10 U.S.C. § 9343 — Highest grade held satisfactorily: Reserve

Page 3494 TITLE 10—ARMED FORCES § 9343 Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 96–513 substituted ‘‘or (4)’’ for ‘‘(4) in a position of importance and responsibility des- ignated by the President to carry the grade of general or lieutenant general under section 8066 of this title, or (5)’’. Pub. L. 96–343, § 13(b)(1), substituted ‘‘Air Force who has’’ for ‘‘Regular Air Force who has’’ and ‘‘in which he served on active duty’’ for ‘‘held by him at any time on the active list’’. 1965—Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 89–288 added the Surgeon General of the Air Force to the list of commissioned of- ficers who may, in the discretion of the President, be retired, by and with the advice and consent of the Sen- ate, in the highest grade held by him at any time on the active list. 1958—Subsecs. (b), (c). Pub. L. 85–861 redesignated subsec. (c) as (b), and struck out former subsec. (b) which related to retirement grade of a woman Air Force officer who served at least two and one-half years on active duty in the temporary grade of colonel in the Air Force under section 8071 of this title. 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 1980 AMENDMENT Amendment by Pub. L. 96–513 effective Sept. 15, 1981, see section 701 of Pub. L. 96–513, set out as a note under section 101 of this title. APPOINTMENT BY PRESIDENT OF RETIRED COMMISSIONED OFFICER OF RESERVE COMPONENT TO HIGHER RETIRED GRADE; RECALCULATION OF PAY For authority of the President to appoint a retired commissioned officer of a reserve component to a high- er retired grade and for recalculation of pay, see sec- tion 13(c) of Pub. L. 96–343, set out as a note under sec- tion 7342 of this title. RETIRED GRADE FOR CERTAIN GENERAL OFFICERS Extension of privilege granted by subsec. (a) of this section, to officers, heretofore or hereafter retired, who served in the grade of general or lieutenant general after Dec. 7, 1941, and before July 1, 1946, see section 38 of act Aug. 10, 1956, set out as a note under section 7342 of this title. § 9343. Highest grade held satisfactorily: Reserve enlisted members reduced in grade not as a result of the member’s misconduct (a) A Reserve enlisted member of the Air Force described in subsection (b) who is retired under section 9314 of this title shall be retired in the highest enlisted grade in which the member served on active duty satisfactorily (or, in the case of a member of the National Guard, in which the member served on full-time National Guard duty satisfactorily), as determined by the Secretary of the Air Force. (b) This section applies to a Reserve enlisted member who— (1) at the time of retirement is serving on active duty (or, in the case of a member of the National Guard, on full-time National Guard duty) in a grade lower than the highest en- listed grade held by the member while on ac- tive duty (or full-time National Guard duty); and (2) was previously administratively reduced in grade not as a result of the member’s own misconduct, as determined by the Secretary of the Air Force. (c) This section applies with respect to Re- serve enlisted members who are retired under section 9314 of this title after September 30, 1996. (Added Pub. L. 104–201, div. A, title V, § 532(c)(1), Sept. 23, 1996, 110 Stat. 2519, § 8963; renumbered § 9343 and amended Pub. L. 115–232, div. A, title VIII, §§ 806(b)(14), 809(a), Aug. 13, 2018, 132 Stat. 1833, 1840.) Editorial Notes PRIOR PROVISIONS A prior section 9343 was renumbered section 9443 of this title. AMENDMENTS 2018—Pub. L. 115–232, § 806(b)(14), renumbered section 8963 of this title as this section. Subsecs. (a), (c). Pub. L. 115–232, § 809(a), substituted ‘‘section 9314’’ for ‘‘section 8914’’. 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. § 9344. Higher grade after 30 years of service: warrant officers and enlisted members (a) Each retired member of the Air Force or the Space Force covered by subsection (b) who is retired with less than 30 years of active service is entitled, when his active service plus his serv- ice on the retired list totals 30 years, to be ad- vanced on the retired list to the highest grade in which he served on active duty satisfactorily (or, in the case of a member of the National Guard, in which he served on full-time duty sat- isfactorily), as determined by the Secretary of the Air Force. (b) This section applies to— (1) warrant officers of the Air Force or the Space Force; (2) enlisted members of the Regular Air Force or the Space Force; and (3) reserve enlisted members of the Air Force or the Space Force who, at the time of retire- ment, are serving on active duty (or, in the case of members of the National Guard, on full-time duty). (Aug. 10, 1956, ch. 1041, 70A Stat. 555, § 8964; Pub. L. 85–861, § 1(198A), Sept. 2, 1958, 72 Stat. 1541; Pub. L. 98–525, title V, § 533(c), Oct. 19, 1984, 98 Stat. 2528; Pub. L. 100–180, div. A, title V, § 512(c), Dec. 4, 1987, 101 Stat. 1090; renumbered § 9344, Pub. L. 115–232, div. A, title VIII, § 806(b)(14), Aug. 13, 2018, 132 Stat. 1833; Pub. L. 116–283, div. A, title IX, § 923(c)(21)(A), Jan. 1, 2021, 134 Stat. 3812; Pub. L. 118–31, div. A, title XVII, § 1719A(b)(3), Dec. 22, 2023, 137 Stat. 664.)