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10 U.S.C. § 20403 — Officers: standards and qualifications for retention
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**(a) Standards and Qualifications.—** To be retained in an active status, a Space Force officer must—
(1) in any applicable yearly period, attain the number of points under [section 12732(a)(2) of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title10-section12732/a/2&num=0&edition=prelim) that are prescribed by the Secretary of the Air Force; and
(2) conform to such other standards and qualifications as the Secretary may prescribe for officers of the Space Force.
**(b) Limitation on Minimum Number of Points.—** The Secretary may not prescribe a minimum of more than 50 points under subsection (a).
**(c) Result of Failure to Comply.—** A Space Force officer who fails to attain the number of points prescribed under subsection (a)(1), or to conform to the standards and qualifications prescribed under subsection (a)(2), may be referred to a board convened under [section 20501(a) of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title10-section20501/a&num=0&edition=prelim).
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**(a) Standards and Qualifications.—** To be retained in an active status, a Space Force officer must—
(1) in any applicable yearly period, attain the number of points under [section 12732(a)(2) of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title10-section12732/a/2&num=0&edition=prelim) that are prescribed by the Secretary of the Air Force; and
(2) conform to such other standards and qualifications as the Secretary may prescribe for officers of the Space Force.
**(b) Limitation on Minimum Number of Points.—** The Secretary may not prescribe a minimum of more than 50 points under subsection (a).
**(c) Result of Failure to Comply.—** A Space Force officer who fails to attain the number of points prescribed under subsection (a)(1), or to conform to the standards and qualifications prescribed under subsection (a)(2), may be referred to a board convened under [section 20501(a) of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title10-section20501/a&num=0&edition=prelim).
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**(a) Procedures for Review of Record of Officers Relating to Standards of Performance of Duty.—**
(1) The Secretary of the Air Force shall prescribe, by regulation, procedures for the review at any time of the record of any commissioned officer (other than a retired officer) of the Space Force in a space force active status to determine whether the officer shall be required, because of a reason stated in paragraph (2), to show cause for the officer’s retention in a space force active status.
(2) The reasons referred to in paragraph (1) are the following:
(A) The officer’s performance of duty has fallen below standards prescribed by the Secretary of Defense.
(B) The officer has failed to satisfy the standards and qualifications established under [section 20403 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title10-section20403&num=0&edition=prelim) by the Secretary of the Air Force.
**(b) Procedures for Review of Record of Officers Relating to Certain Other Reasons.—**
(1) The Secretary of the Air Force shall prescribe, by regulation, procedures for the review at any time of the record of any commissioned officer (other than a retired officer) of the Space Force in a space force active status to determine whether the officer should be required, because of a reason stated in paragraph (2), to show cause for the officer’s retention in a space force active status.
(2) The reasons referred to in paragraph (1) are the following:
(A) Misconduct.
(B) Moral or professional dereliction.
(C) The officer’s retention is not clearly consistent with the interests of national security.
**(c) Secretary of Defense Limitations.—** Regulations prescribed by the Secretary of the Air Force under this section are subject to such limitations a
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TITLE 10—ARMED FORCES
§ 20404
§ 20401. Applicability of certain provisions of law
related to separation
(a) OFFICER SEPARATION.—Except as specified
in this section or otherwise modified in this
chapter, the provisions of chapter 59 of this title
applicable to officers of a regular component
shall apply to officers of the Space Force.
(b) Except as specified in this section or other-
wise modified in this chapter, the provisions of
sections 1169, 1170, 1171, 1173, 1174(b), and 1176(a)
of chapter 59 of this title applicable to enlisted
members of a regular component shall apply to
enlisted members of the Space Force.
(c) The provisions of section 1172 of this title
pertaining to a person enlisted under section 518
of this title shall apply to an enlisted member of
the Space Force.
(d) The provisions of section 1174 of this title—
(1) pertaining to a regular officer shall apply
to a Space Force officer serving on sustained
duty;
(2) pertaining to a regular enlisted member
shall apply to an enlisted member of the Space
Force serving on sustained duty; and
(3) pertaining to other members shall apply
to members of the Space Force not serving on
sustained duty.
(e) The provisions of section 1175 of this title
pertaining to a voluntary appointment, enlist-
ment, or transfer to a reserve component shall
apply to the voluntary release from active duty
of a member of the Space Force on sustained
duty.
(f) The provisions of section 1176 of this title—
(1) pertaining to a regular enlisted member
shall apply to an enlisted member of the Space
Force serving on sustained duty; and
(2) pertaining to a reserve enlisted member
serving in an active status shall apply to an
enlisted member of the Space Force serving in
a space force active status
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