10 U.S.C. § 1406
Retired pay base for members who first became members before September 8, 1980: final basic pay
United States · Title 10 — ARMED FORCES · Status: effective
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For a member entitled to
retired pay under section:
The retired pay base is:
1 Compute at rates applicable on date of retirement or date when member’s name was placed on temporary disability retired list, as the case may be.
2 Compute at rates applicable on date of retirement.
3 For the purposes of this subsection, determine member’s retired grade as if sections 7342 and 9342 did not apply.
1201
1202
1204
1205
Monthly basic pay 1 of grade to which member is entitled under section 1372 or to which he was entitled on day before retirement or placement on temporary disability retired list, whichever is higher.
580
1263
1293
1305
Monthly basic pay to which member would have been entitled if he had served on active duty in his retired grade on day before retirement, or if the pay of that grade is less than the pay of any warrant grade satisfactorily held by him on active duty, the monthly basic pay of that warrant officer grade.
633
634
635
636
1251
1252
1253
Monthly basic pay 2 of member’s retired grade.3
For a member entitled to
retired pay under section:
The retired pay base is:
1 For the purposes of this subsection, determine member’s retired grade as if section 7342 did not apply.
7311
7318
7320
7324
Monthly basic pay of member’s retired grade.1
7314
7317
Monthly basic pay to which member was entitled on day before he retired.
7362
Monthly basic pay of grade to which member is advanced on retired list.
For a member entitled to
retired or retainer pay under section:
The retired pay base or
retainer pay base is:
1 If the rate specified is less than the pay of any warrant officer grade satisfactorily held by the member on active duty, use the monthly basic pay of that warrant officer grade.
8323
8325(a)
8372
Basic pay of the grade in which the member retired.1
8325(b)
Basic pay of the grade the officer would hold if he had not received an appointment described in section 8325(b).
8326
Basic pay of the pay grade in which the member was serving on the day before retirement.
8330
Basic pay that the member received at the time of transfer to the Fleet Reserve or Fleet Marine Corps Reserve.
8262
Basic pay of the grade to which the member is advanced under section 8262.
8334
Basic pay of the grade to which the member is advanced under section 8334.
For a member entitled to
retired pay under section:
The retired pay base is:
1 For the purposes of this subsection, determine member’s retired grade as if section 9342 did not apply.
9311
9318
9320
9324
Monthly basic pay of member’s retired grade.1
9314
9317
Monthly basic pay to which member was entitled on day before he retired.
9362
Monthly basic pay of grade to which member is advanced on retired list.
In the case of an officer who is retired under section 210(g) or 211(a) of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 211(g), 212(a)), the retired pay base is determined as follows:
Paragraph (1) does not apply in the case of a member who, while or after serving in a position specified in that paragraph and by reason of conduct occurring after October 16, 1998—
In this subsection:
The term “Chief of Service” means any of the following:
The term “senior enlisted member” means any of the following:
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.
- Military Retirement Reform Act of 1986House: no recorded tallySenate: no recorded tally
- National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Years 1988 and 1989House: no recorded tallySenate: no recorded tally
- National Defense Authorization Act, Fiscal Year 1989House: no recorded tallySenate: no recorded tally
- National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Years 1992 and 1993
- National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1995
- National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1998
- Strom Thurmond National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1999
- National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2000
- Hydrographic Services Improvement Act Amendments of 2002House: no recorded tallySenate: no recorded tally
- National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2004
- Ronald W. Reagan National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2005House: 359–14Senate: no recorded tally
- National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2006House: 374–41Senate: no recorded tally
- John Warner National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2007House: 398–23Senate: no recorded tally
- National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2010
- Carl Levin and Howard P. "Buck" McKeon National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2015
- John S. McCain National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2019
- William M. (Mac) Thornberry National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021
- Servicemember Quality of Life Improvement and National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2025House: 281–140Senate: no recorded tally