§634. Retirement for years of service: regular colonels and Navy captains
Except an officer of the Navy who is designated for limited duty to whom section 6383(a)(4) of this title applies and except as provided under section 637(b) of this title, each officer of the Regular Army, Regular Air Force, or Regular Marine Corps who holds the regular grade of colonel, and each officer of the Regular Navy who holds the regular grade of captain, who is not on a list of officers recommended for promotion to the regular grade of brigadier general or rear admiral (lower half), respectively, shall, if not earlier retired, be retired on the first day of the month after the month in which he completes 30 years of active commissioned service.
(Added
Pub. L. 96–513, title I, §105, Dec. 12, 1980, 94 Stat. 2862
; amended
Pub. L. 97–86, title IV, §405(b)(1), Dec. 1, 1981, 95 Stat. 1105
;
Pub. L. 98–525, title XIV, §1405(13), Oct. 19, 1984, 98 Stat. 2622
;
Pub. L. 99–145, title V, §514(b)(1), Nov. 8, 1985, 99 Stat. 628
;
Pub. L. 102–484, div. A, title V, §504(b), Oct. 23, 1992, 106 Stat. 2403
;
Pub. L. 103–160, div. A, title V, §561(e), Nov. 30, 1993, 107 Stat. 1667
;
Pub. L. 105–261, div. A, title V, §504(b), Oct. 17, 1998, 112 Stat. 2004
.)
Amendments
1998-Pub. L. 105–261 inserted "an officer of the Navy who is designated for limited duty to whom section 6383(a)(4) of this title applies and except" after "Except" and struck out at end "During the period beginning on July 1, 1993, and ending on October 1, 1999, the preceding sentence shall not apply to an officer of the Regular Navy designated for limited duty to whom section 6383(a)(4) of this title applies."
1993-Pub. L. 103–160 substituted "October 1, 1999" for "October 1, 1995".
1992-Pub. L. 102–484 inserted at end "During the period beginning on July 1, 1993, and ending on October 1, 1995, the preceding sentence shall not apply to an officer of the Regular Navy designated for limited duty to whom section 6383(a)(4) of this title applies."
1985-Pub. L. 99–145 substituted "rear admiral (lower half)" for "commodore".
1984-Pub. L. 98–525 substituted "30" for "thirty".
1981-Pub. L. 97–86 substituted "commodore" for "commodore admiral".
Effective Date of 1981 Amendment
Amendment by Pub. L. 97–86 effective Sept. 15, 1981, see section 405(f) of Pub. L. 97–86, set out as a note under section 101 of this title.
Section Referred to in Other Sections
This section is referred to in sections 637, 1401, 1406 of this title.