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14 U.S.C. § 2307 — Retirement of enlisted members: increase in retired pay
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An enlisted member voluntarily or involuntarily retired after twenty years of service who was cited for extraordinary heroism in the line of duty shall be entitled to an increase in retired pay. The retired pay shall be increased by 10 percent of—
(1) the active-duty pay and permanent additions thereto of the grade or rating with which retired when the member’s retired pay is computed under [section 2504(a) of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title14-section2504/a&num=0&edition=prelim); or
(2) the member’s retired pay base under [section 1407 of title 10](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title10-section1407&num=0&edition=prelim), when a member’s retired pay is computed under [section 2504(b) of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title14-section2504/b&num=0&edition=prelim).
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An enlisted member voluntarily or involuntarily retired after twenty years of service who was cited for extraordinary heroism in the line of duty shall be entitled to an increase in retired pay. The retired pay shall be increased by 10 percent of—
(1) the active-duty pay and permanent additions thereto of the grade or rating with which retired when the member’s retired pay is computed under [section 2504(a) of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title14-section2504/a&num=0&edition=prelim); or
(2) the member’s retired pay base under [section 1407 of title 10](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title10-section1407&num=0&edition=prelim), when a member’s retired pay is computed under [section 2504(b) of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title14-section2504/b&num=0&edition=prelim).
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**(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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TITLE 14—COAST GUARD
§ 2308
1986—Pub. L. 99–348 struck out ‘‘, with retired pay of
the grade or rating with which retired’’ after ‘‘active
service’’.
1984—Pub. L. 98–557 substituted reference to enlisted
member for reference to enlisted man.
§ 2307. Retirement of enlisted members: increase
in retired pay
An enlisted member voluntarily or involun-
tarily retired after twenty years of service who
was cited for extraordinary heroism in the line
of duty shall be entitled to an increase in retired
pay. The retired pay shall be increased by 10 per-
cent of—
(1) the active-duty pay and permanent addi-
tions thereto of the grade or rating with which
retired when the member’s retired pay is com-
puted under section 2504(a) of this title; or
(2) the member’s retired pay base under sec-
tion 1407 of title 10, when a member’s retired
pay is computed under section 2504(b) of this
title.
(Aug. 4, 1949, ch. 393, 63 Stat. 521, § 357; Aug. 3,
1950, ch. 536, § 17, 64 Stat. 407; Pub. L. 88–114,
§ 1(1), Sept. 6, 1963, 77 Stat. 144; Pub. L. 98–557,
§ 15(a)(3)(A), (B), Oct. 30, 1984, 98 Stat. 2865; Pub.
L. 99–348, title II, § 205(b)(9), July 1, 1986, 100
Stat. 700; Pub. L. 102–241, § 6, Dec. 19, 1991, 105
Stat. 2210; Pub. L. 114–120, title II, § 215(a), (b)(1),
Feb. 8, 2016, 130 Stat. 45, 46; renumbered § 2307
and amended Pub. L. 115–282, title I, §§ 113(b),
123(b)(2), Dec. 4, 2018, 132 Stat. 4221, 4240.)
HISTORICAL AND REVISION NOTES
Based on title 14, U.S.C., 1946 ed., §§ 185, 185d (May 24,
1939, ch. 146, §§ 1, 5, 53 Stat. 755).
Subsection (b) is new and implements the preceding
subsection; it seems necessary in view of certain stat-
utes enacted as the result of World War II.
Subsection (c) is based on title 14, U.S.C., 1946 ed.,
§ 185d (May 24, 193
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