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Title 10 — Armed Forces

Part II · Chapter 63 — Retirement for Age

§ 1252. Age 64: permanent professors at academies

Statutory text

(a)

Mandatory Retirement for Age.—

Unless retired or separated earlier, each regular commissioned officer of the Army, Navy, Air Force, Marine Corps, or Space Force covered by subsection (b) shall be retired on the first day of the month following the month in which the officer becomes 64 years of age.

(b)

Covered Officers.—

This section applies to the following officers:

(1)

An officer who is a permanent professor or the director of admissions of the United States Military Academy.

(2)

An officer who is a permanent professor at the United States Naval Academy.

(3)

An officer who is a permanent professor or the registrar of the United States Air Force Academy.

Legislative history

Reconstructed from this section’s Code source credit and amendment notes, resolved against the local Statutes at Large. Editorial notes are evidence, not the law that made the change.

  1. National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2006

    Pub. L. 109–163 div. A title V § 509(c)(1) · 119 Stat. 3136

    Enacted · 10 U.S.C. § 1252

    Added Pub. L. 109–163, div. A, title V, § 509(c)(1), Jan. 6, 2006, 119 Stat. 3230

    Source evidence

    Code source credit
    Added Pub. L. 109–163, div. A, title V, § 509(c)(1), Jan. 6, 2006, 119 Stat. 3230

    Enacted provision · exact public law section
    (1) Reorganization and standardization.— Chapter 63 of such title is amended by inserting after section 1251 the following new section: “§ 1252. Age 64: permanent professors at academies “(a) Mandatory Retirement for Age.— Unless retired or separated earlier, each regular commissioned officer of the Army, Navy, Air Force, or Marine Corps covered by subsection (b) shall be retired on the first day of the month following the month in which the officer becomes 64 years of age. “(b) Covered Officers.— This section applies to the following officers: “(1) An officer who is a permanent professor or the director of admissions of the United States Military Academy. “(2) An officer who is a permanent professor at the United States Naval Academy. “(3) An officer who is a permanent professor or the registrar of the United States Air Force Academy.” .

  2. William M. (Mac) Thornberry National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021

    Pub. L. 116–283 div. A title IX § 924(b)(3)(U) · 134 Stat. 3388

    Substituted · 10 U.S.C. § 1252(a)

    Pub. L. 116–283 substituted “Marine Corps, or Space Force” for “or Marine Corps”

    Source evidence

    Code amendment note
    Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 116–283 substituted “Marine Corps, or Space Force” for “or Marine Corps”.

    Enacted provision · exact public law section
    (U) Section 1252(a).

2 of 2 references resolved to an enrolled provision

Editorial Notes

Amendments

2021—Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 116–283 substituted “Marine Corps, or Space Force” for “or Marine Corps”.

Credits

2006–2021 · 2 acts
  1. 2006Added Pub. L. 109–163, div. A, title V, § 509(c)(1), , 119 Stat. 3230
  2. 2021amended Pub. L. 116–283, div. A, title IX, § 924(b)(3)(U), , 134 Stat. 3821.
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(Added Pub. L. 109–163, div. A, title V, § 509(c)(1), , 119 Stat. 3230; amended Pub. L. 116–283, div. A, title IX, § 924(b)(3)(U), , 134 Stat. 3821.)

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