33 USC 857-2: Retirement of officers; retired grade; retired pay; conditions: satisfactory service, length of service
Text contains those laws in effect on January 2, 2001
From Title 33-NAVIGATION AND NAVIGABLE WATERSCHAPTER 17-NATIONAL OCEAN SURVEYSUBCHAPTER I-GENERAL PROVISIONS
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§857–2. Retirement of officers; retired grade; retired pay; conditions: satisfactory service, length of service
Each officer retired pursuant to any provision of law shall be placed on the retired list with the highest grade satisfactorily held by him while on active duty including active duty pursuant to recall, under permanent or temporary appointment, and he shall receive retired pay based on such highest grade: Provided, That his performance of duty in such highest grade has been satisfactory, as determined by the Secretary of the department or departments under whose jurisdiction the officer served, and, unless retired for disability, his length of service in such highest grade is no less than that required by the Secretary of officers retiring under permanent appointment in that grade.