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10 U.S.C. 9252: Service credit: regular enlisted members; service as an officer to be counted as enlisted serviceText contains those laws in effect through Public Law 119-120 (October 7, 2026).
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§9252. Service credit: regular enlisted members; service as an officer to be counted as enlisted service

An enlisted member of the Regular Air Force or the Space Force is entitled to count active service as an officer in the Air Force, in the Space Force, and in the Army, as enlisted service for all purposes.

( Aug. 10, 1956, ch. 1041 , 70A Stat. 535 , § 8684; renumbered § 9252, Pub. L. 115–232, div. A, title VIII, § 806(b)(9) , Aug. 13, 2018 , 132 Stat. 1833 ; Pub. L. 116–283, div. A, title IX, § 923(c)(10) , Jan. 1, 2021 , 134 Stat. 3811 ; Pub. L. 118–31, div. A, title XVII, § 1721(a)(4) , Dec. 22, 2023 , 137 Stat. 665 .)

Historical and Revision Notes

Revised section

Source (U.S. Code)

Source (Statutes at Large)

8684

10:631a (last proviso).

July 14, 1939, ch. 267, § 1 (last proviso); restated May 29, 1954, ch. 249, § 19(b) (last proviso), 68 Stat. 166.

Editorial Notes

Amendments

2023⁠—Pub. L. 118–31 struck out “Regular” before “Space Force is entitled”.

2021⁠—Pub. L. 116–283 inserted “or the Regular Space Force” after “Regular Air Force” and “in the Space Force,” after “in the Air Force,”.

2018⁠—Pub. L. 115–232 renumbered section 8684 of this title as this section.

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.