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10 U.S.C. § 9311 — Twenty years or more: regular or reserve commissioned officers
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**(a)** The Secretary of the Air Force may, upon the officer’s request, retire a regular or reserve commissioned officer of the Air Force or the Space Force who has at least 20 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), at least 10 years of which have been active service as a commissioned officer.
**(b)**
(1) The Secretary of Defense may authorize the Secretary of the Air Force, during the period specified in paragraph (2), to reduce the requirement under subsection (a) for at least 10 years of active service as a commissioned officer to a period (determined by the Secretary of the Air Force) of not less than eight years.
(2) The period specified in this paragraph is the period beginning on January 7, 2011, and ending on September 30, 2018.
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**(a)** The Secretary of the Air Force may, upon the officer’s request, retire a regular or reserve commissioned officer of the Air Force or the Space Force who has at least 20 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), at least 10 years of which have been active service as a commissioned officer.
**(b)**
(1) The Secretary of Defense may authorize the Secretary of the Air Force, during the period specified in paragraph (2), to reduce the requirement under subsection (a) for at least 10 years of active service as a commissioned officer to a period (determined by the Secretary of the Air Force) of not less than eight years.
(2) The period specified in this paragraph is the period beginning on January 7, 2011, and ending on September 30, 2018.
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The Secretary of the Navy has custody and charge of all books, records, papers, furniture, fixtures, and other property under the lawful control of the executive part of the Department of the Navy.
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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)** 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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The Secretary concerned may, upon the warrant officer’s request, retire a warrant officer of any armed force under his jurisdiction who has at least 20 years of active service that could be credited to him under section 511 of the Career Compensation Act of 1949, as amended (70 Stat. 114).
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TITLE 10—ARMED FORCES
§ 9311
Sec.
9320.
More than thirty years: permanent professors
and the Director of Admissions of the
United States Air Force Academy.
9321.
Mandatory retirement: Superintendent of the
United States Air Force Academy; waiver
authority.
9324.
Forty years or more: Air Force officers and
Space Force officers.
9325.
Computation of years of service: voluntary
retirement; enlisted members.
9326.
Computation of years of service: voluntary
retirement; regular and reserve commis-
sioned officers.
9329.
Computation of retired pay: law applicable.
Editorial Notes
PRIOR PROVISIONS
A prior chapter 941, consisting of sections 9651 to 9656,
related to issue of serviceable material other than to
Armed Forces, prior to renumbering as chapter 971 of
this title.
AMENDMENTS
2021—Pub. L. 116–283, div. A, title IX, § 923(c)(17)(C),
Jan. 1, 2021, 134 Stat. 3812, added item 9324 and struck
out former item 9324 ‘‘Forty years or more: Air Force
officers’’.
2018—Pub.
L.
115–232,
div.
A,
title
VIII,
§ 806(d)(3)(B)(ii), (e)(1), Aug. 13, 2018, 132 Stat. 1833, re-
designated chapter 867 of this title as this chapter and
items 8911, 8914, 8917, 8918, 8920, 8921, 8924 to 8926, and
8929 as 9311, 9314, 9317, 9318, 9320, 9321, 9324 to 9326, and
9329, respectively.
2004—Pub. L. 108–375, div. A, title V, § 541(c)(3)(B), Oct.
28, 2004, 118 Stat. 1904, inserted ‘‘; waiver authority’’
after ‘‘Academy’’ in item 8921.
1999—Pub. L. 106–65, div. A, title V, § 532(a)(4)(E), Oct.
5, 1999, 113 Stat. 604, added item 8921.
1996—Pub. L. 104–106, div. A, title V, § 509(b)(2), Feb.
10, 1996, 110 Stat. 298, substituted ‘‘permanent profes-
sors and the Director of Admissions’’ for ‘‘professors’’
in item 8920.
1980—Pub. L. 96–513, title V, § 504(
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