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10 U.S.C. 14509: Separation at age 62: reserve officers in grades below brigadier general or rear admiral (lower half)Text contains those laws in effect through Public Law 119-120 (October 7, 2026).
From Title 10-ARMED FORCESCHAPTER 1407-FAILURE OF SELECTION FOR PROMOTION AND INVOLUNTARY SEPARATION

§14509. Separation at age 62: reserve officers in grades below brigadier general or rear admiral (lower half)

Each reserve officer of the Army, Navy, Air Force, or Marine Corps in a grade below brigadier general or rear admiral (lower half) who has not been recommended for promotion to the grade of brigadier general or rear admiral (lower half) and is not a member of the Retired Reserve shall, on the last day of the month in which that officer becomes 62 years of age, be separated in accordance with section 14515 of this title.

(Added Pub. L. 103–337, div. A, title XVI, § 1611 , Oct. 5, 1994 , 108 Stat. 2952 ; amended Pub. L. 109–364, div. A, title V, § 503(c) , Oct. 17, 2006 , 120 Stat. 2178 .)

Editorial Notes

Amendments

2006⁠—Pub. L. 109–364 substituted “62” for “60” in section catchline and text.

Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

Effective Date

Section effective Oct. 1, 1996, see section 1691(b)(1) of Pub. L. 103–337, set out as a note under section 10001 of this title.