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Title 10 — Armed Forces

Part II · Chapter 741 — Retirement for Length of Service

§ 7325. Computation of years of service: voluntary retirement; enlisted members

Statutory text

(a)

For the purpose of determining whether an enlisted member of the Army may be retired under section 7314 or 7317 of this title, his years of service are computed by adding all active service in the armed forces and service computed under section 3683 1 of this title.

(b)

Time required to be made up under section 972(a) of this title may not be counted in determining years of service under subsection (a).

Footnotes

  1. 1 See References in Text note below.

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. Aug. 10, 1956, ch. 1041, 70A Stat. 228, § 3925 · 70A Stat. 228

    Enacted · 10 U.S.C. § 7325

    Aug. 10, 1956, ch. 1041, 70A Stat. 228, § 3925

    Source evidence

    Code source credit
    Aug. 10, 1956, ch. 1041, 70A Stat. 228, § 3925

  2. Pub. L. 85–861 § 1(97) · 72 Stat. 1437

    Substituted · 10 U.S.C. § 7325(b)

    Pub. L. 85–861 substituted “section 972 of this title” for “section 3638 of this title”

    Source evidence

    Code amendment note
    Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 85–861 substituted “section 972 of this title” for “section 3638 of this title”.

    Enacted provision · exact public law section
    (1) Section 101 is amended by inserting the following new clause after clause (24): “(25) ‘Active status’ means the status of a reserve commissioned officer, other than a commissioned warrant officer, who is not in the inactive Army National Guard or inactive Air National Guard, on an inactive status list, or in the Retired Reserve.”

  3. Military Personnel and Compensation Amendments of 1980

    Pub. L. 96–343 § 9(a)(2)(A) · 94 Stat. 1123

    Struck · 10 U.S.C. § 7325

    Pub. L. 96–343, § 9(a)(2)(A), struck out “regular” before “enlisted members” in section catchline

    Source evidence

    Code amendment note
    Pub. L. 96–343, § 9(a)(2)(A), struck out “regular” before “enlisted members” in section catchline.

    Enacted provision · exact public law section
    (a) (1) Section 3914 of title 10, United States Code, relating to the retirement of regular enlisted members, is amended to read as follows: “§3914. Twenty to thirty years: enlisted members “Under regulations to be prescribed by the Secretary of the Army, an enlisted member of the Army who has at least 20, but less than 30, years of service computed under section 3925 of this title may, upon his request, be retired. A regular enlisted member then becomes a member of the Army Reserve. A member retired under this section shall perform such active duty as may be prescribed by law until his 10 USC 3925. service computed under section 3925 of this title, plus his inactive service as a member of the Army Reserve, equals 30 years.”.

  4. Military Personnel and Compensation Amendments of 1980

    Pub. L. 96–343 § 9(a)(2)(B) · 94 Stat. 1123

    Substituted · 10 U.S.C. § 7325(a)

    Pub. L. 96–343, § 9(a)(2)(B), substituted “an enlisted” for “a regular enlisted”

    Source evidence

    Code amendment note
    Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 96–343, § 9(a)(2)(B), substituted “an enlisted” for “a regular enlisted”.

    Enacted provision · exact public law section
    (a) (1) Section 3914 of title 10, United States Code, relating to the retirement of regular enlisted members, is amended to read as follows: “§3914. Twenty to thirty years: enlisted members “Under regulations to be prescribed by the Secretary of the Army, an enlisted member of the Army who has at least 20, but less than 30, years of service computed under section 3925 of this title may, upon his request, be retired. A regular enlisted member then becomes a member of the Army Reserve. A member retired under this section shall perform such active duty as may be prescribed by law until his 10 USC 3925. service computed under section 3925 of this title, plus his inactive service as a member of the Army Reserve, equals 30 years.”.

  5. Pub. L. 99–348 title II § 202(c) · 100 Stat. 682

    Added · 10 U.S.C. § 7325(c)

    Pub. L. 99–348 added subsec. (c)

    Source evidence

    Code amendment note
    Subsec. (c). Pub. L. 99–348 added subsec. (c).

    Enacted provision · exact public law section
    (c) Conforming Amendment.— Section 3925 is amended by adding at the end the following new subsection: “(c) In determining a member’s years of service under subsection (a) for the purpose of computing the member’s retired pay under section 3991 of this title— Ante, p. 694. “(1) each full month of service that is in addition to the number of full years of service creditable to the member shall be credited as ⅟12 of a year; and “(2) any remaining fractional part of a year shall be disregarded.”

  6. National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1995

    Pub. L. 103–337 § 635(a)(1)(A) · 108 Stat. 2663

    Struck · 10 U.S.C. § 7325(a)

    Pub. L. 103–337, § 635(a)(1)(A), struck out “and of computing his retired pay under section 3991 of this title,” after “3917 of this title,”

    Source evidence

    Code amendment note
    Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 103–337, § 635(a)(1)(A), struck out “and of computing his retired pay under section 3991 of this title,” after “3917 of this title,”.

    Enacted provision · exact public law section
    (A) in subsection (a), by striking out “and of computing his retired pay under section 3991 of this title,”; and

  7. National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1995

    Pub. L. 103–337 § 635(a)(1)(B) · 108 Stat. 2663

    Struck · 10 U.S.C. § 7325(c)

    Pub. L. 103–337, § 635(a)(1)(B), struck out subsec. (c) which read as follows: “In determining a member’s years of service under subsection (a) for the purpose of computing the member’s retired pay under section 3991 of this title—

    Source evidence

    Code amendment note
    Subsec. (c). Pub. L. 103–337, § 635(a)(1)(B), struck out subsec. (c) which read as follows: “In determining a member’s years of service under subsection (a) for the purpose of computing the member’s retired pay under section 3991 of this title—

    “(1) each full month of service that is in addition to the number of full years of service creditable to the member shall be credited as 1⁄12 of a year; and “(2) any remaining fractional part of a year shall be disregarded.”

    Enacted provision · exact public law section
    (B) by striking out subsection (c).

  8. National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1996

    Pub. L. 104–106 div. A title V § 561(d)(2)(A) · 110 Stat. 186

    Substituted · 10 U.S.C. § 7325(b)

    Pub. L. 104–106 substituted “section 972(a)” for “section 972”

    Source evidence

    Code amendment note
    Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 104–106 substituted “section 972(a)” for “section 972”.

    Enacted provision · exact public law section
    (A) in section 3925(b), by striking out “section 972” and inserting in lieu thereof “section 972(a)”; and

  9. John S. McCain National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2019

    Pub. L. 115–232 § 808(b)(12) · 132 Stat. 1636

    Changed · 10 U.S.C. § 7325

    Pub. L. 115–232, § 808(b)(12), renumbered section 3925 of this title as this section

    Source evidence

    Code amendment note
    Pub. L. 115–232, § 808(b)(12), renumbered section 3925 of this title as this section.

    Enacted provision · exact public law section
    (12) Chapter 367.— Each section in chapter 367 10 USC 7311, 7314, 7317, 7318, 7320, 7321, 7324–7326, 7329. is redesignated so that the number of the section, as redesignated, is the number equal to the previous number plus 3,400.

    Effective date note
    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.

  10. John S. McCain National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2019

    Pub. L. 115–232 § 809(a) · 132 Stat. 1636

    Substituted · 10 U.S.C. § 7325(a)

    Pub. L. 115–232, § 809(a), substituted “section 7314 or 7317” for “section 3914 or 3917”

    Source evidence

    Code amendment note
    Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 115–232, § 809(a), substituted “section 7314 or 7317” for “section 3914 or 3917”.

    Enacted provision · exact public law section
    (a) Title 10, United States Code.— Each provision of title 10, United States Code (including the table of subtitles preceding subtitle A), that contains a reference to a section or chapter redesignated by this part is 10 USC prec. 101, 125, 162, 347, 532, 616, 624, 631–634, 637–638b, 641, 652, 688, 1074h, 1134a, 1135, 1174, 1176, 1370, 1402, 1402a, 1406, 1407, 1409, 1447, 1488, 1552, 2208, 2218, 2433, 2474, 2522, 2547, 2563, 2575, 2780, 7023, 7032, 7033, 7036, 7278, 7282, 7285, 7311, 7314, 7317, 7318, 7324, 7325, 7326, 7329, 7343, 7345, 7361, 7362, 7433a, 7442, 7443, 7482–7484, 7629, 7722, 7806, 8023, 8027, 8032, 8033, 8036, 8037, 8042, 8043, 8083, 8084, 8089, 8139, 8146, 8219, 8243, 8286, 8298, 8307, 8323, 8325–8327, 8330, 8331, 8333, 8335, 8336, 8371, 8372, 8451a, 8454, 8456, 8458, 8470a, 8474, 8476, 8481, 8545, 8549, 8585–8587, 8675, 8686, 8722, 8723, 8725, 8730, 8731, 8737, 8766, 8855, 8859, 8860, 8881, 8892–8894, 8897, 9023, 9032, 9033, 9039, 9062, 9081, 9229, 9278, 9282, 9285, 9311, 9314, 9317, 9318, 9324–9326, 9329, 9343, 9345, 9361, 9362, 9414a, 9415, 9417, 9433a, 9442, 9443, 9482–9484, 9491m, 9494, 9496, 9498, 10154, 10171–10174, 12009, 12645–12647, 12741, 14108, 14311. amended so that the reference refers to the number of the section or chapter as redesignated.

    Effective date note
    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.

9 of 10 references resolved to an enrolled provision · 1 partial

Notes

historicalAndRevision
Historical and Revision Notes
1956 Act
Revised sectionSource (U.S. Code)Source (Statutes at Large)
3925(a)10:947 (proviso).10:958.Mar. 2, 1907, ch. 2515, § 1 (proviso), 34 Stat. 1218.
3925(b)[No source].Aug. 10, 1946, ch. 952, § 6(b), 60 Stat. 996.

In subsection (a), the words “active service” are substituted for the word “service”, in 10:947, and “active Federal service performed”, in 10:958, for uniformity. The words “service computed under section 3683 of this title” are inserted, since a person entitled to count service under that revised section might cease to be a nurse or woman medical specialist and thereafter become entitled to retire under one of the revised sections referred to in subsection (a) of this revised section.

Subsection (b) is inserted because of section 3638 of this title and in accordance with long-standing interpretation of the effect of 10:629 upon the computation of years of service for retirement.

historicalAndRevision
1958 Act
Revised sectionSource (U.S. Code)Source (Statutes at Large)
3925[No source].[No source].

The amendment reflects the repeal of section 3638 of this title and the enactment of a similar provision in section 972 of this title.

Editorial Notes

References in Text

Section 3683 of this title, referred to in subsec. (a), was repealed (subject to a savings clause) by Pub. L. 99–145, title XIII, § 1301(b)(1)(A), (C), , 99 Stat. 735.

Amendments1958–2018 · 6 rounds

2018

Pub. L. 115–232, § 808(b)(12), renumbered section 3925 of this title as this section.

Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 115–232, § 809(a), substituted “section 7314 or 7317” for “section 3914 or 3917”.

1996

Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 104–106 substituted “section 972(a)” for “section 972”.

1994

Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 103–337, § 635(a)(1)(A), struck out “and of computing his retired pay under section 3991 of this title,” after “3917 of this title,”.

Subsec. (c). Pub. L. 103–337, § 635(a)(1)(B), struck out subsec. (c) which read as follows: “In determining a member’s years of service under subsection (a) for the purpose of computing the member’s retired pay under section 3991 of this title—

“(1) each full month of service that is in addition to the number of full years of service creditable to the member shall be credited as 1⁄12 of a year; and

“(2) any remaining fractional part of a year shall be disregarded.”

1986

Subsec. (c). Pub. L. 99–348 added subsec. (c).

1980

Pub. L. 96–343, § 9(a)(2)(A), struck out “regular” before “enlisted members” in section catchline.

Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 96–343, § 9(a)(2)(B), substituted “an enlisted” for “a regular enlisted”.

1958

Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

Effective Date of 2018 Amendment

Amendment by Pub. L. 115–232 effective , 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.

Effective Date of 1996 Amendment

Amendment by Pub. L. 104–106 effective , and applicable to any period of time covered by section 972 of this title that occurs after that date, see section 561(e) of Pub. L. 104–106, set out as a note under section 972 of this title.

Effective Date of 1994 Amendment

Amendment by Pub. L. 103–337 applicable to computation of retired pay of any enlisted member who retires on or after , to computation of retainer pay of any enlisted member who is transferred to Fleet Reserve or Fleet Marine Corps Reserve on or after , and to recomputation of retired pay of any enlisted member who is advanced on retired list on or after , see section 635(e) of Pub. L. 103–337, set out as a note under section 1405 of this title.

Effective Date of 1980 Amendment

Amendment by Pub. L. 96–343 effective with respect to retired pay payable for months beginning after , see section 9(c) of Pub. L. 96–343, set out as a note under section 7314 of this title.

Credits

1956–2018 · 7 acts
  1. 1956Aug. 10, 1956, ch. 1041, 70A Stat. 228, § 3925
  2. 1958Pub. L. 85–861, § 1(97), , 72 Stat. 1488
  3. 1980Pub. L. 96–343, § 9(a)(2), , 94 Stat. 1128
  4. 1986Pub. L. 99–348, title II, § 202(c), , 100 Stat. 695
  5. 1994Pub. L. 103–337, div. A, title VI, § 635(a)(1), , 108 Stat. 2788
  6. 1996Pub. L. 104–106, div. A, title V, § 561(d)(2)(A), , 110 Stat. 322
  7. 2018renumbered § 7325 and amended Pub. L. 115–232, div. A, title VIII, §§ 808(b)(12), 809(a), , 132 Stat. 1838, 1840.
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(Aug. 10, 1956, ch. 1041, 70A Stat. 228, § 3925; Pub. L. 85–861, § 1(97), , 72 Stat. 1488; Pub. L. 96–343, § 9(a)(2), , 94 Stat. 1128; Pub. L. 99–348, title II, § 202(c), , 100 Stat. 695; Pub. L. 103–337, div. A, title VI, § 635(a)(1), , 108 Stat. 2788; Pub. L. 104–106, div. A, title V, § 561(d)(2)(A), , 110 Stat. 322; renumbered § 7325 and amended Pub. L. 115–232, div. A, title VIII, §§ 808(b)(12), 809(a), , 132 Stat. 1838, 1840.)

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