Title 10 — Armed ForcesRelease 119-73
§1221 Effective date of retirement or placement of name on temporary disability retired list
Title 10 › Subtitle Subtitle A— - General Military Law › Part PART II— - PERSONNEL › Chapter CHAPTER 61— - RETIREMENT OR SEPARATION FOR PHYSICAL DISABILITY › § 1221
Summary
The Secretary may set an earlier effective date for a service member’s retirement or placement on the temporary disability retired list than the law would normally require.
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Title 10, §1221
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Notwithstanding section 8301 of title 5, the Secretary concerned may specify an effective date for the retirement of any member of the armed forces under this chapter, or for the placement of his name on the temporary disability retired list, that is earlier than the date provided for in that section.
Legislative History
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Historical and Revision Notes
Revised sectionSource (U.S. Code)Source (Statutes at Large) 12215:47a(b).Aug. 2, 1956, ch. 876, 70 Stat. 933. Clause (2)(A) is omitted as unnecessary since the revised section applies to the armed forces, and the revised section is made applicable to the other uniformed services by section 3 and 4 of the act enacting this revised section. Clause (2)(B) is omitted as covered by section 101(8) of this title and section 3 and 4 of the act enacting this revised section.
Editorial Notes
Amendments
1966—Pub. L. 89–718 substituted “8301” for “47a”.
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Citation
10 U.S.C. § 1221
Title 10 — Armed Forces
Last Updated
Apr 6, 2026
Release point: 119-73