Title 10 — Armed ForcesRelease 119-73
§7345 Restoration to former grade: retired warrant officers and enlisted members
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Summary
Retired Army warrant or enlisted members advanced under section 7344 may apply within three months to the Secretary of the Army to resume their former status if approved.
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Title 10, §7345
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Each retired warrant officer or enlisted member of the Army who has been advanced on the retired list to a higher commissioned grade under section 7344 of this title, and who applies to the Secretary of the Army within three months after his advancement, shall, if the Secretary approves, be restored on the retired list to his former warrant officer or enlisted status, as the case may be.
Legislative History
Notes & Related Subsidiaries
Historical and Revision Notes
Revised sectionSource (U.S. Code)Source (Statutes at Large) 396510:1006.
June 29, 1948, ch. 708, § 204, 62 Stat. 1086. The words “hereafter”, “rank or”, and “shall thereafter be deemed to be enlisted or warrant officer personnel, as appropriate, for all purposes” are omitted as surplusage. The words “three months from
June 29, 1948” and “whichever is later” are omitted as executed.
Editorial Notes
Prior Provisions
A prior section 7345, added Pub. L. 101–189, div. A, title I, § 153(a)(1), Nov. 29, 1989, 103 Stat. 1387, related to submission of annual reports to Armed Services and Appropriations Committees of Senate and House of Representatives addressing aircraft requirements of the Navy, prior to repeal by Pub. L. 103–160, div. A, title VIII, § 824(a)(9), Nov. 30, 1993, 107 Stat. 1708.
Amendments
2018—Pub. L. 115–232, § 809(a), substituted “section 7344” for “section 3964”. Pub. L. 115–232, § 808(b)(13), renumbered section 3965 of this title as this section. 1988—Pub. L. 100–456 substituted “retired” for “regular” in section catchline. 1987—Pub. L. 100–180 struck out “Regular” before “Army who”.
Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
Effective Date
of 2018 AmendmentAmendment by Pub. L. 115–232 effective Feb. 1, 2019, with provision for the coordination of
Amendments
and special rule for certain redesignations, see section 800 of Pub. L. 115–232, set out as a note preceding section 3001 of this title.
Reference
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Citation
10 U.S.C. § 7345
Title 10 — Armed Forces
Last Updated
Apr 6, 2026
Release point: 119-73