; Pub. L. 103160, div. A, title V, § 561(e), Nov. 30, 1993, 107 Stat. 1667; Pub. L. 105261, div. A, title V, § 504(b), Oct. 17, 1998, 112 Stat. 2004; Pub. L. 109163, div. A, title V, § 509(a)(2), Jan. 6, 2006, 119 Stat. 3229; Pub. L. 114328, div. A, title V, § 505(b)(2), Dec. 23, 2016, 130 Stat. 2108; Pub. L. 115232, div. A, title VIII, § 809(a), Aug. 13, 2018, 132 Stat. 1840; Pub. L. 116283, div. A, title IX, § 924(b)(4)(E), Jan. 1, 2021, 134 Stat. 3822; Pub. L. 11831, div. A, title XVII, § 1722(b)(6)(B), (E)(ii), Dec. 22, 2023, 137 Stat. 669, 670.)

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Editorial Notes

Amendments2023—Pub. L. 11831, § 1722(b)(6)(E)(ii), substituted “and Space Force colonels; regular” for “colonels and” in section catchline. Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 11831, § 1722(b)(6)(B), designated existing provisions as par. (1), substituted “or Regular Marine Corps” for “Regular Marine Corps, or Regular Space Force”, and added par. (2). 2021—Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 116283 substituted “Regular Marine Corps, or Regular Space Force” for “or Regular Marine Corps”. 2018—Subsec. (b)(1). Pub. L. 115232 substituted “section 8372(a)(4)” for “section 6383(a)(4)”. 2016—Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 114328 inserted “or 637a” after “637(b)”. 2006—Pub. L. 109163 designated existing provisions as subsec. (a), inserted heading, substituted “Except as provided in subsection (b) and as provided” for “Except an officer of the Navy who is designated for limited duty to whom section 6383(a)(4) of this title applies and except as provided”, and added subsec. (b). 1998—Pub. L. 105261 inserted “an officer of the Navy who is designated for limited duty to whom section 6383(a)(4) of this title applies and except” after “Except” and struck out at end “During the period beginning on July 1, 1993, and ending on October 1, 1999, the preceding sentence shall not apply to an officer of the Regular Navy designated for limited duty to whom section 6383(a)(4) of this title applies.” 1993—Pub. L. 103160 substituted “October 1, 1999” for “October 1, 1995”. 1992—Pub. L. 102484 inserted at end “During the period beginning on July 1, 1993, and ending on October 1, 1995, the preceding sentence shall not apply to an officer of the Regular Navy designated for limited duty to whom section 6383(a)(4) of this title applies.” 1985—Pub. L. 99145 substituted “rear admiral (lower half)” for “commodore”. 1984—Pub. L. 98525 substituted “30” for “thirty”. 1981—Pub. L. 9786 substituted “commodore” for “commodore admiral”.

Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

Effective Date of 2018 AmendmentAmendment by Pub. L. 115232 effective Feb. 1, 2019, with provision for the coordination of amendments and special rule for certain redesignations, see section 800 of Pub. L. 115232, set out as a note preceding section 3001 of this title.

Effective Date of 1981 AmendmentAmendment by Pub. L. 9786 effective Sept. 15, 1981, see section 405(f) of Pub. L. 9786, set out as a note under section 101 of this title.

Effective DateSection effective Sept. 15, 1981, but the authority to prescribe regulations under this section effective on Dec. 12, 1980, see section 701 of Pub. L. 96513, set out as an Effective Date of 1980 Amendment note under section 101 of this title.