Title 10 — Armed ForcesRelease 119-73
§20402 Enlisted members: standards and qualifications for retention
Title 10 › Subtitle Subtitle F— - Alternative Military Personnel Systems › Part PART I— - SPACE FORCE › Chapter CHAPTER 2009— - RETENTION AND SEPARATION GENERALLY › § 20402
Summary
The Secretary of the Air Force must make rules that say who can stay in the Space Force and must set fair procedures to check regularly whether each enlisted member meets those rules. If an active enlisted member does not meet the rules, the member must, if eligible, be moved to Space Force inactive status, be retired under section 20603 of this title, or have their enlistment ended.
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Title 10, §20402
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(a)The Secretary of the Air Force shall, by regulation, prescribe—
(1)standards and qualifications for the retention of enlisted members of the Space Force; and
(2)equitable procedures for the periodic determination of the compliance of each such member with those standards and qualifications.
(b)If an enlisted member serving in Space Force active status fails to comply with the standards and qualifications prescribed under subsection (a), the member shall—
(1)if qualified, be transferred to Space Force inactive status;
(2)if qualified, be retired in accordance with section 20603 of this title; or
(3)have the member’s enlistment terminated.
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Citation
10 U.S.C. § 20402
Title 10 — Armed Forces
Last Updated
Apr 6, 2026
Release point: 119-73