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10 U.S.C. § 7325 — Computation of years of service: voluntary retirement; enlisted members
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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 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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Under regulations to be prescribed by the Secretary of the Army, an enlisted member of the Army who has at least 20, but less than 30, years of service computed under [section 7325 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title10-section7325&num=0&edition=prelim) may, upon his request, be retired.
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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) 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) Defense Acquisition System.—** In this part, the term “defense acquisition system” means—
(1) the workforce engaged in carrying out the acquisition of property and services for the Department of Defense;
(2) the management structure responsible for directing and overseeing the acquisition of property and services for the Department of Defense; and
(3) the statutory, regulatory, and policy framework that guides the acquisition of property and services for the Department of Defense.
**(b) Element of the Defense Acquisition System.—** In this part, the term “element of the defense acquisition system” means an organization that—
(1) employs members of the acquisition workforce;
(2) carries out acquisition functions; and
(3) focuses primarily on acquisition.
**(c) Acquisition.—** In this part, the term “acquisition” has the meaning provided in [section 131 of title 41](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title41-section131&num=0&edition=prelim).
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A regular enlisted member of the Army who has at least 30 years of service computed under [section 7325 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title10-section7325&num=0&edition=prelim) shall be retired upon his request.
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TITLE 10—ARMED FORCES
§ 7325
1 See References in Text note below.
HISTORICAL AND REVISION NOTES
Revised
section
Source (U.S. Code)
Source (Statutes at Large)
3924(a) .....
3924(b) .....
10:942 (as applicable to
commissioned offi-
cers).
10:942 (less applicability
to commissioned offi-
cers).
June 30, 1882, ch. 254 (last
21 words of 3d proviso
under ‘‘Pay Depart-
ment’’), 22 Stat. 118.
In subsection (a), the words ‘‘except as provided in
section 3786 of this title’’ are inserted, since, under that
revised section, when board proceedings are pending
against a commissioned officer, his right to retire
under this revised section, which is otherwise absolute,
is discretionary with the Secretary under that revised
section.
In subsections (a) and (b), the words ‘‘or volunteer
service, or both’’ are omitted as obsolete in accordance
with an opinion of the Attorney General, 22 Ops. Atty.
Gen. 199, August 30, 1898, holding that such words refer
to volunteer service in the Civil War. The words ‘‘upon
his request’’ are substituted for the words ‘‘if he make
application therefor to the President’’.
In subsection (b), the applicability of 10:942 to war-
rant officers is based on an opinion of the Judge Advo-
cate General of the Army (JAGA 1950/6951, 4 Jan. 1951),
which holds that 10:594 (less provisos) makes 10:942 ap-
plicable to warrant officers.
Editorial Notes
AMENDMENTS
2018—Pub. L. 115–232, § 808(b)(12), renumbered section
3924 of this title as this section.
Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 115–232, § 809(a), substituted ‘‘sec-
tion 7326’’ for ‘‘section 3926’’.
Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 115–232, § 809(a), substituted ‘‘sec-
tion 7326(a)’’ for ‘‘section 3926(a)’’.
1980—Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 96–513 substituted ‘‘1186’’ for
‘‘3786’’.
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