§14514. Discharge or retirement for years of service or after selection for early removal

Each reserve officer of the Army, Navy, Air Force, or Marine Corps who is in an active status and who is required to be removed from an active status or from a reserve active-status list, as the case may be, under section 14507, 14508, 14704, or 14705 of this title (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), in accordance with those sections, shall-

(1) be transferred to the Retired Reserve, if the officer is qualified and applies for such transfer; or

(2) if the officer is not qualified or does not apply for such transfer, be discharged from the officer's reserve appointment.

(Added Pub. L. 103–337, div. A, title XVI, §1611, Oct. 5, 1994, 108 Stat. 2953 .)

Effective Date of Section

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.

Cross References

Reserve components, limitations on separation inapplicable to discharges under this section, see section 12683 of this title.

Section Referred to in Other Sections

This section is referred to in sections 12646, 12683, 14507, 14508, 14516, 14517, 14701, 14704, 14705 of this title.