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33 U.S.C. § 3043

Title 33 Chapter 43 Current through PL 118-3 Last updated: March 29, 2026 View on OLRC →
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§ 3043. Mandatory retirement for age

  • (a) Unless retired or separated earlier, each officer on the lineal list of the commissioned corps who is serving in a grade below the grade of rear admiral (lower half) shall be retired or separated (as specified in section 1251(e) of title 10 ) on the first day of the month following the month in which the officer becomes 62 years of age.
  • (b) Notwithstanding subsection (a), the President may defer the retirement of an officer serving in a position that carries a grade above captain for such period as the President considers advisable, but such a deferment may not extend beyond the first day of the month following the month in which the officer becomes 64 years of age.

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