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Code · U.S. Code · Title 10 - ARMED FORCES · CHAPTER 841— VOLUNTARY RETIREMENT · § 8333

§ 8333. Computation of retired and retainer pay

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(a)The monthly retired pay or retainer pay of a member entitled to such pay under this chapter or under section 8470 or 8372 of this title is computed in accordance with the following table. FormulaForsectionsColumn 1TakeColumn 2Multiply by A8325(a)6326  Retired pay base computed under section 1406(d) or 1407Retired pay multiplier prescribed under section 1409 for the years of service that may be credited to the member under section 1405. B8323  8325(b)8470  8372  Retired pay base computed under section 1406(d) or 1407Retired pay multiplier prescribed under section 1409 for the years of service that may be credited to him under section 1405. C8330  Retainer pay base computed under section 1406(d) or 1407Retainer pay multiplier prescribed under section 1409 for the years of service that may be credited to him under section 1405.
(1)Retired pay or retainer pay computed under this section, if not a multiple of $1, shall be rounded to the next lower multiple of $1.
(2)References in the table in subsection
(a)are to sections of this title.
(c)In the case of a Reserve enlisted member whose grade upon transfer to the Fleet Reserve or Fleet Marine Corps Reserve is determined under section 8336 of this title and who first became a member of a uniformed service before September 8, 1980, the retainer pay base of the member (notwithstanding section 1406(a)(1) of this title) is the amount of the monthly basic pay of the grade in which the member is so transferred (determined based upon the rates of basic pay applicable on the date of the member’s transfer), and that amount shall be used for the purposes of the table in subsection
(a)rather than the amount computed under section 1406(d) of this title.
(Added Pub. L. 98–94, title IX, § 922(a)(10)(A), Sept. 24, 1983, 97 Stat. 641, § 6333; amended Pub. L. 99–348, title II, § 203(a), July 1, 1986, 100 Stat. 695; Pub. L. 103–337, div. A, title VI, § 635(b), Oct. 5, 1994, 108 Stat. 2789; Pub. L. 104–106, div. A, title XV, § 1503(b)(3), Feb. 10, 1996, 110 Stat. 512; Pub. L. 104–201, div. A, title V, § 532(d)(2), Sept. 23, 1996, 110 Stat. 2520; Pub. L. 109–163, div. A, title V, § 509(d)(2), Jan. 6, 2006, 119 Stat. 3231; Pub. L. 110–181, div. A, title VI, § 646(a), Jan. 28, 2008, 122 Stat. 160; renumbered § 8333 and amended Pub. L. 115–232, div. A, title VIII, §§ 807(b)(15), 809(a), Aug. 13, 2018, 132 Stat. 1836, 1840.)
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  • Pub. L. 98–94, title IX, § 922(a)(10)(A)
  • 97 Stat. 641
  • Pub. L. 99–348, title II, § 203(a)
  • 100 Stat. 695
  • Pub. L. 103–337, div. A, title VI, § 635(b)
  • 108 Stat. 2789
  • Pub. L. 104–106, div. A, title XV, § 1503(b)(3)
  • 110 Stat. 512
  • Pub. L. 104–201, div. A, title V, § 532(d)(2)
  • 110 Stat. 2520
  • Pub. L. 109–163, div. A, title V, § 509(d)(2)
  • 119 Stat. 3231
  • Pub. L. 110–181, div. A, title VI, § 646(a)
  • 122 Stat. 160
  • 132 Stat. 1836
  • Pub. L. 110–181
  • Pub. L. 109–163
  • Pub. L. 104–106
  • Pub. L. 104–201
  • Pub. L. 103–337
  • Pub. L. 99–348
  • section 646(c) of Pub. L. 110–181
  • section 635(e) of Pub. L. 103–337
  • section 922(e) of Pub. L. 98–94
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§ 8333
Computation of retired and retainer pay
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Pub. L.Pub. L. 98–94, title IX, § 922(a)(10)(A)
Stat.97 Stat. 641
Pub. L.Pub. L. 99–348, title II, § 203(a)
Stat.100 Stat. 695
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