2013 US Code
Title 10 - Armed Forces
Subtitle D - Air Force (§§ 8010 - 9842)
Part II - PERSONNEL (§§ 8201 - 9061)
Chapter 869 - RETIRED GRADE (§§ 8961 - 8966)
Section 8964 - Higher grade after 30 years of service: warrant officers and enlisted members
| Publication Title | United States Code, 2012 Edition, Supplement 1, Title 10 - ARMED FORCES |
| Category | Bills and Statutes |
| Collection | United States Code |
| SuDoc Class Number | Y 1.2/5: |
| Contained Within | Title 10 - ARMED FORCES Subtitle D - Air Force PART II - PERSONNEL CHAPTER 869 - RETIRED GRADE Sec. 8964 - Higher grade after 30 years of service: warrant officers and enlisted members |
| Contains | section 8964 |
| Date | 2013 |
| Laws in Effect as of Date | January 16, 2014 |
| Positive Law | Yes |
| Disposition | standard |
| Source Credit | Aug. 10, 1956, ch. 1041, 70A Stat. 555; Pub. L. 85-861, §1(198A), Sept. 2, 1958, 72 Stat. 1541; Pub. L. 98-525, title V, §533(c), Oct. 19, 1984, 98 Stat. 2528; Pub. L. 100-180, div. A, title V, §512(c), Dec. 4, 1987, 101 Stat. 1090. |
| Statutes at Large References | 62 Stat. 1085, 1086 68 Stat. 167 70 Stat. 222 72 Stat. 1541 98 Stat. 2528 101 Stat. 1090 |
| Public Law References | Public Law 85-861, Public Law 98-525, Public Law 100-180 |
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(a) Each retired member of the Air Force covered by subsection (b) who is retired with less than 30 years of active service is entitled, when his active service plus his service on the retired list totals 30 years, to be advanced on the retired list to the highest grade in which he served on active duty satisfactorily (or, in the case of a member of the National Guard, in which he served on full-time duty satisfactorily), as determined by the Secretary of the Air Force.
(b) This section applies to—
(1) warrant officers of the Air Force;
(2) enlisted members of the Regular Air Force; and
(3) reserve enlisted members of the Air Force who, at the time of retirement, are serving on active duty (or, in the case of members of the National Guard, on full-time duty).
(Aug. 10, 1956, ch. 1041, 70A Stat. 555; Pub. L. 85–861, §1(198A), Sept. 2, 1958, 72 Stat. 1541; Pub. L. 98–525, title V, §533(c), Oct. 19, 1984, 98 Stat. 2528; Pub. L. 100–180, div. A, title V, §512(c), Dec. 4, 1987, 101 Stat. 1090.)
| Revised section | Source (U.S. Code) | Source (Statutes at Large) |
|---|---|---|
| 8964 | 10:594 (1st proviso, less last 39 words; and last proviso). 10:1004 (less 30 words before proviso). | Aug. 21, 1941, ch. 384, §5 (1st proviso, less last 39 words; and last proviso); restated June 29, 1948, ch. 708, §203 (c) (1st proviso, less last 39 words; and last proviso), 62 Stat. 1085; May 29, 1954, ch. 249, §19(f), 68 Stat. 167. |
| June 29, 1948, ch. 708, §203(e) (less 30 words before proviso), 62 Stat. 1086. |
The words "when his active service plus his service on the retired list totals 30 years" are substituted for the words "upon the completion of thirty years' [years of] service, to include the sum of his active service and his service on the retired list", in 10:594 and 1004. The words "under any provision of law", in 10:594 and 1004; "officer, flight officer, or warrant officer", in 10:594; and "commissioned, warrant, or enlisted", in 10:1004; are omitted as surplusage. 10:594 (last proviso) and 1004 (proviso) are omitted as superseded by section 1372 of this title.
| Revised section | Source (U.S. Code) | Source (Statutes at Large) |
|---|---|---|
| 8964 | 10 App.:1004. | May 31, 1956, ch. 348, §1, 70 Stat. 222. |
1987—Pub. L. 100–180 substituted "warrant officers and enlisted members" for "Air Force warrant officers; regular enlisted members" in section catchline, and amended text generally. Prior to amendment, text read as follows: "Each warrant officer of the Air Force, and each enlisted member of the Regular Air Force, who is retired before or after this title is enacted is entitled, when his active service plus his service on the retired list totals 30 years, to be advanced on the retired list to the grade that is equal to the highest grade in which he served on active duty satisfactorily, as determined by the Secretary of the Air Force."
1984—Pub. L. 98–525 substituted "highest grade" for "highest temporary grade".
1958—Pub. L. 85–861 struck out "after September 8, 1940 and before July 1, 1946" after "Secretary of the Air Force".
EFFECTIVE DATE OF 1987 AMENDMENTAmendment by Pub. L. 100–180 applicable to any reserve enlisted member who completes 30 years of service in Armed Forces before, on, or after Dec. 4, 1987, and no person to be paid retired pay at higher rate by reason of enactment of Pub. L. 100–180 for any period before Dec. 4, 1987, see section 512(f) of Pub. L. 100–180, set out as a note under section 3964 of this title.
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