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10 U.S.C. § 20602 — Officers: computation of years of service for voluntary retirement

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10 U.S.C. § 20602 — Officers: computation of years of service for voluntary retirement

**(a) Years of Active Service.—** For the purpose of determining whether an officer of the Space Force may be retired under [section 20601 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title10-section20601&num=0&edition=prelim), the officer’s years of service are computed by adding all active service in the armed forces. **(b) Reference to Section Excluding Service During Certain Periods.—** [Section 972(b) of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title10-section972/b&num=0&edition=prelim) 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.

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10 U.S.C. § 20601 — Officers: voluntary retirement for length of service

**(a) Twenty Years or More.—** 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](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title10-section20602&num=0&edition=prelim), at least 10 years of which have been active service as a commissioned officer. **(b) Thirty Years or More.—** A commissioned officer of the Space Force who has at least 30 years of service computed under [section 20602 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title10-section20602&num=0&edition=prelim) may be retired upon the officer’s request, in the discretion of the President. **(c) Forty Years or More.—** Except as provided in [section 20503 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title10-section20503&num=0&edition=prelim), a commissioned officer of the Space Force who has at least 40 years of service computed under [section 20602 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title10-section20602&num=0&edition=prelim) shall be retired upon the officer’s request.

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10 U.S.C. § 20602 — Officers: computation of years of service

Page 3826 TITLE 10—ARMED FORCES § 20505 resented by counsel at proceedings before the board; and (4) shall be allowed full access to, and shall be furnished copies of, records relevant to the officer’s case, except that the board shall withhold any record that the Secretary deter- mines should be withheld in the interest of na- tional security. (b) SUMMARY OF RECORDS WITHHELD IN INTER- EST OF NATIONAL SECURITY.—When a record is withheld under subsection (a)(4), the officer whose case is under consideration shall, to the extent that the interest of national security per- mits, be furnished a summary of the record so withheld. (Added Pub. L. 118–31, div. A, title XVII, § 1719, Dec. 22, 2023, 137 Stat. 661.) § 20505. Officer considered for removal: vol- untary retirement or discharge (a) IN GENERAL.—At any time during pro- ceedings under this chapter with respect to the removal of an officer from a space force active status, the Secretary of the Air Force may grant a request by the officer— (1) for voluntary retirement, if the officer is qualified for retirement; or (2) for discharge in accordance with sub- section (b)(2). (b) RETIREMENT OR DISCHARGE.—An officer re- moved from a space force active status under section 20503 of this title shall— (1) if eligible for voluntary retirement under any provision of law on the date of such re- moval, be retired in the grade and with the re- tired pay for which the officer would be eligi- ble if retired under such provision; and (2) if ineligible for voluntary retirement under any provision of law on the date of such removal— (A) be honorably discharged in the grade then held, in the case of an officer whose case was brought under subsection (a) of sec- tion 20501 of this title; or (B) be discharged in the

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