10 U.S.C. § 1253
Age 64: regular commissioned officers in general and flag officer grades; exceptions
United States · Title 10 — ARMED FORCES · Status: effective
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- 10 U.S.C. § 1253, Age 64: regular commissioned officers in general and flag officer grades; exceptions, United States, version 1 as recorded 2026-07-09, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/433342
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In the case of an officer serving in a position that carries a grade above major general or rear admiral, the retirement under subsection (a) of that officer may be deferred—
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.
- John Warner National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2007House: 398–23Senate: no recorded tally
- National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2016House: 370–58Senate: no recorded tally
- National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2020
- William M. (Mac) Thornberry National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021