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10 U.S.C. § 14515 — Discharge or retirement for age
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Each reserve officer of the Army, Navy, Air Force, or Marine Corps who is in an active status or on an inactive-status list and who reaches the maximum age specified in section 14509, 14510, 14511, or 14512 of this title for the officer’s grade or position shall (unless the officer is sooner separated or the officer’s separation is deferred or the officer is continued in an active status under another provision of law) not later than the last day of the month in which the officer reaches that maximum age—
(1) be transferred to the Retired Reserve if the officer is qualified for such transfer and does not request (in accordance with regulations prescribed by the Secretary concerned) not to be transferred to the Retired Reserve; or
(2) be discharged from the officer’s reserve appointment if the officer is not qualified for transfer to the Retired Reserve or has requested (in accordance with regulations prescribed by the Secretary concerned) not to be so transferred.
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Each reserve officer of the Army, Navy, Air Force, or Marine Corps who is in an active status or on an inactive-status list and who reaches the maximum age specified in section 14509, 14510, 14511, or 14512 of this title for the officer’s grade or position shall (unless the officer is sooner separated or the officer’s separation is deferred or the officer is continued in an active status under another provision of law) not later than the last day of the month in which the officer reaches that maximum age—
(1) be transferred to the Retired Reserve if the officer is qualified for such transfer and does not request (in accordance with regulations prescribed by the Secretary concerned) not to be transferred to the Retired Reserve; or
(2) be discharged from the officer’s reserve appointment if the officer is not qualified for transfer to the Retired Reserve or has requested (in accordance with regulations prescribed by the Secretary concerned) not to be so transferred.
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The Retired Reserve consists of the following Reserves:
(1) Reserves who are or have been retired under section 7311, 8323, or 9311 of this title or under section 291 11 See References in Text note below. of title 14.
(2) Reserves who have been transferred to the Retired Reserve, retain their status as Reserves, and are otherwise qualified.
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In this subtitle, the term “State” includes the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands, and Guam.
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**(a)**
(1) There is a Secretary of Defense, who is the head of the Department of Defense, appointed from civilian life by the President, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate.
(2) A person may not be appointed as Secretary of Defense—
(A) within seven years after relief from active duty as a commissioned officer of a regular component of an armed force in a grade below O–7; or
(B) within 10 years after relief from active duty as a commissioned officer of a regular component of an armed force in the grade of O–7 or above.
**(b)** The Secretary is the principal assistant to the President in all matters relating to the Department of Defense. Subject to the direction of the President and to this title and section 2 of the National Security Act of 1947 ([50 U.S.C. 3002](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title50-section3002&num=0&edition=prelim)) he has authority, direction, and control over the Department of Defense.
**(c)** The Secretary shall report annually in writing to the President and the Congress on the expenditures, work, and accomplishments of the Department of Defense during the period covered by the report, together with—
(1) a report from each military department on the expenditures, work, and accomplishments of that department;
(2) itemized statements showing the savings of public funds, and the eliminations of unnecessary duplications, made under sections 125 and 191 of this title; and
(3) such recommendations as he considers appropriate.
**(d)** Unless specifically prohibited by law, the Secretary may, without being relieved of his responsibility, perform any of his functions or duties, or exercise any of his powers through, or with the aid of, such persons in, or organizations of, the Department of Defense
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Each reserve officer of the Army, Navy, Air Force, or Marine Corps in a grade below brigadier general or rear admiral (lower half) who has not been recommended for promotion to the grade of brigadier general or rear admiral (lower half) and is not a member of the Retired Reserve shall, on the last day of the month in which that officer becomes 62 years of age, be separated in accordance with [section 14515 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title10-section14515&num=0&edition=prelim).
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Unless retired, transferred to the Retired Reserve, or discharged at an earlier date, each reserve officer of the Army, Air Force, or Marine Corps in the grade of brigadier general who has not been recommended for promotion to the grade of major general, and each reserve rear admiral (lower half) of the Navy who has not been recommended for promotion to the grade of rear admiral, except an officer covered by [section 14512 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title10-section14512&num=0&edition=prelim), shall be separated in accordance with [section 14515 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title10-section14515&num=0&edition=prelim) on the last day of the month in which the officer becomes 62 years of age.
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**(a) Separation Required.—** Unless retired, transferred to the Retired Reserve, or discharged at an earlier date, each reserve officer of the Army, Air Force, or Marine Corps in the grade of major general or above and each reserve officer of the Navy in the grade of rear admiral or above shall be separated in accordance with [section 14515 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title10-section14515&num=0&edition=prelim) on the last day of the month in which the officer becomes 64 years of age.
**(b) Exception for Officers Serving in O–9 and O–10 Positions.—** The retirement of a reserve officer of the Army, Air Force, or Marine Corps in the grade of lieutenant general or general, or a reserve officer of the Navy in the grade of vice admiral or admiral, under subsection (a) may be deferred—
(1) by the President, but such a deferment may not extend beyond the first day of the month following the month in which the officer becomes 68 years of age; or
(2) by the Secretary of Defense, but such a deferment may not extend beyond the first day of the month following the month in which the officer becomes 66 years of age.
**(c) Exception for Officers Holding Certain Offices.—** This section does not apply to an officer covered by [section 14512 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title10-section14512&num=0&edition=prelim).
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**(a) Army and Air Force.—**
(1) Unless retired, transferred to the Retired Reserve, or discharged at an earlier date, a reserve officer of the Army or Air Force who is specified in paragraph (2) shall on the last day of the month in which the officer becomes 66 years of age, be separated in accordance with [section 14515 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title10-section14515&num=0&edition=prelim).
(2) Paragraph (1) applies to a reserve officer of the Army or Air Force who is any of the following:
(A) The Chief of the Army Reserve, Chief of the Air Force Reserve, Director of the Army National Guard, or Director of the Air National Guard.
(B) An adjutant general.
(C) If a reserve officer of the Army, the commanding general of the troops of a State.
**(b) Navy and Marine Corps.—**
(1) The Secretary of the Navy may defer the retirement under section 14510 or 14511 of a reserve officer of the Navy in a grade above captain or a reserve officer of the Marine Corps in a grade above colonel and retain the officer in an active status until the officer becomes 66 years of age. Not more than 10 officers may be so deferred at any one time, distributed between the Navy Reserve and the Marine Corps Reserve as the Secretary determines.
(2) The Secretary of Defense may defer the retirement of a reserve officer serving in the position of Chief of the Navy Reserve or Commander of the Marine Forces Reserve, but such deferment may not extend beyond the first day of the month following the month in which the officer becomes 66 years of age. A deferment under this paragraph shall not count toward the limitation on the total number of officers whose retirement may be deferred at any one time under paragraph (1).
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TITLE 10—ARMED FORCES
§ 14514
§ 14514. Discharge or retirement for years of
service or after selection for early removal
Each reserve officer of the Army, Navy, Air
Force, or Marine Corps who is in an active sta-
tus and who is required to be removed from an
active status or from a reserve active-status
list, as the case may be, under section 14507,
14508, 14704, or 14705 of this title (unless the offi-
cer is sooner separated or the officer’s separa-
tion is deferred or the officer is continued in an
active status under another provision of law), in
accordance with those sections, shall—
(1) be transferred to the Retired Reserve if
the officer is qualified for such transfer and
does not request (in accordance with regula-
tions prescribed by the Secretary concerned)
not to be transferred to the Retired Reserve;
or
(2) be discharged from the officer’s reserve
appointment if the officer is not qualified for
transfer to the Retired Reserve or has re-
quested (in accordance with regulations pre-
scribed by the Secretary concerned) not to be
so transferred.
(Added Pub. L. 103–337, div. A, title XVI, § 1611,
Oct. 5, 1994, 108 Stat. 2953; amended Pub. L.
107–107, div. A, title V, § 517(c), Dec. 28, 2001, 115
Stat. 1094.)
Editorial Notes
AMENDMENTS
2001—Par. (1). Pub. L. 107–107, § 517(c)(1), substituted
‘‘if the officer is qualified for such transfer and does not
request (in accordance with regulations prescribed by
the Secretary concerned) not to be transferred to the
Retired Reserve’’ for ‘‘, if the officer is qualified and
applies for such transfer’’.
Par. (2). Pub. L. 107–107, § 517(c)(2), added par. (2) and
struck out former par. (2) which read as follows: ‘‘if the
officer is not qualified or does not apply for such trans-
fer, be
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