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10 U.S.C. § 14512 — Separation at age 66: officers holding certain offices
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**(a) Army and Air Force.—**
(1) Unless retired, transferred to the Retired Reserve, or discharged at an earlier date, a reserve officer of the Army or Air Force who is specified in paragraph (2) shall on the last day of the month in which the officer becomes 66 years of age, be separated in accordance with [section 14515 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title10-section14515&num=0&edition=prelim).
(2) Paragraph (1) applies to a reserve officer of the Army or Air Force who is any of the following:
(A) The Chief of the Army Reserve, Chief of the Air Force Reserve, Director of the Army National Guard, or Director of the Air National Guard.
(B) An adjutant general.
(C) If a reserve officer of the Army, the commanding general of the troops of a State.
**(b) Navy and Marine Corps.—**
(1) The Secretary of the Navy may defer the retirement under section 14510 or 14511 of a reserve officer of the Navy in a grade above captain or a reserve officer of the Marine Corps in a grade above colonel and retain the officer in an active status until the officer becomes 66 years of age. Not more than 10 officers may be so deferred at any one time, distributed between the Navy Reserve and the Marine Corps Reserve as the Secretary determines.
(2) The Secretary of Defense may defer the retirement of a reserve officer serving in the position of Chief of the Navy Reserve or Commander of the Marine Forces Reserve, but such deferment may not extend beyond the first day of the month following the month in which the officer becomes 66 years of age. A deferment under this paragraph shall not count toward the limitation on the total number of officers whose retirement may be deferred at any one time under paragraph (1).
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**(a) Army and Air Force.—**
(1) Unless retired, transferred to the Retired Reserve, or discharged at an earlier date, a reserve officer of the Army or Air Force who is specified in paragraph (2) shall on the last day of the month in which the officer becomes 66 years of age, be separated in accordance with [section 14515 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title10-section14515&num=0&edition=prelim).
(2) Paragraph (1) applies to a reserve officer of the Army or Air Force who is any of the following:
(A) The Chief of the Army Reserve, Chief of the Air Force Reserve, Director of the Army National Guard, or Director of the Air National Guard.
(B) An adjutant general.
(C) If a reserve officer of the Army, the commanding general of the troops of a State.
**(b) Navy and Marine Corps.—**
(1) The Secretary of the Navy may defer the retirement under section 14510 or 14511 of a reserve officer of the Navy in a grade above captain or a reserve officer of the Marine Corps in a grade above colonel and retain the officer in an active status until the officer becomes 66 years of age. Not more than 10 officers may be so deferred at any one time, distributed between the Navy Reserve and the Marine Corps Reserve as the Secretary determines.
(2) The Secretary of Defense may defer the retirement of a reserve officer serving in the position of Chief of the Navy Reserve or Commander of the Marine Forces Reserve, but such deferment may not extend beyond the first day of the month following the month in which the officer becomes 66 years of age. A deferment under this paragraph shall not count toward the limitation on the total number of officers whose retirement may be deferred at any one time under paragraph (1).
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Each reserve officer of the Army, Navy, Air Force, or Marine Corps who is in an active status or on an inactive-status list and who reaches the maximum age specified in section 14509, 14510, 14511, or 14512 of this title for the officer’s grade or position shall (unless the officer is sooner separated or the officer’s separation is deferred or the officer is continued in an active status under another provision of law) not later than the last day of the month in which the officer reaches that maximum age—
(1) be transferred to the Retired Reserve if the officer is qualified for such transfer and does not request (in accordance with regulations prescribed by the Secretary concerned) not to be transferred to the Retired Reserve; or
(2) be discharged from the officer’s reserve appointment if the officer is not qualified for transfer to the Retired Reserve or has requested (in accordance with regulations prescribed by the Secretary concerned) not to be so transferred.
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In this subtitle, the term “State” includes the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands, and Guam.
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Unless retired, transferred to the Retired Reserve, or discharged at an earlier date, each reserve officer of the Army, Air Force, or Marine Corps in the grade of brigadier general who has not been recommended for promotion to the grade of major general, and each reserve rear admiral (lower half) of the Navy who has not been recommended for promotion to the grade of rear admiral, except an officer covered by [section 14512 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title10-section14512&num=0&edition=prelim), shall be separated in accordance with [section 14515 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title10-section14515&num=0&edition=prelim) on the last day of the month in which the officer becomes 62 years of age.
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**(a) Separation Required.—** Unless retired, transferred to the Retired Reserve, or discharged at an earlier date, each reserve officer of the Army, Air Force, or Marine Corps in the grade of major general or above and each reserve officer of the Navy in the grade of rear admiral or above shall be separated in accordance with [section 14515 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title10-section14515&num=0&edition=prelim) on the last day of the month in which the officer becomes 64 years of age.
**(b) Exception for Officers Serving in O–9 and O–10 Positions.—** The retirement of a reserve officer of the Army, Air Force, or Marine Corps in the grade of lieutenant general or general, or a reserve officer of the Navy in the grade of vice admiral or admiral, under subsection (a) may be deferred—
(1) by the President, but such a deferment may not extend beyond the first day of the month following the month in which the officer becomes 68 years of age; or
(2) by the Secretary of Defense, but such a deferment may not extend beyond the first day of the month following the month in which the officer becomes 66 years of age.
**(c) Exception for Officers Holding Certain Offices.—** This section does not apply to an officer covered by [section 14512 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title10-section14512&num=0&edition=prelim).
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TITLE 10—ARMED FORCES
§ 14513
§ 14512. Separation at age 66: officers holding
certain offices
(a) ARMY AND AIR FORCE.—(1) Unless retired,
transferred to the Retired Reserve, or dis-
charged at an earlier date, a reserve officer of
the Army or Air Force who is specified in para-
graph (2) shall on the last day of the month in
which the officer becomes 66 years of age, be
separated in accordance with section 14515 of
this title.
(2) Paragraph (1) applies to a reserve officer of
the Army or Air Force who is any of the fol-
lowing:
(A) The Chief of the Army Reserve, Chief of
the Air Force Reserve, Director of the Army
National Guard, or Director of the Air Na-
tional Guard.
(B) An adjutant general.
(C) If a reserve officer of the Army, the com-
manding general of the troops of a State.
(b) NAVY
AND MARINE CORPS.—(1) The Sec-
retary of the Navy may defer the retirement
under section 14510 or 14511 of a reserve officer of
the Navy in a grade above captain or a reserve
officer of the Marine Corps in a grade above
colonel and retain the officer in an active status
until the officer becomes 66 years of age. Not
more than 10 officers may be so deferred at any
one time, distributed between the Navy Reserve
and the Marine Corps Reserve as the Secretary
determines.
(2) The Secretary of Defense may defer the re-
tirement of a reserve officer serving in the posi-
tion of Chief of the Navy Reserve or Commander
of
the
Marine
Forces
Reserve,
but
such
deferment may not extend beyond the first day
of the month following the month in which the
officer becomes 66 years of age. A deferment
under this paragraph shall not count toward the
limitation on the total number of officers whose
retirement may be deferred at any one time
under paragraph (1
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