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[CITE: 10USC3918]

 
                         TITLE 10--ARMED FORCES
 
                            Subtitle B--Army
 
                           PART II--PERSONNEL
 
              CHAPTER 367--RETIREMENT FOR LENGTH OF SERVICE
 
Sec. 3918. Thirty years or more: regular commissioned officers

    A regular commissioned officer of the Army who has at least 30 years 
of service computed under section 3926 of this title may be retired upon 
his request, in the discretion of the President.

(Aug. 10, 1956, ch. 1041, 70A Stat. 226.)

                                          Historical and Revision Notes
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            Revised section                      Source (U.S. Code)            
   Source (Statutes at Large)
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3918..................................  10:943.                              R.
S. 1243; Dec. 16, 1930, ch. 14,
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ec.  1 (as applicable to R.S.
                                                                              1
243), 46 Stat. 1028.
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    The word ``commissioned'' is inserted, since the retirement of 
warrant officers for length of service is covered by section 1293 of 
this title. The word ``regular'' is inserted, since 10:943 is applicable 
historically only to officers of the Regular Army. The words ``and 
placed on the retired list'' are omitted as surplusage. The words 
``computed under section 3926 of this title'' are inserted for clarity.

                         Delegation of Functions

    Functions of the President under this section to approve the request 
of a regular commissioned officer of the Army to retire after at least 
30 years of service delegated to the Secretary of Defense to perform, 
without approval, ratification, or other action of the President, and 
with authority for the Secretary to redelegate, see Ex. Ord. No. 12396, 
Secs. 1(f), 3, Dec. 9, 1982, 47 F.R. 55897, 55898, set out as a note 
under section 301 of Title 3, The President.

                  Section Referred to in Other Sections

    This section is referred to in sections 1406, 3926 of this title.
