Tap any paragraph to write a margin note. Your notes collect in the Desk below the text and file under cases with @. The side-by-side margin rail opens on a larger screen.

§
Marginalia
Code · BILL · 118th Congress · S. 2226 (PAP) — To authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2024 for military activities of the Department of Defense for military co... · Sec. 1820

Sec. 1820. Retirement

1,148 words·~5 min read·/bill/118/s/2226/pap/section-1820·

A research copy — for the controlling text, always check the official state or federal source. Not legal advice.

Subtitle F of title 10, United States Code, as amended by section 1719, is further amended by adding at the end the following new chapter: Sec. 20601. Officers: voluntary retirement for length of service. 20602. Officers: computation of years of service for voluntary retirement. 20603. Enlisted members: voluntary retirement for length of service. 20604. Enlisted members: computation of years of service for voluntary retirement. 20605. Applicability of other provisions of law relating to retirement.
The Secretary of the Air Force may, upon the officer's request, retire a commissioned officer of the Space Force who has at least 20 years of service computed under section 20602 of this title, at least 10 years of which have been active service as a commissioned officer. A commissioned officer of the Space Force who has at least 30 years of service computed under section 20602 of this title may be retired upon the officer’s request, in the discretion of the President. Except as provided in section 20503 of this title, a commissioned officer of the Space Force who has at least 40 years of service computed under section 20602 of this title shall be retired upon the officer’s request.
For the purpose of determining whether an officer of the Space Force may be retired under section 20601 of this title, the officer's years of service are computed by adding all active service in the armed forces. Section 972(b) of this title excludes from computation of an officer's years of service for purposes of this section any time identified with respect to that officer under that section. Under regulations to be prescribed by the Secretary of the Air Force, an enlisted member of the Space Force who has at least 20, but less than 30, years of service computed under section 20604 of this title may, upon the member’s request, be retired.
An enlisted member of the Space Force who has at least 30 years of service computed under section 20604 of this title shall be retired upon the member’s request. For the purpose of determining whether an enlisted member of the Space Force may be retired under section 20603 of this title, the member’s years of service are computed by adding all active service in the armed forces. Time required to be made up under section 972(a) of this title may not be counted in computing years of service under subsection (a).
Except as specifically provided for by this chapter, the provisions of this title specified in subsection
(b)apply to members of the Space Force as follows: Provisions pertaining to an officer of the Air Force shall apply to an officer of the Space Force. Provisions pertaining to an enlisted member of the Air Force shall apply to an enlisted member of the Space Force. Provisions pertaining to a regular officer shall apply to an officer who is on sustained duty in the Space Force. Provisions pertaining to a regular enlisted member shall apply to an enlisted member who is on sustained duty in the Space Force. Provisions pertaining to a reserve officer shall apply to an officer who is in a Space Force active status but not on sustained duty. Provisions pertaining to a reserve enlisted member shall apply to an enlisted member who is in a Space Force active status but not on sustained duty. Provisions pertaining to service in a regular component shall apply to service on sustained duty. Provisions pertaining to service in a reserve component shall apply to service in a Space Force active status not on sustained duty. Provisions pertaining to a member of the Ready Reserve shall apply to a member of the Space Force who is in a Space Force active status prior to being ordered to active duty. Provisions pertaining to a member of the Retired Reserve shall apply to a member of the Space Force who has retired under chapter 1223 of this title. The provisions of this title referred to in subsection
(a)are the following: Chapter 61, relating to retirement or separation for physical disability. Chapter 63, relating to retirement for age. Chapter 69, relating to retired grade. Chapter 71, relating to computation of retired pay. Chapter 941, relating to retirement from the Air Force for length of service. Chapter 945, relating to computation of retired pay. Chapter 1223, relating to retired pay for non-regular service. Chapter 1225, relating to retired grade. . Title 10, United States Code, is amended as follows: Section 688(b) is amended— in paragraph (1), by striking Regular Marine Corps, or Regular Space Force and inserting or Regular Marine Corps ; and by adding at the end the following new paragraph: A retired member of the Space Force. . Section 9341 is amended— in subsection (a), by striking or the Space Force both places it appears; in subsection (b), by striking or a Regular or Reserve of the Space Force ; and by adding at the end the following new subsection: The retired grade of a commissioned officer of the Space Force who retires other than for physical disability is determined under section 1370 or 1370a of this title, as applicable to the officer. Unless entitled to a higher retired grade under some other provision of law, a member of the Space Force not covered by paragraph
(1)who retires other than for physical disability retires in the grade that the member holds on the date of the member's retirement. . Section 9344(b)(2) is amended by striking Regular before Space Force . Section 9346 is amended— in subsection (a), by striking or the Regular Space Force and inserting and a separate retired list containing the name of each retired commissioned officer of the Space Force (other than an officer whose name is on the list maintained under subsection (b)(2)) ; in subsection (b)— by redesignating paragraphs
(1)and
(2)as subparagraphs
(A)and (B), respectively; by inserting
(1)after
(b); in subparagraph (A), as redesignated by clause (i), by striking , or for commissioned officers of the Space Force other than of the Regular Space Force ; in subparagraph (B), as so redesignated, by striking or the Space Force ; and by adding at the end the following new paragraph: The Secretary shall maintain a retired list containing the name of— each person entitled to retired pay who as a member of the Space Force qualified for retirement under section 20601 of this title; and each retired warrant officer or enlisted member of the Space Force who is advanced to a commissioned grade. ; in subsection (c), by striking or the Space Force and inserting and a separate retired list containing the name of each retired warrant officer of the Space Force ; and in subsection (d), by striking or the Regular Space Force and inserting and a separate retired list containing the name of each retired enlisted member of the Space Force .
★   the supreme law of the land   ★
Don't Tread on Me
E Pluribus Unum — out of many, one

"If you don't know your rights, you don't have any."

Marginalia · a citizen's law index
A research desk, not legal advice. Always read the cited source before relying on a summary.
Questions or an issue? support@self-law.org
disclaimerMarginalia is a research index, not a law firm. Nothing on this site is legal, tax, or financial advice and no attorney–client relationship is formed by using it. Statutes, regulations, and case law change; summaries, search results, AI output, and member posts may be incomplete, out of date, or wrong. Any interpretation drawn from material on this site should be validated by a licensed attorney in your jurisdiction before you act on it.