33 U.S.C. § 3044
Retirement for length of service
United States · Title 33 — NAVIGATION AND NAVIGABLE WATERS · Status: effective
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- 33 U.S.C. § 3044, Retirement for length of service, United States, version 1 as recorded 2026-07-09, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/469594
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An officer who has completed 20 years of service, of which at least 10 years was service as a commissioned officer, may at any time thereafter, upon application by such officer and in the discretion of the President, be placed on the retired list.
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.
- Hydrographic Services Improvement Act Amendments of 2002House: no recorded tallySenate: no recorded tally