Title 10 — Armed ForcesRelease 119-73
§1411 Rules of construction
Title 10 › Subtitle Subtitle A— - General Military Law › Part PART II— - PERSONNEL › Chapter CHAPTER 71— - COMPUTATION OF RETIRED PAY › § 1411
Summary
For pay and retirement calculations, a person counts as having joined the uniformed services on the exact day they first enlisted, were inducted, or were appointed. When a table in this chapter lists a section number, it refers to a section in this law.
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Title 10, §1411
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(a)For purposes of this chapter and other provisions of law providing for computation of retired or retainer pay of members of the uniformed services, a person shall be considered to first become a member of a uniformed service on the date the person is first enlisted, inducted, or appointed in a uniformed service.
(b)Section references in tables in this chapter are to sections of this title.
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10 U.S.C. § 1411
Title 10 — Armed Forces
Last Updated
Apr 6, 2026
Release point: 119-73