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10 U.S.C. § 1251

Age 62: regular commissioned officers in grades below general and flag officer grades; exceptions

United States · Title 10 — ARMED FORCES · Status: effective

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10 U.S.C. § 1251, Age 62: regular commissioned officers in grades below general and flag officer grades; exceptions, United States, version 1 as recorded 2026-07-09, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/433340
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The Secretary of the military department concerned may, subject to subsection (d), defer the retirement or separation under subsection (a) of a health professions officer if during the period of the deferment the officer— For purposes of this subsection, a health professions officer is— an officer in a category of officers designated by the Secretary of the military department concerned for the purposes of this paragraph as consisting of officers whose duties consist primarily of— The following rules shall apply to a regular commissioned officer who is to be retired or separated under subsection (a):

Legislative history

The public laws that enacted or amended this section. Tallies are for the whole bill as it passed each chamber — often an omnibus covering far more than this provision — not a vote on this section alone.

  • Enacted byPub. L. 96-513(S. 1918)1980-12-12
    An act to amend title 10, United States Code, to revise and standardize the provisions of law relating to appointment, promotion, separation, and mandatory retirement of regular commissioned officers of the Army, Navy, Air Force, and Marine Corps, to establish the permanent grade of commodore admiral in the Navy, to equalize the treatment of female commissioned officers with that of male commissioned officers, and for other purposes.
    House: no recorded tallySenate: no recorded tally
  • Amended byPub. L. 100-180(H.R. 1748)1987-12-04
    National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Years 1988 and 1989
    House: no recorded tallySenate: no recorded tally
  • Amended byPub. L. 101-189(H.R. 2461)1989-11-29
    National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Years 1990 and 1991
    House: no recorded tallySenate: 91–8
  • Amended byPub. L. 105-85(H.R. 1119)1997-11-18
    National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1998
    House: 286–123Senate: 90–10
  • Amended byPub. L. 109-163(H.R. 1815)2006-01-06
    National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2006
    House: 374–41Senate: no recorded tally
  • Amended byPub. L. 109-364(H.R. 5122)2006-10-17
    John Warner National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2007
    House: 398–23Senate: no recorded tally
  • Amended byPub. L. 111-383(H.R. 6523)2011-01-07
    Ike Skelton National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2011
    House: 341–48Senate: no recorded tally
  • Amended byPub. L. 116-283(H.R. 6395)2021-01-01
    William M. (Mac) Thornberry National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021
    House: 322–87Senate: 84–13