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TITLE 10—ARMED FORCES
§ 7344
Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
EFFECTIVE DATE OF 2018 AMENDMENT
Amendment by Pub. L. 115–232 effective Feb. 1, 2019,
with provision for the coordination of amendments and
special rule for certain redesignations, see section 800
of Pub. L. 115–232, set out as a note preceding section
3001 of this title.
§ 7344. Higher grade after 30 years of service:
warrant officers and enlisted members
(a) Each retired member of the Army covered
by subsection (b) who is retired with less than 30
years of active service is entitled, when his ac-
tive service plus his service on the retired list
totals 30 years, to be advanced on the retired list
to the highest grade in which he served on ac-
tive duty satisfactorily (or, in the case of a
member of the National Guard, in which he
served on full-time duty satisfactorily), as de-
termined by the Secretary of the Army.
(b) This section applies to—
(1) warrant officers of the Army;
(2) enlisted members of the Regular Army;
and
(3) reserve enlisted members of the Army
who, at the time of retirement, are serving on
active duty (or, in the case of members of the
National Guard, on full-time National Guard
duty).
(Aug. 10, 1956, ch. 1041, 70A Stat. 231, § 3964; Pub.
L. 85–861, § 1(100), Sept. 2, 1958, 72 Stat. 1489; Pub.
L. 98–525, title V, § 533(c), Oct. 19, 1984, 98 Stat.
2528; Pub. L. 100–180, div. A, title V, § 512(a), Dec.
4, 1987, 101 Stat. 1089; renumbered § 7344, Pub. L.
115–232, div. A, title VIII, § 808(b)(13), Aug. 13,
2018, 132 Stat. 1839.)
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3964 .........
10:594 (1st proviso, less
last 39 words; and last
proviso).
10:1004 (less 30 words be-
fore pr
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TITLE 10—ARMED FORCES
§ 7344
Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
EFFECTIVE DATE OF 2018 AMENDMENT
Amendment by Pub. L. 115–232 effective Feb. 1, 2019,
with provision for the coordination of amendments and
special rule for certain redesignations, see section 800
of Pub. L. 115–232, set out as a note preceding section
3001 of this title.
§ 7344. Higher grade after 30 years of service:
warrant officers and enlisted members
(a) Each retired member of the Army covered
by subsection (b) who is retired with less than 30
years of active service is entitled, when his ac-
tive service plus his service on the retired list
totals 30 years, to be advanced on the retired list
to the highest grade in which he served on ac-
tive duty satisfactorily (or, in the case of a
member of the National Guard, in which he
served on full-time duty satisfactorily), as de-
termined by the Secretary of the Army.
(b) This section applies to—
(1) warrant officers of the Army;
(2) enlisted members of the Regular Army;
and
(3) reserve enlisted members of the Army
who, at the time of retirement, are serving on
active duty (or, in the case of members of the
National Guard, on full-time National Guard
duty).
(Aug. 10, 1956, ch. 1041, 70A Stat. 231, § 3964; Pub.
L. 85–861, § 1(100), Sept. 2, 1958, 72 Stat. 1489; Pub.
L. 98–525, title V, § 533(c), Oct. 19, 1984, 98 Stat.
2528; Pub. L. 100–180, div. A, title V, § 512(a), Dec.
4, 1987, 101 Stat. 1089; renumbered § 7344, Pub. L.
115–232, div. A, title VIII, § 808(b)(13), Aug. 13,
2018, 132 Stat. 1839.)
HISTORICAL AND REVISION NOTES
1956 ACT
Revised
section
Source (U.S. Code)
Source (Statutes at Large)
3964 .........
10:594 (1st proviso, less
last 39 words; and last
proviso).
10:1004 (less 30 words be-
fore proviso).
Aug. 21, 1941, ch. 384, § 5
(1st proviso, less last 39
words; and last pro-
viso); restated June 29,
1948, ch. 708, § 203(c) (1st
proviso, less last 39
words; and last pro-
viso), 62 Stat. 1085;
May 29, 1954, ch. 249,
§ 19(f), 68 Stat. 167.
June 29, 1948, ch. 708,
§ 203(e) (less 30 words
before proviso), 62
Stat. 1086.
The words ‘‘when his active service plus his service
on the retired list totals 30 years’’ are substituted for
the words ‘‘upon the completion of thirty years’ [years
of] service, to include the sum of his active service and
his service on the retired list’’, in 10:594 and 1004. The
words ‘‘under any provision of law’’, in 10:594 and 1004;
‘‘officer, flight officer, or warrant officer’’, in 10:594;
and ‘‘commissioned, warrant, or enlisted’’, in 10:1004;
are omitted as surplusage. 10:594 (last proviso) and 1004
(proviso) are omitted as superseded by section 1372 of
this title.
1958 ACT
Revised
section
Source (U.S. Code)
Source (Statutes at Large)
3964 .........
10 App.:1004.
May 31, 1956, ch. 348, § 1,
70 Stat. 222.
Editorial Notes
PRIOR PROVISIONS
A prior section 7344, act Aug. 10, 1956, ch. 1041, 70A
Stat. 454, related to suspension of naval aircraft con-
struction in case of treaty for limitation of naval arma-
ment, prior to repeal by Pub. L. 103–160, div. A, title
VIII, § 824(a)(9), Nov. 30, 1993, 107 Stat. 1708.
AMENDMENTS
2018—Pub. L. 115–232 renumbered section 3964 of this
title as this section.
1987—Pub. L. 100–180 substituted ‘‘warrant officers
and enlisted members’’ for ‘‘Army warrant officers; reg-
ular enlisted members’’ in section catchline and
amended text generally. Prior to amendment, text read
as follows: ‘‘Each warrant officer of the Army, and each
enlisted member of the Regular Army, who is retired
before or after this title is enacted is entitled, when his
active service plus his service on the retired list totals
30 years, to be advanced on the retired list to the high-
est grade in which he served on active duty satisfac-
torily, as determined by the Secretary of the Army.’’
1984—Pub. L. 98–525 substituted ‘‘highest grade’’ for
‘‘highest temporary grade’’.
1958—Pub. L. 85–861 struck out ‘‘, after September 8,
1940 and before July 1, 1946’’ after ‘‘Secretary of the
Army’’.
Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
EFFECTIVE DATE OF 2018 AMENDMENT
Amendment by Pub. L. 115–232 effective Feb. 1, 2019,
with provision for the coordination of amendments and
special rule for certain redesignations, see section 800
of Pub. L. 115–232, set out as a note preceding section
3001 of this title.
EFFECTIVE DATE OF 1987 AMENDMENT
Pub. L. 100–180, div. A, title V, § 512(f), Dec. 4, 1987, 101
Stat. 1091, provided that: ‘‘The amendments made by
subsections (a) and (c) [amending this section and sec-
tion 8964 of this title] shall apply to any reserve en-
listed member who completes 30 years of service in the
Armed Forces before, on, or after the date of the enact-
ment of this Act [Dec. 4, 1987]. No person may be paid
retired pay at a higher rate by reason of the enactment
of this Act [Pub. L. 100–180, see Tables for classifica-
tion] for any period before the date of the enactment of
this Act.’’
§ 7345. Restoration to former grade: retired war-
rant officers and enlisted members
Each retired warrant officer or enlisted mem-
ber of the Army who has been advanced on the
retired list to a higher commissioned grade
under section 7344 of this title, and who applies
to the Secretary of the Army within three
months after his advancement, shall, if the Sec-
retary approves, be restored on the retired list
to his former warrant officer or enlisted status,
as the case may be.
(Aug. 10, 1956, ch. 1041, 70A Stat. 231, § 3965; Pub.
L. 100–180, div. A, title V, § 512(d)(1), Dec. 4, 1987,
101 Stat. 1090; Pub. L. 100–456, div. A, title XII,
§ 1233(i)(1)(A), Sept. 29, 1988, 102 Stat. 2058; re-
numbered § 7345 and amended Pub. L. 115–232,
div. A, title VIII, §§ 808(b)(13), 809(a), Aug. 13,
2018, 132 Stat. 1839, 1840.)
HISTORICAL AND REVISION NOTES
Revised
section
Source (U.S. Code)
Source (Statutes at Large)
3965 .........
10:1006.
June 29, 1948, ch. 708,
§ 204, 62 Stat. 1086.
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TITLE 10—ARMED FORCES
§ 7361
The words ‘‘hereafter’’, ‘‘rank or’’, and ‘‘shall there-
after be deemed to be enlisted or warrant officer per-
sonnel, as appropriate, for all purposes’’ are omitted as
surplusage. The words ‘‘three months from June 29,
1948’’ and ‘‘whichever is later’’ are omitted as executed.
Editorial Notes
PRIOR PROVISIONS
A prior section 7345, added Pub. L. 101–189, div. A,
title I, § 153(a)(1), Nov. 29, 1989, 103 Stat. 1387, related to
submission of annual reports to Armed Services and
Appropriations Committees of Senate and House of
Representatives addressing aircraft requirements of
the Navy, prior to repeal by Pub. L. 103–160, div. A, title
VIII, § 824(a)(9), Nov. 30, 1993, 107 Stat. 1708.
AMENDMENTS
2018—Pub. L. 115–232, § 809(a), substituted ‘‘section
7344’’ for ‘‘section 3964’’.
Pub. L. 115–232, § 808(b)(13), renumbered section 3965 of
this title as this section.
1988—Pub. L. 100–456 substituted ‘‘retired’’ for ‘‘reg-
ular’’ in section catchline.
1987—Pub. L. 100–180 struck out ‘‘Regular’’ before
‘‘Army who’’.
Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
EFFECTIVE DATE OF 2018 AMENDMENT
Amendment by Pub. L. 115–232 effective Feb. 1, 2019,
with provision for the coordination of amendments and
special rule for certain redesignations, see section 800
of Pub. L. 115–232, set out as a note preceding section
3001 of this title.
§ 7346. Retired lists
(a) The Secretary of the Army shall maintain
a retired list containing the name of each re-
tired commissioned officer of the Regular Army.
(b) The Secretary shall maintain a retired list
containing the name of—
(1) each person entitled to retired pay under
any law providing retired pay for commis-
sioned officers of the Army, other than of the
Regular Army; and
(2) each retired warrant officer or enlisted
member of the Army who is advanced to a
commissioned grade.
(c) The Secretary shall maintain a retired list
containing the name of each retired warrant of-
ficer of the Army.
(d) The Secretary shall maintain a retired list
containing the name of each retired enlisted
member of the Regular Army.
(Aug. 10, 1956, ch. 1041, 70A Stat. 231, § 3966; Pub.
L. 85–861, § 1(101), Sept. 2, 1958, 72 Stat. 1489; Pub.
L. 100–180, div. A, title V, § 512(d)(1), Dec. 4, 1987,
101 Stat. 1090; renumbered § 7346, Pub. L. 115–232,
div. A, title VIII, § 808(b)(13), Aug. 13, 2018, 132
Stat. 1839.)
HISTORICAL AND REVISION NOTES
1956 ACT
Revised
section
Source (U.S. Code)
Source (Statutes at Large)
3966(a) .....
3966(b) .....
3966(c) .....
10:1001.
10:1036.
[No source].
June 29, 1948, ch. 708,
§§ 201, 301(a), 62 Stat.
1084, 1087.
3966(d) .....
[No source].
In subsections (a), (b), (c) and (d), the word ‘‘main-
tain’’ is substituted for the word ‘‘establish’’, since the
lists have been established and are published annually.
In subsection (a), the words ‘‘Effective upon June 29,
1948’’ are omitted as executed. 10:1001 (last 12 words of
1st sentence, and last sentence) is omitted as no longer
required, since, upon enactment of this title laws refer-
ring to the limited or unlimited retired list will be ex-
pressly repealed.
Subsection (b)(1) is substituted for the words ‘‘all
commissioned officers and former commissioned offi-
cers of the Army of the United States * * * other than
those of the Regular Army * * * heretofore or hereafter
granted retirement pay under sections 456, 456a, and
1036a of this title, or any law hereafter enacted to pro-
vide retirement pay for commissioned officers other
than those of the Regular Army’’.
In subsection (b)(2), the words ‘‘who is advanced to a
commissioned grade’’ are substituted for the words
‘‘heretofore or hereafter retired under any provision of
law who, by reason of service in temporary commis-
sioned grades in the Army of the United States * * * or
in any of the respective components thereof, are enti-
tled to be retired with commissioned rank or grade’’.
Subsections (c) and (d) are inserted, since sections
3964 and 3965 of this title refer to service on the retired
list as a warrant officer or enlisted member.
1958 ACT
Revised
section
Source (U.S. Code)
Source (Statutes at Large)
3966(a) .....
3966(b) .....
10 App.:1001.
10 App.:1036.
July 24, 1956, ch. 677,
§ 2(f), (g), 70 Stat. 623.
Editorial Notes
AMENDMENTS
2018—Pub. L. 115–232 renumbered section 3966 of this
title as this section.
1987—Subsec. (b)(2). Pub. L. 100–180 struck out ‘‘Reg-
ular’’ before ‘‘Army’’.
1958—Pub. L. 85–861 struck out provisions in subsecs.
(a) and (b) which required annual publication in the of-
ficial Army Register of the retired list.
Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
EFFECTIVE DATE OF 2018 AMENDMENT
Amendment by Pub. L. 115–232 effective Feb. 1, 2019,
with provision for the coordination of amendments and
special rule for certain redesignations, see section 800
of Pub. L. 115–232, set out as a note preceding section
3001 of this title.
CHAPTER 745—COMPUTATION OF RETIRED
PAY
Sec.
7361.
Computation of retired pay.
7362.
Recomputation of retired pay to reflect ad-
vancement on retired list.
Editorial Notes
AMENDMENTS
2018—Pub. L. 115–232, div. A, title VIII, § 808(e)(2)(B),
(f)(1), Aug. 13, 2018, 132 Stat. 1839, redesignated chapter
371 of this title as this chapter and items 3991 and 3992
as 7361 and 7362, respectively.
§ 7361. Computation of retired pay
(a) COMPUTATION.—
(1) FORMULA.—The monthly retired pay of a
member entitled to such pay under this sub-
title is computed by multiplying—
(A) the member’s retired pay base (as com-
puted under section 1406(c) or 1407 of this
title), by
(B) the retired pay multiplier prescribed in
section 1409 of this title for the number of
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Each retired warrant officer or enlisted member of the Army who has been advanced on the retired list to a higher commissioned grade under [section 7344 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title10-section7344&num=0&edition=prelim), and who applies to the Secretary of the Army within three months after his advancement, shall, if the Secretary approves, be restored on the retired list to his former warrant officer or enlisted status, as the case may be.
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