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10 U.S.C. § 972 — Members: effect of time lost
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**(a) Enlisted Members Required To Make Up Time Lost.—** An enlisted member of an armed force who—
(1) deserts;
(2) is absent from his organization, station, or duty for more than one day without proper authority, as determined by competent authority;
(3) is confined by military or civilian authorities for more than one day in connection with a trial, whether before, during, or after the trial; or
(4) is unable for more than one day, as determined by competent authority, to perform his duties because of intemperate use of drugs or alcoholic liquor, or because of disease or injury resulting from his misconduct;
is liable, after his return to full duty, to serve for a period that, when added to the period that he served before his absence from duty, amounts to the term for which he was enlisted or inducted.
**(b) Officers Not Allowed Service Credit for Time Lost.—** In the case of an officer of an armed force who after February 10, 1996—
(1) deserts;
(2) is absent from his organization, station, or duty for more than one day without proper authority, as determined by competent authority;
(3) is confined by military or civilian authorities for more than one day in connection with a trial, whether before, during, or after the trial; or
(4) is unable for more than one day, as determined by competent authority, to perform his duties because of intemperate use of drugs or alcoholic liquor, or because of disease or injury resulting from his misconduct;
the period of such desertion, absence, confinement, or inability to perform duties may not be counted in computing, for any purpose other than basic pay under [section 205 of title 37](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title37-section205&num=0&edition=prelim), the officer’s length of service.
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**(a) Enlisted Members Required To Make Up Time Lost.—** An enlisted member of an armed force who—
(1) deserts;
(2) is absent from his organization, station, or duty for more than one day without proper authority, as determined by competent authority;
(3) is confined by military or civilian authorities for more than one day in connection with a trial, whether before, during, or after the trial; or
(4) is unable for more than one day, as determined by competent authority, to perform his duties because of intemperate use of drugs or alcoholic liquor, or because of disease or injury resulting from his misconduct;
is liable, after his return to full duty, to serve for a period that, when added to the period that he served before his absence from duty, amounts to the term for which he was enlisted or inducted.
**(b) Officers Not Allowed Service Credit for Time Lost.—** In the case of an officer of an armed force who after February 10, 1996—
(1) deserts;
(2) is absent from his organization, station, or duty for more than one day without proper authority, as determined by competent authority;
(3) is confined by military or civilian authorities for more than one day in connection with a trial, whether before, during, or after the trial; or
(4) is unable for more than one day, as determined by competent authority, to perform his duties because of intemperate use of drugs or alcoholic liquor, or because of disease or injury resulting from his misconduct;
the period of such desertion, absence, confinement, or inability to perform duties may not be counted in computing, for any purpose other than basic pay under [section 205 of title 37](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title37-section205&num=0&edition=prelim), the officer’s length of service.
**(c) Waiver of Recoupment of Time Lost for Confinement.—** The Secretary concerned shall waive liability for a period of confinement in connection with a trial under subsection (a)(3), or exclusion of a period of confinement in connection with a trial under subsection (b)(3), in a case upon the occurrence of any of the following events:
(1) For each charge—
(A) the charge is dismissed before or during trial in a final disposition of the charge; or
(B) the trial results in an acquittal of the charge.
(2) For each charge resulting in a conviction in such trial—
(A) the conviction is set aside in a final disposition of such charge, other than in a grant of clemency; or
(B) a judgment of acquittal or a dismissal is entered upon a reversal of the conviction on appeal.
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**(a) Briefings on Requests for Proposals.—** Not later than 7 days after issuing a request for proposals for a contract to manage and operate a facility of the Administration, the Administrator shall brief the congressional defense committees on the preliminary assessment of the Administrator of the costs and benefits of the competition for the contract, including a preliminary assessment of the matters described in subsection (c) with respect to the contract.
**(b) Reports After Transition to New Contracts.—** If the Administrator awards a new contract to manage and operate a facility of the Administration, the Administrator shall submit to the congressional defense committees a report that includes the matters described in subsection (c) with respect to the contract by not later than 30 days after the completion of the period required to transition to the contract.
**(c) Matters Described.—** The matters described in this subsection, with respect to a contract, are the following:
(1) A clear and complete description of the cost savings the Administrator expects to result from the competition for the contract over the life of the contract, including associated analyses, assumptions, and information sources used to determine such expected cost savings.
(2) A description of any key limitations or uncertainties that could affect such costs savings, including costs savings that are anticipated but not fully known.
(3) The costs of the competition for the contract, including the immediate costs of conducting the competition, the costs of the transition to the contract from the previous contract, and any increased costs over the life of the contract.
(4) A description of any disruptions or delays in mission activities or deliverables resulting from the competition for
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**(a)** Subject to subsections (b) and (c), for the purpose of computing the basic pay of a member of a uniformed service, his years of service are computed by adding—
(1) all periods of active service as an officer, Army field clerk, flight officer, aviation midshipman, or enlisted member of a uniformed service;
(2) all periods during which he was enlisted or held an appointment as an officer, Army field clerk, or flight officer of—
(A) a regular component of a uniformed service;
(B) a reserve component of a uniformed service;
(C) the Space Force;
(D) the Regular Army Reserve;
(E) the National Guard;
(F) the National Guard Reserve;
(G) the Naval Militia;
(H) the National Naval Volunteers;
(I) the Navy Reserve Force;
(J) the Army without specification of component;
(K) the Air Force without specification of component;
(L) the Marine Corps Reserve Force;
(M) the Philippine Scouts; or
(N) the Philippine Constabulary;
(3) for a commissioned officer in service on June 30, 1922, all service that was then counted in computing longevity pay and all service as a contract surgeon serving full time;
(4) all periods during which he held an appointment as a nurse, reserve nurse, or commissioned officer in the Army Nurse Corps as it existed at any time before April 16, 1947, the Navy Nurse Corps as it existed at any time before April 16, 1947, or the Public Health Service, or a reserve component of any of them;
(5) all periods during which he was a deck officer or junior engineer in the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration;
(6) all periods that, under law in effect on January 10, 1962, were authorized to be credited in computing basic pay; and
(7) all periods while—
(A) on a temporary disability retired list, honorary re
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**(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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**(a)** An enlisted member of an armed force on active duty whose term of enlistment expires while he is suffering from disease or injury incident to service and not due to his misconduct, and who needs medical care or hospitalization, may be retained on active duty, with his consent, until he recovers to the extent that he is able to meet the physical requirements for reenlistment, or it is determined that recovery to that extent is impossible.
**(b)** This section does not prevent the retention in service, without his consent, of an enlisted member of an armed force under [section 972 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title10-section972&num=0&edition=prelim).
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**(a)** For the purpose of determining whether an enlisted member of the Army may be retired under section 7314 or 7317 of this title, his years of service are computed by adding all active service in the armed forces and service computed under section 3683 11 See References in Text note below. of this title.
**(b)** Time required to be made up under [section 972(a) of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title10-section972/a&num=0&edition=prelim) may not be counted in determining years of service under subsection (a).
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**(a)** For the purpose of determining whether an officer of the Army may be retired under section 7311, 7318, or 7324 of this title, his years of service are computed by adding—
(1) all active service performed as a member of the Army, the Air Force, or the Space Force;
(2) all service in the Navy or Marine Corps that may be included in determining the eligibility of an officer of the Navy or Marine Corps for retirement;
(3) all service computed under section 3683 11 See References in Text note below. of this title; and
(4) if an officer of the Regular Army, all active service performed as an officer of the Philippine Constabulary.
**(b)** For the purpose of determining whether a commissioned officer of the Regular Army in the Medical Corps may be retired under section 7311, 7318, or 7324 of this title, his years of service are computed by adding to his service under subsection (a) all service performed as a contract surgeon, acting assistant surgeon, or contract physician, under a contract to serve full time and to take and change station as ordered.
**(c)** For the purpose of determining whether a commissioned officer of the Regular Army in the Dental Corps may be retired under section 7311, 7318, or 7324 of this title, his years of service are computed by adding to his service under subsection (a) all service as a contract dental surgeon or acting dental surgeon.
**(d)** For the purpose of determining whether a commissioned officer of the Army Nurse Corps or the Army Medical Specialist Corps may be retired under [section 7311 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title10-section7311&num=0&edition=prelim), all service computed under section 3683 1 of this title shall be treated as if it were service as a commissioned offic
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**(a) Enlisted Members.—** Time required to be made up under [section 972(a) of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title10-section972/a&num=0&edition=prelim) after February 10, 1996, may not be counted in computing years of service under this chapter.
**(b) Officers.—** [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 chapter any time identified with respect to that officer under that section.
**(c) Time Spent in Seaman to Admiral Program.—** The months of active service in pursuit of a baccalaureate-level degree under the Seaman to Admiral (STA–21) program of the Navy of officer candidates selected for the program on or after October 28, 2009, shall be excluded in computing the years of service of an officer who was appointed to the grade of ensign in the Navy upon completion of the program to determine the eligibility of the officer for retirement, unless the officer becomes subject to involuntary separation or retirement due to physical disability. Such active service shall be counted in computing the years of active service of the officer for all other purposes.
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**(a)** For the purpose of determining whether an enlisted member of the Air Force or the Space Force may be retired under section 9314 or 9317 of this title, his years of service are computed by adding all active service in the armed forces.
**(b)** Time required to be made up under [section 972(a) of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title10-section972/a&num=0&edition=prelim) may not be counted in computing years of service under subsection (a).
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**(a)** For the purpose of determining whether an officer of the Air Force or the Space Force may be retired under section 9311, 9318, or 9324 of this title, the officer’s years of service are computed by adding—
(1) all active service performed as a member of the Army, the Air Force, or the Space Force; and
(2) all service in the Navy or Marine Corps that may be included in determining the eligibility of an officer of the Navy or Marine Corps for retirement.
**(b)** For the purpose of determining whether a medical officer of the Regular Air Force may be retired under section 9311, 9318, or 9324 of this title, the officer’s years of service are computed by adding to the officer’s service under subsection (a) all service performed as a contract surgeon, acting assistant surgeon, or contract physician, under a contract to serve full time and to take and change station as ordered.
**(c)** For the purpose of determining whether a dental officer of the Regular Air Force may be retired under section 9311, 9318, or 9324 of this title, the officer’s years of service are computed by adding to the officer’s service under subsection (a) all service as a contract dental surgeon or acting dental surgeon.
**(d)** [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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TITLE 10—ARMED FORCES
§ 972
Pub. L. 104–201, div. A, title V, § 581, Sept. 23,
1996, 110 Stat. 2537; Pub. L. 105–85, div. A, title X,
§ 1073(a)(13), Nov. 18, 1997, 111 Stat. 1900; Pub. L.
109–163, div. A, title V, § 515(b)(1)(D), (2), Jan. 6,
2006, 119 Stat. 3233, 3234; Pub. L. 116–283, div. A,
title IX, § 924(b)(22), Jan. 1, 2021, 134 Stat. 3824.)
HISTORICAL AND REVISION NOTES
Revised
section
Source (U.S. Code)
Source (Statutes at Large)
971 ..........
50:1414.
June 25, 1956, ch. 439, § 4,
70 Stat. 333.
Editorial Notes
AMENDMENTS
2021—Subsec. (b)(2). Pub. L. 116–283 substituted ‘‘, Air
Force, or Space Force’’ for ‘‘or Air Force’’.
2006—Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 109–163 substituted ‘‘NAVY
RESERVE’’ for ‘‘NAVAL RESERVE’’ in heading and ‘‘Navy
Reserve’’ for ‘‘Naval Reserve’’ in text.
1997—Subsec. (b)(4). Pub. L. 105–85 substituted ‘‘Com-
missioned Corps’’ for ‘‘commissioned corps’’.
1996—Pub. L. 104–201, § 581(c)(3), struck out ‘‘enlisted’’
after ‘‘count’’ in section catchline.
Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 104–201, § 581(a), (c)(2), inserted
heading, substituted ‘‘while also performing service as
a cadet or midshipman or serving as a midshipman’’ for
‘‘while also serving as a cadet at the United States
Military Academy, the United States Air Force Acad-
emy, or the United States Coast Guard Academy, or as
a midshipman at the United States Naval Academy
or’’, and inserted before period at end ‘‘or an officer in
the Commissioned Corps of the Public Health Service’’.
Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 104–201, § 581(b), amended subsec.
(b) generally. Prior to amendment, subsec. (b) read as
follows: ‘‘In computing length of service for any pur-
pose—
‘‘(1) no officer of the Navy or Marine Corps may be
credited with service as a midshipman at the United
States
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