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10 U.S.C. § 1186 — Officer considered for removal: voluntary retirement or discharge
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**(a)** At any time during proceedings under this chapter with respect to the removal of an officer from active duty, the Secretary of the military department concerned 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 subsection (b)(2).
**(b)** An officer removed from active duty under [section 1184 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title10-section1184&num=0&edition=prelim) shall—
(1) if eligible for voluntary retirement under any provision of law on the date of such removal, be retired in the grade and with the retired pay for which he would be eligible 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 [section 1181 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title10-section1181&num=0&edition=prelim); or
(B) be discharged in the grade then held, in the case of an officer whose case was brought under subsection (b) of [section 1181 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title10-section1181&num=0&edition=prelim).
**(c)** An officer who is discharged under subsection (b)(2) is entitled, if eligible therefor, to separation pay under [section 1174(a)(2) of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title10-section1174/a/2&num=0&edition=prelim).
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**(a)** At any time during proceedings under this chapter with respect to the removal of an officer from active duty, the Secretary of the military department concerned 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 subsection (b)(2).
**(b)** An officer removed from active duty under [section 1184 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title10-section1184&num=0&edition=prelim) shall—
(1) if eligible for voluntary retirement under any provision of law on the date of such removal, be retired in the grade and with the retired pay for which he would be eligible 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 [section 1181 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title10-section1181&num=0&edition=prelim); or
(B) be discharged in the grade then held, in the case of an officer whose case was brought under subsection (b) of [section 1181 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title10-section1181&num=0&edition=prelim).
**(c)** An officer who is discharged under subsection (b)(2) is entitled, if eligible therefor, to separation pay under [section 1174(a)(2) of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title10-section1174/a/2&num=0&edition=prelim).
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The Secretary of the military department concerned may remove an officer from active duty if the removal of such officer from active duty is recommended by a board of inquiry convened under [section 1182 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title10-section1182&num=0&edition=prelim).
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**(a)** Subject to such limitations as the Secretary of Defense may prescribe, the Secretary of the military department concerned shall prescribe, by regulation, procedures for the review at any time of the record of any commissioned officer (other than a commissioned warrant officer or a retired officer) of the Regular Army, Regular Navy, Regular Air Force, Regular Marine Corps, or Regular Space Force to determine whether such officer shall be required, because his performance of duty has fallen below standards prescribed by the Secretary of Defense, to show cause for his retention on active duty.
**(b)** Subject to such limitations as the Secretary of Defense may prescribe, the Secretary of the military department concerned shall prescribe, by regulation, procedures for the review at any time of the record of any commissioned officer (other than a commissioned warrant officer or a retired officer) of the Regular Army, Regular Navy, Regular Air Force, Regular Marine Corps, or Regular Space Force to determine whether such officer should be required, because of misconduct, because of moral or professional dereliction, or because his retention is not clearly consistent with the interests of national security, to show cause for his retention on active duty.
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**(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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In this subchapter, the term “use or release restriction”, with respect to technical data delivered to the United States under a contract subject to this section, means a restriction by the contractor or subcontractor on the right of the United States—
(1) to use such technical data; or
(2) to release or disclose such technical data to persons outside the Government or permit the use of such technical data by persons outside the Government.
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**(a) In General.—**
(1) The Secretary of Defense shall, if required to release technical data under [section 552 of title 5](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title5-section552&num=0&edition=prelim) (relating to the Freedom of Information Act), release such technical data to the person requesting the release if the person pays all reasonable costs attributable to search, duplication, and review.
(2) The Secretary of Defense shall prescribe regulations, pursuant to notice and receipt of public comment, specifying a uniform schedule of fees under this section.
**(b) Crediting of Receipts.—** An amount received under this section—
(1) shall be retained by the Department of Defense or the element of the Department of Defense receiving the amount; and
(2) shall be merged with and available for the same purpose and the same time period as the appropriation from which the costs incurred in complying with requests for technical data were paid.
**(c) Waiver.—** The Secretary of Defense shall waive the payment of costs required by subsection (a) which are in an amount greater than the costs that would be required for such a release of information under [section 552 of title 5](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title5-section552&num=0&edition=prelim) if—
(1) the request is made by a citizen of the United States or a United States corporation, and such citizen or corporation certifies that the technical data requested is required to enable such citizen or corporation to submit an offer or determine whether it is capable of submitting an offer to provide the product to which the technical data relates to the United States or a contractor with the United States (except that the Secretary may require the citizen or corporat
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**(a)** Except as provided in [section 1186 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title10-section1186&num=0&edition=prelim), a commissioned officer of the Army who has at least 40 years of service computed under [section 7326 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title10-section7326&num=0&edition=prelim) shall be retired upon his request.
**(b)** Any warrant officer of the Army who has at least 40 years of service computed under [section 7326(a) of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title10-section7326/a&num=0&edition=prelim) shall be retired upon his request.
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**(a) Authority.—** Except as provided in subsection (b), the Secretary of the Navy may charge a person a fee for providing the person with information from the United States Naval Historical Center or the Marine Corps Historical Center that is requested by that person.
**(b) Exceptions.—** A fee may not be charged under this section—
(1) to a person for information that the person requests to carry out a duty as a member of the armed forces or an officer or employee of the United States; or
(2) for a release of information under [section 552 of title 5](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title5-section552&num=0&edition=prelim).
**(c) Limitation on Amount.—** A fee charged for providing information under this section may not exceed the cost of providing the information.
**(d) Retention of Fees.—** Amounts received under subsection (a) for providing information from the United States Naval Historical Center or the Marine Corps Historical Center in any fiscal year shall be credited to the appropriation or appropriations charged the costs of providing information to the public from that historical center during that fiscal year.
**(e) Definitions.—** In this section:
(1) The term “United States Naval Historical Center” means the archive for historical records and materials of the Navy that the Secretary of the Navy designates as the primary archive for such records and materials.
(2) The term “Marine Corps Historical Center” means the archive for historical records and materials of the Marine Corps that the Secretary of the Navy designates as the primary archive for such records and materials.
(3) The terms “officer of the United States” and “employee of the United States” have the meanings given the terms “officer” and “employee”, respec
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**(a)** Except as provided in [section 1186 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title10-section1186&num=0&edition=prelim), a commissioned officer of the Air Force or the Space Force who has at least 40 years of service computed under [section 9326 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title10-section9326&num=0&edition=prelim) shall be retired upon his request.
**(b)** Any warrant officer of the Air Force or the Space Force who has at least 40 years of service computed under [section 9326(a) of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title10-section9326/a&num=0&edition=prelim) shall be retired upon his request.
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TITLE 10—ARMED FORCES
§ 1187
(3) subject to subsection (c), shall be allowed
to appear in person and to be represented by
counsel at proceedings before the board of in-
quiry; and
(4) shall be allowed full access to, and shall
be furnished copies of, records relevant to his
case, except that the board of inquiry shall
withhold any record that the Secretary con-
cerned determines should be withheld in the
interest of national security.
(b) When a record is withheld under subsection
(a)(4), the officer whose case is under consider-
ation shall, to the extent that the interest of na-
tional security permits, be furnished a summary
of the record so withheld.
(c) The Secretary concerned may determine
that, in exceptional circumstances, the appear-
ance of an officer before the proceedings of a
board of inquiry may be via means other than in
person.
(Added Pub. L. 96–513, title I, § 110, Dec. 12, 1980,
94 Stat. 2874; amended Pub. L. 118–159, div. A,
title V, § 509(a), Dec. 23, 2024, 138 Stat. 1872.)
Editorial Notes
AMENDMENTS
2024—Subsec. (a)(3). Pub. L. 118–159, § 509(a)(1), sub-
stituted ‘‘subject to subsection (c), shall be’’ for ‘‘shall
be’’.
Subsec. (c). Pub. L. 118–159, § 509(a)(2), added subsec.
(c).
Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
EFFECTIVE DATE
Section effective Sept. 15, 1981, but the authority to
prescribe regulations under this section effective on
Dec. 12, 1980, see section 701 of Pub. L. 96–513, set out as
an Effective Date of 1980 Amendment note under sec-
tion 101 of this title.
§ 1186. Officer considered for removal: voluntary
retirement or discharge
(a) At any time during proceedings under this
chapter with respect to the removal of an officer
from active duty, the Secretary of the military
department concer
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