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14 U.S.C. § 2504 — Computation of retired pay

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14 U.S.C. § 2504 — Computation of retired pay

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**(a)** (1) The retired pay of a member who first became a member of a uniformed service (as defined in [section 101 of title 10](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title10-section101&num=0&edition=prelim)) before September 8, 1980, is determined by multiplying— (A) the sum of— (i) the basic pay of the member’s retired grade or rate, and (ii) all permanent additions thereto including longevity credit to which the member was entitled at the time of retirement; by (B) the retired pay multiplier determined under [section 1409 of title 10](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title10-section1409&num=0&edition=prelim) for the number of years of service that may be credited to the member under section 1405 of such title. (2) In the case of an officer who served as Commandant, retired pay under paragraph (1) shall be computed at the highest rate of basic pay applicable to the officer while so serving. (3) In the case of an enlisted member who served as the master chief petty officer of the Coast Guard, retired pay under paragraph (1) shall be computed at the highest rate of basic pay to which the member was entitled while so serving, if that basic pay is greater than the basic pay of the grade or rate to which the member is otherwise entitled at the time of retirement. (4) In the case of an officer whose retired pay is computed on the pay of a grade for which basic pay is not based upon years of service, retired pay under paragraph (1) shall be computed on the basis of the number of years of service for which the officer would be entitled to credit in the computation of pay on the active list had the officer been serving in the grade of captain at the time of retirement. **(b)** The retired pay of a member who first became a member of a uniformed service (as defined in [section 101 of title 10](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title10-section101&num=0&edition=prelim)) on or after September 8, 1980, is determined by multiplying— (1) the retired pay base determined under [section 1407 of title 10](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title10-section1407&num=0&edition=prelim); by (2) the retired pay multiplier determined under [section 1409 of title 10](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title10-section1409&num=0&edition=prelim) for the number of years of service that may be credited to the member under section 1405 of such title. **(c)** (1) In computing for the purpose of subsection (a) or (b) the number of years of service that may be credited to a member under [section 1405 of title 10](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title10-section1405&num=0&edition=prelim)— (A) each full month of service that is in addition to the number of full years of service creditable to the member shall be counted as 1⁄12 of a year; and (B) any remaining fractional part of a month shall be disregarded. (2) Retired pay computed under this section, if not a multiple of $1, shall be rounded to the next lower multiple of $1. **(d)** In addition to amounts computed pursuant to subsections (a) through (c) of this section, a full TSP member (as defined in [section 8440e(a) of title 5](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title5-section8440e/a&num=0&edition=prelim)) of the Coast Guard is entitled to continuation pay pursuant to [section 356 of title 37](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title37-section356&num=0&edition=prelim).

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10 U.S.C. § 1409 — Retired pay multiplier

**(a) Retired Pay Multiplier for Regular-Service Nondisability Retirement.—** In computing— (1) the retired pay of a member of a uniformed service who is entitled to that pay under any provision of law other than— (A) chapter 61 of this title (relating to retirement or separation for physical disability); or (B) chapter 1223 of this title (relating to retirement for non-regular service); or (2) the retainer pay of a member who is transferred to the Fleet Reserve or the Fleet Marine Corps Reserve under [section 8330 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title10-section8330&num=0&edition=prelim), the retired pay multiplier (or retainer pay multiplier) is the percentage determined under subsection (b). **(b) Percentage.—** (1) **General rule.—** — Subject to paragraphs (2) and (3), the percentage to be used under subsection (a) is the product (stated as a percentage) of— (A) 2½, and (B) the member’s years of creditable service (as defined in subsection (c)). (2) **Reduction applicable to certain new-retirement members with less than 30 years of service.—** — In the case of a member who first became a member of a uniformed service after July 31, 1986, has elected to receive a bonus under section 322 (as in effect before the enactment of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2008) or [section 354 of title 37](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title37-section354&num=0&edition=prelim), has less than 30 years of creditable service, and is under the age of 62 at the time of retirement, the percentage determined under paragraph (1) shall be reduced by— (A) 1 percentage point for each full year that the member’s years of creditable service are less than 30; and (B) 1⁄12 of 1 pe

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10 U.S.C. § 1401 — Computation of retired pay

**(a) Disability, Non-Regular Service, Warrant Officer, and DOPMA Retirement.—** The monthly retired pay of a person entitled thereto under this subtitle is computed according to the following table. For each case covered by a section of this title named in the column headed “For sections”, retired pay is computed by taking, in order, the steps prescribed opposite it in columns 1, 2, and 3, as modified by the applicable footnotes. Formula No.For sectionsColumn 1 TakeColumn 2 Multiply byColumn 3 Add 1 Before applying percentage factor, credit each full month of service that is in addition to the number of full years of service creditable to the member as one-twelfth of a year and disregard any remaining fractional part of a month. 112011204Retired pay base as computed under section 1406(b) or 1407.As member elects— (1) the retired pay multiplier determined for the member under [section 1409 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title10-section1409&num=0&edition=prelim); 1 or (2) the percentage of disability, not to exceed 75%, on date when retired. 212021205Retired pay base as computed under section 1406(b) or 1407.As member elects— (1) the retired pay multiplier determined for the member under [section 1409 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title10-section1409&num=0&edition=prelim); 1 or (2) the percentage of disability, not to exceed 75%, on date when his name was placed on temporary disability retired list.Amount necessary to increase product of columns 1 and 2 to 50% of retired pay base upon which computation is based. 4580126312931305Retired pay base as computed under section 1406(b) or 1407.The retired pay multiplier prescribed in section 1409 for the years of service credited to him un

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10 U.S.C. § 1407 — Retired pay base for members who first became members after September 7, 1980: high-36 month average

**(a) Use of Retired Pay Base in Computing Retired Pay.—** The retired pay or retainer pay of any person entitled to that pay who first became a member of a uniformed service after September 7, 1980, is computed using the retired pay base or retainer pay base determined under this section. **(b) High-Three Average.—** Except as provided in subsection (f), the retired pay base or retainer pay base of a person under this section is the person’s high-three average determined under subsection (c) or (d). **(c) Computation of High-Three Average for Members Entitled to Retired or Retainer Pay for Regular Service.—** (1) **General rule.—** — The high-three average of a member entitled to retired or retainer pay under any provision of law other than section 1204 or 1205 or [section 12731 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title10-section12731&num=0&edition=prelim) is the amount equal to— (A) the total amount of monthly basic pay to which the member was entitled for the 36 months (whether or not consecutive) out of all the months of active service of the member for which the monthly basic pay to which the member was entitled was the highest, divided by (B) 36. (2) **Special rule for short-term disability retirees.—** — In the case of a member who is entitled to retired pay under section 1201 or 1202 of this title and who has completed less than 36 months of active service, the member’s high-three average (notwithstanding paragraph (1)) is the amount equal to— (A) the total amount of basic pay to which the member was entitled during the period of the member’s active service, divided by (B) the number of months (including any fraction thereof) of the member’s active service. (3) **Special Rule for Reserve Component Members.

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37 U.S.C. § 356 — Continuation pay: full TSP members with 7 to 12 years of service

**(a) Continuation Pay.—** The Secretary concerned shall make a payment of continuation pay to each full TSP member (as defined in [section 8440e(a) of title 5](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title5-section8440e/a&num=0&edition=prelim)) of the uniformed services under the jurisdiction of the Secretary who— (1) has completed not less than 7 and not more than 12 years of service in a uniformed service; and (2) enters into an agreement with the Secretary to serve for not less than 3 additional years of obligated service. **(b) Payment Amount.—** The Secretary concerned shall determine the payment amount under this section as a multiple of a full TSP member’s monthly basic pay. The multiple for a full TSP member who is a member of a regular component, a member of the Space Force on sustained duty, or a member of a reserve component, if the member is performing active Guard and Reserve duty (as defined in [section 101(d)(6) of title 10](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title10-section101/d/6&num=0&edition=prelim)), shall not be less than 2.5 times the member’s monthly basic pay. The multiple for a full TSP member who is a member of a reserve component not performing active Guard or Reserve duty (as so defined) or a member of the Space Force in space force active status not on sustained duty shall not be less than 0.5 times the monthly basic pay to which the member would be entitled if the member were a member of a regular component. The maximum amount the Secretary concerned may pay a member under this section is— (1) in the case of a member of a regular component or a member of the Space Force on sustained duty— (A) the monthly basic pay of the member at 12 years of service multiplied by 2.5; plus (B) at th

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10 U.S.C. § 1405 — Years of service

**(a) In General.—** For the purposes of the computation of the years of service of a member of the armed forces under a provision of this title providing for such computation to be made under this section, the years of service of the member are computed by adding— (1) his years of active service; (2) the years of service, not included in clause (1), with which he was entitled to be credited on May 31, 1958, in computing his basic pay; and (3) the years of service, not included in clause (1) or (2), with which he would be entitled to be credited under [section 12733 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title10-section12733&num=0&edition=prelim) if he were entitled to retired pay under [section 12731 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title10-section12731&num=0&edition=prelim). **(b) Fractional Years of Service.—** In determining a member’s years of service under subsection (a)— (1) each full month of service that is in addition to the number of full years of service creditable to the member shall be credited as 1⁄12 of a year; and (2) any remaining fractional part of a month shall be disregarded. **(c) Exclusion of Time Required To Be Made Up or Excluded.—** (1) Time required to be made up by an enlisted member of the Army, Air Force, or Space Force under [section 972(a) of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title10-section972/a&num=0&edition=prelim), or required to be made up by an enlisted member of the Navy, Marine Corps, or Coast Guard under that section with respect to a period of time after October 5, 1994, may not be counted in determining years of service under subsection (a). (2) [Section 972(b) of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/v

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37 U.S.C. § 201 — Pay grades: assignment to; general rules

**(a)** For the purpose of computing their basic pay, commissioned officers of the uniformed services (other than commissioned warrant officers) are assigned by the grade or rank in which serving to the following pay grades: Pay gradeArmy, Air Force, Marine Corps, and Space ForceNavy, Coast Guard, andNational Oceanic and Atmospheric AdministrationPublic Health Service O–10GeneralAdmiralAssistant Secretary for Health. O–9Lieutenant generalVice admiralSurgeon General. O–8Major generalRear admiralDeputy Surgeon General.Assistant Surgeon General having rank of major general. O–7Brigadier generalRear admiral (lower half)Assistant Surgeon General having rank of brigadier general. O–6ColonelCaptainDirector grade. O–5Lieutenant colonelCommanderSenior grade. O–4MajorLieutenant commanderFull grade. O–3CaptainLieutenantSenior assistant grade. O–21st lieutenantLieutenant (junior grade)Assistant grade. O–12d lieutenantEnsignJunior assistant grade. **(b)** For the purpose of computing their basic pay, warrant officers of the armed forces are assigned, by the warrant officer grade in which serving, to the following pay grades: Pay Grade:Warrant Officer Grade: W–5 Chief Warrant Officer, W–5. W–4 Chief Warrant Officer, W–4. W–3 Chief Warrant Officer, W–3. W–2 Chief Warrant Officer, W–2. W–1 Warrant Officer, W–1. **(c)** Unless entitled to the basic pay of a higher pay grade, an aviation cadet of the Navy, Air Force, Marine Corps, or Coast Guard is entitled to monthly basic pay at the lowest rate prescribed for pay grade E–4. **(d)** Unless he is entitled to the basic pay of a higher pay grade, an aviation pilot of the Navy Reserve, Marine Corps Reserve, or Coast Guard Reserve is entitled to monthly basic pay at the rate prescribed for pay grade E–5. **(e)** Except as provided by s

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10 U.S.C. § 1174 — Separation pay upon involuntary discharge or release from active duty

**(a) Regular Officers.—** (1) A regular officer who is discharged under chapter 36 of this title (except under section 630(1)(A) or 643 of such chapter) or under section 580 or 8372 of this title and who has completed six or more, but less than twenty, years of active service immediately before that discharge is entitled to separation pay computed under subsection (d)(1). (2) A regular commissioned officer of the Army, Navy, Air Force or Marine Corps who is discharged under section 630(1)(A), 643, or 1186 of this title, and a regular warrant officer of the Army, Navy, Air Force or Marine Corps who is separated under section 1165 or 1166 of this title, who has completed six or more, but less than twenty, years of active service immediately before that discharge or separation is entitled to separation pay computed under subsection (d)(1) or (d)(2), as determined by the Secretary of the military department concerned, unless the Secretary concerned determines that the conditions under which the officer is discharged or separated do not warrant payment of such pay. (3) Notwithstanding paragraphs (1) and (2), an officer discharged under any provision of chapter 36 of this title for twice failing of selection for promotion to the next higher grade is not entitled to separation pay under this section if either (or both) of those failures of selection for promotion was by the action of a selection board to which the officer submitted a request in writing not to be selected for promotion or who otherwise directly caused his nonselection through written communication to the Board under [section 614(b) of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title10-section614/b&num=0&edition=prelim). (4) Notwithstanding paragraphs (1) and (2), an officer wh

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10 U.S.C. § 101 — Definitions

**(a) In General.—** The following definitions apply in this title: (1) The term “United States”, in a geographic sense, means the States and the District of Columbia. (2) Repealed. Pub. L. 109–163, div. A, title X, § 1057(a)(1), Jan. 6, 2006, 119 Stat. 3440.] (3) The term “possessions” includes the Virgin Islands, Guam, American Samoa, and the Guano Islands, so long as they remain possessions, but does not include any Commonwealth. (4) The term “armed forces” means the Army, Navy, Air Force, Marine Corps, Space Force, and Coast Guard. (5) The term “uniformed services” means— (A) the armed forces; (B) the commissioned corps of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration; and (C) the commissioned corps of the Public Health Service. (6) The term “department”, when used with respect to a military department, means the executive part of the department and all field headquarters, forces, reserve components, installations, activities, and functions under the control or supervision of the Secretary of the department. When used with respect to the Department of Defense, such term means the executive part of the department, including the executive parts of the military departments, and all field headquarters, forces, reserve components, installations, activities, and functions under the control or supervision of the Secretary of Defense, including those of the military departments. (7) The term “executive part of the department” means the executive part of the Department of Defense, Department of the Army, Department of the Navy, or Department of the Air Force, as the case may be, at the seat of government. (8) The term “military departments” means the Department of the Army, the Department of the Navy, and the Department of the Air Force. (9) The term

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10 U.S.C. § 1406 — Retired pay base for members who first became members before September 8, 1980: final basic pay

**(a) Use of Retired Pay Base in Computing Retired Pay.—** (1) **General rule.—** — The retired pay or retainer pay of any person entitled to that pay who first became a member of a uniformed service before September 8, 1980, is computed using the retired pay base or retainer pay base determined under this section. (2) **Exception for recomputation.—** — Recomputation of retired or retainer pay to reflect later active duty is provided for under [section 1402 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title10-section1402&num=0&edition=prelim) without reference to a retired pay base or retainer pay base. **(b) Retirement Under Subtitle A or E.—** (1) **Disability, warrant officer, and dopma retirement.—** — In the case of a person whose retired pay is computed under this subtitle, the retired pay base is determined in accordance with the following table. For a member entitled toretired pay under section:The retired pay base is: 1 Compute at rates applicable on date of retirement or date when member’s name was placed on temporary disability retired list, as the case may be. 2 Compute at rates applicable on date of retirement. 3 For the purposes of this subsection, determine member’s retired grade as if sections 7342 and 9342 did not apply. 1201120212041205Monthly basic pay 1 of grade to which member is entitled under section 1372 or to which he was entitled on day before retirement or placement on temporary disability retired list, whichever is higher. 580126312931305Monthly basic pay to which member would have been entitled if he had served on active duty in his retired grade on day before retirement, or if the pay of that grade is less than the pay of any warrant grade satisfactorily held by him on active duty, the monthly basic pay o

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14 U.S.C. § 2504 — Computation of retired pay

Page 164 TITLE 14—COAST GUARD § 2504 HISTORICAL AND REVISION NOTES This provision is desirable because many enlisted men and low-ranking officers may now retire with higher grade which they previously held on a tem- porary basis. If recalled in the higher grades, they might not be capable of holding same at the time of re- call. 81st Congress, House Report No. 557. Editorial Notes AMENDMENTS 2018—Pub. L. 115–282 renumbered section 422 of this title as this section. 1986—Pub. L. 99–348 substituted ‘‘rate’’ for ‘‘rating’’. § 2504. Computation of retired pay (a)(1) The retired pay of a member who first became a member of a uniformed service (as de- fined in section 101 of title 10) before September 8, 1980, is determined by multiplying— (A) the sum of— (i) the basic pay of the member’s retired grade or rate, and (ii) all permanent additions thereto includ- ing longevity credit to which the member was entitled at the time of retirement; by (B) the retired pay multiplier determined under section 1409 of title 10 for the number of years of service that may be credited to the member under section 1405 of such title. (2) In the case of an officer who served as Com- mandant, retired pay under paragraph (1) shall be computed at the highest rate of basic pay ap- plicable to the officer while so serving. (3) In the case of an enlisted member who served as the master chief petty officer of the Coast Guard, retired pay under paragraph (1) shall be computed at the highest rate of basic pay to which the member was entitled while so serving, if that basic pay is greater than the basic pay of the grade or rate to which the mem- ber is otherwise entitled at the time of retire- ment. (4) In the case of an officer whose retired pay is computed on the pay of a gra

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